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Gary
Really appreciate the section on how to be a Christian.
Much love in Christ Jesus,
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I am rich. I have a home, my health, not begging. Even so ,this parable should stop you, make you think what is important in this life! Is your stuff more important? Are you thinking that because you are not rich that this could not happen to you or me? Eternal separation, how awful this should ever be! That we too ,should cling even more unto Christ, asking for forgiveness in every moment of every day! God forgive me . For Jesus sake!
There is a break in the story for the remainder of the chapter. So, far nothing has been said of Jacob and Esau, now 40 yrs old. But it is apparent that they lived with Isaac and Rebekah. Since it says that Esau took wives from the Hittites, Judith and Basemath. Esau grieved his his parents with these choices. His parents had probably told their sons that they should take wives from the family's kin from Haran or Nahor. Esau didn't want to follow that plan. Maybe he was anxious to marry and leave to begin his own family. Maybe he had more contact with the Hittites than the rest of his family and so, got to know these women. Can we think back to times when we went against our parents advice. expectation, and teachings? I can. I hope I did not cause my parents too much grief as I entered adulthood and made my way in life. Some children are really bent on doing the opposite of what their parents desire for them. Others see their parent's wisdom and stay close to good things of their upbringings. Esau and Jacob had godly parents (not perfect) and these brothers saw how God blessed their family. Esau was not very impressed, it seems. he thought he knew better.
God promised Isaac not to fear (as Isaac had done in Gerar) and that He would be with Isaac. What a comfort to know that the Lord is with His people. Jesus said that He would never leave us nor forsake Us. How wonderful that He not only stands by us in all of our circumstances, but he doesn't stand back and just let things happen to us without helping us. God promised to bless Isaac and multiply Isaac's descendants as he promised to his father. God said He would do this for Abraham's sake. Isaac immediately built an altar there and called upon the name of the Lord and pitched his tent in that place where God had appeared to him. His servants dug a well there. Soon Abimelech came with his officials with an intent to make a covenant with Isaac. Realizing that The Lord was blessing Isaac and allowing him to proper no matter where he went, Abimelech thought it better to propose a covenant of respect for one another and live in peace. Isaac's fist reaction was to accuse Abimelech of hating him by sending him away. Abimelech spoke graciously to Isaac who was reassured by what the king said. They had a feast, arising in the morning safe and sound, and made their oaths to one another. Did the Lord really want Isaac to make such a pact with this king?
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Yeserday i heard a speaker about olive trees and how a wild one is working. Is it soo in the real world that if we implants a wild three twigs it become like the orginal tree, becouse of the roots?_
And what means too "belive like a mustard seeds"? Becouse it is not the smallest seed in the world.
Mark 4:31
It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is sown in the earth, is less than all the seeds that be in the earth:
Thank u in advance for answer. God bless in Jesus Name.
I call out to my Christian Brothers and Sisters to provide input on how Christians should honor God with regard to being ordered to allow an unapproved, experimental gene-altering drug be injected into her/his person? As someone who is now 100% immune to the virus via natural immunity ( as I had the virus in February of 2020) I need not wrestle with this question. However, as a scientist I am increasingly asked (by family and associates) how Christians can explain to non-believers that we are called to a higher authority than Mr. Fauci.
Owing to devote prayer ( James 1:5) and God's grace in granting me thirty plus years of studying His Word - I empirically identify seven commands to resist fear and "be as wise as serpents" in following authentic science and not being emotionally stampeded.
Please provide your input so I may be better able to share truth. Thank you -
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Apparently so. Clarity is rare. Professional church talk abounds.