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Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
So I was considering this commandment with all seriousness and I even got rid of my teddy bear which i really love man and is actually super expensive. I threw it in the trash. But then i realized there are even more things in my apartment that are likenesses of things that are in the earth beneath. My cans of beans have likenesses of stuff that's in the earth beneath. I mean beans are in the earth right? My box of peaches have likenesses of peaches. Don't the milk cartons have likenesses of cows? I mean. It makes me want to say G*d damn. Seriously. What the hell? My freaking oats have images of quakers man. This stuff is stressing me out and I'm wondering if there's any point to my worship of the Lord if I don't even keep his commandments.
It is also written in the word that All things are lawful but all things edify not. Did i just throw out my teddy bear for nothing?
Desperately clinging to the Faith.
Ray
so why did he choose to be born a jew?
then later become a christian?
this seems a controversial issue!
for the bible also says...
i change not!
can one begin to trust anyone who calls himself
god, who changes not,
then,do a complete flip? to keep what has always
been his!
and after what he so firmly says! i change not!
even satan would have something to say about this!
and as we also know, he is immortal
he is perfect,
so there is
no change from perfection to being a mortal creator
which would, put him in the same bracket as satan, who is
a created being, thus here he lowers himself
(when there is no need to), in not only satan's eyes,
but all mankind, being born again to prove
his ownership! he turns human like us!
no...
he is the owner to all his creation!
never has he lost anything to a created being - satan!
who can never stand up to his maker, owing every
minute to him for his own life, and would surely be
consumed by the creator's presence!
for the wages of sin is death,
satan is living only
through his makers gratis, or he should have long
been dead by now!
i believe my creator is perfect in everyway.
never has he lost anything he is owner of,
not incompetent, untruthful to his word,
lacking a sure foundation, and the ability
to hold on to what is rightfully his!
unaware of the helplessness of man's
suffering, that he took so long to come to
his aid!
had to leave a place called heaven to show
who he rightfully is!
then to prove to man he had to lower his
status in order to win back the ownership
of this sad world! and his people!
and then be told by satan...
to bow down to him, and he (our creator)
would be given this whole!
i also believe my creator knew what he did
back then, even before he created anything
for surely he is an immortal being, knows his
own, and how to manage it all, even satan.
he need never to prove to anyone or answer.
David a man after God's own heart said the following
Psalms 139:21 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
2 Chronicles 19:2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.
Read that again why don't you.
Matthew 7:6 Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
Deut 23: 17 There shall be no whore of the daughters of Israel, nor a SODOMITE of the sons of Israel.
18 Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a DOG, into the house of the LORD thy God for any vow: for even both these [are] abomination unto the LORD
Romans Chapter 1:
26 For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:
27 And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.
28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient;
29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
31 Without understanding, covenantbreakers, without natural affection, implacable, unmerciful:
32 Who knowing the judgment of God, that they which commit such things are worthy of death, not only do the same, but have pleasure in them that do them.
"The beginning of sorrows and great mournings; the beginning of famine and great death; the beginning of wars, and the powers shall stand in fear; the beginning of evils! what shall I do when these evils shall come?"
(the beginning of evils!)
Hematohidrosis, which the medical doctors class this as, seemed very likely what Jesus was experiencing at the Mt. of Olives. Yes, it is a condition, even rare by all accounts, but should it be classified as a 'flaw (in Jesus' perfect Body)? This condition has been observed in others who are experiencing extreme moments of stress & anguish (e.g. some soldiers about to enter into battle), so Luke describes this occurrence to show us the agony of our Lord as He also contemplated the full implications of His Sacrifice. Not just in a physical torture & death, but for the eternal release of those caged in sin & hell bound.
Also, what do you make of Jn 19:34? At the spearing of Jesus' side, both blood & water spewed out. Was this too a 'flaw'? Or, maybe a physiological reaction to the rupture of the pericardium of the heart, which was filled with fluid as a result of a crucifixion, & brought forth that liquid (water) & blood from ruptured veins & arteries.
So, I don't see either of these events as flaws, but serving to prove to us once again, the full humanity in every detail, that Jesus took upon Himself so that he would suffer & die as a man (yet a perfect Man) without avoiding any of the torture we would have faced if put in a similar position. And our crucifixion & death would have been justified as sinners, but this Man did nothing amiss, was sinless, but for OUR sins He came & died.
Repent. Take up your cross. Follow Jesus daily. Not just on Sunday.
Matthew 24:51, 25:12, 25:33
Have you asked and received the Holy Spirit since you believed?
I even am somewhat afraid to read the Bible; fearing that I still will not find what I need. I feel anxious today. Please pray for me, because even though I've had spiritual experiences, ie I truly believed I was saved at age 15. I felt love for everyone and felt clean inside. I don't go to church because I feel awkward around a lot of people. I have gained weight and think my appearance is not all that great.
This Book of Wisdom tells us the importance of receiving God's Word and putting it into practice in our daily lives... What do we get in return according to Proverbs 4?
V4. Life. V6 preservation and provision. V8. Promotion and Honor.
V9. Grace. V10 length of days. V12. Less need of correction. No stumbles
V13. Receiving Instruction equals Life. V14-17. Avoid evil; it is destruction
V22. Keeping God' Word & Instruction gives Life and Health.
God WANTS to BLESS your Life. Choose His word and wisdom!
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Teboho on Malachi 3:10
Dear Adam,
Is it Biblicaly correct to say if you want God to release financial blessesings in your favour pay your tithes, offerings etc
God bless
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The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
The LORD will strengthen him upon the bed of languishing: thou wilt make all his bed in his sickness.
I said, LORD, be merciful unto me: heal my soul; for I have sinned against thee.
Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
You know, Jesus stands at your door knocking, for you to let him in your whole life. Receive him as your personal Savior.
Open the door of your heart and rededicate your life and future to Him.
When he came to earth as the Lamb of God, he stepped out of his role of equal person to the Godhead to become the Son of Man. He set his power aside so he could win souls to God; teach His disciples (students) to carry on the faith after He went to the Cross to be crucified for OUR SINS.
I ask myself daily, what have I done today to tell others about Jesus, and help out my fellow man?
Christianity isn't about getting Saved and doing nothing after that. Our lives should change from ME, to helping where we can to comfort others and maybe lead them to Jesus too. Your testimony is very valuable to someone who knows nothing about it.
Just be yourself. True Humility, like Jesus has, is doing for others what they can't do alone.
I want everyone to go on YouTube and watch Christian videos on Spiritual Warfare. Our near future is going to be full of it. We have to learn about a Real Devil that has a will and uses it to hurt, or even kill people.
Satan is here to Steal, Kill, and Destroy. He steals our peace, safety our jobs; he kills our feelings till we're so depressed we can't leave the house; he'll destroy anything we hold dear; it's easy for him to destroy people with drugs, sex and alcohol. He could care less if you're suffering.
Fight Back now!
Luke 6:18
as well as those who were tormented with unclean spirits. And they were healed.
Luke 9:11
But when the multitudes knew it, they followed Him; and He received them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who had need of healing.
John 8:36
If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
Acts 5:16
Also a multitude gathered from the surrounding cities to Jerusalem, bringing sick people and those who were tormented by unclean spirits, and they were all healed.
Romans 8:11
But if the Spirit of Him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, He who raised Christ from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through His Spirit who dwells in you.
Romans 8:2
For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death.
2 Corinthians 4:10-11
always carrying about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our body. For we who live are always delivered to death for Jesus' sake, that the life of Jesus also may be manifested in our mortal flesh.
Philippians 4:7
And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
James 5:13-15
Is anyone among you suffering? Let him pray. Is anyone cheerful? Let him sing psalms. Is anyone among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church, and let them pray over him, anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up. And if he has committed sins, he will be forgiven.
1 Thessalonians 5:23
Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you completely; and may your whole spirit, soul, and body be preserved blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
2 Timothy 1:7
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.