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Peggy,

When a person makes a decision to receive Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, they must repent of their sinful lifestyle, meaning they must make a decision to change the direction of their life. If that person has truly received Christ, and is being led by His Spirit, they would no longer continue on in such a sinful state. So if a homosexual continues on in his sinful disgusting lifestyle, I would say that person does not have the Spirit of Christ in them, meaning that person is not saved, regardless of their claim of being a Christian. If the homosexual has no conviction in his heart that what he is doing is sinful in the eyes of the Lord, I would say that person does not have the Spirit of God in them! For those who say they have received Christ, or that they are a Christian (a Christ follower), the bible tells us that we will know them by their fruit. So if I see someone who says they have received Christ, and I know they are still involved in such a hideous act with no conviction nor willingness to stop and fully surrender to Christ, right away the "red flag" is going up. That to me does not demonstrate the fruit of God's Spirit working in that person's life and would tell me that that person is not being led by the Spirit at all, and that they have an illegitimate claim at being a true born again believer.

Gerald, my Precious friend, I'll take your question "2: How should we be baptized?" Better

is to first ask: Does God Require water baptism, today? IF yes, then find out "how."

IF not, then no need to find that out, Correct? Here is my "Summary study" on this Important Issue:

Prophecy/Law for ISRAEL: The Twelve Were Sent to water baptize!

The TWO Main, of 12 baptisms =

A) water, For remission of sins/induction into Israeli"priesthood!" ( Matthew 3:5-6) ( Mark 1:4) ( Luke 3:3) ( John 1:31) ( Luke 7:29-30) ( Acts 10:37) ( Matthew 28:19) ( Mark 16:16) ( Acts 2:38) ( Acts 22:16) ( Ezekiel 36:25) ( John 18:35) ( Exodus 19:6)

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B) WITHThe Holy Spirit, Poured Out By CHRIST, for power, signs And wonders! ( Isaiah 44:3) ( Matthew 3:11) ( Mark 1:8) ( Mark 16:17-18) ( Luke 24:49) ( Acts 2:17-18) ( Acts 2:38) ( Acts 8:15-17) ( Acts 11:16) Prophecy/Law

Rightly Divided ( 2 Timothy 2:15) From Things ThatDiffer!:

Mystery/GRACE! =our "apostle to the Gentiles" for The Body Of CHRIST:

Paul WasNot Sent to water baptize! Why Not?:

Today: Only ONE Baptism = "BY" The ONE Spirit = God's OPERATION,Spiritually Identifying members Into The ONE Body Of CHRIST!! ( Ephesians 4:5) ( Colossians 2:12) ( Galatians 3:27) ( Romans 6:3-4) ( 1 Corinthians 12:13) MYSTERY/GRACE! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Conclusion: God's ONE Baptism Today? = ONEOR, EQUALS TWO?

Is it not Possible That God'sAnswer Of "No water baptism, for us Today," Under HIS Pure GRACE, absolutely "Solves" theMany Severely DIVIDED denominations' Confusion!?

Please be Richly Encouraged, enlightened, exhorted, and edified!

Thank you Brother Jesse.

Brother Adam; by God's grace, I would request you meditate on the words you spoke.

Quote: ....those who will be saved will be saved by grace. But most people won't be saved.....

Meditate on grace.

This is one of those truths that leaves us boxed in with no exit.

God's work or man's work.

No response necessary, the Spirit reveals.

GBU

Earl,

I believe all who have experienced a spiritual rebirth are one. We are one body in Christ Jesus. As far as your question goes, I can't say that I believe that.

Revelation 21:8 "But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death."

Does that verse apply to the unsaved exclusively, or does it apply to the "saved" (but somewhat backslidden)?

I'm thoroughly confused. For years I believed in "once-saved-always-saved" but I don't any more. Neither do I believe that if someone has prayed the "sinners prayer" once, that they are always saved- either.

The verse says the fearful...unbelieving...murderers... shall have their share in the Lake of Fire.

I've never taken a life (murdered) but often I've wished death on the wicked. So much so that for weeks I felt this heaviness weighing on me. It would not go away. I was terrified. My waking thoughts were of damnable things. I asked God every day, "What is this? Why do I feel this doom and gloom?"

God gave me an answer.> In having those wicked thoughts, I caused the Holy Spirit to grieve.

I told a friend of mine what I was feeling and she told me to read Romans 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."

I've read that verse many times. I was a C.I.N.O. (Christian-in-name-only) When I read my Bible, I only read the "feel good" verses. I thought that no matter what I did, Jesus had me covered. Why would Jesus keep sticking up for a habitual sinner like me?

Most of my sins are in my head: I think of doing things that I would never actually do in real life. But, you can't fool the Holy Spirit of God.

Is it too late for me? Am I doomed?

Amen and Amen, Brother Jesse:

In you last paragraph, you quoted Matthew concerning the Father and Jesus being ONE; WE will ALSO be ONE in them (not in the flesh we now suffer in, but when we have departed this flesh).

Do you BELIEVE we will be God in the same way both the Father is God and the Son is God?

I BELIEVE we will; but DIFFERENT GLORIES.

Precious friend, my understanding is that The ALL-Sufficient BLOOD Of The Saviour "Cleanses us from ALL sin," and we receive God's FREE Gift Of ETERNAL Life, at the Very Moment of faith/belief/trust In The SAVIOUR, JESUS CHRIST, and His Death {BLOOD}, Burial, And His Resurrection. God Establishes This ETERNAL "Relationship" With us.

( 1 Corinthians 15:3-4) ( Ephesians 2:5-9) ( Romans 3-5) and others in Romans - Philemon.

What we do, or fail to do, is in our Calling To "fellowship" With The LORD JESUS CHRIST.

( 1 Corinthians 1:9). This is for "rewards or lack thereof" At Judgment ( 1 Corinthians 3:7-15)

Be Encouraged, Exhorted, Enlightened, and Edified In HIS Precious Word!

How needful is this Psalms for even this day. I see the need in my life. No one knows me like the Father does. I don't even know myself that well. Thank God for this tool to help me want to get it right with Him. I can't do anything on my own. I fail over & over again. Yet He makes a way for me to repent & come back again & again.

Hi Peggy,

God is the judge and knows our hearts in whether we are genuine or not. If we choose to follow Jesus He knows how serious we are about it- whether we're doing it for unpure motives or not. Everyone is a sinner, and those who will be saved will be saved by grace. But most people won't be saved and the Word doesn't say everyone who claims to be a Christian will be saved, either. So, I think God's definition of what a Christ follower may sometimes be a little different than what man assumes is a Christ follower. I know 'Christians' who actively participate in all kinds of sin, like homosexuality, fornication, theft, coveting, harming the body through drugs, drunkenness, etc. Many also feel they are 'saved' because that was the message they heard at church and feel they can commit unlimited sin and follow satan and still be saved, because someone told them that.

The reason I believe this is Matthew 7:21-23. It clearly gives an example of someone who believed in and followed Jesus, BUT the one who does the will of the father. So, I have a very different message than some who claim that you can 'do whatever you want'. Some even say that doing good is bad and evil. That sounds awfully familiar- as if its from the father of lies (satan) who loves convincing even Christians of the opposite. We are called to be good and do good and avoid sin. John 8:11 And I think anyone claiming to be Christian and willingly sinning is like slapping Jesus in the face and spitting on the cross. Some should wake up and be afraid of judgment of God. God bless...

"Then He touched their eyes saying, According to your faith be it unto you." Jesus had just healed two blind men following him, crying for mercy from the Son of David. He asked them if they believed He was able, whereupon He said the famous verse above, Matthew 9:29.

Faith is key to receiving Jesus' gifts when walking with Him in the Spirit daily, simply by: doing your morning verse and prayer, then practicing goodness with the first two commandments through the day with prayer when you need strength or forgiveness, carrying zero guilt, having no wants, carrying the Shield of Faith at all times after rising in the morning because you can do all things through Christ who strengthens you.

Faith is key, "For we walk by Faith (in things eternal knowing we are saved), not by sight (the things we see here, the evil, and death). 2Cor5:7.

Getting Faith, or growing it daily is key. It's easy. Jesus and the apostles made it so easy for us with the Gospels. None of the early Christians had the benefit of the Word, though meeting Jesus in person would have been the bomb.

HERE IT IS: "So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the Word of God." Your morning verse and prayer alone will grow your faith. Practice walking in the Spirit all day, in faith, in prayer, loving a Creator we live and move and have our being in - that gave His only Son, Jesus, to be the sacrifice for us all, and He was perfect without blemish. We all here have committed sins against the Spirit in our monkey bodies sharing 99 and 84% DNA with chimps and dogs, resp.

So faith comes by hearing the Word of God, and I add reading it will suffice as well. The Word or Bible will grow you as you walk and your strength of faith will grow as well. He has shown the way - our Lord Jesus to get home to Heaven - John 14:6 "Jesus saith unto him, I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life: no one cometh to the Father but by Me." And today's VOTD Matthew 17:20 is very special...faith!

Annette T Ford Isaiah 3 This is not a really good time in history for Gods chosen people, they were going after idolatrous practices and worship and displaying total arrogance against God. The daughter of Zion is a figure of speech for Israel, when you look ar Isaiah 1:10-19 God explains how Israel is being like whore with her idolatrous worship and yet in verses 16-19 if you repent of your works I'll deliver you. Many times when God delivered the children of Israel in time they went back to worshipping other gods. God Bless

Gerald,

It would take a lot of space to give you an answer to both these questions. I'll take question 1 and maybe someone else could help you out with the second question. John Chapter 8 is a very long chapter so I'll try and just give you a summary of the chapter unless you have specific questions on any of the verses in that chapter.

Verses 1-8 gives us the plot concerning the woman caught in adultery. Verses 12 through 20 gives us the proof of deity from witnesses. In verses 21 through 30, we see the perplexity over spiritual matters. And then in verses 31 through 59, we see the proof of conversion. If anyone wants proof that they are saved, just take a look at verse 31 which says, "If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed:"

Verse 58 is interesting. Jesus said unto them, Verily, verily, I say unto you, Before Abraham was, I am. Literally, before Abraham was in existence, I was already in existence, and always have been, the I AM of the Old Testament! These Jews knew who Jesus was claiming to be. That's why verse 59 says they took up stones to cast at Him.

My biblical explanation of John 14:8-9:

In verse 8, Philip saith unto him, Lord, shew us the Father, and it sufficeth us. It's like we've been hearing about your Father for three years, so show Him to us. You would think that maybe one of them had a girlfriend that said "Are you going to take me home to introduce me to your father? I haven't seen him. I haven't met him yet. We have been listening to you talk about your Father and that you speak His words, not your words, and that it is Him working in you, so show us the Father. Bring Him out!"

Then Jesus says in verse 9 that if you have seen me, you have seen the Father. In John 10:31, Jesus said I and the Father are one. And He is leading into teachings now that are going to say the Father and I, we are going to make our abode in you. I am in the Father, the Father in me, and we are going to be in you. We are going to be all one!

Hi Gerald The answer to question number is found in Romans 10:9+10.

wow, that sounds like what is happening in today's day!! what is the month of casleu in verse 54? It also sounds like what is going to happen in book of revelation

I would like to know, Would someone explain 2 Corinthians 12:14 means please

ALL Praise to our ALMIGHTY EL YAHUAH in HIS EVERLASTING RUACH HA'QODESH n HIS ETERNAL TRUTH. Our soon coming KING YAHUSHA HA'MASCHIACH. Happy to see your love for THE WORD and your desire to share. Reminds me of when I was a Christian. Have you ever looked at the Hebrew of the Bible? A great way to share with friends and family is to share the Sacred Names of our Heavenly FATHER YAHUAH "I AM HE WHO BREATHES LIFE" "BEHOLD THE NAILED HANDS" and HIS MESSIYAH KING YAHUSHA HA'MASCHIACH means "YAH is SALVATION" "THE ANNOINTED" Proverbs 30:4-6 Regarding helping women are they limited to your neighborhood or Internationally? One idea is to help Widows. They may need someone to simply talk with or make care packages for them. If in your Budget or could look into grants. Maybe help with groceries. Orphans are always in need. Prayerfully my suggestions spark your curiosity. Do you have any question about a recent Bible verse you read online or would like to share?

Hiya Chris Just something you need to ponder.No pun intended, Jesus said these things are hid from the wise and prudent but revealed unto Babes and sucklings ,So the bible is mostly hid spritually speaking. Remember without a parable he spoke not unto them . Everything was hid spritually speaking.The carnal man understands not the things of the Spirit as Jesus told Peter flesh and blood has not revealed it unto you but my Father in heaven.These things are hid from the wise and prudent but revealed unto babes which is that babe that is born in us from his seed the word resulting in a new creature which is spirit the H.G. That Heavenly Child as we have born the image of the early we must also bear ( birth ) the image of the heavenly which is our new innerman . Remember Israel were sola scriptura, they knew the bible every jot and title but Israel stoned almost every prophet that God sent them and rejected the Christ . Jesus asked 1 day which of the prophets have not your Father stoned. Bible knowledge alone cannot save us .Its gotta come via divine revelation . Which is the seed of Sower sown in our hearts resulting in a heavenly birth of Christ in us which is the H.G. the Child of Promise not the written word but the living word ( his voice ) today if you will hear his voice harden not you hearts . Chris the parable of the sower and his precious seed is the multiplication of very God in humanity via that living word as Peter said being bornagain of an incorruptible seed even by the word of God that livieth and abideth for ever. Remember what Jesus said to whom the word came it made them Gods , Remember Jesus SAID search the Scriptures in them you think you have eternal life but it is them that testify of me the living WORDS. The GRAND CHILDREN ,Jesus said the good seed ( his seeds ) are the Children of the Kingdom . k thanks for your time no pun intented .

If homosexuals have accepted Jesus Christ as their Savior & still continue with their homosexual lifestyle, will they go to Heaven when they die. From what I can gather from reading the Bible, they cannot so I wanted to know if that is your understanding as well.

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

If our Lord became the earthly king that the Jews expected, (I speak as a sinful man), there would be a holy spirit, but not found in heaven! Only on earth?

If His kingdom were of this world, there must be repentance for sin! If not, it will be for those who repent in the world to come! Repent and be Baptized....

Behold, how much they hated Him!

Gerald The most important answer to most of these is Romans 10:9+10 that's the beginning of the miracle of all miracles forgiveness of sins and you become a child of the most High God and receive holy spirit Gods gift Christ in you. it's the beginning of a new life. God Bless

Eugene in addition to what was already shared Aaron was the First high priest of Israel chosen among men from levitical line the last Perfect High priest from God can be read about in Hebrews chapter 8-10. Jesus Christ. God Bless

Is the plagues going on in the world right now, part of the last days on earth? Is the vaccines the mark of the beast? I don't understand. I have a very forgetful mind. Thank you

The Lord is good at all times and have demonstrated His greatness in my life. He has shown me that for every believer there is a place to belive, trust and work with absolute faith to bring about delivery of what you desire to fir your destiny. His word never fails, is sure and potent across all generations.

After you have been with Him, many will look at you differently! Perhaps it is only you, perhaps it is only in your mind?

Jesus found out how they were thinking, when He went to the feast as it were in secret. Confronted by His own, tempted to do something not his will, just to see if he is the person He says He is, He sends them ahead to the feast.

He arrives at the feast , I see Him standing in the shadows watching as they question among each other who this Jesus is. Some say he is a deceiver, some say He is a good man. Some despise Him for who He is!

Is this how it is for anyone who stands for truth? A person who excepts the word of Christ.

They will speak behind your back, say things that are concocted out of fear? Fear of being found out.

Being a follower of Christ in the truest sense of the word, will teach u what is in man! It will teach you about a world that is spiraling into hell, a world without faith. This is the life of a follower of Christ, a believer in the gospel of Jesus Christ. Now more than ever, repent and be baptized!

Hi ART.

Thanks for your input, our focus wasn't on any covenant it was on Truth. (Jesus)

The Emphasis on our discussion wasn't on Gods covenant to Israel, My Emphasis was on the Power of the Holyspirit being able to reveal truth.

You're right Jesus is speaking to Jews before the death burial and resurrection,

However he didn't give them what he spoke about ( HOLYSPIRIT) until after his death burial and resurrection, And he told them to take the gospel unto the earth.

Acts 1:8. But ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. This is the foundation being laid and Jesus the chief corner stone. And the CHURCH is built on it.

God bless

Hello Eugene. The tribe of Levi was the tribe selected from the twelve tribes to perform the religious duties of the Tabernacle & other associated services. So the Levites were divided according to their families to fulfil their various religious responsibilities: Gershonites, Kohathites & Merarites. However, Aaron was also from the tribe of Levi (Kohath - Amram) & he was selected to serve as the High Priest as also were his descendants (the Kohanim).

So the Levites (from those three families) received tithes from the other Tribes of Israel. But they were required to set apart a further tithe from the initial tithe, for the provision of Aaron & subsequently his descendants who served in that High Priestly position. You can read a little of this in Numbers chapter 18, & specifically verses 20 to 28.

Hi Annette At the time the prophet Isaiah was called by God to tell Israel to repent of all there idolatrous practices which were many and horrible. The term daughters of zion is a figure of speech to represent Israel. All of there modes of worship at that time were idolatrous pagan practices in Isaiah 1:13 the statement I cannot away with literally means I cannot tolerate it any more. Being the forgiving and loving God he is he tells them in verses 16-19 get your act together and I will heal you and the land, verse 20 but if you don't this will happen. Throughout the old testament the children of Israel were stiffnecked and defiant but God always keep His covenant and promises God is always faithful to His Word. God Bless

This is a faithful scripture I love it

Did the Aaronic Priests paid or give Tithes?