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Roni I believe the Lord shut the Ark to make sure Noah wouldn't take pity hearing the screaming of the unbelievers

and open the ark because if that would have happened it would not have bode well with noah's family. Remember

Noah was the only man righteous in Gods eyes and all others were wicked, some serious house cleaning so to speak.

I stick with the kjv other text I'm leery of unless it lines up biblically. I believe what was given as the construction of

the ark was all that was deemed necessary for explanation of event in Gods Word.

We as believers, must adhere to the instructions of God and God alone, while never, ever, leaning on our own understanding in allowing our carnal man to counsel us, as the Word declares. Once the man of God gave the Word of God with the instructions for Naaman on how to be healed, he was supposed to take that Word at face value, and obey it as we are to do right now today when it comes to what the written Word of God says to us! But instead Naaman got highly upset, and refused the Word from the man of God due to his own preconceived notion as to how God would heal him, and he walked away. Thank God for the men and women who has access to us and will share their beliefs with us like the servants of Naaman, Naaman's servants place their faith in the Word of God, and trust that His Word will perform all that it says it will, they shared their views with Naaman and stated to him that if it was something big the man of God was instructing him to do, he would of done it. So why not trust him in going to the river of Jordan, and he did, and his healing followed immediately! We cant concern ourselves with the specifics of how God will move on our behalf, our assignment is to just place our faith in the Word(s) of God, and trust the Word of God to work the work of God on our behalf. When we try to reason with the move(s) of God, is when the mistakes come, every time. Amen.

Byron K. Smith All the things being taught for the most part in Chapters 5,6 and 7 are not parables but all relate to

principles of thought and heart and lifestyles relating to the kingdom of heaven while teaching from the mountain top.

Everything in the culture and surroundings of the people he was addressing. Whats interesting about the eight

principles eight is the number biblically for a new beginning i.e. spiritual walk with God available after Born Again by

the Spirit. There's a lot to break down just in those verses!

Hi Rick, Gen7:16 says that the LORD shut him in!

Thanks for your thoughts on Gen 8:14 regarding the "covering" there's nothing to say as to why there was a covering except to say that it appears to be badgers skin where the word is found in other texts!

Hi Brother Carleton,

It's nice to hear from you again.

I'm sure many of us here have been missing your comments, and all of the pertinent scripture that you would regularly provide. Sorry to hear about your Mother-in-law passing. Will keep you in our thoughts and prayers.

John 16:22

"And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you."

God Bless You!

If some people still want to deny that Jesus Christ has as much power as his Father....

Look at the scripture John 10:30 "I and my Father are one."...

and read the whole chapter...do not deny Jesus and say only the father can make great things happen..becouse so can Jesus...he is the reason we are still here. he died on the cross for our sins, so we may be able to have redemption.

I will continue to worship and go to church...I am Apostolic Pentecostal ..I have been told "This religion is not widely accepted"...well neither was Jesus Christ..for they crucified him on the cross and that "IS" widely accepted..it is known worldwide...

Thank you all for your time and responses and reply's...

i love Jesus Christ and he is the reason I am still here today. on this earth.

Goodbye.

I still will use this site for Bible study, for this site is a very wonderful way to study the King James Bible.

Why is the King James Bible the only true Bible in my opinion and others as well ?

Because it is a English Preservation of the very words of "God"..and it is as accurate as the original Greek and Hebrew manuscripts found in it's underlying texts. adherents to this belief many also believe that the original languages "Hebrew" AND "Greek" can be corrected by the King James Bible..

Thank you for your time.

Catherine Gordon.

What is the meaning of one?

Mark12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

John.10:30 I and my Father are one.

John.17:22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:

Rom.12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

1Cor.3::8 Now he that planteth and he that watereth are one: and every man shall receive his own reward according to his own labour.

1Cor.10:17 For we being many are one bread, and one body: for we are all partakers of that one bread.

1Cor.12:12 For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.

1John.5:7 For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one.

Matt.19:5-6 And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh? Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

John.17:11 And now I am no more in the world, but these are in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep through thine own name those whom thou hast given me, that they may be one, as we are.

John 17:2-23 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 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.

Are we one, are we of one heart, are we of one accord, are we members in one body, are we of one mind, are we of one faith, if we are in Jesus, are we not all one?

God bless,

RLW

A fruit is a fruit, and a gift is a gift. In many other Jesus's parables, is presented the need to look upon Jesus and proceed according with His moral Principles in agreement with God's Character. In virgins's parable, Jesus uplifts the need to search and look for the Holy Spirit, symbolised by the oil in the lamp. The lamp is the mind and all it's needs, cognitive, emotional, social and spiritual, wich must be filled in order to give light by Holy Spirit's presence in the individual chrystian mind, to prepare that person and the others around him for the second coming of Christ.

On this talent's parable, Jesus points to the need for witnissing to others, because if not , they will perish, and God will require their blood from us as negligent servants. In order to do that, we need to have faith in Jesus, as He has Faith and comunion with His Father. The exercise to increse my Chrystian faith, is by witnissing to others about Jesus Faith.

Whosoever, doesn't cherish Jesus's comunion by prayer, asking for His Spirit to forgive and love our neighbor, and be able to witness to him, is in peril of spreading away God's gifts.

Faith in Jesus, is the First and the most important gift, because it's by faith, that we receive the Holy Spirit's Power, to be able to witness to other fellowmen. men!

We have received our present existence without asking, but as we have a mind, with free wil, we are acountable for what use we make of our brain and time gifts. Jesus called his disciples to come and rest on a solitary place, and we are not requested to wor without cessing neither to rest without cessing.

God loved so much the world meaning us, that He sent His Begotten Son to show us the way and it's resonable expecting we do the best on our individual capacity, to follow Jesus's exemple. Jesus gives us a lot and asks just our possible, that is done from all heart, soul and mind, litle by litle every day and every moment until He comes.

Keep comunion's lamp lit and shining.

We are to continue to live our lives the right way , meaning God's way .Have trust ,faith. Always with prayer ,study ,share ,try to do the best we can,no matter what the time it takes ,what efforts it takes ,or how it is received, or if you are met well or ridiculed at every turn .Be comforted by God ,be protected by God ,be loved by God as he is a loving God . No matter how tired you may feel. Be prepared. We don't know the time or when , but Jesus is coming. May God bless everyone !

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. Jesus is all human and all God. Satan is a created being. He has no authority as a result from Jesus dying on the cross for The World.

{Comment} Jesus came to bring to each born again believer; the baptism and the in-dwelling of the Holy Spirit.

[ Genesis 1:2, John 3:6, Acts 2:1-3, John 16: 7-15]

Upon being born again, Jesus gives the Holy Spirit to teach us scripture, comfort us, convict us of sin, enable us to be witnesses. Stay in the New Testament at first.

We're doing fine Brother,

My condolence goes out to you and the family.

God bless you.

Deuteronomy 22

The first verses of this chapter 1-12 are rules on taking care of a neighbor's animal; men and women's regulations for dressing; how to sow seeds; and ploughing.

The focus on verses 12-29 is related to relations between men and women; and the judgments to be rendered on certain behaviors. We see as in Matthew 5:31 the so called "exception clause" which is likely related to betrothal since that is what caused Joseph to contemplate divorcing the woman he was betrothed to in Matthew 1:19.

It is clear from this chapter that a married woman who was correctly assessed not to be a virgin at the inception of a marriage after being accused by her husband was to be put to death (v.21); and this sentence was to be done for a betrothed woman and the man having relations with her (v. 23-24).

When the betrothed woman was innocent because she protested at the actions of rape of the man; he was to be stoned; and she was innocent (v. 25-27).

In the case of a woman not betrothed; after relations occur a payment was to be made to the father of the woman and he was to marry her. He also could not "put her away all of his days". (v. 29). This same rule was to be for the woman innocent of the accusations of the new husband at the consummation of the marriage (v. 17-19). He could not divorce her. This would surely seem to indicate that when a marriage wasn't tangled with these accusations the same rule would apply; in other words; a marriage was for life. It is interesting that even with David and Solomon among others having hundreds of wives (and concubines); divorce is never mentioned even with multiple wives in many cases. These scriptures don't indicate a woman initiating fornication or being the accusers here; but both parties are involved in ramifications when vows are made.

The last verse relates to not having relations with a father's wife; clearly demonstrated as a death penalty in other scriptures. (v. 30).

Thank you Brother Spencer! I am well enough. I would like to write more soon. This morning is my faithful mom-in-law's funeral. I expect to hear the Gospel preached this day which is peace for us. I hope you are well too!

:)

Principles of Witnessing

Its a joy and privilege never out of bondage. When witnessing and right on with word it Glorifies

God always. The word of God living in you will be the burning drive in you. Its the love of Christ that drives us to

do the work of Christ. People will read you before they read the word we are the witness. Don't be like a bull in

a china closet have focus. Every person and situation is different this is not a canned walk ask God all the time

about what to do. Its the highest privilege we have as ambassadors for Christ 2 Corinthians 5:20so believe in His

ability in you that's what people in darkness see His light in you shining Mathew 5: 14-16. This is done by

inspiration not perspiration so spiritually let er rip tatter chip for God!

How are you doing Brother Carleton?

I hope all is well. It's always wonderful to hear from you.

One more comment on soul winning: Your intercessory prayer life has to have deep roots.

With Intercessory Prayer within a group at your Church. If there isn't one, then with those interested at someone's home.

Pray for God to send angelic protection to accompany you. Give thanks.

It's best to do it like Jesus taught. You need a partner to go with you. Get your Bibles equipped with a LIST of scriptures easily accessed. I buy and take an assortment of Bible Tracts with me. Chick Tracts DOTcom. Read some and pick what will be attractive. Write your church name on the back.

PRAY for the Holy Spirit to bring people to your route who are ready to hear the Gospel. Carry your Bibles openly and folks will be curious.

No matter being heckled, repay with kindness. One on one is best. Sometimes offer a cup of coffee in McDonald's for privacy if need be.

Stay off private property and on public right of way.

Just hang out and look friendly. Listen to the leading of the Holy Spirit. Sometimes Jesus just disappeared in crowd gatherings. :) everyone would be saying where is he?

I write down everyone's name I lead to Christ in my Bible so I can pray for them later. Pray for their faith to run hot and not get cold. (Revelation)

Don't get into shout outs with "Christian" scientists, JW's, etc. it makes crowds gather.

Jesus will be there with you and the Holy Spirit. He was for me. I'd go to places where there was foot traffic. Right now there's a lot of curiosity because of all the disasters going on around the world. Do memorize Matthew 24 and Luke 21.

I tell stories like Jesus did. Most people will listen to a story; they'll take comic book tracts with them. I leave one on bus benches.

Be wise as a serpent and Mild as a Dove.

Mishael

I really want to get closser to god and know more about him

Happy New Year Christian travelers!

Love to you all.

An effective soul-winner has a servant's heart. In 1 Corinthians 9:19, PAUL STATED that he had made himself "a slave to everyone, in order to win more people." The word Paul used for slave means "a bond-slave," someone who was the property of another. Above all else, Paul considered himself to be Christ's bond-slave. Yet, he understood that serving Christ involved humbly serving others in Christ's name. In Christ, Paul saw himself as no more deserving of God's love and salvation than the most pagan Gentile. Therefore, he made it a lifestyle practice to show honor and respect to any person-Jew or Gentile-in order to win them over to faith in Christ.

An effective soul-winner has an athlete's discipline. Most Jews of Paul's day were not sports enthusiasts. They disdained the famous Greek athletic games, in large part because of the Greek tendency to glorify the naked human body. Whether Paul ever attended an athletic competition is unclear, but he was familiar with the rigorous discipline required of an athlete who wanted to compete at the highest level. In 1 Corinthians 9:27, Paul stated that he kept his body under strict discipline so as not to disqualify himself as an advocate of the life-transforming gospel. Soul-winners must take care to practice what they preach.

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An effective soul-winner has a selfless attitude.

Paul reminded the believers of Corinth that they were to "do everything for the glory of God" ( 1 Cor. 10:31). Evidently, the Corinthians liked to boast about themselves. They considered their favorite preacher to be better than all the rest (1:12-13). They wanted to be known as the most tolerant of sexual freedom (5:1-2). They desired to have the flashiest or most mysterious spiritual gifts (12:4-11).

Paul sought to correct the Corinthians' arrogance by reminding them that the gospel's essence was to love God with all one's heart and love one's neighbor as oneself. In other words, "God first; others second; and me last."

An effective soul-winner presents a Christlike example. This fourth quality really is a combination and summary of the other three qualities. In 1 Corinthians 11:1, Paul exhorted Christians to imitate him as he in turn imitated Christ. In other words, the best way to win over a lost person to faith in Christ is TO LET THEM SEE Christ in you. Christ said that He came into the world not to be served but to serve and give His life as a ransom for many.

He called people to FOLLOW HIM as disciples-people who committed themselves body and soul to Him as Lord. He challenged them to deny self, take up the cross, and FOLLOW HIM.

Whether we prefer to call ourselves soul-winners or disciple-makers, the Lord Jesus Christ expects us to be about the business of living out the gospel consistently and doing everything we can to introduce others to Him.

4 ESSENTIAL QUALITIES OF A SOUL-WINNER

1 COR. 9:19-27; 10:31-33; 11:1

Matthew 9:37-38

Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;

Pray ye therefore the LORD OF THE HARVEST that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.

Jeremiah 8:20

The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and we are not saved.

Ask the Holy Spirit to bring the Harvest to you.

Mishael

If this were me,I would have pleaded with God to take me for a sacrifice instead of my son ,and said who will bring all the sands of the future people if my son is not here? It was a test of his faithfulness,and when Sodom and Gomorah were destroyed it showed that you can question God ,and plead with him for others that are righteous.Thank God an angel was sent to offer a sacrifice before anything happened.

Matthew Henry Commentary from this Website

MARK 12:28-34

28-34 Those who sincerely desire to be taught their duty, Christ will guide in judgment, and teach his way. He tells the scribe that the great commandment, which indeed includes all, is, that of loving God with all our hearts. Wherever this is the ruling principle in the soul, there is a disposition to every other duty. Loving God with all our heart, will engage us to every thing by which he will be pleased. The sacrifices only represented the atonements for men's transgressions of the moral law; they were of no power except as they expressed repentance and faith in the promised Saviour, and as they led to moral obedience. And because we have not thus loved God and man, but the very reverse, therefore we are condemned sinners; we need repentance, and we need mercy. Christ approved what the scribe said, and encouraged him. He stood fair for further advance; for this knowledge of the law leads to conviction of sin, to repentance, to discovery of our need of mercy, and understanding the way of justification by Christ.

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Mark 12:28-34, Bible Commentaries

Jocelynne Bell Understand up front that this is a different condition of a burnt sacrifice being explained

the record is in Judges chapter 11 starting in verse 23 Jephthah who's heart was for Gods People God put his

spirit upon Jephthah and he vowed a vow that whoever comes out of his home when he defeats the children

of Ammon shall surely be the lord's and I will offer it up for a burn't sacrifice. Verse 32+33 God delivers them

and verse 34 jephthah goes to his house and His daughter is first one to come out and she was his only daughter.

A burn't sacrifice can also mean that a person has been committed to serving God in the temple or in our day and

time single in the service of God the rest of there lives! In this case a man gave His word to God and if you make

that level of commitment don't break it, i.e. say it and mean it. Verse 35 through 40 explain the heart of the

daughter and how she prepared to commit herself in the temple the rest of her life! The context of this starts

In verse 1 of chapter 11. In our culture words don't mean a lot that's why we have attorneys but in eastern culture

what you vowed you did if you were a just man.

Thanks Chris! God bless you.

God bless Jocelynnne Mathew 18:2-3 And Jesus called a little child unto him,and set him in the midst of them,3 And said Verily I say unto you,Except ye be converted,and become as little children,ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.We have grandchildren that have drawn pictures in the books it was so special.But they do need mature guidance.One of the poems was written to our grandchildren in the second book.Grandparents house.

Jim Again wrong context and I am moving on all people who die the bible says will be raised from the dead

just at different times the church of Christ at the gathering together and the just and unjust in revelation. Also

all the problems again with mankind started in Genesis after the downfall there was no death disease fear worry

doubt until that betrayal occurred just for the record. It's absolute grace that God allows us to do what we do

but there again God is Love Grace mercy tender all forgiving, absolute opposite of the enemy who is absolute hate.

Whats interesting about the word hate is to treat something with total disgust, so biblically we are to hate the

operations of the enemy in all forms and the adversaries only goal is to hate anything that represents the True God.

Joseph estes this was the children of israels biggest problem and still is today in many areas of life.

the four main areas self others religion man made or environment{last one nature} all but

the one true god.

Please break down each parable so I can understand it. In jesus name Amen!

Chapter5:

1 And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and when he was set, his disciples came unto him:

2 And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying,

3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Hello Joseph. That is a great verse couplet ( Mark 12:29,30), which needed no explanation from Jesus, as every Jew had that those words indelibly etched in their minds. This is what they refer to as the "Shema", which means 'Hear' in Hebrew. What Jesus did add, was verse 31, "Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. There is none other commandment greater than these." And to this declaration, the Scribe/Lawyer clearly affirmed Jesus' Words, to which Jesus perceived that the man was "not far from the kingdom of God". Muslims also have a common declaration which is always repeated, known as the Shahada, but it doesn't bear repeating here because of its content.

However, I don't believe that Jesus was inferring the Trinity, or His Deity, by quoting the Shema. Jesus somewhat veiled this aspect of His Divinity, though never denying any outburst from the religious leaders for His 'blasphemous claims' (e.g. Matthew 26:59-65; John 10:30-38). I think that when certain spiritual eyes were opened, they were able to know from the Words of Jesus & the demonstration of His Life & Works, that this was no ordinary Man, however blessed He might be from God. This was One they had never encountered before: might they be standing before, seeing & listening to God Himself, now come to them in human form to bring light & hope to their darkened souls? When we read the Gospels, we see clearly this conflict amongst many who came before Him; many hated Him & wanted to dispose of Him - others realized the Messiah of God had come for their sakes & they'd better pay attention to Him.

And even though the word 'trinity' is nowhere to be found in the Scriptures, all the references to that point to Jesus' presence with God & part of the Godhead ( John 3:13; John 6:38; Colossians 2:9; John 1:1-14; John 10:30; Colossians 1:15-17; & many more), give us undeniable proof of Him & His Words. Only the Christ from God could fully pay the price for our sins, securing our redemption.