Bible Discussion Thread

My wife five months ago passed away from illness.She was a Christian lady with unbelievable personality and the sweetest person in the world the question I am asking is how can I be reassured that she is in heaven.Thank You

We are very sad to read of the loss of your dear wife, a wonderful Christian lady. Indeed, your earthly loss is Heaven's gain as she would have received an abundant entrance into Heaven: 2 Pet 1:11 "For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."

It is only according to God's Plan of Love that we were brought into the world & it is the same Plan that sent Jesus, His Son to the Cross for us & yet, that very Plan that will receive His children back into His Presence. Often we forget that each of our lives were thought of & designed before we were physically formed in the womb, and so, if God specifically did that for us & to bring us back to Himself through Jesus, then He will surely fulfil His Plan & Promise to take us back HOME to be with Him forever. This is the assurance & comfort we have from God because He only sees us through His Son. Without Jesus, God can only see unforgiven sinners - with His Son at His Right Hand, each of one us, His blood-bought, are seen as His very own family ( Eph 3:14-16). Please be assured Gregory, that your wife, who put her faith & love in her Saviour, is presently enjoying the beauty & glory of the One Whom she loved. As even the apostle Paul longed to be in Christ's presence: "For I am in a strait betwixt two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better" & "if he was absent in the body, he said that he was present with the Lord" ( 2 Cor 5:6-8).

The apostle John wrote much of Eternal Life. I'll give you a few verses that you can go through (the focus is on the assurance we have for eternal life): Jn 3:16,17; Jn 10:27-29; Jn 11:25,26; Jn 17:2,3; 1 Jn 2:24,25; 1 Jn 5:11-13. My prayer is for your comfort & assurance by the Holy Spirit & through meditation upon His Word. May His Presence fill your heart & your life that you will never feel alone but enjoy the sweet fellowship of the Triune God Who will minister to your life.

These days are bad even since me refirming attending church praying more everyday my life become worse I just feel not God is answered my prayers and I don't want to go on living . I want go home I am tired It is not a pleasure living . I have lost my faith with no hope I am sorry I am bringing this but I hope you might could help

Dear Gregory Byrd , i am so sorry for your loss ,please try to live another day ,and after that try for one more ,God will never ever leave you ,He knows your pain as He knew your wifes pain also ,she is at peace now as im sure you know but you are left here in this world without her ,i am so sorry ,God may still have things that He needs you to do for Him ,you may be needed to help some one for Him ,its hard for you to see any kind of future hapiness but try to remember Gods love for you ,you are His child and He loves you as a Father , dont give up hope ,you are a Christian and you know that Jesus is coming back ,you can be with him but its not for you to decide when that should be , be strong ,Jesus is right there with you ,all day every day He is with you and if you lean hard on him he will keep you on the straight and narrow path to His Kingdom . Much love to you in Christ .

God bless you. Put your trust in God and His Word. I promise it will be okay. My husband died when I was 28. I am 37 now. I felt the same way you do . Infact sometimes I still do. But I know that God lives in me and He is stronger then my grief. He is for you too brother. Don't give up. God uses time to help ease pain. Give God your trust and your time. You will see. I promise. Proverbs 3:5-7. The bible is healthy for you.

Know I am praying for you, I can not say I know what your going through because I haven't lost someone that close to me.. but I can go to the Man who does, God.

Please know that you will be in my prayers continuously

"He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength. Even the youths shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall: but they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."

Isaiah 40:29-31 KJV

Gregory,

I write this from my heart. As I can only imagine the loss of your wife, stay strong and just try to be patient. I truly have the same feelings of just wanting to go Home and be done with all the evil, wrong, and pain in this world. Keep your faith in Jesus Christ because He hears you and knows everything you are going through. Pour your heart out to Him in tears. Just let it all out and tell Him that you need Him. Lay everything at His feet. He is real my brother and He loves you very much.

There is a reason for everything that we may not understand now but one day it will all be shown to us and every question we have shall be answered.

Romans 8:18 For I reckon that the sufferings of this present time are not worthy to be compared with the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Keep your faith and trust in our Lord Jesus Christ. Keep praying. Try to stay strong and be patient in these tough times.

Many Blessings to you brother. May our Father allow you to be in peace.

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Dear brother, don't let go of the Lord - you are still in His sights & He hasn't let go of you. You might feel he has abandoned you, but if there is rejoicing in Heaven when even one sinner repents, how much more will He not let you His child slip by unnoticed & without a care. Talk to Him often - express to Him all you're going through. Read His Word & take Him for His Word. Always reach out to Him in faith - not looking at what you see in yourself but to the One from Whom all blessing flows.

Even David in Psalm 23:4 when surrounded by his enemies & impending death, would say: "though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil". This is a 'hanging onto the Lord in faith'. Fear & loneliness could have been his ruin, but then he lifted up his eyes in faith to the One Who is altogether faithful.

And yes, you can find pleasure in living again: reach out to someone to share with - you might be the one that that person needs in his hour of distress. Enjoy Christian companionship & fellowship. Submerge that empty feeling by engaging with others & have a real hope for the days ahead. My prayers are with you brother Gregory.

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Hello Gregory. Thank you for keeping in touch & for sharing the present burden on your heart. You have carried this sadness of losing your wife for quite some time now & it seems since you first mentioned it, your grief has not lightened in spite of your looking to the Lord.

I can't comment properly since I don't know all your circumstances, but I can only relate your grief & sense of emptiness & worthlessness to what I have experienced, & countless others have also. And yes, there are no easy answers since we each have to deal with our circumstances privately.

I had lost both my parents, my Mother when I was 14 yrs old & my Father, a few years later. I felt my life was not worth living as I couldn't bear the loss & I had no one (on Earth) to turn to. I struggled on, in both life & in the faith, just believing that the God Who loves, cares & knows each of us intimately, will somehow carry me through. I couldn't see the end of it, but I knew the One Who was with me now & would be at the 'end' for me. On the night of my Dad's death, the Lord put in my heart Psalm 16:11, when I didn't even know where the Scripture could be found. "Thou wilt show me the path of life: in Thy Presence is fullness of joy; at Thy right Hand there are pleasures forevermore". Was this any comfort in grief, I thought? It certainly was; it was God's assurance of where my Dad was & the assurance where I was on Earth: both in God's Presence!

For Gregory Byrd....You say that your wife was a Christian. Know that she is in heaven with the Lord God. Only He can decide when we will be with Him there. So go on living and seeing the joy in little things in nature, in your day, in a friend, or relative, and in the big things. You can do this with God'd help, because He has been helping you since and before your wife died. He has been there right with you standing by you in good and bad moments. He will be with you always and promised this in His word. Please know these things are true and the Lord will stand with you holding you up from harm. Take care my friend.

Hi Gregory Byrd,

My sincere condolences on your loss as well & sorry to hear you are facing some difficulties. You are NOT alone.. we each have gone through difficulties & at times it may seem that the Lord is distant ..or even just not around, but let me assure you He IS! One of my most favorite Bible verses is Zephaniah 3:17 "The LORD thy God in the midst of thee is mighty; he will save, he will rejoice over thee with joy; he will rest in his love, he will joy over thee with singing." Even while you're reading this, He is singing over YOU!!

To Gregory, I feel like that all the time, and even feel that the church let me down. Hardly anybody showed support or compassion for me, but my strength came from God himself. I had my children taken away from me, I was homeless twice, after I came off the street to heal, I got really sick and was about to die, O but God. Even as I write this I am getting a personal inventory. I was about to die in the presence of the proud and no good female physician who saw me in the shell of my body. All I can see was her degrading me as a black human being. With all my life I got the hell up with the strength I had as a mother and vomited one last time and told her. 'Don't you ever mishandel me lime that again! She grabbed my tiny wrist and told me to 'Get Up! All I can think about was his I was treated when I was married and know what to expect from the public. The spirit of suicide was there too! It was not me at all. Look God wants you in a place where he can minister to you. It would not be his glory for you to allow the devil to push you to that point. What would your wife want? Yeah people give you scriptures but I give you life through my story. I am here by the grace of God and still get attacked! Thus day my only boys my joys do not even speak to me so God knows your pain. He bird all of your griefs and sorrows and was a man full of them. Jesus is still the answer in your frustration. And you, have to do a ridiculous thing by thanking him in your frustration which is humility of flesh. Have you read the book of job? At the end God rewarded him family and the whole nine! He got new daughters home and everything and he didn't give up! Your heaviness is so hard to carry, but Jesus is a heavy load barer. You can give the enemy a black eye. I am still in this thing almost 14 years! The whore took my kids, I made destitute and unrecognizable, thrown in the street by judges. It was not fair....I still hurt. Doors close in my face all the time, people play with income! When

Hello Gregory, I literally feel your pain, and have asked these same questions after my husband of 26 years passed away 5 months ago. The reality of the fact that life is going on without them is starting to set in. If we (you) have accepted the Lord Jesus Christ's payment for our sins ( John 3:16) and have been born again into the family of God, then we can claim and stand upon the precious promises of God given in His Word. He will never leave us nor forsake us, and promised to send us a "Comforter" which is the Holy Spirit. He strengthens our faith and reminds us of the Blessed Hope we have through Christ. The Blessed Hope is that this world is not our home, and that the Lord will come back, just as He said He would. This Blessed Hope and His truly AMAZING Grace is what has helped me hold myself and my family together. This verse has helped me tremendously :

II 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.

It is when we are weak that we can feel His perfect strength to help us. Just like his grace, we receive it when we need it. Not a moment too soon, and NEVER late, but right on time. He doesn't give us tomorrows grace today. I have learned more about the faithfulness of God in the last 6 months than in the 40 years that I have been a child of God. Draw closer (nigh) to God and he will draw closer to you. Talk to Him, bear your soul to Him. Read your Bible and look for His answers to you. Cling to every promise, count every blessing, continue your walk with the Lord. If you attend a good KJV Bible preaching church, go everytime you can. The Lord has amazed me with messages that our Pastor gives that are exactly what I needed when I needed it. Much love and prayers as you work though your loss...

Dear brother in Christ, I am so sorry to hear of your grief. I pray you can find comfort in the Lord and His word. My prayers for comfort are with you.

Ecclesiastes 3 (KJV)

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

1 Thessalonians 4 (KJV)

But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.

For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep in Jesus will God bring with him.

For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent them which are asleep.

For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first:

Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.

Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

I would appreciate prayers for my sister Mary, for her healing and recovery from emergency surgery for glaucoma. Thank you.

Lord we come before you for this great grief that this gentleman has. Lord you said where two or three are gathered in my name, there I am in the midst of them. In agreement we pray for your comfort, strength, grace and peace upon him. Help him Lord through this darkest time of his life, help him to be able to see you in His life and comfort in Jesus name we pray amen.

Praying for you

Dear Sir,

My heart aches with you at this time. I am so sorry that you have lost the love of your life.

God promises to comfort and help you, if you know Christ Jesus as your Lord and Savior and he always keeps his promises.

*Nothing or no one can separate you from His love ( Romans 31:39).

He is the God of all comfort ( 2 Corinthians 1:3-4).

He heals the brokenhearted ( Psalm 147:3).

He promises to help you & uphold you by his mighty power ( Isaiah 41:10, 13).

His help is present & abundantly available and He will never leave nor abandon you ( Psalm 46:1; Hebrews 13:5-6).

He gives extra strength when we are weary ( Isaiah 40:26-31).

May you trust in Him and rely upon his promises.

Love in Christ,

Mrs. Curley Manning

Salvation Scriptures:

there is none righteous, no not one ( Romans 3:10).



all have sinned and fall short of God's glory ( Romans 3:23).

the wages of sin is death, but God's gift is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. ( Romans 6:23).

whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved ( Romans 10:13).

May God grant you the peace till we all meet to part more.

My comment is about this Is it wrong of me to have problems with going to a church that is not an old time religion church and I am not getting what I need with spiritual motivation and learning more about the teachings of Jesus. I am use to a fire and brimstone teaching and the preacher is not that and I not getting uplifting from his messages.The old church was resolved .

I wrote to you yesterday. I was thinking to another time when someone told me to bloom where I was planted. Are you friends with people from work, or in the neighborhood? Church?

I guess life gives us winter seasons that seem bare and bleak. I've had more than my fair share. It truly feels like Psalm 23. Just hold on to Jesus's hand (Thou are with me). All you have to do is walk with Him, through this. I've preached so much on Job lately. It's my favorite book, but it took me years+years to love it. I was Job. I lost everything. I sat down in the dirt for years; until I finally saw "Thou art with me." I connected and started to live again. When my Dad died, I begged God to take me too. I was mad, but he didn't answer that prayer. God still has something in his mind for us to be a part of. For starters: life. My Dad was a farmer after WW2. I learned much just watching him.

Break up your field that has laid fallow (uncultivated). It's very hard ground, but it's also very fertile now. Anything will yield a crop if it gets rain. That's where our tears and will to survive comes in. God put that in us. He has a plan for the next chapter of the book he's writing.

All you have to do is move forward. Keep your old friends, but do pray and ask God where he wants you to be. He will lead you. Just keep yourself online with the Holy Spirit: your personal Comforter.

I have learned by experience; there is Church shopping, and Church hopping. Look for the Psalm 23 Pastor. He leads as only they (the sheep) follow. Follow Jesus Christ. If you ask the Holy Spirit for direction, He might give you GPS directions Himself. If you are learning, hearing the revelation, growing up, saying WOW often, that may be your Church.

I love Pastor Paul Shepherd on the FM Radio. He can get loud and I love his sermons. There's some Meaty Preaching on some radio ministry.

Depression and wanting to die, is the devil. He wants us dead. Don't Listen to him.

I am very sorry for you Gregory ,i am always dissapointed (even though i shouldnt be ) when a speaker (we have a different one each week usually ) doesnt tell me something about the Bible that i didnt already know .I know thats unreasonable of me but i cant help it ! And then i realise that just because he didnt tell me something i didnt already know that doesnt mean that some one else in the congregation didnt learn something ,so realy im being a bit selfish ,ive also heard speakers who base their whole sermon on picking on the less reputable people in the Bible ,talking about their mistakes and faults ,i never enjoy this either as im not convinced that i or anyone else of us would have been any better ! Maybe you should write some lessons ,the kind of things you would like to hear and post them on here for us ,that would be fab ! Please ,give that some thought ,much love to you in Christ .

We're not to forsake assembling together. That's because corporate prayer (everyone praying and praising together) is so powerful spiritually.

I listen to ministry programs on FM Radio, every day. Some preachers are elderly and others are younger. I enjoy their messages! Radio is listener supported, so if the radio signals are weak or stolen by "pirates", just report it to the FCC online by email.

A Pastor/Evangelist, Greg Laurie has good rapport with young people. He's close to my age and we both share being street ministers in the early 80's. He was in California, and I was in Roswell, the alien capital of the USA, LOL. Very very good memories! He'll be on cable soon.

I learned, when I moved to Tulsa OK, to appreciate all people in ministry and Not Judge. I heard that from the Holy Spirit with my ears. :O I got cured big time that day.

ASK THE HOLY SPIRIT TO TEACH YOU

John 16:7-8

7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter (Teacher) will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you.

8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:

Isaiah 11:2 (speaking of Jesus & the Holy Spirit)

And the spirit of the LORD shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear (reverence;honor) of the LORD;

1 Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, NOT in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, BUT which the Holy Ghost teaches; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.

It takes some relationship to study and hear the Holy Spirit teach it, to your spirit. He knows what you need: milk, bread or meat. A quiet room works best.

He co-created this world, and Jesus went to the Cross to send the Holy Spirit to us. (Pentecost)

He is the Spirit of Christ. Ask HIM which Church He wants you to be in. Seek Him first.

Mishael

Sacha,

I must confess that I follow your inspirational comments; your warm heart shines brightly. You're the lake of fire at the sinners banquet. In a normal, healthy way, I love you as much as Jesus wills me to. Your splendor of pouring out comfort gives me delight. Please live your days without regret doing as God intended you to do.

Gertrude

Sacha,

Please do no be angry that others are wired differently. What you know to be the truth, they will have nothing of it. When we are privy to the mystery, we will realize our shame in the guessing game. God bless you sweetie.

Thankyou Little Sheba ,im honestly not angry , i often read things on here that i dont agree with , most of the time i dont say anything as i can often see why a person believes something , i can see their logic even though i may not agree with them , i am genuinely incredulous that any one can reject water baptism ,especially as Christ endorses it , i would feel naked if i hadnt been baptised , we can all be in error at times ,i know that for sure , i cant in all conscience keep quiet if i think some one is in error and is leading others down a wrong path , as far as im concerned the subject is closed for me and him ,we have agreed to disagree and i shant read his posts ,ive told him this and he seemed ok but now he is sending me posts ,im not reading them . Im sure when he realises im not reading him he will give up , thanks for listening to me , i appreciate you , love in Christ .

Sister Sacha, may CHRIST IN US grace us with HIS wisdom and HIS understanding.

I'm going to ask a question. I don't need an answer. I want you to meditate in Spirit.

If parents carry a three month old child to be baptised INTO WATER in the NAME of the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, is he BORN AGAIN.

There is going to be a wedding!

This wedding you are all invited!

The day has come ,He will come as he left, In the clouds ,so the whole world at one time will see Him!

The church is whom He comes for!

Which 1? How many? many?

Which one is determined by you!

His church is not made with hands, this temple of God He speaks of is within you!

The oil that shines this light is what you must have.

Your lamp must be ready and full. This oil is the faith that will provide the light to the door !You cannot enter without it, Your light must shine when He comes!

Oh virgin of faith, He comes for you! Will you be ready? My beloved do u here His word?

Sacha,

Would the pope bring toilet paper into the woods?

I like when you are happy, your Jesus light gets bright.

I will be checking in every so often, if you like to bounce ideas.

Sheba

Oh Sacha,

You are such a good example of a Christian by works and by example. I admire how adamant you are about your spiritual convictions.



I was baptized as a baby, didn't remember it, and wouldn't do it again for fear of water. I only take showers, no baths because I fell asleep in the tub and almost drown. Enjoy the summer harvest.

My request is wrong for to take of the lord supper is during church.I am a Christian but feel like it is wrong of me to participate because I have not fully regain my God's trust of me and I don't feel worthy .

Dear Gregory , we are none of us worthy ,Christ is our righteousness , please take the bread and wine , he gave his body for you and me and he wants us to partake of it , Luke ch22 v7-20 .

Gregory It has nothing to do with how we feel or are we good enough, biblically we've been made righteous before God we've been redeemed bought back by God we've been sanctified by God our past is Forgotten by God, we've been Given eternal life by God we will be raised at the return of Christ by God, so we will never be good enough to deserve all this just when you blow it or sin ask forgiveness in the name of Jesus Christ and move on. Remember your born again now Child of the most High. Its all in Gods Word, look it up and enjoy. P.S. don't judge yourself, waste of time, just do your best and let God do the Rest. God Bless