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"But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy" ( James 3:17).

Let's consider these pillars as the practical actions or way of life that we are pursuing. We'll also look at the fruit of the Spirit in Galatians 5:22-23 (the outward expression of wisdom), the beatitudes in Matthew 5:3-12 (the character traits of a wise person), and Peter's list of qualities in 2 Peter 1:5-8 (the spiritual disciplines of the wise Christ-follower).

Comment: I think James is speaking of our "spiritual" house; not actual construction of a house.

In our bodies we are the Temple of God. We should be mindful about what we bring into it (not defile it with other kinds of religion that do not come from the Bible).

Verses 11 and 12 show that we can even rejoice when persecuted if it is for Jesus' name sake. When we endure persecution with joy and keep our integrity, we gain a victory.

1 This know also, that in the LAST DAYS perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power (of GOD) thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

13 But evil men and seducers shall WAX WORSE AND WORSE, deceiving, and being deceived.

Jesus is returning soon...

Mishael

1 This know also, that in the LAST DAYS perilous times shall come.

2 For men shall be lovers of their own selves, covetous, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy,

3 Without natural affection, trucebreakers, false accusers, incontinent, fierce, despisers of those that are good,

4 Traitors, heady, highminded, lovers of pleasures more than lovers of God;

5 Having a form of godliness, but denying the power (of GOD) thereof: from such turn away.

6 For of this sort are they which creep into houses, and lead captive silly women laden with sins, led away with divers lusts,

7 Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.

8 Now as Jannes and Jambres withstood Moses, so do these also resist the truth: men of corrupt minds, reprobate concerning the faith.

9 But they shall proceed no further: for their folly shall be manifest unto all men, as theirs also was.

10 But thou hast fully known my doctrine, manner of life, purpose, faith, longsuffering, charity, patience,

12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

13 But evil men and seducers shall WAX WORSE AND WORSE, deceiving, and being deceived.

Jesus is returning soon...

Mishael

:) Amen.

in reality there is no divorce. it is a seperation. they must stay unmarried or be reconcilled. 1Corinthians 7:11

too many false prophets in the world today. you can't just pick and choose what you believe. how many ministers

have done this thing divorce and marry another. some three and four times. why? they look for something that's

not there. no such thing and a perfect marriage. only perfect people can have a perfect marriage. the only perfect

man was adam. look what he did. the second seed adam was perfect. look what he did. he glorified his perfection

on the cross. in doing so we were able to be saved. Jesus never married but by his blood we are all his bride.

THANK GOD THANK GOD, NOW THROUGH HIM AND BY WE CAN GET TO THE FATHER AND LIVE ETERNITY WITH HIM.

To your comment" can we marry after adultery "

If you view adultery as sin, then forgivness is given. Whom ever committed the sin, they committed the sin against God and betrayed you. To stay in a relation with a adulterous, takes a committed walk with God to know that only God changes the heart and minds of people. Be kind and God will avenge you and cause repentance. To your question, YES

The whole of God's Word shows us that once we are born again, we become a new creature( 2 Corinthians 5:17). We are to be dead to our old ways. Dead to the ways of the world, because the world is wicked( 1 John 5:19). We are not to continue practicing sin( Titus 2:12, James 1:27).

We will still sin because we are still imperfect. ( Romans 7:23-24, Philippians 3:12, Ephesians 4:13). The difference is we do not continue PRACTICING sin, or WILLFULLY sinning.

If we continue our old practice - our dead in our sins way of living AFTER we become saved, we were never saved/born again to begin with( Hebrews 10:26, 1 John 2:15, 2 Peter 2:20-22).

We are still in the world but we are not of the world( John 17:16, Romans 12:2). On the contrary, we are tasked by the Lord to be examples & witnesses to the world( Philippians 2:15, Matthew 5:14, Romans 10:14-15).

This, I believe, is the "key" to knowing whether or not we are truly saved. If we truly believe.

In regards to Matthew 5:27–28 is it possible to sin in a dream? I personally don't feel I have any control over moral choices within my dreams. For example of someone has a sex-related dream about a specific person they aren't married to should they feel repentant?

People's Bible Notes for Matthew 5:13

Mt 5:13 Ye are the salt of the earth. Salt preserves from corruption. The disciples of Christ preserve the world from general corruption. Whatever becomes utterly corrupted is doomed to be destroyed. But if the salt have lost its savour. Salt is worthless if it has lost its qualities. It preserves no longer. It is fit only to be cast out and trodden under foot. So, too, if those who are the salt of the earth cease to communicate saving power, they are fit only to be cast out, and Christ will cast such out of his mouth. See Revelation 3:16.

Carleton,

I agree that we as believers can freely rest and be justified in God's commandments and enter into the Rest that is given through the grace of Jesus Christ.

You say "Jesus came to fulfill the commandments"?

I disagree.

Jesus came to fulfill the "law" ( Luke 24:44).

One "jot"or one tittle" of the LAW will not pass until ALL is fulfilled ( Matthew 5:18)

These are powerful words from Jesus that should not be dismissed or overlooked. ALL has not been fulfilled yet, therefore the LAW still stands.

Love is the fulfilling of the LAW ( Romans 13:10)

That means that the LAW is still in effect.

Only ONE person that ever walked the earth did not NEED the LAW.

The rest of us need repentance every day, because we break the law every day.

The death and resurrection of Jesus fulfilled blood and other certain ORDINANCES of the Law, but did not abolish the LAW itself.

How can we "rest" in His commandments when we break them?

Our rest comes through faith in our repentance and His promise of forgiveness and a new standing in Him from that.

No. He wasn't. In fact, he said in 2 Samuel 11:8, "and I gave thee thy master's house, and thy master's wives into thy bosom, and gave thee the house of Israel and Judah; and if that had been too little, I would moreover have given thee such and such things."

In the very next verse, he makes it very clear that he was angry because David had "despised the commandment of the LORD, to do evil in his sight" by having Uriah killed and taking his wife. This was the word of the LORD spoken by Nathan the prophet. But he probably wasn't too happy about David's committing adultery with her before that, either.

Neither the LORD (God, the Father) nor Jesus EVER condemned any man at any time for having more than one wife, although I'm sure there were plenty around that did, even in the time of Jesus. There are still polygamous marriages in some countries even today.

What Jesus said was that if a man put one wife away (divorced her) to marry another, except if she had committed fornication, he was guilty of adultery and causing her and any future husband she might have to commit adultery. You have to read all accounts of his discourse on divorce to see that he's talking about putting her away in order to marry another. These are found in Matthew 5:31&32, Matthew 19:9, Mark 10:11&12, and Luke 16:18. So we see that, if a man had five wives, he was okay, but he could not put one away so that he could marry another. Perhaps this meant so he could afford to marry another. I don't know. But he could put her away for fornication. Why didn't he say adultery? Because adultery carried an automatic death sentence in those days. No divorce was necessary.

Too, Mark 10:12 shows that a woman could also put away her husband, but was under the same rules as the man pertaining to divorce.

I am one church pastor from Ethiopian Hewassa I need some bible for my church and to saport thos not have bible so mony places blesse you.

An excellent post, congratulations !!

2 Corinthians 1:3-4

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God."

The Good News: God comforts us in our darkest times, so we are able to have strength to give others help and strength during their worst times. We look to God as example on how to provide comfort and love during times of sorrow.

Matthew 5:4

"Blessed are those who mourn, for they shall be comforted."

The Good News: God will never abandon us during our times of grief - he will always provide us with love and hope.

Revelation 21:4

"He will wipe away every tear from their eyes, and death shall be no more, neither shall there be mourning, nor crying, nor pain anymore, for the former things have passed away."

The Good News: In heaven, we will feel no pain, no sorrow, and there will be no death. All of our grief will fall away and we will only feel God's unending love.

May the peace of God keep your hearts and mind, at this time. Be lifted in the spirit of your mind. Be comforted that memories do not fade. Look forward to that future day when we will see our loved ones again.

Give love to each other freely and take love without reserve. Bless you dear children.

Mishael

Hello ASHU,

Jesus says, "You are the salt of the earth."



Please notice that He's not saying we should be. He is telling them that at this point and time in experiencing the fullness of God, He says, YOU ARE the salt of the earth. And then He says, "YOU ARE the light of the world."



Salt was used for two things. Number 1, it was used as a preservative. They used it to preserve food, especially meat and vegetables.



They also used it for purification. In 2 Kings 2:19-23, salt was used to purify bad water. So it was used as a preservative and it was used for purification.



It was for preserving something from decay, and purifying something that has decayed or rotted.



But to know why He used the term salt, there is something that we need to understand. God made a covenant of salt with Israel, Numbers 18:19, which God said would be upon David and his descendants, and Paul in Romans Chapter 11 said all of the Jews of the Kingdom.

Matthew 5:14-16 says you are salt and Light. He went on to say in this section that you can't take a light and put it under a bushel. That is not what people do with it.



What He is saying is you can't snuff out the light of the Lord. The light amongst the Jews was the Messiah. We are salt. Christ in us is the light, and Christ in us is the purification and the preservative for the people around us and especially in our life.



The command is to let your light so shine. But the thing is, is that the light cannot be put out. The literal translation is "Shine your light" which is a commandment of God. Our light always shines because God commands it.

Hope this helps!

Good Day from Cameroon Central Africa

Calvary Greetings in the name of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.

I Wish to thank, Mishael,Greg and JESSE for their contribution in helping to clarify some biblical explanations.

I wish to really work with you guys in spirit and in truth for the expansion of the Kingdom.

This is another puzzle which i have . i need an explanation to Matthew 5:13 to 16

Talking about the ''SALT OF THE EARTH'' AND ''THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD ''

Your clear explanation will help me teach some convert very well.

Remain Bless as you labour in the vineyard of the lord.

It will always come out favorably if you bless them and ask the Lord to keep watch BETWIXT you and that person.

Matthew 5:3

Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:4

Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

Matthew 5:5

Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Matthew 5:6

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Matthew 5:7

Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

Matthew 5:8

Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.

Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Matthew 5:10Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 5:11

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you FALSELY, for my sake.

Matthew 5:44

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, BLESS THEM that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Matthew 11:6

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me.

Matthew 13:16

But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

I tried the principal put forth in Matthew 5:44 and it works! Every time. Pray and ask God to bless them with a job promotion or an apartment with better amenities!

I could've shaved off years of resentment and depression; feeling opposed. Sometimes God just waits till we believe the scripture and use it.

To all those who think that this verse and other verses like this in the Old Testament only apply to the Old Testament, didn't. Jesus say in Matthew 5:17, "Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."?

First, receiving Christ does not mean that your future sins have been forgiven. That is why John says, "...but if we sin we have an advocate with the Father...", you have to repent to be forgiven as 1 John 1:9 assures us.

Those are not just acts, they are transgressions of the 10 commandments. And sin by definition is transgression of the Law 1 John 3:4 and Romans 4:15. It is a verb with a meaning. Without the commandements, the how do you know that you have sinned, because even Paul in his epistle to the Romans 7:7-13 says that it was because of the law that he knew sin. And there are so many verses from him that forbids us to commit that act of sin.

James in his epistle 2:8-14, tells it very well that we should keep all the 10 commandments and quotes two of them. Having being saved by Christ is by faith, but you show this faith by keeping God's law so that people know that you are saved and through your actions they may get to know God.

With this in mind, there are two kinds of laws in the Bible, the 10 commandments and the Mosaic Law. The Mosaic Law is what Christ nailed on the cross and that we have no obligation to follow. But the 10 commandments are perpetual, even Christ Himself says they will never change until heaven and earth come to pass, Matthew 5:18-19.

In the Hebrew nation, before Christ they used to sin knowingly because they knew in the Mosaic law there was a provision that if you sin, you take a lamb or any other animal as prescribed by that law, take it to the priest, confess to it and when it was sacrificed you were forgiven of your sins. But now with Christ, all that was no more, and this applies to us too. That when we sin knowingly we grieve the Holy Spirit because He convicts us of sin, Ephesians 4:30, Matthew 12:30-32.

I think the scriptures discussed here are probably Hebrews 6:4-6, 2 Peter 2:20-22, Hebrews 10:26, Matthew 5:13 suggesting that in some cases Christians can't return to the faith once they leave and denounce it. Maybe some of this could be referring to blasphemy of the holy ghost? Matthew 12:31-32.

But James 5:20 suggests that you can return to the faith, as well as the prodigal son story. The forgiving 7x70 story sounds like a huge amount of forgiveness is allotted to us, as long as we forgive others: Matthew 18:35.

What do you think?

In the commentary Mathew Henry writes "And let us be thankful that Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, by being made a curse for us, and bearing in his own person all that punishment which our sins merit, and which we must otherwise have endured for ever."

However in Matthew 5:17-20 King James Version reads:

17 Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

18 For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

19 Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

#repent #tmh

Mark 2:27

"And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:"

Matthew 5:17

"Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil."

Matthew 5:18

"For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled."

Rosanne,

Jesus allowed divorce based upon fornication, which gives the injured party the right to re-marry again.

I always ask that a person see their Pastor for some counseling if it's available now (with some churches closed). Divorce is a hard issue for Christians. I do know it's really hard on the children. Culture doesn't always consider what's best for them in this situation.

Do not tell them who the guilty party is!! Let them love each parent without having to blame one or the other.

There are reasons why God gave man/woman these rules for marriage and divorce. He's on yours and the kids side.

Deuteronomy 34:1-4, is the Law;

1 Corinthians 7, is in the period of grace.

Read both when you are calm. Pray much.

Deuteronomy 34:1-4 (tap the link)

When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house.

And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife.

And if the latter husband hate her, and write her a bill of divorcement, and giveth it in her hand, and sendeth her out of his house; or if the latter husband die, which took her to be his wife;

Her former husband, which sent her away, may NOT take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD: and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance.

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You see the seriousness? The children are not to know of "adult issues". No sleepovers, no romantic displays in front of them. It messes with their emotions seriously, and they will have lifelong trust issues.

Mishael

If you can divorce because of adultery can the one who did not commit adultery get married again?

"But I say unto you, Love your enemies , bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;" Matthew 5:44 Authorized King James Verison Bible.

I have also dealt with this in my nursing job & it is still ongoing. Don't be angry for those who spoke against you they will answer to an ALMIGHTY LORD JESUS unless they repent. They truly have no idea what they are really doing speaking against a Child of God. HE WILL HANDLE IT. this is a new opportunity the Lord has presented to you. If HE has completely shut this door HE WILL OPEN ANOTHER ONE and it will be even better than before. Try with all you can to see this as a new opportunity. In your life not as you being defeated. Hold on to HIM with all your heart and HE will see you through it. BLESS THE NAME OF OUR LORD JESUS NOW AND FOREVER MORE

Chris,

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e / f / g) Again, I agree with you that Christ came to fulfill the Law.

However, I believe that the "Law" was the blood (and certain ceremonial) "ordinances" Ephesians 2:15, Colossians 2:20, that His blood on the cross made acceptable "once for all" Hebrews 10:10. As Matthew 5:18 states; "till ALL be fulfilled."

ALL has not been fulfilled yet. The rest of the Law stands.

I try my best to follow the Law. However I look at Romans 3:28 and Romans 7:5-6 in this way:

What sets us apart from the Law is our ability to be forgiven (no longer through blood sacrifice by a priest on an altar) but through Jesus. Forgiveness has to do with sin. I don't need forgiveness if I have not sinned. Sin has to do with BREAKING THE LAW. Forgiveness is what leads to redemption, and EVERYONE needs forgiveness EVERYDAY. When we sin we put ourselves under the Law; I don't see how we can't.

The following of the LAW and the doing of good WORKS will lead us straight into the GRACE of God and His only Begotten.

I will send you the Enoch calendar info. on another page

Every once in a while, scroll down and read some history replies in the 1-100 links.

I think it's important to be refreshed and re-oiled by the Holy Spirit. Let's not let ourselves be drawn into the vortex of what we see on a daily basis. Somewhere, maybe David? Says to encourage ourselves.

God may be calling you to intercede: as Jesus is doing right now, at the right hand of God. He's making intercession for all saints. He's praying for you. Your burden for saints slipping towards apostasy is what I mean. Don't let them slip away. You will be rewarded for doing so; rewarded now. Your spirit and your faith will grow huge.

I tell people we're supposed to have our lamps topped off with the Oil of the Holy Spirit at all times. Be looking every day for Jesus's shout. Get on the wedding supper apparel....but also put your armor on underneath it. Be praying for all saints. Pray to the Lord of the Harvest to send workers out into it.

I googled street evangelism and was surprised to see the ministers teaching it online. We could take church out into our neighborhoods. It doesn't have to be in crowded areas. A lot of people are thinking more about God now. Wondering if God is bringing all this misery upon us? Jesus is the ARK of God; and Im sure God just wants us to get us and others in that Ark.

No one would witness to me when I was unsaved. No one invited me to go to church with them. They didn't say Jesus is trying to get your attention, but your deaf as a rock. Why did He peel back the veil and let me see what I did? Jesus just came into my miserable half-dead existence and gave me a whole brand new life in Him. Every day with Him is filled with wonder and high expectation of even greater things. See..I think that is what Heaven is going to be. Awake Sleeper: come into the Light of His Love.

Grab onto the Holy Spirit! He's moving fast. Ask Him to anoint you anew. Lift you in the spirit of your mind and refill your first love joy.

Not all. If we error we may lie to cover the error.