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Gertrude Hasmaris ,you are correct in your post except for one small point ,Noah didnt close the door of the ark ,God did that .Love to you in Christ .

Chip ,Moses wasnt prevented from entering into the promised land because of unbelief ,also ,strictly speaking Moses had not broken Gods law as the ten comandments had not been given by God when Moses killed the egyptian ,whatever we think about Moses God obviously saw something in him that He could use to fullfill His purpose , Moses could be said to be an example of Gods mercy and the fact that God sees straight into our heart ,even when we have sinned He knows exactly who we are ,all of us sin .

I have recently been asked a question by a friend, and am having troubles with it. I do know the answer, but its very difficult to put it all into the right words.

They were wondering how we can say that God is all-loving, merciful, and gracious, but can still let bad things happen to His people.

Hi Debbie,

I would refer you to Genesis Ch 37.

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How can we prove Jacob's exact age at his death?

But what were they envious of(?).

James 3:16 - For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

James 4:2-3 - Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not. (Read More...)

James 3:14 - But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Proverbs 14:30 - A sound heart is the life of the flesh: but envy the rottenness of the bones.

1 Corinthians 10:13 - There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.

Galatians 5:19-21 - Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, (Read More...)

Proverbs 27:4 - Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

James 3:14-15 - But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. (Read More...)

1 Corinthians 3:3 - For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal, and walk as men?

Romans 12:21 - Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

1 Corinthians 13:1-8 - Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. (Read More...)

Proverbs 10:12 - Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

1 John 4:8 - He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Psalms 25:4-5 - Shew me thy ways, O LORD; teach me thy paths. (Read More...)

Exodus 20:17 - Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's.

Galatians 5:22 - But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy,

Type that in the Search Box where you first enter the website. It means fear, honor, reverence, etc

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I wanted to thank everyone for the response to my post. I will definitely be taking your advice and putting it to work. I'm thankful that God has sent me brothers that can help me threw this an I look forward to meeting each of you one day.

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Purgatory

That word is not in the King James Bible.

You can find it defined only through google. Why? Because it's not a Bible teaching. It is a name of a place the Roman Catholic Church teaches. A teaching of men; not God or Jesus.

The Bible says the born again Christian receives the Holy Spirit upon the moment of salvation. HE is your Teacher.

Use the search box to search out words such as: hell, hades, Abraham's bosom, lake of fire, Sheol, Tartarus, Abyss, gulf, place of torment

By the time you read through all those, you'll be an expert.

Jesus was in Paradise after he died on the Cross and was in the tomb. He walked out, went into Satans prison, took the keys away from him, preached to the prisoners, and led captivity captive. He set them free.

He has a key for everyone born of man.

There are 2 judgements to come:

For Christians: the Bema Seat of Christ. For rewards or not.

The Great White Throne Judgment: at the very end. God will preside over that one. Over unbelievers who did not choose Jesus as their Savior.

Hey there. What is meant by envy?

Fred,

I must say you are wrong to justify these murders because they had God's favor. David was the bigger criminal for premeditating a murder so he could have the dead mans wife for himself. Making excuses for these criminals is a crime in itself; it's is the epitome of Biblical hypocrisy. Whenever I think of Moses and David, I think of two murders that circumvented the law. Their barbaric and shameful actions spoil my perception of them profoundly.

Sacha,

There are many killers who feel remorse, they still killed, but that's not what I asked.

Did Moses pay for his sin of murder, or did God sweep it away? Did it factor in with his unbelief, keeping him from entering the promised land?

what does fear of the Lord mean

Cheryl, May CHRIST IN US grace us with HIS wisdom and HIS understanding.

To many people have been taught something different than the good news of the GOSPEL.

The GOSPEL is CHRIST IN YOU.

The word says we are all dead; walking around believing we are alive and we determine our destiny by what we do and the choices we make.

The TRUTH IS; we can do nothing in and of ourselves: Christ determines our destiny by WHAT HE DOES FOR US.

John 3:27 Jesus answered and said, a man can receive nothing, except it be GIVEN him from heaven.

1 Corinthians 4:4 For I know NOTHING BY MYSELF; yet am I not hereby JUSTIFIED: but he that JUDGETH me is the Lord (the word is judging you NOW).

John 14:30 Hereafter I will not talk much with you, for the prince of this world (those that believe they are living their lives on their own) cometh, and have NOTHING IN ME (not believing ALL IS OF GOD).

Galatians 6:3 If a man think himself to be something, when HE IS NOTHING, he deceiveth himself.

John 15:5 I am the vine you are the branches: He that abideth in me (TRUTH), and I (TRUTH) in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit (CHRIST IN YOU), for without me you can do NOTHING.

As Christ reveals himself to you through TRUTH you began to be a new creation; CHRIST IN YOU, and begin to BELIEVE what the word says. Christ is making you to be exactly like himself; everything he is, YOU ARE.

1 John 3:2 Beloved, NOW (when you BELIEVE) are we the sons of GOD, and it doeth not yet appear what we shall BE: but we know that, when he shall appear (NOW in TRUTH) we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.

This is the FIRST DEATH and RESURRECTION; now in CHRIST, being JUDGED NOW in the words of Gods.

A NEW HEAVEN (You where Christ dwells); a new life and that life IS CHRIST.

Hi ED. I believe that this urge & urgency for Paul to go to Jerusalem began a long while ago. We read about his desire to be in Jerusalem, first in Acts 18:21. Though it seems that he didn't make it, as Acts 19:10 shows that he got caught up in ministry in Ephesus for over two years. But still he wanted to get to Jerusalem ( Acts 19:21) & then to visit Rome.

And then in Acts 20:16, Paul wanted to bypass Asia in his travels, so as to get to Jerusalem for Pentecost. But Paul knew beforehand what lay ahead of him there: Acts 20:22-25. And then we get to Acts 21:4 & then to Acts 21:10-12. So Paul already knew that something might happen at Jerusalem, yet he was "bound in the spirit" to go there, that "bounds & afflictions" were his lot wherever he went. So then in verse 4, could this be a further Word from the Spirit that sufferings lay before him at Jerusalem, even as Agabus had also declared? That this wasn't a direct command from God not to go but another message of warning of what lay ahead for him if he should go? Paul knew that he was close to "finishing his course" & felt the need to complete the ministry in Jerusalem. If the Lord wanted anything different for him, it would be certain that obstructions would have been placed before him or he would have received God's Word directly about his disobedience.

So, even without a full certainty, we should be assured that Paul was led of the Spirit & all that befell him throughout his ministry was not of his doing, but in line with the Plan & Purposes of God to reach those in Israel, Asia Minor & Greece. And of course, Paul eventually was taken prisoner to Rome - so he got to 'visit' that city after all & "received all that came unto him", albeit as a prisoner.

Sherry ,you got it ! He is our Sinless High Priest in Heaven ,he willingly offered himself that through his willing sacrifice we can be reconciled to our Creator and Sustainer the Holy One of Israel , Jesus makes intercesion for us just as Abraham ,Moses and David did ,thats why Jesus said ask in my name and you shall receive ,much love to you in Jesus Christ our Saviour .Thats why at the end of my prayer i say : i offer my prayer to You my Dear Heavenly Father through the name of Jesus Christ my Sinless High Priest in Your Heavenly Places .

RLW ,thanks for the info ,i appreciate it and you and your posts .

The character of our God and Savior, The Lord Jesus Christ can be gleaned from the story of Gideon. The Lord uses the weak so that He can rev'd the Glory due to Him. So that we can see and know it is His vast Wisdom, Mercy, and Loving kindness that gives me comfort and peace. Especially in this time of world wide pandemic and lack of spiritual leadership from our leaders in most levels of government, social, and ecclesiastical areas of our lives. June 2021

Chip ,i believe that Moses was very conscious of his own sinfulness ,when we read the first 5 books of the Bible he shines as a very meek man ,he knew what he had done and was greatfull for Gods forgiveness i am sure .

My question is in Ezekiel 37 vs 24. And David my servant shall be king over them, and they all shall have one shepherd. Does this means that prophet Ezekiel was before king David?

Hello Cheryl. In reference to your questions: "Does purgatory exist? What is it for and where in the Bible can I read about it?"

Purgatory, from the verb, "to purge", is a Roman Catholic teaching whereby those who have died & yet have sins unconfessed & unforgiven, go into an intermediate state for further cleansing, making them fit to enter Heaven. We don't find any reference in the Bible to such a state that a departed soul goes through, though RCs find scriptural support for their belief. They cite, Isaiah 4:4 ("spirit of burning" as referring to burning off the filth of the flesh); Matthew 5:25,26 ("prison" being purgatory, & "the last penny" being the full payment of that purgation); 1 Corinthians 3:10-15 (the test of "fire" as the place of refining & then acceptance by God); the Apocryphal Book 2 Maccabees 12:41-45 (a strong passage to show that the souls of the dead can be 'helped along the way' by making further sacrifice (monetary offering), with prayers making reconciliation for their sins); & so we have 'prayers for the dead'.

If you know your Bible, & especially the references I've given, then you can see how Scriptures can be twisted to mean something else - to support their belief in a further purgation, with the prayers, offerings, masses, etc. to assure the soul's entrance to Heaven. Yet Hebrews 10:14, "For by one offering he hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified." Verse 18, "Now where remission of these is, there is no more offering for sin." These verses tell us that Jesus' Sacrifice is sufficient to deal with the sin problem & to make us (those He has sanctified) perfect (clean & acceptable to God). And if our sins have been remitted (removed or transmitted onto Him), there can be no further offering for sin.

So there is nothing that can possibly be offered to God, whether in this life or the next, that will further guarantee our entrance into Heaven. It's all of Grace - it's all found in the Cross & the shed Blood of Jesus.

Sacha,

Christianity is couched in the paradox that everyone inherently sins, and church is the remedy. Christianity and sin resolution were made for each other, like water is wet. God has a monopoly on salvation through the Christian branch. Makes me feel sorry for the others who by virtue of their own pagan religions, are shut out; Noah closed the cabin door.

Fred Scanlan - in Reply on Ezekiel 5:10

What kind of God would send His own Son to die for the sins of the world?

You make it sound like everyone in the world makes it to heaven. That depends the degree of Christian you are. God won't accept spiritually lazy people, only those who make the grade. If your faith was less than what's required, your soul will be tormented day and night in the lake of fire. It would seem that God only loves the ones that are good, who perpetually bend a knee for Him, the rest are cast asunder like they never were. It's such a shame all the errant seeds that landed on hot rocks.

This is the maxim Christians adhere to for salvation, or your being will be eternally extinguished in fire and brimstone for not living up to established ethical and moral requirements set forth in the Bible. The gate is narrow, so sleep well, sheep.

A day is not a thousand years in his sight but , a day is "like" a thousand years when it pass and a thousand years "like" a day, what the prophet is saying is that time does not matter with God cause he is Eternal.

He sent his son to die in our stead so we would have the right to eternal life. Also, God needed a mediator. No man goes to the Father but by me according to the Word of God. Jesus is our mediator. We can't get to God except we go through His Son. God gave his Son, the Son gave his life so that we could have the right to the tree of life. Jesus died so that many more wouldn't have to. But he didn't die an eternal death but he reins eternally.

Why did Christ give his body and blood as a reminder of what He did on the Cross? Why didn't they just have a simple day of food and drink, day of celebration? What kind of God is this, that would send His own Son to die for the sins of the world? Unimaginable!

The intention of the murder , such as a veteran, such as a body guard, these are intentions to protect! David didn't actually kill Bathsheba's husband by sending him to the front, but He payed the price as if He did the act of killing! The matter is of the heart, a murderer is anyone who will kill out of spite, a robber, a rapist ,a thief. There is a difference.

The old testament is full of killings .How God forgives this ,is his way. We honor men and woman who serve and protect, even give medals for heroism. Distinguishing , measuring, is part of the wisdom ,God gives to determine these things. A murderer, cannot be forgiven, if there is no consolation and forgiveness of sin through Christ, through the blood of Jesus, forgiveness is the promise of God given when we confess our sins. He is faithful to forgive us our transgressions!

Ashley,

There are definitely some strange things going on in the OT: God made Ezekiel eat human dung cakes.

( Ezekiel 4:12) And thou shalt eat it as barley cakes, and thou shalt bake it with dung that cometh out of man, in their sight. Then says to make them with cow dung.

vs 15 Then he said unto me, Lo, I have given thee cow's dung for man's dung, and thou shalt prepare thy bread therewith.

God made Isaiah walk naked and barefoot for 3 years.

( Isaiah 20:2-4)

2 At the same time spake the Lord by Isaiah the son of Amoz, saying, Go and loose the sackcloth from off thy loins, and put off thy shoe from thy foot. And he did so, walking naked and barefoot.

3 And the Lord said, Like as my servant Isaiah hath walked naked and barefoot three years for a sign and wonder upon Egypt and upon Ethiopia;

4 So shall the king of Assyria lead away the Egyptians prisoners, and the Ethiopians captives, young and old, naked and barefoot, even with their buttocks uncovered, to the shame of Egypt.

You said it yourself ! None of us can escape our impure or sinfull or wicked thoughts ! We may not have the same sinfull thoughts but we all have them at some time ,none of us are pure and as long as we are flesh none of us will be ,you are right ! NONE OF US ! That means you ! and me ! and EVERY ONE ELSE ! There are many many different kinds of impurities / sins , none of us is clean of our own selves CHRIST IS OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS ,we have none of our own !