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  • Bennymkje - 1 year ago
    Mystery of God-1

    The board game continues. "And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters."

    Where did the waters come from? God is a Spirit so God moving upon waters must be explained as intended by the Spirit. Ge.1.1 God created 'the worlds'. The world made to appear shall be 'after our image.' Creating is not same as framing, is it not? Heb 11.3 extends the meaning of creation with the words,"the worlds were framed by the word of God" Framing means as one does with a display or highlight. 'Like apples of gold in pictures of silver. So these worlds are not created 'in our image' but after 'our likeness'. Between Father and Son the will of the Father is mirrored in the obedience of the Son. So the earth abides forever. In Heb.11 quote it is the Word which is God that frames a world that is after 'our likeness'. This has a bearing on the creation of man,"And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness" After our likeness gives the earth a different significance. The earth abides forever means everything therein shall everlasting life. It fits with the piece of the puzzle, "For God so loved the world' so whosoever believes in the Son has life everlasting..(Jnhim (.3.16)

    "It pleased the Father that his fulness in him (Jesus Christ) should dwell." And also these, "all things were created by him, and for him:/And he is before all things, and by him all things consist." (Col.1.16-17,19) Thus waters should be explained by a piece that is most appropriate. " For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away."(Jas.4.14) Here it is of physical world and the Spirit moved upon the world from the rise of life on the earth as a planet to the end. That is a kind of deep' where darkness' exists, it is true with the natural world and in spiritual terms so Jesus refers to it as 'outer darkness. In short the words have literal and spiritual shadow. Error is when mixing one with the other.
  • Bennymkje - 1 year ago
    Mystery of God

    "This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.

    "(Eph.5.32)

    The analogy of the board game can explain the mystery. In the beginning God created heaven and the earth . This is one piece of the Jigsaw puzzle. What piece shall come next to it that is a perfect fit? "Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by the word of God, so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." (Heb.11.3) How well does it fit? The worlds refer to heaven and the earth.Here one world which is not made of things which do appear. Heaven signifying it can stand scrutiny: for the will of God has no form. Comparing with the book of Genesis,'And the earth was without form, and void", can it not explain that heaven was made to appear so what kind of earth the Spirit is telling us about? It is the earth that abides forever; (Eccle.1.4) The Spirit is not presenting the heaven and earth literally but in terms of Father Son relationship.

    Gen.1.2-3 " and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters./And God said, Let there be light: and there was light." Shall we look for a piece that fits with it? "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."( Jn 1.1) In the beginning is common with Gen.1.1 In the Gospel "In him was life; and the life was the light of men./ And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not." Both passages similarly deal with life,light and darkness. So we have two pieces of puzzle that explains one another. If darkness cannot comprehend the light the problem is with it and not with the Father or the Son. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil./For every one that doeth evil hateth the light, neither cometh to the light, lest his deeds should be reproved." ( Jn 3.18-20). Because their deeds are evil.
  • Bennymkje - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Dear Ray,

    Christian life is abiding in Christ. So whatever you do is as though Christ in you did. If we honour God we shall examine ourselves and real charity is in love of Christ in action so we do as though Christ did it. What is knowable of God is shown to us and truth is inwards writ. So no man is with excuse. By the grace shown to me I do my ministry and every day, is a day given to walk with the Lord, May God bless you,
  • T-rex - In Reply - 1 year ago
    1 Timothy 2:11-12 says that's untrue.
  • T-rex - In Reply - 1 year ago
    1 Timothy 2:12. Only listen to God's word, not false teachers who try twist words to appease their culture instead trying to please God.
  • Evangelist1 - In Reply - 1 year ago
    You stated that Paul teaches that women are not to be overseers (pastors) or teachers over men. These are official appointments in church. I never seen that in the bible. He stated that the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not permitted to speak, but should be submissive, as the law states. That does not mean that a woman is not to preach or teach or be over a man. During this time that Paul is teaching the church of Corinth where Paul is writing a letter to the Church about unruly women telling them to be quiet and ask their husband after church. Telling someone to be quiet don't mean they can't preach, oversee, or teach over a man. You have Joel 2:28 says and it shall come to pass afterward that I will pour out my spirit upon all flesh and your sons and daughters shall prophesy and your old men shall dream dreams your young men see visions. as well as Acts chapter 2: 17 that states and it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God. I will pour out upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young man shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams. This is what the Prophet Joel and the Dr Luke spoke of. Paul never said those words, but he also taught even when behind bars. We women are called to preach call to preach we have a personal relationship with God and our walk is in important as well especially us single women if we don't have a husband who are we going to talk to and not worry about a man who may make a pass at us we walk in our callings and wil continute to lead as we hear God still small voice.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hello Tewmardew,

    Paul teaches that women are not to be overseers (pastors) or teachers over men. These are official appointments in a church.

    So I do not think that women should be ordained as ministers. I do think that all Christians, men or women, are called to help each other grow in our Scripture knowledge, holy living, and faith, among other things. We are to be examples to, encourage, admonish, instruct, correct, evangelize, and share the gospel message with others. As believers, I think we should pray to be opened to receiving all of these things from whomever God uses to do these things regardless of age, sex, social status, or financial state.

    That said, I think that in congregations, men can teach Bible Study to men, women, and children. But women should teach Bible study only to women and children. If someone chooses to have an independent Bible study in their own home, then I think that anyone can attend regardless of if the host is a man or woman. But I do think that we all should be careful to be on guard against inordinate affections and connections with people we are not married to. So, it is best if couples attend together.

    Each believer has the Holy Spirit indwelling them and the Spirit works in and through each believer to accomplish His intended purpose. We should act in accordance with the what Scripture teaches and also be keeping in step with the Holy Spirit as He guides each of us and helps us to know the Lord better and others to know the Lord better.
  • Bronco wildtrak - 1 year ago
    When we look at the Bible, there's 66 books written and Apostle Paul wrote more books, that is incredible. Why would God pick Paul when he had Twelve Apostles. The answers lie on Apostle Paul's epistle, most people don't study and read .

    We don't believe in Apostle Paul for Salvation, he is just a man led by the Holy Spirit. We believe the gospel that Jesus Christ told Paul to write for Salvation, 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

    No one ever said Apostle Paul is another Jesus, all we are saying that Apostle Paul is our Apostle for the Gentiles in this age of grace.

    Romans 11:13

    For I speak to youGentiles, inasmuch as I am the apostle of theGentiles, I magnify mine office:

    Romans 11:25

    For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; that blindness in part is happened to Israel, until the fulness of theGentilesbe come in.

    We that are saved follow Jesus Christ for Salvation and doctrine, but it will have to be in Apostle Paul's epistle, and the rest of the Bible for learning.

    1 Corinthians 11:1

    Be yefollowers ofme, even as I also am of Christ.

    We can learn from the Old Testament and the four gospels.

    Romans 15:4

    For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for ourlearning, that we through patience and comfort of the scriptures might have hope.

    The Bible is cut and dry and simple to understand Salvation if we rightly dividing the word of truth . Apostle Paul is the one teaching us today.

    2 Timothy 2:15

    Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

    May God pour His Spirit upon this ministry so all may understand the truth and grow in grace with Jesus Christ.

    Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 may the truth be revealed to all
  • Bronco wildtrak - 1 year ago
    The Rapture will have Christians seem thou they disappear from earth according to the scriptures of the Apostle Paul . We will not have angels blow the trumpet, but God will use his voice to sound off the trumpet with power.

    1 Thessalonians 4: 15-18

    15For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

    16For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

    17Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

    18Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

    1 Corinthians 15:51-54

    51Behold, I shew you a mystery; We shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed,

    52In a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trump: for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

    53For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and this mortal must put on immortality.

    54So when this corruptible shall have put on incorruption, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall be brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed up in victory.

    I thank my Father in Heaven for the Lord Jesus Christ for calling us up in the clouds to meet , our blesseth Hope.

    Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 become believers in Christ Jesus
  • Bronco wildtrak - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Tewmardew, how you doing. Should a woman become a preacher ? This is my view, no. But, if the men stop preaching the truth of God's Word, then I would go and listen to a woman preach.

    The first time I heard the word of God, it was a woman and it changed my parents household.

    I praise the Lord the Christian woman that God uses to spread the Gospel of Grace.

    I am not one to judge, but Jesus Christ.

    May God bless you and all the women that wants to get used by God like " Ruth" and many other in the Bible.

    Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

    God will use a woman to spread this gospel too.
  • Bronco wildtrak - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Ronald Whittemore, thanks for your input in how the Bible is layout by you. Just think about this. If 8 people were saved on Noah's Ark, then how many people are going to find the truth of God's Word in this world ? God used, Noah, God used Abraham, God used Isaiah, God used Peter and God used Apostle Paul and all these people are men in the Bible led by Holy Spirit. Right now, as you said God's not dealing with Israel with the promises and covenants, but dealing with the whole world mainly Gentiles ( you and I) , so God pick a man named Apostle Paul for us today . After we are lifted up in the air to meet Jesus Christ, then God will go back to dealing with the Jews again. I think it's called the gap of the grace age church. The Bible is very simple to understand, that a 8 year old can understand. God made the plan of Salvation cut and dry. 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ plus nothing else. Believe and be saved, no works, it's a free gived.

    Ronald Whittemore, this is a free country to believe how ever we want. Thank God it wasn't taken away. I am in the Body of Christ Jesus and will share the good news.

    Our priority is to share the gospel to the lost that don't understand God's word for Salvation. Jesus Christ paid it all for the whole world, all we do with faith is believe his finished work.

    Ronald Whittemore, you're probably a smart bright person with all the decrees, but the twelve Disiples were common people that walked with God. God will use men and women for his honor and glory to spread the Gospel of Grace that was given to Apostle Paul then the Disciples.

    Let's all rejoice in Love for Jesus Christ sake and put aside our differences of beliefs and traditions. Jesus Christ is the word and that should only matter.

    May God bless you and open your understanding to greater things in the Bible in peace and Love.

    Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the gospel that is simple to understand
  • Tewmardew - 1 year ago
    What does the KJV Bible say about women being preachers?
  • Jesse - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hi Ronald,

    Your reply is always welcome by me, so no worries there. And yes, we do have different perspectives, but I do appreciate and respect the things you have to share.

    Blessings to you also my brother!
  • Ronald Whittemore - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hi Giannis,

    Thank you. I understand that many interpret the verse as Thomas refers to Jesus as God. However, there are other verses, one in the same chapter that offer additional perspectives. For instance, in John 20:17, Jesus tells Mary, "I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God and your God." To me, the entirety of Scripture makes it clear that the Father is the one and only God, and Jesus is His Son, conceived by the Holy Spirit and born of Mary. I do not want to offend anyone, and I hope and pray that I do not.

    The first Apostles Creed.

    I believe in God, the Father almighty,

    creator of heaven and earth.

    I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord,

    who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,

    born of the Virgin Mary,

    suffered under Pontius Pilate,

    was crucified, died, and was buried;

    On the third day he rose again;

    he ascended into heaven,

    he is seated at the right hand of the Father,

    and he will come to judge the living and the dead.

    I believe in the Holy Spirit,

    the holy catholic* Church,

    the communion of saints,

    the forgiveness of sins,

    the resurrection of the body,

    and the life everlasting.

    *Catholic means universal.

    God bless,

    RLW
  • Ronald Whittemore - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hi Bronco wildtrak,

    I would like to share my understanding, but please pray and study to find the truth you seek. The breaking off of the branches was necessary to graft in the wild branches, representing the Gentiles. This mystery relates to the temporary blindness of the Israelites until the fullness of the Gentiles comes in, as mentioned in Romans 11:11 and Romans 11:25. It's important to note that this blindness is not permanent. This goes back to the promise God made to Abraham, in thy seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed, that seed is Jesus.

    Just to say this was not all the house of Israel as we see the Church began with Jews, to the Jews first. It was not until the leaders of Jerusalem shut their ears to Jesus and killed Stephen was the gospel sent to the Gentiles, Acts 7:54-60, and still many Jews believed in Jesus. They were broken off because of unbelief, we must stand by faith and not be arrogant.

    I don't view the Gentiles as a group being cut off; rather, it's each individual who faces such a fate. There will come a time when the times of the Gentiles are fulfilled. The falling away will occur among those believers who lack strength in their faith and who are unable to endure until the end.

    Dear brother, I do not believe in the rapture as taught with the taking up the Church, and the seven years. You must pray and study for your understanding without preconceived ideas relying on the Holy Spirit not man. Study where the 7 years come from, and study 1 Thessalonians 4 with prayer asking what are the people concerned about. When Jesus returns and people meet Him in the air where is the destination?

    God bless your study, trust in God, He will show you the truth, not man.

    RLW
  • Bronco wildtrak - 1 year ago
    The Elephant that is thirsty for water.

    Some would say " who in the world is Jesus ", I would say , God manifested in the flesh in the trinity of the Godhead. Jesus Christ wants us to know his words .

    John 5:39

    Searchthescriptures; for inthem ye think ye have eternal life: andthey arethey which testify of me.

    Jesus Christ died for all of us to have eternal life in the Heavenly Places .

    2 Corinthians 5:15

    And that hediedforall, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him whichdiedforthem, and rose again.

    Now that Jesus Christ finished everything and nailed it on the cross , we are to live in His resurrected Life today and not focus on his fleshly walk.

    2 Corinthians 5:16

    Wherefore henceforthknowwenoman after the flesh: yea, though we haveknown Christ after the flesh, yetnow henceforthknowwehimnomore.

    Jesus Christ wants us to focus on things ahead, like his resurrection.

    1 Corinthians 1:17

    For Christ sent me not to baptize, but topreachthegospel: not with wisdom of words, lestthecross of Christ should be made of none effect.

    Jesus Christ wants us to love one another in the Holy Spirit.

    1 Corinthians 16:24

    Mylovebewithyou all in Christ Jesus. Amen.

    A elephant can find water miles away and other animals will follow. The Bible is water of life, Jesus Christ wants us to find His word today .

    2 Timothy 2:15

    Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

    Ray , 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 life is in the word of truth
  • Giannis - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hello Ronald

    I was reading the gospel of John just now and I noticed:

    John 20:28, "And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord and my God."
  • Ronald Whittemore - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hey Jesse, thank you for what you do.

    I know our understandings differ on this and I hope you don't mind my reply. I am grateful for this site and the brothers and sisters on it.

    The word of God has a message from the beginning.

    The message; the word of life and the eternal life that God the Father alone possesses, 1 Timothy 6:16 was revealed in the flesh of His only Son, Jesus. What is eternal has been manifested in this world and is now available to us. Those of us who share in Christ's death can now have fellowship in eternal life through Jesus, the Son of God.

    The eternal life that existed with the Father came to earth so that God, who cannot be seen, could be revealed through Jesus, Emanuel, God with us. This eternal life, which was with God before anything was created, is now accessible to us through His Son, Jesus Christ. The Father sent Him, sacrificed Him, and raised Him from the grave as the only begotten from the dead.

    God anointed Jesus with the Holy Spirit without measure, affirming Him as the Messiah. Jesus served as God's agent, known in Hebrew as Shaliah, which means God's emissary who performs actions of legal significance for the benefit of the sender, rather than for himself. Jesus repeatedly said, not His will but the will of the Father who sent Him.

    In Philippians 2:7, it states that Jesus, fully empowered by the Holy Spirit, humbled Himself and was obedient to the Father, acting as a servant. This is further illustrated in John, where He washed the disciples' feet, teaching them the importance of humility. I know we have different perspectives, but I just wanted to share this.

    God bless,

    RLW
  • Bronco wildtrak - In Reply - 1 year ago
    I know you're busy, please respond when you can, thank you.

    Israel just didn't want to believe that Jesus was in there mist and denied that he was there Messiah, the King of the Jews.

    Romans 11:25

    For I would not, brethren, that ye should be ignorant of this mystery, lest ye should be wise in your own conceits; thatblindness in partishappened toIsrael, until the fulness of the Gentiles be come in.

    People today don't want to believe that Jesus Christ sent Apostle Paul to the Gentiles to spread the Gospel of Grace in all his epistles. Romans 11:17

    And if some of the branches be broken off, and thou, being a wild olive tree, wertgraftedin among them, and with them partakest of the root and fatness of the olive tree;

    The Gentiles will get cut off the Olive tree that was grafted in by being the wild olive branch.

    Romans 11:18

    Boast not against the branches. But if thou boast, thou bearest not the root, but the root thee.

    I believe all three fits in 2 Thessalonians 3 " falling away " , " Apostasy", and "Departure "

    1. Falling away = wild olive branch that will crumble just before the 7 year tribulation begins.

    2. Apostasy = Jews being deceived by the Antichrist in the 7 year Tribulation.

    3. Departure = Rapture before the 7 year tribulation.

    2 Thessalonians 2:3

    Let no man deceive you by any means: for that day shall not come, except there come afallingawayfirst, and that man of sin be revealed, the son of perdition;

    I believe that the Gentiles will be full in the Body of Christ and there will be a falling away of the wild olive branch ( Gentiles) then the Rapture will happen like the departure and Apostasy, the Antichrist will appear.

    Remember when Israel felled .

    Romans 11:12

    Now ifthefallofthem betherichesoftheworld, andthediminishingofthemtherichesoftheGentiles; how much moretheirfulness?

    If there is a remnant of Jew believers, then there is a remnant of Christian believers and that is super small amount on earth .
  • Bronco wildtrak - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Bennymkje, how do I approach the Bible. Adam and Eve where the first humans on earth and they failed God, so Satan took possession of the earth. Now God has to redeem the humans back to where it was perfect with no death, no pain, no hunger, no bad mouthing and of course no sin.

    God's plan of Salvation is to send his only begotten Son to redeem us. The Old Testament spoke of the coming Redeemer . The four gospels revealed the Redeemer ( Jesus Christ ) . What's very interesting, Jesus Christ was telling the Disiples that he was going to die and be resurrected from the dead and not one understood. At the tomb where Jesus Christ laid for 3 days and 3 nights, there was not one Disiples waiting at the rolling rock to see if He rose from the dead. It was a secret hid in God and was revealed to Apostle Paul for Salvation 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 . The resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ is life for all of us to believe and nothing added. If we take the word resurrection out of the Bible, our faith in Christ Jesus would be invalid.

    I thank God Almighty for sinners that are saved to believe the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ .

    There is no human on this earth that will know the whole Bible but Jesus Christ Himself .

    May God bless this ministry in the word of the Lord Jesus Christ .

    2 Timothy 2:15

    Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

    Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 I follow Jesus Christ for the truth of his Resurrection.
  • Sovereignty>Free Will - 1 year ago
    Sovereignty>Free Will

    Ephesians 1:3-11

    Romans 8:28-30
  • Bennymkje - 1 year ago
    How do we approach the Bible?

    "Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth."( Jn 17.17)

    The Holy Spirit sets 'thy truth ' pardon my analogy, every verse as truth, as pieces of a jigsaw puzzle a board game. Thus the first verse "In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth," is only one piece. Similarly we have another piece which is v.2 "And the earth was without form, and void." Instead fitting it with what ought to come next the Christians insist on 'ex nihilo' theory which God did not establish as true. But the man would nevertheless insist in order to make these two pieces fit. It is only in rational mind while the rules of the game says,"But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, even the hidden wisdom, which God ordained before the world unto our glory" and "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that are freely given to us of God./Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual./But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God." (1 Cor.2,7,12-14)

    If one continues in this 'rational way' after v.3 what he brings up would be 'gap theory' which exists only in the carnal mind of men insisting on his rational mind taking over. What do you think the board game shall look alike. It is no longer a jigsaw puzzle but a crazy-quilt pattern. The truth has been thrown out right early. Imposter churches play not according to rules. They are not sanctified by lies.
  • Bronco wildtrak - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Ronald Whittemore, thanks for the information. I have heard it like that too. The Bible is very interesting and God will reveal when He wants to. We all know that Jesus Christ is coming..... I'm always looking in the clouds

    Have a great day.

    Ray, in Christ Jesus 1 Corinthians 15:1-4 the resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ
  • Jesse - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Brother Spencer,

    I've heard some good ones before but never heard that one. That was too funny! I'm glad to hear that you are relieved. Now you don't have to pack up and move!

    God Bless!!!
  • Jesse - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hello GiGi,

    I completely agree, amen! What a great illustration for us. As believers, we must never think of ourselves as more than who we are. If we would just follow the example Jesus set, I think that fellowship amongst believers would remain strong and united. Great to hear from you and I pray that the Lord will continue to draw Kevin and Vivian to Himself, that He will continue to work in their lives, giving them a hunger to be fed spiritually, along with the rest of your family.

    Blessings to you in Christ Jesus!
  • Believer135 - 1 year ago
    Why do you mainly give only Psalm readings and very little of anything else. The Bible is really full of wonderful verses of all types.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hi Jesse,

    Another way of thinking about Jesus emptying Himself is that He humbled Himself. Though He is God and cannot stop being God, He humbled Himself by incarnating (becoming flesh). He did not come in a blaze of glory and power as He will at the end of days. He did not walk around transfigured as He did on the mountain with the three apostles. He did not demand to be esteemed over other men, seeking fame. He had a lowly spirit, born in a cave. Mary and Joseph were common people for the time, not royalty or rich. He grew up in seeming obscurity until He was baptized by John who then declared Him to be "The Lamb of God Who takes away the sins of the world" and the Messiah. He walked in total obedience to the Father, everything He did was for the sake of those who would believe in Him and for the Father's glory.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hello Richard,

    It is such a good work of God for us to pray for each other and share our prayer requests and concerns in our lives.

    My daughter in law, Vivian, is a believer. My son, Keving was growing up, but turned away from faith in God in his teens. It is encouraging to find that they were led to attend church as a family. My hope and prayer is for the gospel to be preached when ever they attend and that the Holy Spirit will revive faith in my son and strengthen Vivian's faith.

    My middle son has gone the same route as Kevin, departing from faith in his teens. He has yet to show any interest in returning to the Lord but I know that God is at work in his life.

    My oldest son married a Moslem women from Singapore. In order for her to marry him, he had to convert to Islam. He believed in Jesus growing up and departed from the faith sometime in his college years.

    I persevere in prayer for them with faith and trust in God that the good work He began in them as children will bring it to completion in Christ.
  • Richard H Priday - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Started response to unlinked thingie in e mail. Anyway to make a long story short pray that I can get my dad in a facility; have to probably get him in there which seems possible as the intake lady is extremelty nice probably a godly woman and he wants to accept her visit for lunch sometime. With dad's dementia it seems I have to do this; I did explain of course his need for such help and my desire to return to Pittsburgh as he has always been career oriented; he then wanted me to look at local paper for the scant one page assemblage of want ads.

    As I tried to say in my earlier writing I can't do enough to pray for you in return; I did say a brief one but am confident He is with you. Not sure the state of your kids that went to church if they believe or are becoming more ameneable.

    Struggling with the denomination I am considering to return to as they are the only ones who believe as I do about divorce and remarriage but they are into infant baptism. The logic isn't something I think I can become a member there with but may fellowship there without that committment. They are interested in my evangelism pursuits and the new pastor wants to talk. Today I once again found out my former employer indeed has work for me; not sure if still full time but the firm split and the other parties certainly should be able to augment my notary and filing work.

    My friend called me from there today after not talking for about a month; and I Lord willing plan to stay a few days during school break if I can get my dad situated. I hope to work during the summer there when my school semester work is over here in food service. I'd prefer eventually to buy a property there as apartment living hasnt been great once my home here is sold; for the time being id like to fix it and stay here when I visit dad once a month; again if I can get him in there

    Anyway trying to understand the complexities of your family. Wish the Lord would come soon so I could meet you.

    Agape; RHP
  • S Spencer - In Reply - 1 year ago
    Hi Brother Jesse.

    "For I have no man likeminded, who will naturally care for your state" Philippians 2:20

    Thanks for clearing that up!

    What a relief! I thought for sure this scripture was talking about Georgia!

    Thanks and God bless.


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