Bible Discussion Thread

Brethren,

I ask for you're faithful prayers in this season of what seems to be of a test of my faith. I pray that God who is rich in mercy show me more as to where I am lacking and give me more wisdom in discernment but also in praying and speaking to the Holy Spirit. I have found in my christian walk that there's always room to grow. God's love is so abundant and I tell him I know this is my year that he's going to show me what I am lacking but what I need to work on to be more of a grounded christian. I know sometimes we can get complacent or even doubtful to say that I don't feel God's love which I am assuming is natural to feel like this. But I truly believe the word of God and stand by it when he says:"He will chastise those whom he loves"/ I really do believe that. Please pray the Holy Spirit touch my family as none of them are saved. I try to continue being the light in the darkness. It hard being married and not being equally yoked but I know God will always be with me. I ask for prayers of God's protection as these attacks of the mind are intensifying as I am wanting more of the Holy Spirit to reveal more unto me.

Thank you.

Arnold,

Pray this prayer every day: Father, please give me wisdom, strength, and determination to stand in the battle raging about me. Help me use all the armor and weapons You have given me to their fullest extent. 2 Corinthians 10:3 "For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war after the flesh: (For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds;)"

Keep yourself clothed in Christ. Romans 13:14 "But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfill the lusts thereof." So that you will be presentible to him in all ways.

1. Body - Do not sin against your own body in overeating and fornication.

2. Tongue & Heart - Keep your speech and your heart presentable to the Lord.

3. Motives - Magnify His name in everything you do.

4. Relationships - Treat others the way you'd have them treat you.

5. Finances - Give God a portion of your gross income and extra money that he blesses you with. Spend wisely

6. Attitude - Don't wallow in the past, to wit, don't obsess about what you did against someone or what someone did to you. Be nice and sweet, even when it's just you and God.

7. Emotions - Don't fret about what might happen, but lay your future in the hands of God.

When you sin, ask God to forgive you. Communicate with God in prayer, singing, and Bible reading every day. Don't nag your family about being saved. Cast them on God and be patient.

God Bless!

Thank you sister.

It's a constant battle but I know that God is faithful and true and even though I may walk through the waters and fire he won't let me drown or get burned. It's very hard to keep patient sometimes. I'm not going to lie. I cry every day to him and will admit that because I don't want my family to fade eternal fire and brimstone but be reborn by the lambs blood of life. Thank you so much and may God continue to bless y'all

You're most welcome, Arnold! May God lift you up.

Thank you sister.

I know we as Christians sometimes feel like we understand and it's not until we are brought down to know that sadly we don't (at least in my walk). Sometimes I don't understand why things are the way they are and why I am so unsuccessful in giving the gospel out to my friends and family. But I know with all certainty that he saved me for a purpose and all these trials I'm going through is to maybe strengthen me for what's to come. Maybe with me losing more of myself each and everyday and asking him for his strength it's for his glory to be made manifest. His law and love is in my heart and it's hard to read, pray, and do other things when my family want me here and there. I love them but I have understood I just have to wait for the Lord. If I seek more and keep praying even without ceasing I know more and more of his fullness will be added unto me. I'm not worthy of his love and sometimes I feel like I am not saved. Sometimes I feel like the Holy Spirit isn't with me. Sometimes I feel like just shouting in rage. I am just a ball of emotions. I'm only human but not using that as an excuse. Brothers and sisters in Christ share the same experiences and that's what makes me happy and joyful knowing I don't know you or anyone face to face but we're all brothers and sisters in Christ.

I know it's long I apologize.

2nd Timothy chapter 3 ,.. we have seriously hit this time , An 2nd Thessalonians chapter 2 is next , with the 2 witnesses coming a short time before, then it's mark 13 time ,.. an mark 13 , is backed by Matthew 24 , an Luke 21 ,.. it's that important that our father made sure , by having 3 of his New Testament books explaining it , rest easy my fren , do what is told , an you have not a worry on anything

Thank you. It's not deniable that the return of Christ is coming but it's my job as a servant to follow him in everything I do. One thing that amazes me is how we all come together as one. I'm blessed for y'all and everyone else who is a child of the most high God. I may fail and lose but I know God loves me and is setting me up for something this year.

ANY VOICE THAT ACCUSES US, IS SATAN. He is the ACCUSER OF THE BRETHERN

(Men and Women)

Mostly when we start hearing THAT VOICE, it's to make us doubt Gods call upon our lives. It is to make us stop praying, because we feel like frauds. That voice is not God. In fact, in loud tones...rebuke that voice (SATAN) in the Name of Jesus. "I am a blood bought child of Jesus Christ of Nazareth! I command you in Jesus name to keep silence and go into dry places in outer darkness. Do not return."

Demons will not hang around places that worship God in songs and praise. Angels hearken to the spoken scripture in song. Demons don't hand around that kind of happiness and environment.

We can always ASK GOD for angelic protection in times of warfare; even against our minds, inner contemplations.

See, Lucifer (now Satan) was in charge of praise and worship of God. He's a created being. But he had the insanity of Coveting that praise and worship for Himself. He led 1/3 angels in a rebellion in heaven...and got himself thrown to earth by Michael. He especially hates Christians who read the Bible, talk out loud about Jesus and SING OUT LOUD about Jesus.

We need to teach that to other people who are suffering spiritual warfare (Eph.6). Sometimes we can't wait out until Church Day to be prayed for. I know it feels weird to fight against "things" that are invisible. By their "fruit", you'll know you're being attacked in your mind. Disheartened, discouragement, pining for the good ole days are enemies of your soul. Our born again spirits need to stand up and oppose those attacks in Jesus Name. Wars take place in the minds. Pray for others who may not know what is taking place. How many do you know that sometimes wish they were already dead? That's a demon named, Death. The Heaviness spirit makes us want to just lay down our armor and take a break.

Call those things out of the dark the hide in, and then YOU TAKE AUTHORITY OVER THEM, IN JESUS'S NAME.

Yes, put on the WHOLE armour ( Ephesians 6:11-17), and Also:

Praying always with all prayer and supplication in The Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints;And for me, that utterance may be given unto me, that I may open my mouth boldly, to make known The Mystery of the Gospel,For which I am an ambassador in bonds: that therein I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. ( Ephesians 6:18-20). Amen?

What Mystery? Is it not This?:

Now to Him that is of power To Stablish you According To my Gospel, and the preaching of JESUS CHRIST, According to The Revelation Of The Mystery, which was kept secret since the world began( Romans 16:25)

Which Gospel?:

But none of these things move me, neither count I my life dear unto myself, so that I might finish my course with joy, and the ministry, which I have received of the LORD JESUS, to testify The GOSPEL Of The GRACE of God.( Acts 20:24)

Is THIS not part of the WHOLE armour, "And your feet shod with the preparation of the GOSPEL OF PEACE" ( Ephesians 6:15)?

This MYSTERY And GOSPEL Of GRACE/PEACE, to Paul, found in Romans Through Philemon, and Directly to us, The Body of CHRIST, is {to Avoid Confusion} to be:

Rightly Divided ( 2 Timothy 2:15) From "Things That DIFFER!":

Prophecy And Law, gospel of the kingdom, to the Twelve And ISRAEL!

Please Be Richly Encouraged, Enlightened, Exhorted, and Edified!!

GRACE, both the gospel ( Luke 17:21) and the mystery ( Romans 16:25) are answered in:

Colossians 1:26 Even the MYSTERY which hath been HID from AGES and GENERATIONS, but is NOW made manifest to HIS SAINTS.

Colossians 1:27 To whom God would make known what is the riches of the glory of this MYSTERY among the Gentiles; which is CHRIST IN YOU, the hope of glory:

I am .. well I have no words. I never understood how big the family of Jesus Christ was until recently. I need to fight more and more. I get attacked and then fight but something happens and then doubt sits in and then makes me think I'm not a child of God and I'm better with just being in the world. But after that it's like that voice in my head and says I am saved. You have saved me for a purpose. I know your real. Your spirit is real and shows me truth in your word, in prayer and in song. Thank you so much peace be with you. Please pray for me

No need to apologize Arnold , as you said: we are all human and full of emotions , we can read in Revelations that Christ is not impressed with "lukewarm" , there is nothing wrong in the way you feel . As much as I love all my family and friends ,especially my other half , I find myself becoming more and more impatient for the Kingdom of God to be revealed on earth , my desire is very much for the things pertaining to God and not this world . A lot of the time I'm finding it hard to engage with people who are atheists , I don't feel any connection with them , I try very hard because I know God wants us to love and be kind to each other but when it comes to atheists I can only engage on a surface level . Please come on here any time you feel the need to let off some steam , we are all very different people on here but we are very much willing to help anyone who needs to chat . Be happy , you are a precious jewel and you belong to God , not this world .

Amen.

I have that problem myself and the more and more I'm here I don't know or can't even conceive as to why sometimes. Evil is around me all the time but in that sense I'm assuming I'm doing something right because I wouldn't be feeling like that if I was on their side. I need to lament more, and fervently pray for my friends family etcI have friends who are atheists, agnostics, etc and it's hard for me but I believe I'm trying to hard on my own capabilities and mind and not God. It takes time and wish sometimes it would just come to me lol. But I have to wait. We pray for one another

Dear Arnold , it's the hardest thing in this life when people we love are not interested in the Truth . An elderly man at my church died recently , he had two children with his first wife but they divorced when the children were under ten years old . They moved away but he saw them regular until they were teens , then he remarried and moved further from them . I have no doubt that he loved them very much , he wrote cards and letters a couple of times a week for years . Unfortunately he forgot to ask about them . All he did was talk about God and the Bible . When I say all I mean all . He didn't converse he lectured . Never asked how they were doing in school , then at their jobs ,didn't go to their weddings . This went on for DECADES . He forgot to be a dad .All he wanted was for them to know the Truth and get baptized . Once they were adults they recognised this and they didn't like it . He died a couple of weeks ago aged 80 ,his kids didn't come to his funeral . We have to remember to just be human beings , that's all we are and that's how people around us see us . We are parents , brothers sisters cousins children nephews nieces neighbours and workmates . Sometimes we have to just be approachable ordinary humans or we can scare people away when we make ourselves something else , like a preacher or holier than thou , that's how we can be perceived if we forget that we are just humans . Also timing is everything , during a wildlife TV programme is a good time to start a conversation about evolution . You have to let it be a conversation , not a

lecture , we have to know when to be quiet and just listen . Lead by example , when you are asked if you do the lottery say no and just mention briefly why and then stop and see what you get back . It's a balancing act , and you have to be an approachable kind gentle patient human to be a good fisherman . Love to you in Christ .

Romans 8. 39. Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. Thank You Lord Jesus, amen

Amen..May jesus be in your name