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The word Sabbath can be found over 100 times in the OT and over 50 times in the NT. The Sabbath (sabbat) is the seventh day of the week, on which we are to "rest," in remembrance that God created the universe in six days and "rested" on the seventh day ( Genesis 2:2). The word "rest" (katapausis) refers to resting both the body and the spirit. We renew our body by resting it and not working, and we renew the spirit by spending time with God's Word, with God, and by worshipping God.

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In Genesis, God numbers the days 1, 2, 3, 4, etc., through the month. Nowhere in the Bible are the days ever given names. Naming days was an early pagan practice. The Bible only says that ***Six days may work be done; but in the seventh is the Sabbath of rest*** holy to the Lord ( Exodus 31:15). The Sabbath can be any seventh day.

Scriptures such as Romans 14:5-6 and Colossians 2:16 give Christians freedom to observe a special day. God requires that we have a Sabbath day of rest. He also desires that we worship and serve Him continually, every day, not just on the Sabbath.

Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you ( 1 Thessalonians 5:17-18).

We are commanded to Honor the Sabbath

For somewhere he has spoken about the seventh day in these words: "On the seventh day God rested from all his works." There remains, then, a Sabbath-rest for the people of God; for anyone who enters God's rest also rests from their works, just as God did from his. Let us, therefore, make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one will perish by following their example of disobedience ( Hebrews 4:4, 9-11).

We are commanded to honor God and the Sabbath, but the Sabbath CAN BE ANY DAY of the week we pick to meet together. But the Sabbath is not the only day to worship the Lord. We should be worshipping the Lord DAILY.

Comment: WORK 6 days and REST on the 7th. If it falls on a week day, you rest on the next day.

Thank you OSEAS. I will keep your words in my heart. Just know? My post, the language of it, was not conversational.

I just politely restating text book science to say color has a science. I was scraping off social narratives, keeping color to its science and separate actually. I think color is a forgotten science - people just are not taught. Hence all the parsing out of GOD's color identity matched up to what is not color science relative, and becomes incongruous to color sciences, and makes colors laws muddy. Remember: Before you were clothed in Genesis 2:67 in earth' we were already Light! Science has laws of color in Heaven and here, that create unequivocal law and order in His science. Example: World plants for example? The leaves on shrubs are green lets say? Then per color science of photosynthesis 'the sun emits' colorful rays? Yes. By color laws? The green color of the leaf attracts and pairs (as designed) to attract the red rays to grow the green plant. This is the law of color science.

We have a GOD that chastens those He loves and you and I are obedient in devotion. Why? To keep His Kingdom's order, His peace. To the Creator's honor, no more arguing. I heard a Pastor say the other day that the opposite of 'Light' is 'dark'. Not true in fact. So I know color and Light need to be explained better. The KJV- John 8:12 is-as GOD's id is Light= Color. Absolutely 'dark' is not the 'opposite' of GOD's Light! His Light equal to dark? No. Anyway this cannot be. Anyway we know 'out of black or out of white' come all colors,and so Light wins. This is why we are told that in Heaven? We will see beautiful glorious Light only! All the colors! Now how beautiful will this be? (smile - great right?) Pretty wonderful I think that our GOD is Light and so He is Color and the color laws of Heaven bring the Peace and Light we all want. No more color agenda wars. AMEN. This will make the LORD very relieved I am sure. Much love to you friend.

What love about trinity our one and true daddy is the still love everyone the one. Because our never tune it's back on .if man kind would tune more back to god . God aside if we tune from our wiky way and deck god u will here from heaven and I will hill the land . Do it.god clean the world once . God can do it again. Love all my spiritual brs and sister.

I was born again, in 1982! Everything you laid out are: my exact experiences, and more! A total cleansing in my flesh, took place first! Next the Holy Spirit came down and lifted me up into a light! When I came back down, A bronzed man, ran out of me. I was clean inside the Holy Spirit in who appear as lightening light, plunged the new covenant inside of me, which is the New Testament!

The next day he led me to John to learn of the Holy Spirit! So I could recognize his leading! He would remind me he was with me when I was in need; or in trouble.

He even showed up at the Light House Fellowship, and put praise and worship inside of me! So I would be able to keep my mind on him!

He would reveal Jesus to me; and gave me understanding of the new testament, and helped me study. Holy Spirit would reveal people' s heart to me, and show me the future.

Through dreams and visions! I always felt his presence! Until the enemy came to make me dirty again! But the holy spirit would tell me, to tell Jesus everything! Christ Jesus is our High Priest everything!

And would lead me back to his words to get clean inside. When we meditate on Jesus' words alone. Especially the beatitudes! I believe this is where we take our spiritual bath. These are some of my experiences, in Christ Jesus!

if you will do the will of god because you wont to .he will be with you keep you safe an well an out of danger .from anything.as long as you will let him. be good an harke n to his voisean he will know your needs you wont even have to ask just love the lord .I,LOVE YOU LORD.

What factor did you add to your birth into this world? Nothing. You had nothing to do with being born the first time. Therefore, you can have nothing to do with being born again. Being Born again comes from above from God. God is Sovereign. Christ opens your spirit to receive His Holy Spirit through a process of sanctification. You are elected by God from before you were ever born. You come to Christ through God. There are no surprises to Him. When you are born again, you begin slowly and steadily to be framed by God in the likeness of His Son Jesus. You desire God's Word, You desire God's will, You are deeply shamed by your past thoughts, actions and words. You seek God's Will and desire to commit to it. You come to understand (though not perfectly) Christ's Righteous covering of your unrighteousness. And HE IS FAITHFUL, BELIEVE IT! He removes your sin from Him as far as the East is from the West. ( PSALM 103:12) Now, yes we still carry the sinful body with us and we still do sin from time to time, but we know more fully of Christ's Righteousness and our faith is strongly rooted in asking His Will to become an heir of God in Heaven through the work of The Lord Jesus Christ. Being Born Again, weeds out desires for self & caring about the eternity of others. First your loved ones, then all others. You no longer hate others, but hate sin. And you don't want anyone to end up in hell. You seek to learn forgiveness, for self and for others, even those you do not know. You pray for protection from temptations within your inner man to not fall, to stay under the covert of Christ's wing. And you ask this for others as well. You pray The Holy Spirit to take thoughts of envy, jealousy, bitterness, anger, lust and hatred from you. And in every situation you encounter, your thoughts are to immediately turn to God. In thought and prayer..YOU TURN TO CHRIST FIRST. That's my experience with it.

God is Sovereign. Adam could eat of the Tree of Life and live forever, why didn't he? Adam was The Keeper of The Entire Garden and knew full well what God said of The Tree of Good and Evil. Eve ate, but why did Adam? Why did he forgoe his role as The Keeper of The Garden and everything in it and eat with Eve? Why didn't Adam call upon God when Eve brought him the fruit thereof? Why did Adam fall into sin if there was no knowledge by him of Evil? My answers: God is Sovereign.

Did God make angels or other "critters" before the first days 1-6? Where is that explained?

Good day my brothers and sisters in the Lord,

As I may have stated these things before I believe they are a way of pointing to the Divinity of Christ or His pre-existence. Being one with the Father.

Many places throughout the NT it is stated that when we are "born again" we receive the Holy Ghost from above. Which also in many places we have the Spirit of God in us and the Spirit of Christ in us. I hope no one would just want to pick one out of the three.

We are told the Holy Spirit is the Spirit of Truth in several places. We know the Spirit of God is life. As in Genesis 2:7 God brought fourth life to the dust He formed us from by the breath of life. So there's two things that connect directly to John 14:6 Jesus Christ saying "I AM" these things.

We know Jesus Christ is the Mediator between God and man. I don't see any way of someone being this except He were both. God and man. We see even in the OT denoting our Creator having a Son. Before He was born of the flesh here. Proverbs 30:4.

We know about John 1 in that He is the Word of God who became flesh and dwelt among us. Also noted as the Lamb of God from John the baptist. Who also stated that one was coming after him who was before him. John was around six months older than Jesus Christ. This seems to point to pre-existence. Also as another stated to be a perfect sacrifice for the entire world I would think it would have to be more than just a "perfect human". Being the Lamb of God He is part of God.

Again I know some have a their own view of these things. Though to just use the Scripture and let the Holy Ghost be your teacher it is sure.

I want to end this with just saying how thankful I am that Lord has chosen me to have received His Holy Spirit. To live for Him. All the things He has allowed me to see, hear, feel. Priceless. There is nothing else that interests me anymore except to please our Father and thank Him continually for sending us His Son. To be reconciled with the Father through Him.

Dear Leovince,

Your comment struck me as interesting, because you started this discussion by you asking a question speculating where Cain's wife came from. But here it seems you're now being critical of people for trying to help by answering your question- which you now call speculation. Your original question is speculative. God bless.

The Bible does not speculate where Cain got his wife.

The Bible says that Adam and Eve had many children.

Genesis 5:4 "And the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were eight hundred years: and he begat SONS AND DAUGHTERS:"

Obviously, one of those daughters eventually met up with Cain and they got married. God permitted that at the beginning of creation and since man was still close to Adamic perfection, this did not cause birth abnormalities. It is the only way that humans, at the beginning, would have been able to procreate - they had to marry their bother or sister.

In fact, we do the very same thing today, really. We are 1 large human family and we all have Adam as our father. When we marry a fellow human being, we are really marrying our brother or sister.

Kindly.

Good day.

You are unfortunately speculating something, which with all due respect, I beg to disagree as the Bible does not specify that Adam and Eve bore daughters before Seth came along. Remember the basic principle in a law. "If it does not specify, we ought not to specify and therefore does not allow us to speculate or even guess unless it is implicit. Does it make sense or not? Look at the first creation in Genesis Chapter 1 and Chapter 2 and see the implication between these two creation scenarios. What does the word say, about the condition of the environment then compared in Chapter 2? How the peculiarities of how the order of living things were created then? How do we explain those discrepancies? Thanks, for your interest to my curiosity. Take care!

i heard from two men of God who have gone to be with the Lord how people are obessed where Cain got his wife.

Cain got his wife from Adam amd Eve.

2 Corinthians 11:3

"But I fear, lest by any means, as the serpent beguiled Eve through his subtilty, so your minds should be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ."

Adam and Eve were living souls.

Hello Glenn. Thank you again & for the points you shared, which I shall address:

1. True, Genesis 2:2,3 does state that God rested (or, ceased) from all the work which He had made, which implies Sabbath (rest) & that was then given as a commandment for Israel to obey & do likewise.

2. Isaiah chapter 66. You may be directing me to verses 23 & 24. These verses appear to be speaking about the Millennium period or at the creation of the new heavens & earth. In the OT economy, the description given here is 'from month to month and from week to week' (Moons & Sabbaths): that was their understanding. However, if it was a declaration that those who worship God at that future time will do so again on a Sabbath, (which gives a warrant to do so now), then do we also obey the moon cycles which are used to determine the 'feasts'. I'm unsure if any Sabbath-keepers/believers keep those feasts according to the moon's determination. Shouldn't they do so, if the Lord has said so? Are not the Sabbath & the Feasts equally important & incurred equal punishment if not adhered to?

3. Can't comment on that as I believe the 'remembrance' was for Israel to do, as they still do now (as those under the Law).

4. Daniel 7:24,25 is generally attributed to the coming Antichrist. I'm not sure whether his changing of "times & laws" applies to the Sabbath or not. So, the present condemnation of non-Sabbath-keepers (purportedly because of what Constantine ratified in 321 AD) is unjustified, since Daniel speaks of the future. Does that mean that the Antichrist will change 'Sunday worship' to another day, seeing that many Christians already do that now according to early Church practice? Or maybe to a day he chooses for all to worship him?

5. Sorry, can't see it yet: if you could point me in the right direction. If anything, I see a continual departure from the Truths of God's Word, rampant sin, & lukewarmness in the Church.

Blessings.

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Praise the Lord! Wendall,

Be encourage and Jesus Christ loves you and will help you when you ask.

Here is the scripture regarding marriage 1 Corinthians Chapter 7 and I pray that you will get clarity and understanding.

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God bless you and may the Lord keep you safe under his wings Psalm 17:8 and my prayers are with you.

Leovince.

Genesis 3:20. And Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the ""MOTHER OF ALL LIVING.""

It's apparent Cain wife was either his sister or niece.

God told Adam and Eve to be fruitful and MULTIPLY.

Which seems to imply the world wasn't multiplied.

Adam and Eve probably had a thousand kids Men and Women..

Genesis 4:16-17. And Cain went out from the presence of the LORD, and dwelt in the land of Nod, on the east of Eden.

And Cain knew his wife; and she conceived, and bare Enoch: and he builded a city, and called the name of the city, after the name of his son, Enoch.

The scripture doesn't say Cain took a wife "from" Nod. It says he went out from the presence of the Lord and dwelt in the land of Nod, Adam and Eve could have been 100's of years old and their children children had kids, Perhaps he may have been married before he slew Abel and he brought over a wife to Nod.

I can go on and on!

You see we can speculate and go on and on about what we don't know but that don't change what we do know.

And that's Adam called his wife's name Eve; because she was the ""MOTHER OF ALL LIVING.""

God bless.

The very station in life that your friend finds demeaning is rather a great honor and a gift from God.

From the beginning, man was created to work for God ( Genesis 2:15). The woman was then specially created as the help most suitable to accomplish that purpose ( Genesis 2:20-25).

The Lord's value system is quite opposite what the world judges worthwhile. If your friend knows the forgiveness and redemption gained by Jesus Christ's sacrifice on the cross and his resurrection from the dead, then she has an eternal purpose and reward in the perfect will of God. ( 1 Corinthians 15:58, 1 Peter 3)

Being an excellent mother carries a far greater weight of glory and influence than any of the vain achievements or self promotion touted in this world's marketplace. ( Proverbs 31:10-31)

The Bible has many accounts of women who by faith achieved great things for the Lord, including:

Sara: Hebrews 11:11-12

Rebekah: Genesis 24-27

Leah and Rachel: Genesis 29-

Shiphrah and Puah: Exodus 1:15-21

Moses' mother and sister Miriam: Exodus 2

Rahab: Joshua 2, Joshua 6

Deborah: Judges 4

Jael: Judges 4

Naomi and Ruth: Ruth 1-4

Hannah: 1 Samuel 1-2

Esther: Esther 1-10

Elisabeth: Luke 1

Mary: Matthew 1-

Martha and Mary: Luke 10, John 11

The faithful women at the crucifixion of Jesus after the disciples fled: Matthew 27:55-56

Mary Magdalene: Mark 16, John 20 - (The very first person to meet the risen Lord Jesus Christ),

along with many other notable followers in the early church.

It appears to me that there were two creation scenarios: In Chapter 1 and Chapter 2. Could this explain that Cain took a wife from the first creation in Chapter 1 in the land of Nod?

Rededication Prayer

Just pray this prayer to return to your first Love:

Lord, after what I've read today, I don't want to allow any spirit of compromise in my life!

I now understand that the doctrine of the Nicolaitans is compromise with the world. Lord, I don't want to live with one foot in the church and another foot in the world. I want to break free completely from the world and its influence so I can give myself completely to Your cause!

I want to be holy, to live in a way that pleases You, and to experience Your power in my life. Today I am renewing my commitment to You all over again! I turn from the world, and I am running to You!

I pray this in Jesus' name!

Hello Isaac,

Just for a little reply. And I have no problem with your questions as questions are good. As your motive is to be solid and sharpen your sword.

Though it does not say where the seventh day ended, as the other days, with a evening and morning. It does concur that God ended His work on the seventh. Blessing that day and resting from all His work in creation. Genesis 2:2-3.

As said I see it Genesis 2:4 and further are just going over details of His creation work. As it goes over heaven, earth, plants, then to the details of Adam and Eve and naming all the animals etc.

I myself don't see an 8th day.

God Bless you Isaac.

Hi Isaac, I agree with your first comment on God's sixth day of creation. However, from there when you wrote "Then on day seven, he (man) is created again", I don't see it that way. Genesis chapter 2 speaks of God resting from all His Work & He blessed & sanctified that seventh day of rest. So there was no further creating, as God had accomplished all His planned creative Work on the six days.

Genesis 2:4 onwards then describes what God had done & how He made man (in Genesis 1:1-31). We're not told how He made man in chapter 1, only that He created man & woman. Then chapter 2 details how this was done, introducing this man Adam (made from dust) & Eve, who was 'take out of man', Adam. This is the way I understand these two chapters.

I know there are other interpretations of this, similar to what you shared. However, I don't see any reference to a second creation of mankind. If this were so, we would have to ask, 'what happened to that other creation, as there is no mention of them?' And if there was another creation, did they also sin as Adam & Eve did, or were they sinless? Could there be some sinless tribe or nation also living among us? It would be strange that the Bible would be very quiet on this other creation. Does Jesus' sacrifice also include them - but then again, they would never know about it, & the apostles were never alerted to this 'fact' by the Lord? Or, maybe when Cain left for the land of Nod, his sinful nature (from his parents) also infected this other creation. The possibilities are endless, but without scriptural support. It's best to stick with what is revealed to us in the Word & just admit ignorance where what we seek is not revealed.

Delbert, there are of course many verses that mention a heterosexual marriage, whether directly or indirectly. But here are a few:

Genesis 2:24; Matthew 19:5,6; Ephesians 5:22-26 & 31; 1 Peter 3:7.

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As far as whether appropriate to call out others' sin, I personally would not in most situations. If openly called out to someone's face or in public, I think it sometimes has the opposite effect, because someone may be viewed as 'judging' others, and since everyone is imperfect, you may be highly scrutinized and the next time you sin yourself or make the slightest mistake you might be branded as a 'hypocrite' and their perception of Christianity may be even lower than before.

I personally think everyone is born with right and wrong- a moral conscience. When people who don't know God commit sin they usually feel guilt in my opinion. I think only through conditioning can this be suppressed. I think people know homosexuality is unnatural and wrong and will have feelings of guilt already that they have to suppress in order to continue that. I think the same guilt is present for a variety of perversions like sodomy, incest, bestiality. Of course those committing it will defend it rigorously with a logical fallacy by claiming you're denying them the ability to 'love', but obviously it's the act itself. People are commanded to love everyone as ourselves. Love the sinner, hate the sin. ButI personally think the best strategy is to love others and withhold your comments until you build rapport and if you show you care they someday may ask you your opinion and you may at that time have credibility. No one would be alive today without the symbiosis of male/female.

Adam and Eve: Genesis 2:23

God bless...

Your question is framed because of your concept of time. Time is simply your awareness of a point in eternity. God lives in eternity where you have no concept to describe it. Like trying to imagine a color not found in a rainbow. God says he has always and will always be. Only by faith can this be understood.

Marrying someone who had been divorced, married until their death but being baptized after the marriage was I living in adultures marriage all those years, & still. If so what should I do to follow the Bible teaching.

This is an interesting question, because the answer is that God has always existed, but that answer doesn't seem satisfactory to atheists. However atheists have the same question in their own religion, because they believe the universe created itself. If this were true, who then created the universe?

God always was he's the alpha and omega the beginning and and end, God is the creator so his end can't be comprehend due to the fact his way is higher then ours. I just know I can't imagine life swear from my Lord and v saviour Jesus the son of God.