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Thank you. I will try to pass it along. I also will pray for you.

Trying to learn Revelation, thank God this is available!

After careful review of what was discussed I noticed that spiritual Faith that which we got when born again started on the day of pentecost the Faith of Jesus Christ. I also saw that the word faith is pistis and by context was also translated believing in the gospels, so in the Gospels it was not possible to have the faith of Jesus Christ because it was not available until after pentecost. I also noticed faithful being steadfast which is also tied into believing action, good stuff thanks for input. God Bless

Amen Brother Jesse.

It makes perfect sense. We're gifted the Spirit, Started out as empty vessels.

Amen.

Hi Donna Charpie Because God is all love and waited until His only begotten son Gospel of John 3:16+17 notice 17 [For God sent not His son to condemn the world but that the world through Him might be saved.] could provide the way for God to have the family he always wanted. People to love Him by freedom of will and do His Word. What you said will take place at the very end. I'm sure more will be said. God Bless

Brother Spencer,

Yes, knowing that faith is produced by God's Spirit, it definitely helps in understanding that faith without works is dead. I'm not sure if this will make sense, but for myself, I don't look at faith as being a gift that is given to me. I look at it as I've been given the gift of God's Spirit. God's Spirit is the only gift we are promised when we receive Christ as our Savior. Everything else we call "gifts" are just manifestations of His Spirit.

It is His Spirit that has the capacity to produce spiritual faith in me. I can't produce that. I'm not trying to complicate things. That is just the way I see it in my own life. I have to keep in mind that if I am being persuaded by His Spirit to do something, it is Him doing it, not me. In other words, I cannot take any credit for anything I do for Christ if it is His Spirit leading me to do it!



But yes, faith without works is dead. A person who has the Spirit of Christ in them, there will always be activity. It is impossible for a person to have the creator of the entire universe living inside of them, and there be no activity. So if a person says they have faith, and there's no activity, it is a dead faith!

What is hope

Hi Loretta.

Isn't it funny we all can come up with 5 different explanations but yet say the same thing. "We don't know". LOL

God bless.

Hi There is no merit given to anyone by skin color. Abel and Cain I'm sure was the same skin color, Perhaps Noah and Nimrod.

Also Paul, Peter, and Judas.

The outward appearance of a man is not what commend you to God,

This tabernacle of flesh and blood we have here no matter what color has nothing to offer to the Lord by way of appearance.

This is what our Sinful flesh covets for, "GLORY"

This is how Satan fell and why Cain killed Abel.

The jews was set apart and not because of skin color or any other reason from their side of the engagement. THEY WAS A STIFF NECK PEOPLE LIKE the rest of the world. By them God showed the Lord what the tru and living God is like compared to the many idols that the world worshipped. He chastened them like a father to them.

And he showed the world that an outward religion with commandments and ordinances can't make one Perfect. And they was in need of a savior. All of this is not because of their color.

And God is not through with Israel.

Note:

Ezekiel 36:22-23. Therefore say unto the house of Israel, Thus saith the Lord GOD; I DO NOT THIS FOR YOUR SAKES, O HOUSE OF ISRAEL, BUT FOR MINE HOLY NAME'S SAKE, which ye have profaned among the heathen, whither ye went.

AND I WILL SANCTIFY MY GREAT NAME, WHICH WAS PROFANE AMONG THE HEATHEN, which ye have profaned in the midst of them; AND THE HEATHEN SHALL KNOW THAT I AM THE LORD, saith the Lord GOD, WHEN I SHALL BE SANCTIFIED IN YOU BEFORE THEIR EYES.

And God gave him the covenant of circumcision: But true circumcision is circumcision of the heart.

The only virtue there is, is through the Holyspirit not the color of man.

God bless.

Why didn't God destroy earth after Adam and Eve brought sin into it?

Grate answers. Iam not looking for answers I make questions The Bible is the liveing word of God, So many pass over for a quick fix. I love the tv preachers, get my book I think it will really help you Prayer Shawll Pins fore whatever

When the 12 guys say what must we do to inherit the kingdom of HEaven Short nnd sweet no long drawn out explination. Jesus and God both say they judge not as man for they know the Heart. All judgement is given to Jesus by the father. And of course Acts Where we will do more than he did All we have done is make more denominations and build more buildings WE still arint feeding his people in our own back yard feed the worold and let our neighbor go. I

I also have read the word and it has set me free

Thanks Fred. May the Lord attend to the prayers of the believers from this place, and we continue to praise and glorify His name.

God bless you and yours.

Hey Scott,

Passover is on the 14th of Nisan; it is a preparation day for the feast of unleavened bread, which is the 15th through the 21st. The first day of this feast is a holy convocation (Sabbath) the only work you can do is to eat. Jesus was crucified on Passover day and died around 3 PM. They had to get Him in the tomb before sundown which would be the first day of the feast a Sabbath day.

Many choose Wednesday for that day but if Jesus was crucified on Wednesday and put in the tomb before sundown, the first day of the feast would be on Thursday a Sabbath day. That would leave Friday a preparation day for the weekly Sabbath on Saturday. The Mary's and all the disciples could have gone to the tomb on Friday with the spices and anoint Jesus' body because there were no restrictions on Friday.

If the day Jesus was crucified was Thursday, Friday would be the first day of the feast, a Sabbath as S Spencer said a high day, and Saturday was the weekly Sabbath. Two Sabbaths in a row puts Sunday which starts sundown Saturday the first chance they could go to the tomb.

The crucifixion on Thursday gives three days and three nights. Thursday/ Day, Friday/Night and Day, Saturday/Night and Day, Sunday/Night, Jesus resurrected before sunrise on Feast of Firstfruits which He was the First Fruits of those who slept.

What is kind of confusing the Passover lambs are killed on the 14th Passover day and are eaten the night of the 15th the first day of the Feast of Unleavened Bread?

( Exodus 12:3-11) ( Exodus 12:29-33) ( Leviticus 23:5) ( Numbers 33:1-3) ( Deuteronomy 16:1-8)

Oh, by the way, the word even, is anytime afternoon when the sun starts going down until sundown which starts a new day.

God bless,

RLW

Sacha,

Religion is a free pass for otherwise rational people to believe their faith, according to their understanding. Are we better off never telling a soul what we know is the truth?

Thanks and Amen Brother Jesse!!

With that lesson I believe we can better understand James 2:14-26.

James 2:20 (KJV) But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

James is saying you are persuaded to work by the gift of faith given to you.

Amen!

So, I guess I am not so ignorant of the Bible. I don't know either!

Thanks to all of you.

Jesse That is a bit confusing to me because it says in Galatians 3:22-25 it appears to say that spiritual faith came with Jesus christ.

Scott Two things to consider the day of pentecost ended the law and began the age of Grace we live in,Gods Idea of being worshipped was always 24-7 or all day. If you look at Colossians 2:16-22 verse 16 Let no man therefore judge you in meat or in drink or in respect of an holy day or of the new moon or of the sabbath days. Paul is talking about this because in that culture people worshipped the moon, sun, etc. His point is walking in Christ spiritually is 24-7 also in the first century Church they went from house to house which is still practiced today. So essentially everyday is sunday for us. The Church is the Spirit filled Body of Christ not Brick and mortar made by man. P.S. Look up origin of days of our week very educational. God Bless

George,

Technically, faith has always been in existence. The bible tells us in Galatians 5:22 that faith is a fruit of God's Spirit. In other words, a human being cannot produce spiritual faith. There are two types of faith, human faith which every human being has, and then there's faith that the bible speaks of which can only produced by God's Spirit. in our own human effort, we cannot produce spiritual faith. I say that faith has always been in existence because I believe in the deity of the Holy Spirit.

The word faith in the bible comes from the word PEITHO, and it literally means persuasion. It is the presence and activity of God's Spirit in a believer that persuades them to do the things of the Lord. That's what faith is, persuasion! You can ask 10 people to describe faith and what it means, and you will probably get 10 different answers. But if we understand that faith means persuasion, and we say we have faith, what we are saying is that we are under the persuasion (Faith) of God's Spirit. When He persuades us to do something, that's faith!

In Romans Chapter 4, we see Abraham and Sarah were past the age of bearing children, but God made a promise to Abraham and Abraham was persuaded that God would keep His promise as we see in Romans 4:21.

That's what faith is. It's believing God, that if He says it in His word, that He's going to use us as His people, He is perfectly capable and has the ability to do it. We believe God because it is His Spirit in us that persuades us to believe. Faith is not me doing it. That's works. If it's in my own human effort, that's religion and it's works.

If we keep in mind that faith literally means persuasion, once we take that approach, all the frustration of trying get our walk with the Lord right will fade away. The more we trust the Lord to do it (Faith/Persuasion), the better off we will be. When we fully trust in the Lord, God's Spirit moves in a great way!

Hi Scott.

We tend to try and fit 3 days and 3 nights in between Friday to Sunday When Jesus rose from the grave. The reason for this is we know by scripture they wanted to get them off the cross because it was the preparation. and the sabbath was following. But it wasn't the day of sabbaths, it was the ( High sabbath ) that they was concerned about. It came earlier in the week. placing it sometime around Wednesday before 6pm. Ending 5:59 pm Thursday. "Their days are 6:01 to 5:59 As our days are 12:01 to 11:59."

"The High sabbath is one of the annual sabbaths, not the sabbath of days.Which is Saturday and can fall on any day".

They had 2 Sabbaths that week first the high sabbath, "annual" and the days of sabbath, "Saturday"

Note:

John 19:31. The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on the sabbath day, (FOR THAT SABBATH DAY WAS AN HIGH DAY,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, and that they might be taken away.

So that would account for the 3 days and 3 nights and Jesus rising on Sunday morning, which starts 6:01 pm. "On our clock this would be Saturday" On their clock it's Sunday.

Note:

John 20:1. THE FIRST DAY OF THE WEEK COMETH MARY MAGDALENE EARLY, WHEN IT WAS YET DARK, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.

Not sure how accurate but we are in the vicinity.

I hope this helps God bless.

Popeye asks: "infirmity" questions - Please help me that I may pass it along.

Popeye, Precious friend, I will pray for you - hope this helps:

God's GRACE In our infirmities

(1) Read Romans 5:1-5, especially take note of verse 3, "we glory [rejoice] in tribulations." We are not instructed here to glory in spite of the trials of life we find ourselves in, but we are to rejoice because of them. That is to say we are to thank God for allowing times of suffering into our life. This passage of Scripture expressly states that The Lord uses the tribulations of life "to conform us to The Image Of His Son" ( Romans 8:29). To this end, He uses all things "to work together for good to them that love God, to them that are the called According To His Purpose" ( Romans 8:28). As we grow mature in The Lord, our Savior is Glorified. As believers in Jesus Christ it is given us "in behalf of Christ, not only to believe on Him, but also to suffer for His Sake" ( Philippians 1:29). (Borrowed from brother Ed Bedore) My study:

(2) After Paul [our #"pattern"# for Today!] prayed 3 times for his affliction, the "Answer he Received," According To The Scriptures, Was:

"And HE [CHRIST] Said Unto me, MY GRACE Is Sufficient For thee: For MY Strength Is Made Perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory [cp] in my infirmities, that The Power Of CHRIST May Rest Upon me!" ( 2 Corinthians 12:9) cp ( 2 Corinthians 11:23-30)

(3) Compare With GRACE Scriptures: ( Romans 5:1-5) ( Romans 8:18) ( Romans 8:26-29) ( 1 Corinthians 10:13) ( 2 Corinthians 1:3-4) ( 2 Corinthians 4:17) ( 2 Corinthians 12:9) ( Philippians 3:21)

#"pattern"# = Paul = ( 1 Timothy 1:16) ( Philippians 4:9)

Please be Very Encouraged In The LORD JESUS CHRIST And His Word Of Truth!

It sounds like you aren't open to discussing the Bible if others have a different opinion in a public forum which challenge your interpretations. If someone starts a post and makes an accusation about the credibility of the Bible or makes an interpretation that isn't supported by it, it shouldn't be a surprise for people to come to discuss and defend the credibility of God's word and the Christian faith.

You are absolutely right, you have every right,.. to believe an enjoy your own life, an own choosing,.. no one should ever try an put ( force ) there beliefs on you or anyone else,.. there are gently ways to help,.. let's hope , for kindness and compassion

Peace

I'm aware of the story of Moses. He was an Israelite in fact. This still proves that he was a man of color.

with the love of God

the Tobit talks about women that chase men. I don't think that applies to me. My church prays for me to find a husband pretty often. They are also aware of the fact that I don't worry about getting married because I have a strong relationship with Yah, Yeshua, and the Holy Spirit. I'm speaking for other woman who look like and and the ones who don't but still agrees with me. I think that is evidence.

with the Love of God

Who made faith available and when did it start?

The intentions of interracial dating are not right. Both parties have personal agendas for dating/marrying. If you have an agenda for dating someone before actually dating them, then it is not true love and I believe it is not of God. God loves with a pure heart and without intentions. We find a mate/spouse not to help your finances or help you get a baby that "looks" a certain way. We are divided that is what makes us beautiful and different cultures makes us beautiful. If God wanted us to look a certain way he would have made us that way. the Tobit/the word of God is not wrong. If it's of God then there is peace. There is no peace with interracial dating. I'm not the only black woman who feels this way. I'm currently writing a book on the evidence I have had.

Hi fren , it would remind me of proverbs chapter 1 , an especially vs 7 ,.. all wisdom, comes from our Father

To effect a change in the land, I must first change myself. Put away all sin and evil. (not easy) Then I must endeavor to walk in the newness of life.

Our country is going through a mighty social and political turmoil. We must purpose to put away evil and return to be the LORD'S people.

May we be faithful to your calling. We need your hand on our leadership Lord. They are going their own way and causing the land to perish thru the effects of the Covid pandemic, the collapse of our economy, and especially the Afghanistan situation.

May the Lord bless all on this forum. August 2021

Why do you assume that I chase men like the "Whore" the Tobit speaks about? I have never chased a man, or do I have to. I know the word of God sir. Why do you assume I do not? I don't need my church to pray for my husband because they have been for some time now. I also knew that Moses was not Egyptians so yes I'm offended because you assume several things about me. The Old Testament to more alive and relevant now than it ever was. I'm sticking to his word even what the Tobit says. I will also continue to pray that God CONTINUES to give me wisdom and discernment.

Thanks