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Revelation 22:18-19

Earl, thanks for sharing your opinion. It helps me to understand you better, Thanks

Rick,

That's a good quote. Thanks.

Makes me wonder, though, why you shared it with me. People usually do have a reason for sending such messages and I want to understand your thinking.

Thank you Brother Spencer! Be strong in the Lord.

:)

Hi Gigi The phrase mother of all living pertains to child birth, the term mother means ancestress. Fits the title.

Stephanie,

My understanding is that Jesus said that if you lust in your heart, you have committed sexual sin. Matthew 5:27. So, yes, I would say it is sin as Jesus calls it such.

Genesis 1:27, Genesis 1:28,

Matthew 1:23

Luke 1:27

James 1:5-6, James 1:13-17,18

Gigi Thanks and the only point was to make that part of being a Father is to have some one to give that love

to. That being said God being a father from what I see biblically put together all of creation for man to enjoy admire

be nourished and understand His Love so my Opinion is Indeed God needs and want a family to extend His Love

to. Think of it why Go through all the longsuffering and patience He went through and still goes through if it wasn't

because that's the epitome of His Nature Love and He is also the ultimate giver. I look at it this way the earth is the

center of creation and man was originally given authority or dominion over it. That's one Heck of a free gift just

obey or respect my who and what I am.

John 1:1-5,

Hello, T. Levi;

I think that Earl has the the ability to bear up under such exchanges, as most of us who respond to him possess. If he is able to submit the large number of posts that he does is an indicator that he does this ability. If he didn't, he would have retreated a long time ago. The rigorous exchange of ideas that go back and forth between some of us on here is healthy, but not everyone will wish to engage in the way some of us have.

Certainly, if Earl is feeling attacked, then I would hope that he would let us know. We all want to be sensitive to what each of us can bear.

Isaiah 58

GOD hates hypocrisy & fake religious acts, Isaiah 58:2-3, Isaiah 58:4,

GOD loves people, has compassion for widows, orphans, fatherless children, poor, Isaiah 58:6-7,

GOD gives chances for repentance Isaiah 58:1, Isaiah 58:5

GOD ALMIGHTY wants to bless us. Isaiah 58:8

Additional scriptures: Matthew 25:31-46, Psalms 139, Luke 13:34,

Hopefully these are helpful.

Curray What is your definition of accepted and what is your definition of heaven?

If you belive that Jesus died for us on the cross then you will be accepted in to heaven.

(also don't sin on purpose)

Earl You haven't mentioned Tartarus or sheoul and you gave scriptures but that doesn't explain what it is.

Matthew 7:13-14 Do you believe what Jesus said?

how did Ruth show respect to Naoimi

Carolyn, that is a good question.

Many people think that in Genesis 1 God created Adam and Eve, and that Genesis 2 is a recap of Day 6. Others, believe that God created mankind (Adam) on Day 6, not a singular man (Adam) and that on day 7 God put one man Adam, in the special garden God made grow, and then made Eve out of Adam.

Scientifically, evidence seems to show that mankind has been around for 40,000 years. Scientifically, also, it is theorized that in order for a species to survive and thrive there needs to be more than one initial pair procreating.

Even so, God is the Creator and sustainer. Therefore, either is plausible. We really do not know, exactly.

Some say that it was only Adam and Eve because Eve is called the "Mother of all the living." However, she was not the mother of Adam. So, perhaps this phrase is referring to all of the people who would be from their lineage, who can be spiritually alive because they follow God. Only their lineage through Seth survived the flood. This lineage was that of the Savior to come, in the fullness of time, Jesus. So, everyone who is alive now or who lived after the flood is from Adam and Eve's lineage through Seth.

Matthew 25:31-46

Hi Aaron,

Anything else you would like to say. It will help us in responding to your post.

God is Spirit, not human. Before He created all things, The Godhead (Trinity) inhabited eternity without any other being. Nothing else was in existence because he alone is uncreated. He spoke and the heaven and the earth was created. Same with everything else recorded in Genesis 1. It was wen Jesus was conceived in Mary that God the Son became man in sinless flesh.

One question for you, why do you think that God is a man?

I am a pastor wanting to know will everybody be accepted in to heaven?

Paisley,

I was typing too fast. My name is GiGi.

Blessings to you!

Hi, Paisley,

I read all the way through to verse 20. that may help you understand the passage a bit better. God is calling out the Israelite people for turning their backs on God and living in disobedience, but still thinking that offering up bloody sacrifices and keeping certain holy days will garner favor with God. He wants His people to stay turned towards Him, to follow only Him and and His commands. Because they have not done so, they have met with devastation God has allowed so that they will return to Him and serve Him above all. He says, "Come let us reason together," and speaks of how He will cleanse them from sin and restore them. He calls the people to do what is good and right. A people that claims Him as their God should live godly lives.

That is some of what I get out of this passage. It tells me that God loves us but will allow hardships to come upon us to break us from rebellion and sin, so we will repent and live for God. This is His desire for believers as well. He is a forgiving God. He wants sincere worship from those who have "clean hands and hearts". You may discover some other things about God as you consider the passage more. I suggest re-reading it a few times to let the truth of His Word speak to you.

Thanks for asking. It caused me to consider this passage anew!

David, well said.

I don't think we can state it enough that God's love is the reason we exist. It is greater than anything tat would come against it. Praise God!

He did not have need of a family outside of the Godhead, because He is totally self-sufficient and self-satisfied within Himself. He condescended to create this world and its people, along with all of the angels and spiritual beings, despite knowing that the exercise of His creativity would bring evil into this new arena of creation He chooses to draw near to. He is not a God who is far off. He is near, closer than a whisper. He willed it that, through redemption, He would abide within His adopted sons and daughters. What a privilege!

We don't deserve any good thing from God, but He is perfectly benevolent, willing to share His riches and goodness with those He created. We are on a plane of existence that really does not even come close to is plan of eternality, infiniteness, and perfection. How the Son humbled Himself to become man. How low He was willing to descend to have His eternally holy essence indwell even perfect human flesh. I am amazed by this every time I think of it!

I think it is good to extol the greatness and goodness of God to Him and to one another. This pleases God and refreshes us. In this forum, where we tussle with some of the most profound thoughts in all of the thinking of man, knowing, too, that there is a whole lot of mystery in and about God that we may never understand, we can always bless one another with BIG thought about our GREAT God!

Amen and Amen, Brother David!

Where do you find the most recent comments I wrote a comment a few weeks ago. I was talking about being baptized in water. But first you have to believe Jesus is the son of God.

Sister GiGi, I have nothing against brick and mortar churches, God has them there to preach His Word. I am not saying that they don't preach the gospel of salvation, they do, what they don't do is bring the saved to the maturity of the Word. I have family members and friends that have gone to church 50 years and are no more mature in the word than when they first believed. I have numerous close relatives and friends that are pastors, but have no knowledge of God's word other than I'm saved and going to heaven. The gospel is, there is going to be a kingdom on earth. God is calling and choosing those that will rule and reign with them. How many churches teach this. There is going to be billions of people raise from the dead that have never heard one word about Christ. God is preparing a priesthood to bring the gospel to those billions, to judge and govern those people, God's kingdom. The only time you reside in heaven is the period of time God is gathering his elect (thousand years, not literally one thousand), when the elect have been gathered everything else will happen on earth. How can one be a priest in God's kingdom if you don't believe what he says. ( Philippians 1:29)( 1 Peter 1:21)

Gigi I read a very inspiring book years ago that I endeavored to put to practice, about Abraham Lincoln

called Man of Steel and Velvet. It was enough to understand what he was up against the horror of the

civil war. One example he had all the top officials at the white house during the blood bath at gettysburg

and while they were there a messenger came in to tell them that we were slaughtering many men from

the south. All the generals cheered, Lincoln always mild mannered turned and angrily said gentleman yelling

what the hell are you cheering about were killing our fellow countrymen. Just thought you'd like that.

Its All Grace Divine Unmerited Favor God To Man

This has always made me really push my mind in believing and God's love I'll explain. I have been told by

many an individual that God can't stand sin or the flesh and in His eyes its worthless well we might as well give up

trying to live because we will sin not intentionally everyday. But God being a Father also wanted a family to love Him

not because they have to because they want to Romans its the Goodness of God that leadeth thee to repentance

So God completing his Will through our Lord and Saviour and Brother said by His Promise His Word His Power His

Love I will put my Spirit in them and they by there believing and following my Word will make it available to exercise

my spirit the gift by freedom of will. The grace in this completed action is so far beyond human comprehension

that its challenging enough to believe and walk in everything given because we will never get it because the 5

senses mind cannot fathom perfect love which is the love of God. That being said the term born again means just

that what was given to operate by grace is none returnable and God is not an Indian Giver. God will reward an

individual based on the time they stood on His word in this the Age of Grace. The stubble will be burned and the

fruit left over will determine reward.

This age we live in is the most incredible biblically because 1 Corinthians 2:8 if the prince of this world

would have known what we have been given he would not have crucified Jesus Christ. Really think about that like

you chewing beef jerky. It was not written in the stars and the prophets didn't know it, we are Holy, every place

we step is holy ground by our presence. Someday we will believe some of this of What a Loving Father gave us

His Children. Just some heart God Bless

Earl, Bless your heart. It seems that you may have an angst against "brick and mortar" churches. That is sad to me, as soo many people have been helped to come to know the gospel and turned to Jesus through people who attend such places. God is using these places to build His church family just like He is similarly using those who are not affiliated with a particular church congregation. I have had seasons in my life where I was part of a particular church fellowship and seasons when I have not been so. In either situation, God meets me were I am and grows me to be more and more like our Lord, Jesus.

I think that it is important to stay humble enough to know that in both situations, we are not the final arbiter of what is sound doctrine/beliefs. It is the Holy Spirit who is this arbiter, and He has been working within the Church since Jesus first began the Church when our Lord called the disciples and began preaching to the people. The Holy Spirit as given to the Church to confirm the Truth that Jesus taught, to help the disciples to remember what Jesus taught them ( a lot of which was not written down in the gospels) and teach the disciples all that was necessary for the work of the Church to evangelize and exist as Body of Christ on earth after Jesus ascended to the Father (as Jesus stated He was going back to the Father (two different Persons) and sending the Holy Spirit (the 3rd Person).