THOMAS MORRIS ALEXANDER on Psalms 34 - 2 years ago
I appreciate the availability of your King James Bible online. In order to meditate on Psalm 34 this morning, I began to write myself these reflections. Thank You!
V.1. I am always going to bless The LORD GOD! When you see my lips moving, and when you don't - as long as I live, I will bless The LORD. I will exalt Him and bless His Name.
V.2. The only boasting which I will do is boasting "How Great GOD Is". People with a humble heart will have no problem with this. It will resonate with their souls, and they will join in the Exaltation of The LORD!
V. 3. Please join me in the Exaltation of The LORD; help me promote His Name!
v.4. When I sought The LORD, I found Him to be RIGHT THERE. He heard me when I called Him, and He successfully, effectively and miraculously delivered Me from EVERYTHING I was afraid of. I'm learning because of His deliverance NOT TO FEAR ANYTHING BUT HIM!
v.5. All those that looked to Him were relieved! And they were not ashamed for having looked to Him.
v.6. I was humbled by my circumstances, and I cried out to The LORD. I had no other choice and no alternatives. But when I cried out to HIM, He saved me from EVERY one of my troubles.
v.7. My testimony is that The LORD has an Angel who encamps around me and all those that trust Him. The Angel is mighty and effective and he RESCUES and DELIVERS ALL those that fear and trust in The LORD.
V.8. You can experience this for yourself - The LORD is Good! Experience it with your Natural and your Spiritual Senses. Taste it and see it for yourself. Everybody who trust in Him is blessed!
v.9. It's appropriate and beneficial to Fear The LORD, and it will lead you into Godly Wisdom and Knowledge. Everyone that knows The LORD and is called by His Name. There is nothing lacking to those that fear Him.
v.10. Young lions and those that seem young and as strong as lions that hunger and have less than what they would seem to need. They can't satisfy their needs by their own strength. . .
You asked "how do I tell a 4 year old" it's best to start simple. I pray GOD give you the words to say. Isabel is aware there is grief, she is already aware of the pain your family is experiencing. Simple words to encourage her & simple truths, without any graphic details may be best. Right now you all are also teaching Isabel, faith, overcoming grief, strength, love, family, & more lessons than you realize.
There will be times as this initial shock has become less, as Isabel gets older you will have moments to talk about this more & it will be moments of teaching, revealing more truth, establishing more trust & healing. Matthew 18:1-14, Psalms 34:18, Psalms 73:26, Revelation 21:4, Psalms 147:3, Psalms 139,
Verse 8-to taste something we have to do so by personal experience. We want to develop a personal relationship with Jehovah God and see how good he truly is to each and everyone of us.
Verse 10-God has promised that if we seek Him we will have everything we need. We must put spiritual things first and God will take care of us with everything we need.
you just talk to God. You thank him for the blessings he has given you, you ask for forgiveness for your sins, you pray for your loved ones, you ask him of the thing you need/want :)
here is some Bible verses about prayer:
Philippians 4:6 - "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
John 15:7 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Jeremiah 33:3 - Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
psalms 34:17 - The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
Glad you are here. Beginning by praying to God and asking him to guide you as you seek Him. He will meet your need. For me, beginning in the gospels is always a good start. In the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John you can come to know who Jesus is and what He said and did.
Manuel Marques Teixeira on Psalms 34 - 2 years ago
Very important truth, about spiritual wisdom! About it, there is a sublime explanation given by jesus .- Give God what belongs to God and to Csar what belongs to Csar We cannot serve God and Mamon or wellth or money or any other idol. Idol is anything that takes our interest and evotion above the interest we shoud have on God's adoration. Jesus admonished a certain rich young man, precisely about this truth. puting the creature above the creator is madness and darkness, like would be to put the bulb lamp above Thomas Alva Edison, or to put mens will above God's will. Why is it so hard' I recon satan's lie above worshiping God and Him is more and more a present situation, wich needs a present Truth from god as it's written on His Word the Holy Bible, in Jonhn's book of revelation or Apoocalypse, chapter 14:6-12.
God's sign of authority is on the ten commandements precisely on the sabath of the 4th. commandement. The power who changed God's eternal Law, replacing god's adorention on sabath by someone else on sunday is the same powerwho persecuted those who died as martirs on Rome colliseum, and received his power from Csar. Let's Keep sabath Holy and give to csar just what belongs him, which is civil authority only.
Manuel Marques Teixeira on Psalms 34 - 2 years ago
Jesus sais to a rich young man who called Good Master, why do you call me Good? there is only One Who is GOOD, Whom is GOD!
Moses asked to see God's Face, and GOD answered showing His presence and hearing a proclamation of GOD's Character, as it's written on xodus 34:5-9, and also anouncedthe future of those who repent with an undivided heart and Faithfullness, as it's writtrn on deuteronomio 30.2-10. Jesus also gave testimony of GOD saying. - God so loved the world that gave His Begotten Son, for whosoever believe Him, don't perish but ay have Eternal LIfe! Jonhn 3:16 and 19 and 4: 24 and 26.God took upon Himself our sin and guilt, and as a man of sorrows, went till the end and gave all his love and Mercy to whosoever accepts Jesus as a personal Savior and Lord.
God's Justice was acomplished in Christ, as God's Lamb Who was slained since before the creaton of the Universe, before space and time. God is God, let's give Him what belongs Him and be humble before God, and practice justice towerds our neighbor, as Jesus did keeping all the ten commandements as He resumed to the rich young man.
To chose God we need to know Jesus and follow Him with all our will of power and unfailling Fait as He Had, on All Father's Word, and giving to Csar which belongs to Csar, being respectfull towerds authority, and honoring the governor or King., and forgiving all men as jesus forgave those who insulted and killed Him. men!
Hi Joe. We have to remember that Jesus is Bridegroom, we are his brides. The church is the bride. So he calls the spirit within him that for many reasons, one being that Yah has set everything up so there is a male and a female counterpart. And again, Jesus is Bridegroom, we are his brides. That is why.
So sorry for the loss of your daughter. Please trust in God, read your bible and He will strengthen you, and your faith will grow, and He will give you rest during this time of heavy burden. Here's some bible scripture that you may find comforting:
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Psalms 147:3
"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
Psalms 73:26
"My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."
Psalms 34:22
"The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate."
These are the scriptures that the Lord put on my heart as I was praying for you. I added you to my personal prayer wall here at home.
I believe The Lord is doing some thing great for you! I don't know exactly what it is, He didn't tell me :-) But please be encouraged He's very near you! Please repost your prayer request every few days. So that it is visible to all those who pray.
I was severely ill, in a wheelchair, and the Lord instantly healed me after following His Word
James 5
14Is any sick among you? 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:
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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Later on in life, I became ill with severe MCS and didn't have any elders of the church to call upon, so I called upon Jesus to be my elder, confessed my faults and sins, asked Him to pray over me and anoint me with oil in the name of the Lord, and poured olive oil on my head, and instantly, He healed me!
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But even more important than health, is salvation. If you or he hasn't truly been born-again through repentance (godly sorrow for sin), and faith in Jesus Christ, then that's the priority. There are wolves out there teaching out of the Strong's concordance (from the false prophet James Strong) that repentance means to change one's mind (or turn from sin) - but they are lying to you - they are going outside the Bible to get that definition - the Bible never defines repentance as "turn or change", but it's always a state of sorrow for our actions (and in the case of salvation: godly sorrow for our sins). You cannot earn your way to heaven in anyway:
Ephesians 2
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Psalms 34:18
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
Contrite is being broken hearted for your sins (Thou shalt not kill, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness, covet, not honoring parents, etc.), that's why the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ ( Gal 3:24).
Thank you Lord for your comforting words that is able to soothe the soul. May our nation's leadership find you and lean completely on you. May our people call on you and love you. Thank you Lord your promises.
Psalms 34:18 - The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalms 147:3 - He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives (of sin), and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
Psalms 73:26 - My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalms 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
2 Corinthians 12:9 - And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Comment: God knows of our pain. Lay your sorrows at his feet. Give yours to Him (speak it), and receive His comfort, joy and healing. Never pick up what you've given to God. It's His now.
I would like to thank the Lord God, His Son Jesus, Blessed Virgin Mary, St. Jude, St. Joseph, and the Archangels Michael, Gabriel, Raphael, and Uriel for their divine help in answering my prayers to help me get a better job on a day shift and stop working nights in a job that was not a good fit for me. This is not the first time they have helped me in similar situations. Whether I needed to change jobs or help me find a new one when I was unemployed due to Covid 19. By my count they have helped me out in over half a dozen times before over the years in these situations. In my opinion, faith, prayer, and diligence are what makes up a strong moral foundation. If you find yourself going through tough times, put yourself in their care and they will provide. Ask sincerely and you will receive help.
Let me remined you that god and jesus loves you so much he will never let you side even if you sin he will be there have faith on jesus and god and pray every night and everyday and every afternoon listen to the words of god in the bible he wants you to be with him please accept he's free salvation gift to go to heaven God and Jesus and Mary bless you Amen.
No need to be sorry, you have created no havoc. As the "everyone is to be saved" part I don't think I stated you said that. Just that I went through thinking that a while ago. Just in line with "no hell" which is what I think you believe.
About the couple verses you stated for me as an answer to the first analogy I wrote "I just really see it as if we say there is a hell and there really isn't what wrong have we done" which is Christ quoting Isaiah 29:13. Which I can't quite link that to this. Then quoting the end of Revelation about changing the prophesies of the Bible. That is why I believe there is a place of eternal torment or "hell". Because the Bible says so. As you didn't reply to the second analogy in that "if people don't believe in "hell" though it really exists". How this could be dangerous to others in my eyes.
As Adam gave a good reply about to "fear God". This teaching is throughout the Bible as we are also to love Him. Say how you would love your dad but if you do something wrong you may be whipped for it and scared to know it's coming. Though this is much higher as with God. A couple more verses for you Psalms 34:9, Psalms 115:13, Proverbs 3:7, Luke 1:50, Romans 3:18, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Hebrews 12:28, Revelation 19:5.
As I have over forty verses to love God.
To the last statement of "if they told you that they had had a near death or actual death experience that fully validated substantiated and confirmed all their religious beliefs ?" Well, as there are hundreds probably thousands of NDE's and some have no experience at all. I have never heard of someone meeting Buddah, Allah, or Muhammed etc. Though I have seen people converted to Christ from those other religions. Even Atheists who didn't believe. As there are many and all are personal and unique. There are many things that connect with the teachings of the Scriptures.
Kimberly, I would encourage you to show your dad James 5:14-16
14Is any sick among you? 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:
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
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The Lord God healed me in just a moment of time - I thank the Lord God for the promise He made to us in James 5. But infinitely more important than our physical health is our salvation - now I don't know your dad, but I know from Matthew 7 the majority of "Christians" are not of Christ, even those that prophesy in His name (I hope that's not the case for your dad, but I'll write this because he may need to hear it):
Matthew 7
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
And he may be of Christ, but that depends on if he's cried out to the Lord Jesus with a broken heart of sorrow for breaking God's Laws:
James 2:10
"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
Psalms 34:18
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
God saves someone when they have sorrowed to repentance, which is being made sorry after a godly manner (i.e. repentance is not turning/changing)
2 Corinthians 7
9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.
To keep us straight by convicting us about sin and judgment, things to come.
He helps us to pray. He comforts us.
He comes alongside of us in difficulties.
We're very blessed to have the Holy Spirit. He is a person. Third person of the Godhead. Roman's 1:20
He can be grieved or quenched by our behavior.
I mark his verses in the Bible with blue color pencils because of how Jesus describes Him as like the wind, in John 3:8
Whatever you need_ask the Holy Spirit first.
V.1. I am always going to bless The LORD GOD! When you see my lips moving, and when you don't - as long as I live, I will bless The LORD. I will exalt Him and bless His Name.
V.2. The only boasting which I will do is boasting "How Great GOD Is". People with a humble heart will have no problem with this. It will resonate with their souls, and they will join in the Exaltation of The LORD!
V. 3. Please join me in the Exaltation of The LORD; help me promote His Name!
v.4. When I sought The LORD, I found Him to be RIGHT THERE. He heard me when I called Him, and He successfully, effectively and miraculously delivered Me from EVERYTHING I was afraid of. I'm learning because of His deliverance NOT TO FEAR ANYTHING BUT HIM!
v.5. All those that looked to Him were relieved! And they were not ashamed for having looked to Him.
v.6. I was humbled by my circumstances, and I cried out to The LORD. I had no other choice and no alternatives. But when I cried out to HIM, He saved me from EVERY one of my troubles.
v.7. My testimony is that The LORD has an Angel who encamps around me and all those that trust Him. The Angel is mighty and effective and he RESCUES and DELIVERS ALL those that fear and trust in The LORD.
V.8. You can experience this for yourself - The LORD is Good! Experience it with your Natural and your Spiritual Senses. Taste it and see it for yourself. Everybody who trust in Him is blessed!
v.9. It's appropriate and beneficial to Fear The LORD, and it will lead you into Godly Wisdom and Knowledge. Everyone that knows The LORD and is called by His Name. There is nothing lacking to those that fear Him.
v.10. Young lions and those that seem young and as strong as lions that hunger and have less than what they would seem to need. They can't satisfy their needs by their own strength. . .
You asked "how do I tell a 4 year old" it's best to start simple. I pray GOD give you the words to say. Isabel is aware there is grief, she is already aware of the pain your family is experiencing. Simple words to encourage her & simple truths, without any graphic details may be best. Right now you all are also teaching Isabel, faith, overcoming grief, strength, love, family, & more lessons than you realize.
There will be times as this initial shock has become less, as Isabel gets older you will have moments to talk about this more & it will be moments of teaching, revealing more truth, establishing more trust & healing. Matthew 18:1-14, Psalms 34:18, Psalms 73:26, Revelation 21:4, Psalms 147:3, Psalms 139,
1John 3:20, Hebrews 4:12, Hebrews 10:22, Matthew 6:19-21,
Hopefully these are helpful
here is some Bible verses about prayer:
Philippians 4:6 - "Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God."
John 15:7 - If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you.
Jeremiah 33:3 - Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and shew thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not.
psalms 34:17 - The righteous cry, and the LORD heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles.
I hope this helped! :)
God bless.
Glad you are here. Beginning by praying to God and asking him to guide you as you seek Him. He will meet your need. For me, beginning in the gospels is always a good start. In the books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John you can come to know who Jesus is and what He said and did.
God's sign of authority is on the ten commandements precisely on the sabath of the 4th. commandement. The power who changed God's eternal Law, replacing god's adorention on sabath by someone else on sunday is the same powerwho persecuted those who died as martirs on Rome colliseum, and received his power from Csar. Let's Keep sabath Holy and give to csar just what belongs him, which is civil authority only.
Moses asked to see God's Face, and GOD answered showing His presence and hearing a proclamation of GOD's Character, as it's written on xodus 34:5-9, and also anouncedthe future of those who repent with an undivided heart and Faithfullness, as it's writtrn on deuteronomio 30.2-10. Jesus also gave testimony of GOD saying. - God so loved the world that gave His Begotten Son, for whosoever believe Him, don't perish but ay have Eternal LIfe! Jonhn 3:16 and 19 and 4: 24 and 26.God took upon Himself our sin and guilt, and as a man of sorrows, went till the end and gave all his love and Mercy to whosoever accepts Jesus as a personal Savior and Lord.
God's Justice was acomplished in Christ, as God's Lamb Who was slained since before the creaton of the Universe, before space and time. God is God, let's give Him what belongs Him and be humble before God, and practice justice towerds our neighbor, as Jesus did keeping all the ten commandements as He resumed to the rich young man.
To chose God we need to know Jesus and follow Him with all our will of power and unfailling Fait as He Had, on All Father's Word, and giving to Csar which belongs to Csar, being respectfull towerds authority, and honoring the governor or King., and forgiving all men as jesus forgave those who insulted and killed Him. men!
* Psalms 139,
Genesis 3:8, Genesis 4:16, Jonah 1:3, 2 Corinthians 3:17, Psalms 95:2, Psalms 16:11,
Deuteronomy 11:10-13, Leviticus 22:3, Psalms 114:7, Psalms 68:8, Psalms 97:5, Romans 8:16, 1 Kings 9:3, 2 Chronicles 2:16-19, Job 10:4, Psalms 11:4, Psalms 34:15, Psalms 145:14-16, Proverbs 5:21, Proverbs 15:3, Hebrews 4:11-14, 1 Peter 3:12, Ecclesiasticus 15:19, Ecclesiasticus 17:15,19, Ecclesiasticus 34:16, Ecclesiasticus 39:19,
Hebrews 9:24,
Jude 1:24,
Revelation 19:6,
the word desire fits perfect. There are many things in scripture like this.
"I sought the LORD, and he heard me, and delivered me from all my fears."
So sorry for the loss of your daughter. Please trust in God, read your bible and He will strengthen you, and your faith will grow, and He will give you rest during this time of heavy burden. Here's some bible scripture that you may find comforting:
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
Psalms 147:3
"He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds."
Psalms 73:26
"My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever."
Psalms 34:22
"The LORD redeemeth the soul of his servants: and none of them that trust in him shall be desolate."
God Bless.
Isaiah 57:15
Psalms 34:18
Psalms 51:17
Isaiah 66:2
These are the scriptures that the Lord put on my heart as I was praying for you. I added you to my personal prayer wall here at home.
I believe The Lord is doing some thing great for you! I don't know exactly what it is, He didn't tell me :-) But please be encouraged He's very near you! Please repost your prayer request every few days. So that it is visible to all those who pray.
James 5
14Is any sick among you? 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:
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
---
Later on in life, I became ill with severe MCS and didn't have any elders of the church to call upon, so I called upon Jesus to be my elder, confessed my faults and sins, asked Him to pray over me and anoint me with oil in the name of the Lord, and poured olive oil on my head, and instantly, He healed me!
---
But even more important than health, is salvation. If you or he hasn't truly been born-again through repentance (godly sorrow for sin), and faith in Jesus Christ, then that's the priority. There are wolves out there teaching out of the Strong's concordance (from the false prophet James Strong) that repentance means to change one's mind (or turn from sin) - but they are lying to you - they are going outside the Bible to get that definition - the Bible never defines repentance as "turn or change", but it's always a state of sorrow for our actions (and in the case of salvation: godly sorrow for our sins). You cannot earn your way to heaven in anyway:
Ephesians 2
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God:
9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Psalms 34:18
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
Contrite is being broken hearted for your sins (Thou shalt not kill, commit adultery, steal, bear false witness, covet, not honoring parents, etc.), that's why the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ ( Gal 3:24).
Welcome. I'm glad you're here. What's on your mind?
Welcome. I'm glad you're here. What's on your mind?
August 2021
Psalms 147:3 - He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
1 Peter 5:7 - Casting all your care upon him; for he cares for you.
Isaiah 61:1 - The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives (of sin), and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
John 14:27 - Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Proverbs 3:5-6 - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto your own understanding.
Psalms 73:26 - My flesh and my heart faileth: but God is the strength of my heart, and my portion for ever.
Psalms 51:17 - The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
2 Corinthians 12:9 - And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
Comment: God knows of our pain. Lay your sorrows at his feet. Give yours to Him (speak it), and receive His comfort, joy and healing. Never pick up what you've given to God. It's His now.
No need to be sorry, you have created no havoc. As the "everyone is to be saved" part I don't think I stated you said that. Just that I went through thinking that a while ago. Just in line with "no hell" which is what I think you believe.
About the couple verses you stated for me as an answer to the first analogy I wrote "I just really see it as if we say there is a hell and there really isn't what wrong have we done" which is Christ quoting Isaiah 29:13. Which I can't quite link that to this. Then quoting the end of Revelation about changing the prophesies of the Bible. That is why I believe there is a place of eternal torment or "hell". Because the Bible says so. As you didn't reply to the second analogy in that "if people don't believe in "hell" though it really exists". How this could be dangerous to others in my eyes.
As Adam gave a good reply about to "fear God". This teaching is throughout the Bible as we are also to love Him. Say how you would love your dad but if you do something wrong you may be whipped for it and scared to know it's coming. Though this is much higher as with God. A couple more verses for you Psalms 34:9, Psalms 115:13, Proverbs 3:7, Luke 1:50, Romans 3:18, 2 Corinthians 7:1, Hebrews 12:28, Revelation 19:5.
As I have over forty verses to love God.
To the last statement of "if they told you that they had had a near death or actual death experience that fully validated substantiated and confirmed all their religious beliefs ?" Well, as there are hundreds probably thousands of NDE's and some have no experience at all. I have never heard of someone meeting Buddah, Allah, or Muhammed etc. Though I have seen people converted to Christ from those other religions. Even Atheists who didn't believe. As there are many and all are personal and unique. There are many things that connect with the teachings of the Scriptures.
In kindness.
God Bless.
14Is any sick among you? 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:
15And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord shall raise him up; and if he have committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.
16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
---
The Lord God healed me in just a moment of time - I thank the Lord God for the promise He made to us in James 5. But infinitely more important than our physical health is our salvation - now I don't know your dad, but I know from Matthew 7 the majority of "Christians" are not of Christ, even those that prophesy in His name (I hope that's not the case for your dad, but I'll write this because he may need to hear it):
Matthew 7
22Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
And he may be of Christ, but that depends on if he's cried out to the Lord Jesus with a broken heart of sorrow for breaking God's Laws:
James 2:10
"For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all."
Psalms 34:18
"The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."
God saves someone when they have sorrowed to repentance, which is being made sorry after a godly manner (i.e. repentance is not turning/changing)
2 Corinthians 7
9Now I rejoice, not that ye were made sorry, but that ye sorrowed to repentance: for ye were made sorry after a godly manner, that ye might receive damage by us in nothing.
10For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death.