Dear Brother , you are of course correct about us humans having our own personality , however it's also true that we are merely vessels . God is the potter and we are the clay , Jeremiah is taught this lesson by God Himself . It is God's right and privilege to do as He pleases with any of us . Jeremiah chapters 18+19 , Romans chapter 9 and Revelation chapter 22 .
We mustn't think of ourselves as anything other than vessels . Jesus emptied himself and was filled with the Spirit if God . He was a vessel but a bit better than us as he was created without lust , born of the pure will of God , therefore he was able to receive the Spirit of God without measure , whereas we are born of the flesh and not able to be filled to the brim in this life . We shall be one with God when all flesh is destroyed and God is All in All . For now we are marred ( by our sin ) vessels that God can use as He sees fit , for He alone is Righteous and all knowing . We are nothing , just grass .
Yes, Notwithstanding SHE (Eve, Christ's wife), by allegory, the Church of the Lord JESUS, shall BE SAVED in child bearing..... generating children for the Kingdom of GOD, through the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, the Gospel of GOD's Kingdom. This has already lasted around 2000 years or two GOD's Day: Hebrews 1:1-3
1 GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days (last two GOD's Days-from the beginning of the fifth Day unto the END of the sixth Day)spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the EXPRESS IMAGE(image by written) His Person(Person of GOD), and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
It's wonderful, what GOD really has revelead unto His people( Ephesians 1:3-8) makes us to fly high toward the third heaven ( Luke 20:35-36 combined with Revelation 4:1), the OT and NT are like two mighty wings to catch us and carry us to the third heaven- Luke 20:35-36 combined with John 14:3 and 17:24, and 2Corinthians 12:2-4, among many other biblical references, take a look. It's Wonderful, Indescribable, Unspeakable, ineffable. Hallelujaaaah!!!
If we believe that some people , possibly millions , who don't believe in God or who have never even had the opportunity to do so , are going to go to hell and be tortured for all eternity , if we really think hard about this and what it actually means , it can be very hard to reconcile this doctrine with a God who is the personification of love . If God is kind to everyone in this life , and we only have to look around us to see that He most certainly is , He sends His sunshine and rain ( blessings ) on all kinds of people , hindus muslims atheists people who have never and will never even have the chance to know Him , why would He then allow these people to suffer an eternity of torture if He created them knowing that they would never come to Him ? Did He create them with the sole purpose of torturing them in hell for all eternity ? We do know that some people choose to reject God after having had the opportunity to get to know Him but , there must have been millions who never got the chance , did God love these people ? Did He create them just to condemn them to be tortured forever ?
God is love . Romans chapter 11 all of it but the crux of the chapter is verse 6 . What is the reward ? It's two fold , in this life we have the comfort and assurance of His love and mercy in our lives every day and , in the next life we know that we can be in His Kingdom of light and life and love and peace and truth and righteousness and mercy and justice and rejoicing in His presence for ever .
So what of the others ? The wandering stars of Jude ?
Revelation chapter 20 in particular verses 14+15 , hell is the word hades , the place of departed souls according to the Greeks , all of them , not just the bad ones . Hades is three places , I wonder if the catholics stole this idea from the Greeks ? The grave ( hades ) will not exist anymore , death and hell cast into the lake of fire , what does that mean to you ? Death and hell destroyed together , 1st Corin Ch 15 v 22-28 .
Purpose of God is the covenant which is already established, It is called the everlasting covenant because it is between eternal God and the Word also has a part. This is set down in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis.(Ge.Ch.1 and ch.2:1-4)
"That the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth."
Purpose of God is the covenant which is already established. It is called the everlasting covenant because it is set down in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis.(Ch.1 and Ch.2:1-4)
When God has made the worlds made to appear by his word, we consider God in terms of their invisible and visible aspects. Thus we shall keep two verses in mind: He.11:3 and (Col.1:15-20) "Who is the image of the invisible God," Here we have God the Father and God, the Son. Of the latter specifically the Word informs us that the Man is 'the word become flesh' and represents us on the second part. In the fulness of time the Man was to appear in the world in keeping with He.11:3. So faith with works involves the will of God and the Man who is the same yesterday, today and forever. (He.13:8)
God framed the worlds by the word of his power. When Jesus tells the people, My Father worketh hitherto and I also work," it is absolutely in line with this clause, "so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." The meaning is clear. God commands and the world appears and his work shall only be considered when he "reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven." (1:20) This is faith with works to which there is nothing we can either add or subtract from. Thus God has called a body the church in Jesus Christ and when we heard the call it means that we are called; and our only duty to is believe it and 'make our election sure.' We love him with all our heart so there is no conflict of interest and trust in the Lord. Our works are the fruits we yield for the glory of God.
12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
In the Bible, we see devils, unclean spirits that can occupy and control a human body, but I have not found in the Bible where they came from and why they are on the earth. There are angels locked in chains of darkness, 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6 that said they sinned, but we are not told what that sin was it must be something different than just rebelling, to me this points to Genesis 6. We talk about fallen angels but that is not in the Bible. We see there is a hierarchy of angels and devils we see in Matthew 12:43-45.
Matter of fact these three verses were at the heart of the things that happened, the person who was possessed was trying to get seven of us in one location together the reason was never known because the seven were never all together, and we did not let that happen. Satan has rebelled against God but still has access to heaven, Job 1,2. It does not say but I would understand the other angels who have rebelled still have access to heaven because we see they are cast out in Rev. 12.
I feel that angels and devils/unclean spirits are different just by some things I have seen there is no clear proof in the Bible so you may be correct all I can say their evil thankfully there are more good ones faithful and loyal to God.
The only thing I can understand about what happened in that church was before I was saved and it was trying to stop that from happening, or it was done by God to get us away from that church not sure.
"If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it."
In studying the entire chapter in relation to today's scripture verse we see the contrast between statements related to those of God not sinning and other verses which indicate anyone who says they are without sin are a liar and the truth not in them (actually 1 John 1:8 so I should have said in studying the entire book). I am not studying that but this verse specifically in regard to the "sin unto death" and its implications.
Paul mentions letting a man be given to Satan in 1 Corinthians 5:5:
"To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."
That could be one application. Another would be related perhaps to the law and justifiable punishment of a death penalty for homocide. It also applied to adultery although it would appear this punishment was not as common in the time of Christ and especially once the church stated to flourish towards the end of the 1st Century AD. Since the church was being addressed here the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit shouldn't be the cause; although it certainly would apply to unbelievers as the "unforgiveable sin" as mentioned in the Gospels ( Mark 3:28-29; also verses in Matthew).
The context of the rest of the verse shows how we can pray that God will heal and restore a brother caught in sin and once again emphasizes the idea of confessing our sins to one another ( James 5:16). This is also mentioned in the Gospels at initial salvation ( Matt. 3:6) and most often to God Himself in a plethora of other scriptures. Matthew 5:23-24 speaks of leaving a "gift before the altar" and restoring relationship with a brother which alludes to the Old Testament sacrifice but certainly is applicable now. Sin hurts us and others.
But God created man in his own image, so seed of Abraham, Isaac and Ishamel alike come under the covenant. But for Ishmael it is covenant after the flesh while God is specific "In Isaac shall thy seed be called" The children of the flesh are not called the children of God. Isaac showed faith when he obeyed God and it came from his response to the word, which is to be spiritually understood. Everything needful for our life and godliness has been taken care by God in his Son. Only what determined between Ishmael and Isaac was faith. For this reason God loved Jacob and hated Esau. As with Isaac Jacob had faith and it explains what it is to be created 'after his likeness'. Isaac was the heir of promise. So was Jacob even before they had come of age. in so many ways in their choices they were connecting the dots all the way to the Son who as the word become flesh would manifest.
Esau despising his birthright was his choice. He had a reason, right? "And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?/And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob."(Ge.25:32-33). Esau like one addicted to recreational drugs was almost every day dying for one reason or other. His self indulgence was all that mattered to him. The word of God 'Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry" would have come a shocker!(Col.3:5). In our society of instant gratification, think how many churches would demand that their congregation offer their bodies as living service? Their nationalism is their way of paying the bills for the upkeep of megachurches.
God is not fooled brethren. There is no substitute for faith which by way of works demand fruits worthy of His holiness.
"Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called./That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."
In the series on the topic of the covenant, Salvation of man solely depends on the word of God, holiness of which is what the name of God signifies. "Iamthe LORD: thatismy name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images."(Is.42:8). Of this his glory is synonymous with his visible image, the Son..In Ph.2:9-11.
The word of God is like a seed that the Parable of Sower has sown in the heart of man. What is the heart but a spiritual space. "He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works."(Ps.33:15) God formed all hearts alike and the word sent forth before the worlds began (Is.55:11) consequently falls on a level playing field. How is it then there is a vast difference in the yield from each? Free will of man must explain this anomaly.. In a good ground itself there is difference. "But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold."(Matt.13:8) Prophet Jeremiah would explain it thus, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?(Je.17:9) A life unexamined is not worth living since he is like a tumbleweed collecting prejudices, and in our times his world view from internet,- and much worse from dark web, and is he worth more than at the end of it all being consigned to fire?
But God created man in his own image, so seed of Abraham, Isaac and Ishamel alike come under the covenant. But for Ishmael it is covenant after the flesh while God is specific "In Isaac shall thy seed be called" The children of the flesh are not called the children of God. Isaac showed faith when he obeyed God,
The whole word of God is a PROPHECY of the kingdom of God, including the book of Genesis.
Adam is Christ, EVE HIS WIFE is mankind, God put Adam in a deep sleep (death on a cross), our Father, by his Spirit, cause Adam (Christ) to arise, and we (EVE) came out of Christ, as ONE FLESH.
Genesis 5:2 Male and female CREATED (by the resurrection of Christ) he them, and called THEIR NAME Adam (Christ), in the day they were CREATED.
1 Timothy 2:13-15 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14 And Adam was NOT DECEIVE, but the woman being DECEIVE, was in the transgression.
15 Notwithstanding SHE (Eve, Christ's wife) shall BE SAVED in child bearing.....
Revelation 3:12 ...and I will write upon him my NEW NAME ......
Revelation 12:2 And SHE being with child, travailing in BIRTH, and pained to be DELIVERED.
John 3:7 ..... YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN ......
Acts 19:5 When they heard this they were BAPTISED IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
Man was created, by the resurrection of Christ, a new creation.
Man, by the resurrection of Christ, was created the GLORY of God.
Isaiah 4:5 And the Lord will CREATE upon every dwelling place on mount Zion (Christ IN YOU), and upon her assemblies, a cloud and a smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon ALL THE GLORY shall be a defence.
Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, I CREATE darkness:I make peace, and create evil, I the Lord DO ALL THESE THINGS.
Psalms 104:30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, and they are CREATED, thou renewest the face of the earth.
Christ, the GLORY OF GOD, was resurrected by the Spirit of his Father, and we were joint heirs of his resurrection also becoming the glory of OUR FATHER.
11 He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.
12 But as many as received Him (Jewish and Gentiles), to them gave He power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on His NAME:->JESUS-> Acts 4:11-12;JESUS/JOSHUA IS GOD, NOT the esoteric and kabbalistic and spiritist Jehovah, YHWH, Yahweh, HaShem, Adonai, Yehovah, Elohim, Yahusha,YEHshia, YEHvah.
JESUS /JOSHUA IS GOD.
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of GOD.
Thus, be Jews or Gentiles,they will be saved if believe in the NAME of JESUS, i.e. as believers in JESUS and obey His Gospel of GOD's Kingdom, that will be established from now on- Revelation 11:15-18.
1Corinthians 1:21-24 and 30-31
21 For after that in the wisdom of GOD the world by wisdom KNEW NOT GOD, it pleased GOD by the foolishness of PREACHING to save them that believe. (and wish to meet Him)
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are CALLED, both Jews and Greeks(Gentiles), Christ the power of GOD, and the wisdom of GOD. ( Ephesians 1:3-8. take a look)
30 But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of GOD is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.-->Lord JESUS-> the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, which is, and which was, AND WHICH IS TO COME, the ALMIGHTY.
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was JESUS, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute JESUS, and sought to slay Him, because He had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But JESUS answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I WORK. John 10:30- I and my Father are One.
It was the fourth Day or around 4000 years after Adam.--> Genesis 1:16- GOD made two great lights; the Greater Light to rule the day( 1Thessalonians 5:4-6), and the Lesser Light to rule the night: He made the stars also. JESUS said: John 12:46 -->I am come a Light into the world (like the Sun), that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
And the Lesser light: Who is him? The lesser Light receives light from the Greater Light because he has no light of his own (like the moon). So, who is him?
And the stars, who are them? By the way, the red Dragon with his TAIL drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. Who are them?
Furthermore, the woman is clothed with the Sun, and the Moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars-Re.12:1
I like so much to decipher biblical enigmas/puzzles.
Matthew 5: 5 and 14 -
5- Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
14- Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Guys pls pray for my family and me, because my mom is working hard for us and she has to pay a lot of money because she bought a car and a car insurance cause alot of money and she still didn't complete the car money yet and she is the only one who is working. (While my big sister is trying to find a job and my brother too, but they don't accept any of them yet) and my dad is trying to get here but other people is trying hard to make my dad live a miserable life. ( like when my dad is happy that are sad but when my dad is sad they are happy) And me I don't what is wrong with me but I have this weird voices that keep coming to my hard and also intrusive thoughts and also weird and evil dreams. Help pls pray for us
Luke 4:42 And when it was day, he departed and went into a desert place: and the people sought him, and came unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart from them.
Luke 5:16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. (NKJV and other versions said often He would do this)
Luke 6:12-13 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:
Matthew 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
With this and of course His agonizing prayer at Gethsemane where no doubt He was familiar with and spent other times in prayer there on His travels we see at various important and crisis points the Lord knew when to be even more focused; in some cases praying ALL NIGHT. This was after an exhausting day running around doing God's work; and often preceded more things the next day. More often than not crowds would come (such as when He discovered that John the Baptist had been martyred) and neither He nor the other Disciples could continue with the respite the Lord Himself initiated in their behalf.
Try to tell this to the average Christian in our country today. We note in these scriptures there was NEVER a time when any of the Disciples were said to be doing this; although the Lord rebuked them for not being able to cast out a demon without prayer and fasting. I am not aware of ANY verses talking about them in prayer; so it surely is lacking; you would think SOMEONE would ask the Lord if they could spend some time praying but as their naivete about His death supposing He was going to then rule as an earthly king no doubt prevented many of their efforts. Thankfully Pentecost changed things in that regard!
Hopefully this worm can learn something about prayer and my heart won't always be so cold.
In this chapter we see Jesus once again referring to His upcoming death burial and resurrection and the extreme sadness it caused the Disciples. We could see 3 reasons for this sudden interruption in the narrative and story for Jesus to say this:
1) The distraction of the events thus far of what was already most of Jesus' earthly ministry would make the Disciples complacent in thinking this would go on for many more years.
2) The main goal and focus was on His sacrifice for the sins of man to be accomplished on Calvary. Only at that point could men be able to enter heaven immediately upon death; whereas before they would have to be in Sheol (in the pleasant side).
3). In His departure; they would be the ones to continue to carry out the ministry through leadership after the Spirit came down at Pentecost and changed them. They would have to be stripped of all their confidence and all die a martyrs death exept for John. None of them would be ready when Jesus was arrested as they all ran away along with Peter. Only the Lord would get them through that.
In all honesty it is hard here just as it is contemplating what He said in Gethsemane as to the weakness of their flesh and their falling asleep due again to sorrow. God assures us that every tear is known ( Psalm 56:8). No doubt in eternity there will be reward for suffering in faith; we have consolation in what the world can't have. We have to believe that even in our own martryrdom if it comes to that or natural death is to glorify Christ and there are rewards for martyrs ( James 1:12). Paul also was given a reaction of great sorrow when he announced his imprisonment ( Acts 21:10-14). It would appear his death came at a much later date but Paul always focused on ministry and looked forward to being with the Lord; no wonder after the brutality he had to endure on and off for years in various imprisonments beforehand. He knew when his departure was near ( 2 Tim. 4) and Peter as well ( 2 Peter 1:12
Everyone in my family claims to be saved and there is good evidence for almost all of them in the affirmative. Thank you brother and may God bless you for your kindness.
Hello Cheryl1655. The best way to understand these two chapters in Genesis, is that chapter 1 is a declaration of God's Work in creation on each of the six days. When we get to chapter 2, we read of the seventh day, when God's Work had finished on the sixth, and that God rested (or, ceased from all His Work - not that He was exhausted). Then Genesis 2:4 gives us the answer to your question: "These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created...". So from this point, we are told what God had done in a general way, and now more specifically - with greater detail about His Creation - the focus on man.
So, as God created plants, He then sent out a mist initially to water them ( Genesis 2:6). He then shows us how He created man first & then woman, those mentioned in Genesis 1:26,27; His detail of them also seen in Genesis 2:7-22 - and that man (Adam) would tend to those plants ( Genesis 2:15) until the woman (Eve) came from his body, to be his companion & help in life. So these accounts in these first two chapters of Genesis, don't show us two separate creations of human beings, but the one creation, where more detail is given of God's creative Work in creating the first two people on Earth.
Some say this is two different versions of creation. I would think that it implies when man was created there was something of man and woman in the soul of Adam. Thus the rib was taken out of Adam but also to have a companion it would be something close to his heart I would expect. That would also explain how spiritually man and woman were of the image of God but physically Eve was taken out of man rather than being created from the dust of the earth. Thus all are in Christ; male; female; Jew and Gentile ( Colossians 3:11). This type of unity is in the Holy Spirit of Christ.
This would also explain why God instituted marriage; if it was merely a physical thing ( 1 Cor. 6:16-18) it wouldn't matter if one was married or not; but it also involves two souls that are only legitimately married when God joins them together. This is a deep matter but I consider it important also because it explains why same sex relations also is more than just a physical thing. When two individuals have a selfish ambition than the enemy is able to do great damage to their souls. God designed the body and soul of man and woman to function as a whole; as a unit which of course doesn't work with two men or two women.
Some theologians disagree with my viewpoint; so if it is confusing I won't press the issue. There are admittedly some other parts of Genesis that seem to repeat the same narrative describing perhaps focusing on different aspects. Won't get into that now.
In guiding me to prayer I was wondering if this lady and or her husband are believers. I will pray now that somehow your son and other family members will see evidence of the Lord in her last days and or death; or with any short term rehabilitation or bettering of her health. I knew someone who suddenly started eating after it seemed all hope was lost who my roommate helped lead to Christ in the last couple months of her life.
The winds of the teachings of man blow hard against the truth of God's word.
Don't falter in proclaiming truth.
Man has no freewill, only God's will prevails in his creation.
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing without revealing his secrets to his servants the prophets.
Philippians 2:13 For it is God that worketh IN YOU both TO WILL and TO DO HIS good pleasure.
We DIED on the cross with Christ, ONLY Christ arose and we as JOINT HEIRS.
Isaiah 59:21 And this is my covenant with THEM, saith the Lord; My Spirit that is upon THEE (Christ), and my words that I (the Father) put in thy (Christ's) mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from hence forth and for ever.
Amos 2:7 Can two (as one flesh) walk together, except they BE AGREED?
My grandmother has Alzheimer's and it's getting worse. She's refusing to drink water or eat fruit. She's had to go to the ER twice in the last month alone for dehydration. Now as far as I know she's back in hospice with her husband to help take care of her but she's deteriorating fast. My family thinks her time to go home is drawing near. Please pray for all of us to have strength to keep on if she does go. Pray that God heal her if it is His will. Pray for His comfort if it is time for her to go, let it be a painless end. I've already lost so many to dementia, this latest is tearing me apart because of how close I was to her growing up. Pray for her sons especially my father for I do not know if he is truly a Christian. He doesn't like to talk about spiritual things or his feelings and it's hard to connect with him because of it.
The everlasting covenant is not merely provisions made under seven days but it is Person specific. God "Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen."(1 Ti.6:16). Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. Abraham's blessing came through Jesus Christ- after his likeness'. The same blessing is now passed on to Isaac, who is the heir of promise. The covenant based on After the Man is the only legal covenant since it is validated by God and the Word. ( John 1:1)
Speaking of the seed in itself, Isaac obeyed God by remaining in Gerar. So the word sent forth by God bore fruit in Isaac. He is after the likeness of Jesus Christ and he stands as a double for him because of the word. if the word worked with Isaac, it similarly must work with every other is it not? Faith is what worked with Isaac who became the heir. " He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?/Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works."( John 14:9-10)
On day three the provision of the tree bearing fruit referred to believers who stands as double for Jesus Christ. Jesus said, I am the Way" So what is faith with works. Those who follow the way and learn of him, Being branches abiding in him they bear fruits.
Similarly the covenant refers to God dividing the waters above and below the firmament on day two.(Ge.1:6-8)
However much the king of Gerar grudge Isaac regarding the wells his servants had dug, he could not prevail over him. God made the waters available from His store. (26:32-33). The name Beersheba is associated with "Unto this day". The Spirit always has used this phrase in association with Jesus Christ . The covenant worked with Isaac because he was the heir of promise
Arleen, you have suffered more than your share of loss and my heart goes out to you. You say you just wanna be loved unconditionally, I assure you that you already are ( Romans 8:38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 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.). You also say there is a man that you love but he doesn't love you back, the man Jesus is the only man you can love that can love you back unconditionally. Always put Him first and you will be just fine. I will be praying for you in my daily prayers. God bless you always
We mustn't think of ourselves as anything other than vessels . Jesus emptied himself and was filled with the Spirit if God . He was a vessel but a bit better than us as he was created without lust , born of the pure will of God , therefore he was able to receive the Spirit of God without measure , whereas we are born of the flesh and not able to be filled to the brim in this life . We shall be one with God when all flesh is destroyed and God is All in All . For now we are marred ( by our sin ) vessels that God can use as He sees fit , for He alone is Righteous and all knowing . We are nothing , just grass .
Yes, Notwithstanding SHE (Eve, Christ's wife), by allegory, the Church of the Lord JESUS, shall BE SAVED in child bearing..... generating children for the Kingdom of GOD, through the preaching of the Gospel of Christ, the Gospel of GOD's Kingdom. This has already lasted around 2000 years or two GOD's Day: Hebrews 1:1-3
1 GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
2 Hath in these last days (last two GOD's Days-from the beginning of the fifth Day unto the END of the sixth Day)spoken unto us by His Son, whom He hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also He made the worlds;
3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the EXPRESS IMAGE(image by written) His Person(Person of GOD), and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high:
It's wonderful, what GOD really has revelead unto His people( Ephesians 1:3-8) makes us to fly high toward the third heaven ( Luke 20:35-36 combined with Revelation 4:1), the OT and NT are like two mighty wings to catch us and carry us to the third heaven- Luke 20:35-36 combined with John 14:3 and 17:24, and 2Corinthians 12:2-4, among many other biblical references, take a look. It's Wonderful, Indescribable, Unspeakable, ineffable. Hallelujaaaah!!!
GOD BLESS
God is love . Romans chapter 11 all of it but the crux of the chapter is verse 6 . What is the reward ? It's two fold , in this life we have the comfort and assurance of His love and mercy in our lives every day and , in the next life we know that we can be in His Kingdom of light and life and love and peace and truth and righteousness and mercy and justice and rejoicing in His presence for ever .
So what of the others ? The wandering stars of Jude ?
Revelation chapter 20 in particular verses 14+15 , hell is the word hades , the place of departed souls according to the Greeks , all of them , not just the bad ones . Hades is three places , I wonder if the catholics stole this idea from the Greeks ? The grave ( hades ) will not exist anymore , death and hell cast into the lake of fire , what does that mean to you ? Death and hell destroyed together , 1st Corin Ch 15 v 22-28 .
Read the first para as follows:
Purpose of God is the covenant which is already established, It is called the everlasting covenant because it is between eternal God and the Word also has a part. This is set down in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis.(Ge.Ch.1 and ch.2:1-4)
"That the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth."
Purpose of God is the covenant which is already established. It is called the everlasting covenant because it is set down in the first two chapters of the Book of Genesis.(Ch.1 and Ch.2:1-4)
When God has made the worlds made to appear by his word, we consider God in terms of their invisible and visible aspects. Thus we shall keep two verses in mind: He.11:3 and (Col.1:15-20) "Who is the image of the invisible God," Here we have God the Father and God, the Son. Of the latter specifically the Word informs us that the Man is 'the word become flesh' and represents us on the second part. In the fulness of time the Man was to appear in the world in keeping with He.11:3. So faith with works involves the will of God and the Man who is the same yesterday, today and forever. (He.13:8)
God framed the worlds by the word of his power. When Jesus tells the people, My Father worketh hitherto and I also work," it is absolutely in line with this clause, "so that things which are seen were not made of things which do appear." The meaning is clear. God commands and the world appears and his work shall only be considered when he "reconcile all things unto himself; by him, I say, whether they be things in earth, or things in heaven." (1:20) This is faith with works to which there is nothing we can either add or subtract from. Thus God has called a body the church in Jesus Christ and when we heard the call it means that we are called; and our only duty to is believe it and 'make our election sure.' We love him with all our heart so there is no conflict of interest and trust in the Lord. Our works are the fruits we yield for the glory of God.
12 It was said unto her, The elder shall serve the younger.
13 As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.
14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
In the Bible, we see devils, unclean spirits that can occupy and control a human body, but I have not found in the Bible where they came from and why they are on the earth. There are angels locked in chains of darkness, 2 Peter 2:4 and Jude 1:6 that said they sinned, but we are not told what that sin was it must be something different than just rebelling, to me this points to Genesis 6. We talk about fallen angels but that is not in the Bible. We see there is a hierarchy of angels and devils we see in Matthew 12:43-45.
Matter of fact these three verses were at the heart of the things that happened, the person who was possessed was trying to get seven of us in one location together the reason was never known because the seven were never all together, and we did not let that happen. Satan has rebelled against God but still has access to heaven, Job 1,2. It does not say but I would understand the other angels who have rebelled still have access to heaven because we see they are cast out in Rev. 12.
I feel that angels and devils/unclean spirits are different just by some things I have seen there is no clear proof in the Bible so you may be correct all I can say their evil thankfully there are more good ones faithful and loyal to God.
The only thing I can understand about what happened in that church was before I was saved and it was trying to stop that from happening, or it was done by God to get us away from that church not sure.
God bless,
RLW
"If any man see his brother sin a sin which is not unto death, he shall ask, and he shall give him life for them that sin not unto death. There is a sin unto death: I do not say that he shall pray for it."
In studying the entire chapter in relation to today's scripture verse we see the contrast between statements related to those of God not sinning and other verses which indicate anyone who says they are without sin are a liar and the truth not in them (actually 1 John 1:8 so I should have said in studying the entire book). I am not studying that but this verse specifically in regard to the "sin unto death" and its implications.
Paul mentions letting a man be given to Satan in 1 Corinthians 5:5:
"To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."
That could be one application. Another would be related perhaps to the law and justifiable punishment of a death penalty for homocide. It also applied to adultery although it would appear this punishment was not as common in the time of Christ and especially once the church stated to flourish towards the end of the 1st Century AD. Since the church was being addressed here the blasphemy of the Holy Spirit shouldn't be the cause; although it certainly would apply to unbelievers as the "unforgiveable sin" as mentioned in the Gospels ( Mark 3:28-29; also verses in Matthew).
The context of the rest of the verse shows how we can pray that God will heal and restore a brother caught in sin and once again emphasizes the idea of confessing our sins to one another ( James 5:16). This is also mentioned in the Gospels at initial salvation ( Matt. 3:6) and most often to God Himself in a plethora of other scriptures. Matthew 5:23-24 speaks of leaving a "gift before the altar" and restoring relationship with a brother which alludes to the Old Testament sacrifice but certainly is applicable now. Sin hurts us and others.
Do you mean that angels of satan are something different from demons/devils? I think they are the same thing, just the name changes.
Anyway That story about that church left me baffled. What do you think it happened?
But God created man in his own image, so seed of Abraham, Isaac and Ishamel alike come under the covenant. But for Ishmael it is covenant after the flesh while God is specific "In Isaac shall thy seed be called" The children of the flesh are not called the children of God. Isaac showed faith when he obeyed God and it came from his response to the word, which is to be spiritually understood. Everything needful for our life and godliness has been taken care by God in his Son. Only what determined between Ishmael and Isaac was faith. For this reason God loved Jacob and hated Esau. As with Isaac Jacob had faith and it explains what it is to be created 'after his likeness'. Isaac was the heir of promise. So was Jacob even before they had come of age. in so many ways in their choices they were connecting the dots all the way to the Son who as the word become flesh would manifest.
Esau despising his birthright was his choice. He had a reason, right? "And Esau said, Behold, I am at the point to die: and what profit shall this birthright do to me?/And Jacob said, Swear to me this day; and he sware unto him: and he sold his birthright unto Jacob."(Ge.25:32-33). Esau like one addicted to recreational drugs was almost every day dying for one reason or other. His self indulgence was all that mattered to him. The word of God 'Mortify therefore your members which are upon the earth; fornication, uncleanness, inordinate affection, evil concupiscence, and covetousness, which is idolatry" would have come a shocker!(Col.3:5). In our society of instant gratification, think how many churches would demand that their congregation offer their bodies as living service? Their nationalism is their way of paying the bills for the upkeep of megachurches.
God is not fooled brethren. There is no substitute for faith which by way of works demand fruits worthy of His holiness.
"Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called./That is, They which are the children of the flesh, these are not the children of God: but the children of the promise are counted for the seed."
In the series on the topic of the covenant, Salvation of man solely depends on the word of God, holiness of which is what the name of God signifies. "Iamthe LORD: thatismy name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images."(Is.42:8). Of this his glory is synonymous with his visible image, the Son..In Ph.2:9-11.
The word of God is like a seed that the Parable of Sower has sown in the heart of man. What is the heart but a spiritual space. "He fashioneth their hearts alike; he considereth all their works."(Ps.33:15) God formed all hearts alike and the word sent forth before the worlds began (Is.55:11) consequently falls on a level playing field. How is it then there is a vast difference in the yield from each? Free will of man must explain this anomaly.. In a good ground itself there is difference. "But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold."(Matt.13:8) Prophet Jeremiah would explain it thus, "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?(Je.17:9) A life unexamined is not worth living since he is like a tumbleweed collecting prejudices, and in our times his world view from internet,- and much worse from dark web, and is he worth more than at the end of it all being consigned to fire?
But God created man in his own image, so seed of Abraham, Isaac and Ishamel alike come under the covenant. But for Ishmael it is covenant after the flesh while God is specific "In Isaac shall thy seed be called" The children of the flesh are not called the children of God. Isaac showed faith when he obeyed God,
The whole word of God is a PROPHECY of the kingdom of God, including the book of Genesis.
Adam is Christ, EVE HIS WIFE is mankind, God put Adam in a deep sleep (death on a cross), our Father, by his Spirit, cause Adam (Christ) to arise, and we (EVE) came out of Christ, as ONE FLESH.
Genesis 5:2 Male and female CREATED (by the resurrection of Christ) he them, and called THEIR NAME Adam (Christ), in the day they were CREATED.
1 Timothy 2:13-15 For Adam was first formed, then Eve.
14 And Adam was NOT DECEIVE, but the woman being DECEIVE, was in the transgression.
15 Notwithstanding SHE (Eve, Christ's wife) shall BE SAVED in child bearing.....
Revelation 3:12 ...and I will write upon him my NEW NAME ......
Revelation 12:2 And SHE being with child, travailing in BIRTH, and pained to be DELIVERED.
John 3:7 ..... YE MUST BE BORN AGAIN ......
Acts 19:5 When they heard this they were BAPTISED IN THE NAME OF JESUS.
God Bless You
God Bless You
Man was created, by the resurrection of Christ, a new creation.
Man, by the resurrection of Christ, was created the GLORY of God.
Isaiah 4:5 And the Lord will CREATE upon every dwelling place on mount Zion (Christ IN YOU), and upon her assemblies, a cloud and a smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon ALL THE GLORY shall be a defence.
Isaiah 45:7 I form the light, I CREATE darkness:I make peace, and create evil, I the Lord DO ALL THESE THINGS.
Psalms 104:30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, and they are CREATED, thou renewest the face of the earth.
Christ, the GLORY OF GOD, was resurrected by the Spirit of his Father, and we were joint heirs of his resurrection also becoming the glory of OUR FATHER.
God Bless You
11 He came unto His own, and His own received Him not.
12 But as many as received Him (Jewish and Gentiles), to them gave He power to become the sons of GOD, even to them that believe on His NAME:->JESUS-> Acts 4:11-12;JESUS/JOSHUA IS GOD, NOT the esoteric and kabbalistic and spiritist Jehovah, YHWH, Yahweh, HaShem, Adonai, Yehovah, Elohim, Yahusha,YEHshia, YEHvah.
JESUS /JOSHUA IS GOD.
13 Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of GOD.
Thus, be Jews or Gentiles,they will be saved if believe in the NAME of JESUS, i.e. as believers in JESUS and obey His Gospel of GOD's Kingdom, that will be established from now on- Revelation 11:15-18.
1Corinthians 1:21-24 and 30-31
21 For after that in the wisdom of GOD the world by wisdom KNEW NOT GOD, it pleased GOD by the foolishness of PREACHING to save them that believe. (and wish to meet Him)
22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
23 But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24 But unto them which are CALLED, both Jews and Greeks(Gentiles), Christ the power of GOD, and the wisdom of GOD. ( Ephesians 1:3-8. take a look)
30 But of Him are ye in Christ Jesus, who of GOD is made unto us wisdom, and righteousness, and sanctification, and redemption:
31 That, according as it is written, He that glorieth, let him glory in the Lord.-->Lord JESUS-> the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, which is, and which was, AND WHICH IS TO COME, the ALMIGHTY.
GOD BLESS
Get ready
15 The man departed, and told the Jews that it was JESUS, which had made him whole.
16 And therefore did the Jews persecute JESUS, and sought to slay Him, because He had done these things on the sabbath day.
17 But JESUS answered them, My Father worketh hitherto, and I WORK. John 10:30- I and my Father are One.
It was the fourth Day or around 4000 years after Adam.--> Genesis 1:16- GOD made two great lights; the Greater Light to rule the day( 1Thessalonians 5:4-6), and the Lesser Light to rule the night: He made the stars also. JESUS said: John 12:46 -->I am come a Light into the world (like the Sun), that whosoever believeth on me should not abide in darkness.
And the Lesser light: Who is him? The lesser Light receives light from the Greater Light because he has no light of his own (like the moon). So, who is him?
And the stars, who are them? By the way, the red Dragon with his TAIL drew the third part of the stars of heaven, and did cast them to the earth. Who are them?
Furthermore, the woman is clothed with the Sun, and the Moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve stars-Re.12:1
I like so much to decipher biblical enigmas/puzzles.
Matthew 5: 5 and 14 -
5- Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
14- Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Very profound. GOD BLESS
Luke 5:16 And he withdrew himself into the wilderness, and prayed. (NKJV and other versions said often He would do this)
Luke 6:12-13 One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God. 13 When morning came, he called his disciples to him and chose twelve of them, whom he also designated apostles:
Matthew 14:23 And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.
With this and of course His agonizing prayer at Gethsemane where no doubt He was familiar with and spent other times in prayer there on His travels we see at various important and crisis points the Lord knew when to be even more focused; in some cases praying ALL NIGHT. This was after an exhausting day running around doing God's work; and often preceded more things the next day. More often than not crowds would come (such as when He discovered that John the Baptist had been martyred) and neither He nor the other Disciples could continue with the respite the Lord Himself initiated in their behalf.
Try to tell this to the average Christian in our country today. We note in these scriptures there was NEVER a time when any of the Disciples were said to be doing this; although the Lord rebuked them for not being able to cast out a demon without prayer and fasting. I am not aware of ANY verses talking about them in prayer; so it surely is lacking; you would think SOMEONE would ask the Lord if they could spend some time praying but as their naivete about His death supposing He was going to then rule as an earthly king no doubt prevented many of their efforts. Thankfully Pentecost changed things in that regard!
Hopefully this worm can learn something about prayer and my heart won't always be so cold.
Agape.
1) The distraction of the events thus far of what was already most of Jesus' earthly ministry would make the Disciples complacent in thinking this would go on for many more years.
2) The main goal and focus was on His sacrifice for the sins of man to be accomplished on Calvary. Only at that point could men be able to enter heaven immediately upon death; whereas before they would have to be in Sheol (in the pleasant side).
3). In His departure; they would be the ones to continue to carry out the ministry through leadership after the Spirit came down at Pentecost and changed them. They would have to be stripped of all their confidence and all die a martyrs death exept for John. None of them would be ready when Jesus was arrested as they all ran away along with Peter. Only the Lord would get them through that.
In all honesty it is hard here just as it is contemplating what He said in Gethsemane as to the weakness of their flesh and their falling asleep due again to sorrow. God assures us that every tear is known ( Psalm 56:8). No doubt in eternity there will be reward for suffering in faith; we have consolation in what the world can't have. We have to believe that even in our own martryrdom if it comes to that or natural death is to glorify Christ and there are rewards for martyrs ( James 1:12). Paul also was given a reaction of great sorrow when he announced his imprisonment ( Acts 21:10-14). It would appear his death came at a much later date but Paul always focused on ministry and looked forward to being with the Lord; no wonder after the brutality he had to endure on and off for years in various imprisonments beforehand. He knew when his departure was near ( 2 Tim. 4) and Peter as well ( 2 Peter 1:12
So, as God created plants, He then sent out a mist initially to water them ( Genesis 2:6). He then shows us how He created man first & then woman, those mentioned in Genesis 1:26,27; His detail of them also seen in Genesis 2:7-22 - and that man (Adam) would tend to those plants ( Genesis 2:15) until the woman (Eve) came from his body, to be his companion & help in life. So these accounts in these first two chapters of Genesis, don't show us two separate creations of human beings, but the one creation, where more detail is given of God's creative Work in creating the first two people on Earth.
This would also explain why God instituted marriage; if it was merely a physical thing ( 1 Cor. 6:16-18) it wouldn't matter if one was married or not; but it also involves two souls that are only legitimately married when God joins them together. This is a deep matter but I consider it important also because it explains why same sex relations also is more than just a physical thing. When two individuals have a selfish ambition than the enemy is able to do great damage to their souls. God designed the body and soul of man and woman to function as a whole; as a unit which of course doesn't work with two men or two women.
Some theologians disagree with my viewpoint; so if it is confusing I won't press the issue. There are admittedly some other parts of Genesis that seem to repeat the same narrative describing perhaps focusing on different aspects. Won't get into that now.
The winds of the teachings of man blow hard against the truth of God's word.
Don't falter in proclaiming truth.
Man has no freewill, only God's will prevails in his creation.
Amos 3:7 Surely the Lord God will do nothing without revealing his secrets to his servants the prophets.
Philippians 2:13 For it is God that worketh IN YOU both TO WILL and TO DO HIS good pleasure.
We DIED on the cross with Christ, ONLY Christ arose and we as JOINT HEIRS.
Isaiah 59:21 And this is my covenant with THEM, saith the Lord; My Spirit that is upon THEE (Christ), and my words that I (the Father) put in thy (Christ's) mouth, shall not depart out of thy mouth, nor out of the mouth of thy seed, nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed, saith the Lord, from hence forth and for ever.
Amos 2:7 Can two (as one flesh) walk together, except they BE AGREED?
God Bless You
The everlasting covenant is not merely provisions made under seven days but it is Person specific. God "Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen."(1 Ti.6:16). Jesus Christ is the visible image of the invisible God. Abraham's blessing came through Jesus Christ- after his likeness'. The same blessing is now passed on to Isaac, who is the heir of promise. The covenant based on After the Man is the only legal covenant since it is validated by God and the Word. ( John 1:1)
Speaking of the seed in itself, Isaac obeyed God by remaining in Gerar. So the word sent forth by God bore fruit in Isaac. He is after the likeness of Jesus Christ and he stands as a double for him because of the word. if the word worked with Isaac, it similarly must work with every other is it not? Faith is what worked with Isaac who became the heir. " He that hath seen me hath seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?/Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works."( John 14:9-10)
On day three the provision of the tree bearing fruit referred to believers who stands as double for Jesus Christ. Jesus said, I am the Way" So what is faith with works. Those who follow the way and learn of him, Being branches abiding in him they bear fruits.
Similarly the covenant refers to God dividing the waters above and below the firmament on day two.(Ge.1:6-8)
However much the king of Gerar grudge Isaac regarding the wells his servants had dug, he could not prevail over him. God made the waters available from His store. (26:32-33). The name Beersheba is associated with "Unto this day". The Spirit always has used this phrase in association with Jesus Christ . The covenant worked with Isaac because he was the heir of promise