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My last two posts discussed how we should be in fellowship especially in light of today's trends of reduced church attendance and that is part of the bigger issue of rapidly increasing percentages of the population becoming atheists. Having been involved in a home church in the past as well as being a regular attendee of a formally recognized church (now a member) I have seen factors that can be calculated in decisions as to what works best for someone considering these two options. For me it wasn't an "either or" proposition; I always had a regular Sunday church experience along with attending prayer meetings; and evangelical outreach with those in the home church along with Bible studies. There were times that conflicting events would necessitate a decision which place to attend on a given night but that was never a huge issue.
There were issues of inordinate disputes and hypercalvanism that caused some division and strife in the home church. The communion and choice of elders wasn't exactly according to church protocol in my opinion; and that along with a split caused me to move away from there. In general; I saw a distinct advantage in zeal for evangelism and prayer and the results in divine appointments from such efforts. Once this group split off; several individuals eventually attended a local church and some became members; one becoming an elder recently. This has in my opinion blessed the church with those who are committed to regular evangelism; but also brought out the contrast with others who are more lackadaisical in my opinion.
I have found recently that a strange paradox seems to be occurring. There is support for starting a new prayer group on my end. I haven't seen the desire for many in that regard based on the conversations beyond those who already are involved during the week for online prayer. Some churches are so regimented that the leadership wants to dictate.
Since the COVID restrictions and the exodus of a significant percent of those professed believers from the overall corporate body of Christ in churches there has been a continued isolation from physical presence in the houses of worship. This made it easy to find an excuse to do what clearly was desired all along by many in that regard.
I have been privileged to personally meet a number of missionaries in recent years; and supported one from Bangladesh that since has gone stateside. Seeing the interaction with their wives and children has been an inspiration to me along with sound doctrine being proclaimed. We should seek to involve congregations; as in a former church I attended where there was a "missions moment" discussing a certain country where a missionary was active. Unfortunately; most churches only have an occasional presentation on this subject; yet today more than ever would be a great time for the average layperson to have communications online to support these individuals. Realizing their prayers for us (as they did when I was involved in a church plant that started seven years ago) should help us to feel closer to those formerly on the field.
Something came up recently in regard to a couple churches that are renting the building that our church worships in. I have seen issues elsewhere in regard to that situation as well. Currently there are maintenance annoyances (leaving messes; etc) but I am praying that there can be some interaction such as prayer and fellowship between these congregations at our church. This surely is a commonplace occurrence these days. When I lived in Pittsburgh I saw more interaction with various churches and charities than I see where I live today. Certain cautions need to be taken as to the doctrines being preached elsewhere; however. Missionaries have brought up to me more than once that the same errors found here occur on the mission field.
The Lord has given us many benefits through the fellowship of saints and this should in a large part give us a resource in time of need for food and raiment ( 1 Tim. 6:8; see also Matt. 6:25). This is what the collection for the saints should apply to in part; along with money for missionaries; the Pastor himself and other church expenses. Our church apparently has some sort of asset division written into the contract with the building ownership should it be sold or liquidated the assets in theory would go to members. In any event; it seems strange that giving and sermons on the subject hardly ever seem to touch on meeting needs of the congregation; but occasionally on giving to the needy and other causes. Obviously, we are not to go to church with a mindset of having others provide for us as an incentive to give; but we should make our giving an investment we are personally connected to whatever the cause. The gifts and talents and time we share with one another should come naturally with mature Christians in fellowship. If our life is invested in the Kingdom of God and His people we are not going to be so concerned about things of the world; that's my main idea.
Evangelism and prayer among the saints on a regular basis as a lifestyle makes it a lot easier fulfilling the Great Commission. It is a rare thing though to find in churches today; at least regular street witnessing or going to nursing homes ( 1 Cor. 12:27).
When Christ was telling those that were listening to him.
One shall be taken and one left.
As were the days of Noah.
The ones taken, are taken in DEATH, the ones left never see DEATH, but are translated into the presence of God ( 1 Timothy 6:16)
The sheep and goats, one believes and one don't believe.
Two mountains, one moves to the north, and one to the south, and all nations are drawn to the BATTLE:
Isaiah 9:5 For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this BATTLE shall be with BURNING and fuel of fire.
Isaiah 4:4 When the Lord shall have washed away the filth of the daughters of Zion, and shall have purged the blood of Jerusalem from the midst thereof by the SPIRIT of JUDGEMENT, and by the SPIRIT of BURNING.
Matthew 3:11 ...he shall baptise you with the Holy Ghost and FIRE....
God Bless YOU!
There is a remnant of the 12 tribes today, they were resurrected with Christ.
These are the 144,000 in Revelation.
The 144,000 and 12,000 from each tribe is probably symbolic.
In the Old, when they were numbered, each tribe had vering numbers in those tribes.
At present they are ministering spirits (of truth) as their IMAGE Christ.
If you study and understand the blessings of Jacob given to them, they will carry those prophecy forward and have seed after the blessings of each tribe.
The blessing of Jacob upon Judah was that that tribe would be the priest and lawgivers.
All the tribes will exist again and those brought into those tribes will fall under the blessings given by Jacob to them.
This can be seen in Ezekiel, but it is hidden in complex symbols.
Jesus told his disciples, each would head a tribe of Israel.
But ONLY the Father knew which.
God BLESS YOU!
7Hear, OLord, when I cry with my voice: have mercy also upon me, and answer me.
Psalm 27:12
King James Version
12Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies: for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as breathe out cruelty.
I have faith in the scripture everyday.
1 Corinthians 15:26 And the last enemy to be destroyed is death.
Christ's resurrection destroyed death and we were Joint Heirs with Christ at his resurrection, being made ONE FLESH.
Most Christians believe he died for our sin, but they don't believe they became ONE, as the Father and SON are ONE.
The wages of UNBELIEF is DEATH.
The Gift of BELIEF ia IMMORTAL LIFE and Christ ONLY has IMMORTAL LIFE ( 1 Timothy 6:16).
God says he, by Christ's resurrection made a new creation, a family of SONS of God, the exactness of Christ, a priesthood after the order of Melchizedek.
So there is a FIRST DEATH and a SECOND DEATH.
Those who believe they DIED and were made ONE in Christ, will never die again ( Luke 20:36).
Those who don't believe they DIED, and the resurrection made them ONE as the Father and Son and son are ONE will be cast into prison, the GRAVE ( Revelation 20:2-3).
After God has gather all his SONS to be priest in the Kingdom, he will resurrect the unbelievers back to their flesh and blood bodies, they will be loosed out of their prison ( Revelation 20:7).
Romans 8:19 For the earnest expectation of creation WAITETH for the MANIFESTATION of the SONS of GOD.
After all the dead are raised at the second resurrection the Sons of God will preach the gospel to them about the truth of the resurrection, judge them by the words of God, and give them the truth and mercy given to us, and they will DIED the second death, and also become the SONS of God ( Isaiah 59:21).
If you need more scriptures, ask.
God BLESS YOU!
So, here are some passages to start you off, but in your reading of the Bible, God's Spirit will alert you to what you seek or even where some action needs to be taken in your own life.
For "Consequences", see: Genesis 2:15-17; Genesis 3:16-19; Deuteronomy 28:1,2,15; 1 Kings 11:9-11; Job 4:8,9; Isaiah 59:2; Jeremiah 17:9,10; Matthew 27:3-5; Romans 6:23; Romans 13:4; Galatians 6:7,8; 1 Timothy 5:8; James 2:10; Revelation 20:12-15.
For "Correction", see: Proverbs 22:6; Proverbs 29:15; 2 Corinthians 5:10; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 6:4; 2 Timothy 4:2; Hebrews 12:5-11; Revelation 3:19.
These are just a very few Scriptures, reminding us that there will always be consequences for our actions, not just in our dealings with each other, but more importantly, as we stand before God. But this God of Love always gives sinful wayward man an escape route, from a life of sin to a life of holiness & love - and His Name is Jesus.
Do you believe that Satan works under the control of Christ? or
Does Satan have power of himself.
If you believe Satan is an instrument in God's hand, then why would you believe that Satan at times doesn't lie.
Satan is in every man, men lie sometimes, and other times they tell the truth; whichever, God through Satan, has predestinate.
Man will not believe that all his words were spoken before the foundation.
Psalms 90:9 For all our days are passed away in thy wrath, we spend our years as a TALE being TOLD.
Quite worrying about you might be deceived, because every man starts out that way, ( Revelation 12:9) and believed what God says.
Ephesians 1:4 According as HE hath CHOSEN us IN HIM before the foundation of the world .....
Hebrews 4:3 .... the WORKS were FINISHED from the foundation of the world ....
God has appointed some to believe and some not to believe; IN THIS AGE.
God is calling you, otherwise, you would not, have COME.
It's HIS WORKS, you have no say, it's his choice of when and how much you believe.
Every man has a purpose in God's scheme of salvation and coming to truth, and whether you like it or not, you WILL NOT vary outside his purpose for you.
Only ONE person was Chosen to be John the Baptist, all thought there are many that have the same spirit as John crying out in the wilderness to repent of their sin of unbelief.
This holds true for Judas, he say CHOSEN, and he did what he was chosen for.
This holds true for Satan, he is doing what he was chosen for.
God said when Christ has put ALL THINGS under his FEET, God WILL BE ALL in ALL.
Christ will not fail in what he was SENT TO DO.
God said he would set brother against brother, he has a purpose for this, all though we can't yet see it.
Brother S Spencer and I are both in God's plan, even though we seem to be brother against brother.
All things work TOGETHER for the good of those that LOVE the LORD.
God Bless YOU!
7Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
14But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
17From henceforth let no man trouble me: for I bear in my body the marks of the Lord Jesus.
In God their is a way I abode and devils and demons summit and surrender to our Lord Jesus Christ.
Thank you for your words of encouragement. It is easy for me to admit because it is truth and I feel that If I speak of a lie then I am not in Christ if that makes sense. John 8:44
Put on the whole armour of God belt of truth. Ephesians 6:14
As I explained to S Spencer I take everything to heart and often I take it literal which I know not everything is to be taken literal.
However, I do apply it to me nonetheless.
I am like Solomon where I have tasted everything from this world and it has left me with nothing but emptiness. Now I just want to lead others to the grace, glory and salvation but to do that I need to get my own house back in order and make sure I have sound doctrine.
I thank you for your thoughts, prayers, encouragement and help. I will also pray that the love, grace and mercy of God be with you always.
God bless you. Amen
Greetings and grace to you in Jesus name.
I sincerely hope and pray that is not what Jordyn is preaching, if so then he has only deceived himself and needs our prayers. Even I understand that was the second lie that the serpent spoke. "Ye shall be as gods" Genesis 3:5
Although I trust in and believe God's words, It's myself I have doubt with. I take everything to heart and sometimes take it as literal which I know this can be silly.
Jesus spoke of a narrow road but I feel like I am treading on a thread of a spider web, having to watch my back from false teachers and doctrines etc. I do know this though, Jesus came in the flesh to save me from my sins and now that my eyes have been opened to that truth I cannot and will not return to the old me.
I guess I will just continue to pick up my cross everyday and pray that someday God will give me understanding.
I just want to be a lighthouse on a hill shining out to the sea of people for Jesus, if you get my meaning.
I love Jesus!
I thank you for your time in contacting me.
May God bless you with peace and love to you in Jesus name.
I totally AGREE with Brother S Spencer.
It's is God speaking and NOT Job.
I will rephrase:
Job 27:1 Moreover God continued HIS parable .....
Job 29:1 Moreover God continued HIS parable ....
God Bless YOU!
1In those days came John the Baptist,preaching in the wilderness of Judaea,
2And saying,Repent ye:for the Kingdom of heaven(3rd heaven)is at hand.(Kingdom of Heaven will be established here from now on-Re.5:10 combined with Ephesians 1:3-14 and Re.1:6&20:6.Take a look)
7When John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism,he said unto them,O generation of vipers,who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Mat.23:13-35
13Woe unto you,scribes and Pharisees,hypocrites!for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men:for ye neither go in yourselves,neither suffer ye them that are entering to go in.
15Woe unto you,scribes and Pharisees,hypocrites! for ye compass sea and land to make one proselyte,and when he is made,ye make him twofold more the child of hell than yourselves.
23Woe unto you,scribes and Pharisees,hypocrites! ...
24Ye blind guides,which strain at a gnat,and swallow a camel.
31... ye are the children of them which killed the prophets.
32Fill ye up then the measure of your fathers
33Ye serpents(serpents are sons of serpent),ye generation of VIPERS,how can ye ESCAPE the DAMNATION of HELL?
34Behold,I send unto you prophets,and wise men,and scribes:and some of them ye shall kill and crucify;and some of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues,and persecute them from city to city:
35That UPON YOU may come all the righteous blood shed upon the earth,FROM THE BLOOD of righteous Abel UNTO THE BLOOD of Zacharias,whom YE SLEW between the temple and the altar.
Lk.21:22-23:->22 these be days of VENGEANCE,that ALL THINGS WHICH ARE WRITTEN may be fulfilled.23...for there shall be great distress in the land,and WRATH upon this people.(The Word is GOD,self-executable,understand?)
2Th.1:7-9
7...the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from heaven...8In flaming fire taking VENGEANCE on them that know not GOD,and obey not the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ:9Which shall be punished with everlasting destruction from the presence of the Lord...
This is my favorite scripture because, you can dig into this scripture really deeply! James 1:19-20 is literally the main learning point of the old saying "God gave us two ears and one mouth for a reason", we should should use our ears to listen and learn and when we gain wisdom through this we can then use that wisdom to teach through our mouths; Cross References= Proverbs 17:27 and Proverbs 14:29! James 1:21-24 goes to show that we should lay aside all disobedience and defiance, read the word and live it; Romans 2:13, Jeremiah 44:16, and 1 Thessalonians 1:5!
34 For I will defend this city, to save it, for mine own sake, and for my servant David's sake.
35 And it came to pass that night, that the angel of the Lord went out, and smote in the camp of the Assyrians an hundred fourscore and five thousand: and when they arose early in the morning, behold, they were all dead corpses.
But one day in the future, in that day.
Isaiah 19:22-25
22 And the LORD shall smite Egypt: he shall smite and heal it: and they shall return even to the LORD, and he shall be intreated of them, and shall heal them.
23 In that day shall there be a highway out of Egypt to Assyria, and the Assyrian shall come into Egypt, and the Egyptian into Assyria, and the Egyptians shall serve with the Assyrians.
24 In that day shall Israel be the third with Egypt and with Assyria, even a blessing in the midst of the land: 25 Whom the LORD of hosts shall bless, saying, Blessed be Egypt my people, and Assyria the work of my hands, and Israel mine inheritance.
Don't believe a word I say without looking to the scriptures and asking Christ to teach you.
Going to concordances for definitions of words will actually hinder you, because most of God's truth is hidden in parables and symbols, and have nothing to do with the defined definition of the word, truth is hidden within the symbol of that word.
Job is a parable, containing prophecies of Christ.
Job 27:1 More over Job CONTINUED his parable....
Job 29:1 Moreover Job CONTINUED his parable .....
God BLESS YOU!
Pt 3
We should be mindful of our personal view of God and regularly check ourselves and ask questions such as:
Do I esteem God above all else?
Do I stand in awe of Him?
Do I consider all of His majestic ways?
Do I believe what He said when it is wrong to think that He is altogether UNlike us, being absolutely unique and unparalleled.
Ex. 8:10; Job 9:3; 1 Kgs. 8:23; Is. 46:9
Dominion and awe belong to God Job 25:2
He is a great and awesome God Dt. 7:21
Do I have high and lofty thoughts of God?
Do I tremble because of His splendor and majesty?
If the answer is no to these questions, then one should study what the Scriptures say about His majesty. In doing so, one will expand their view of Him and swell up with praise and honor to Him.
So, in His pure Being, God is truly above and beyond all else. We worship a God that cannot be totally searched out. We can never exhaust the depths of His perfections.
All these ideas speak to His transcendence-His Otherness in relation to his creatures and created things.
But He is also majestic in His eminence-His nearness and involvement and relationship to His creatures.
And the most majestic aspect of His eminence is the incarnation of Jesus.
Heb. 1:3 Col. 1:15
Jesus is the image of the invisible God-the exact representation of His Being, the brightness of the Father's glory, the express
image of the person of the Father. Jesus, being God, humbled Himself by taking on humanity into His deity and glorified
God in His perfect humanity as He does in His perfect deity. He brought the glory of God to mankind. He showed us the Father.
John 10 explains this well.
How blessed we are that God bent low for us in giving us His divine Son to show us the majesty of His grace and mercy in
salvation in Christ.
And in viewing the eminence of God in Christ, we can ask these questions.
Do I value the coming of Jesus as the most important thing in all of history?
Do I treat Jesus as the King He is?
Pt. 2
God is exalted far above all else by nature, not because we place him in this place of esteem.
Gen. 14:22 attests that He is God Most High, as how Abraham, Isaac and Jacob knew him.
Ps. 113:5 states that God is the One who is enthroned on high. No one put Him there by appointment. He did not ascend to this position. He has always occupied this place of highest sovereignty. Jesus, in His humiliation of becoming a man, is the only one who ascended to the highest place of God. Ph. 2:9
He ascended back to the glory He always had with the Father prior to His incarnation. John 17:5
There is nothing and no one greater than He and this is eternally so.
Ps. 111:3 says that Glorious and majestic are God's deeds.
Ps. 145: tells of the glorious splendor of His majesty.
The Scriptures say that He is majestic in:
power ( Ex. 15:6
holiness ( Ex. 15:11)
voice ( Job 37:4)
deeds (111:3)
beauty (Ez. 31:7)
splendor ( 1Chr. 29:11)
authority ( Jude 1:25)
victory ( Ps. 45:4)
in raiment (93:1)
His majesty in incomparable (Ez. 31:3)
2 Thes. 2:8 says that the enemies of God will be destroyed by the splendor of His coming.
Neh. 9:5 says that He is exalted above all that could be praised.
Ps. 92:10 says that God is exalted forever.
Ps. 113:4 says God is exalted above the nations. Nothing rises above Him.
Ps. 138:2 says God is exalted above ALL things.
And who can pass up Isaiah's vision of the Lord upon His throne High and exalted! Is. 6:1 Read the way He is described here. Awesome!
Micah 6:6 tells us to bow down before the exalted God.
Let us have a high view of God, esteeming Him to be the best of all, pre-eminent in all things, the height of perfection, the One no one can supplant, the absolute sublimity of anything worthy and holy. His majesty surpasses all that any being can imagine or think. Even the angels do not know the full extent of His majesty, but cry Holy, holy.
The Bottles of heaven "clouds": it is an allusion to the girbahs, In the Hebrew its nay'-bel its a skin bag for liquids or bottles made of skin, in which they are accustomed to carry their water
God is asking Job does he know how God controls the weather!
It has nothing to do with you and I being a old bag of wine and it doesn't have anything that suggests one day we will be Gods.
I'm telling you this because that is what Jordyn is presenting to you.
Be careful! He has a way of spiritualizing the scripture and making it say what he wants it to say.
We know him well, He's been on this site for many years under several different names presenting this false doctrine.
The clouds in Hebrews is "nephos" it's used to picture a large dense multitude.
The clouds used in Job is "shachaq"
a powder (as beaten small); by analogy a thin vapor; by extension the firmament: - {cloud} small {dust} {heaven} sky. (Strongs definition in the Hebrew.)
The usage has no parallel.
Read Job 38:1-41 and get the context.
Now concerning the wine skins in Matthew 9:14-17.
verse 14 Then came to him the disciples of John, saying, Why do we and the Pharisees fast oft, but thy disciples fast not?
John was the Last of the old testament prophets.
He came to announce the coming of the King.
Christ came to usher in something New.
Verse 16 and 17 Christ explains the change of dispensations.
The old dispensation of law was ending and Christ didn't come to patch it up, He came to present a new garment.
We being the body of Christ and Christ being the Head represents we being baptized into union with Christ and him being Lord over his body. He's the head and Lord over our lives by the quickening Spirit that rose Christ from the dead.
Romans 8:8-14.
God bless you.
Let us continue with this, no condemnation but yet no conprimising amen. Thank you Jordyn and God in the Name of Jesus Christ I pray for us all to continue to uplift each other. There are many false teachers indeed, no 'rapture' or pre trib post trib. REV 1:19 is the key to reading it, seen (1:1-18), which are (2,3/7 letters to churches in Johns time and the church today I apply it to. and the things which shall be hereafter 4:1 -22. So 4:1 is all future events.
Genesis 12:2-3 is probably closest and the most popular.
Some try to associate these two verses with the Church along with all the promises and blessings prophesied to Israel. and all the cursings to the Nation Israel.
Antisemitism began in the early Church, as soon as Paul brought the Gospel to the Gentiles.
Some saw the Jews as the Christ killers, even though for this cause he come into the world.
ABRAHAM BELIEVED GOD and God blessed him!
God blesses the Nation Israel because he is faithful and remembers the Abrahamic covenant that is associated with the Davidic covenant.
A chosen people and a land here on earth is tied to those promises.
When we bless Israel we enlists ourselves as one who believes God also.
God brought Israel alive from a valley of dry bones and yet some say God is done with Israel.
Here's just a few of many verses similar to the answer of your question.
Zechariah 2:8-9.
For thus saith the LORD of hosts; After the glory hath he sent me unto the nations which spoiled you: for he that toucheth you toucheth the apple of his eye.
For, behold, I will shake mine hand upon them, and they shall be a spoil to their servants: and ye shall know that the LORD of hosts hath sent me.
Zechariah 12:1-9.
Zechariah 14:12.
Psalms 122:6.
The Lord also punished Nations that relished when Israel was being punished by God. Obadiah 1:8-14.
Israel exists today because of promise not faithfulness to God.
They being brought back to the land because of prophetic promises not obedience.
2 Samuel 7:23-24.
God bless.
Romans 8:1-8
1 There is therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death. 3 For what the law could not do, in that it was weak through the flesh, God sending His own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh, and for sin, condemned sin in the flesh: 4T hat the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit. 5 For they that are after the flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the Spirit the things of the Spirit. 6 For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace. 7 Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be. 8 So then they that are in the flesh cannot please God.
I know you read all the comments.
I have made several comment that says Christ is the Kingdom of God, and he is.
Christ is the high priest in the Kingdom.
He is calling out a priesthood to server under him, and during the (1000 year, ONE DAY, now 2000 years) going on NOW, we will be ministering spirit, as is Christ during this AGE.
When he has gathered all his priest, he will resurrect the dead back to their flesh and blood bodies.
Blessed are the ones who believe without seeing.
All the UNBELIEVING Thomas will LITERALLY SEE, and TOUCH the nail prints in his body, and BE ASHAMED.
We will also be given HIS BODY, and bear those scars, being crucified with him.
When the trumpet sounds an army of ONE FLESH will appear.
Seeing is believing.
ALL judgement has been given to Christ, so by his resurrection, he made his judges flesh of his flesh and bone of his bone so they could judge in truth and mercy.
Romans 9:23 That he might make known the riches of his glory on the vessels if mercy, which he hath afore prepared for glory.
Romans 11:32 For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy on all.
Romans 11:31 .... that through your mercy they my also obtain mercy ...
God Bless YOU!
Greetings in Jesus name.
When I say I am not good with words is because usually people don't understand what it is that I am trying to convey. Although sometimes I may be slow to understand I am by no means stupid. I have not walked in to Christianity blindly because it makes me feel good about myself like a lot of people I know, I do have reason which makes me sincerely believe that Jesus is the truth. Message me whenever you like to, I'll respond as soon as I can as I only have a home computer now and nothing else.
Take care and may God bless you.
Thank you again for taking time to help me. I believe His words but my understanding is equivalent to that of an infant, as I mentioned I am only 2 half months in to my walk. The first four weeks I spent all day, everyday studying by myself but I think I might have deceived myself due to my lack of understanding hence why I am here. I thought I might mention that you said about how people go to movies etc. and enjoy life, I do not watch television because I do not enjoy it. I enjoy reading and learning more about God, that is my enjoyment. Psalm 1:2 That is my delight.
God bless you again for taking time to help a brother out, I really do appreciate it.
Your getting closer to understanding.
You are right, the old (wine bottle) has passed away, and YOU ARE the NEW (bottles of heaven).
Job 38:37 Who can number the CLOUDS (of heaven) .... Mark 14:62 ..... Hebrews 12:1 ...... IN WISDOM? or who can stay the bottles of heaven.
You DIED with Christ, but only Christ arose, YOU were a JOINT HEIR with Christ in the Kingdom of God, Christ is the kingdom of God.
You DIED, only Christ is alive and YOU are the Body of that LIFE, as Christ is the BODY of the LIFE of his Father.
You said you want to lead a LIFE of OBEDIENCE, You DIED, ONLY Christ exist, he is the LIFE, and you the Body, He CAUSES you to do his WILL, Christ, The Body, walks in total obedience to his Father's Life (Spirit); therefore, if and when you come to TRUTH, you walk in total obedience.
1 John 3:9 Whosoever is BORN of God (resurrected as ONE FLESH), doth not commit sin; for HIS SEED (Christ) remains IN HIM, and he CANNOT SIN, because he is BORN of God (resurrected as ONE FLESH with Christ).
You obey and honour God when you BELIEVE his words.
God Bless YOU!