"Lo, children are an heritage of theLord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."
The Spirit is not speaking of children in the sense they are flesh and blood but of the heritage of the Lord where faith is the DNA so Jesus would phrase accordingly. "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein."( Mark 10:15). He blessed them when they were brought to him,"But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."(Matt.19:15) Jesus knew what was written of him in the word. As man-child He represented the man part in it. . Isaiah refers to it. "for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.(Is.66:8)" In the preceding verse Isaiah designates them "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child."(Is.66:7)
Zion as a dwelling place is 'the rod of thine inheritance'. "Remember thy congregation,whichthou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance,whichthou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt."(74:2). The Father promised the Son consequently a congregation and it is to which the quote from Matthew leads us. Before we come to it here is a verse, "All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away." So the casual incident where the disciples rebuking those who brought children before Jesus has an important lesson for us. The Bible as a document is organized by the Holy Spirit for our instruction in righteousness. Thus Synoptic gospels are not simply four gospels but the command number four has its own significance. Besides through each four gospel the Holy Spirit is giving solid meat for our perfection. Gospels of Thomas and Philip may have their uses but the Holy Spirit has not found them fit with His purpose.
Hello Rjgil4769. There are many portions in the Bible, where we find that God promises to protect His people Israel. However, Israel, in their often disobedience & idolatry suffered much under God's Hand & were punished & given into the hands of their enemies. Yet, God's harsh dealings with them were to bring them back to Him, that they would reject all other gods & cleave only to Him. But suffer they did, but how long will it take for Israel to realize that they still spurn God's Love by rejecting Him & His Messiah Who came to redeem them? For this, Israel still suffers & will continue to do so until their eyes are opened & they shall see Him come in the clouds, "they also which pierced Him" ( Revelation 1:7)
Here are some Scriptures of God's care & promise to Israel: Genesis 12:1-3; Joshua 1:1-6; Psalm 83:1-18 (noting Asaph's appeal to God against those nations confederate against Israel. That all men might know the LORD' Name is Yahweh - not Allah); Psalm 122:6,7; Isaiah 41:8-16; Ezekiel chaps 38 & 39 (still future); Zechariah 2:8,9; Zechariah 12:2-9 (still future).
And we also see God's protection over Israel even after the birth of the Jewish State in May 1948: soon after this, five Arab armies (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon & Iraq) came against a small Israeli opposition & were resoundly defeated. 1967 (six-day war) where Egypt, Jordan, Syria & Lebanon) attacked Israel to wipe them off the map. They were not only defeated by Israel but Israel captured the Sinai, Golan Heights, Gaza & the West Bank. 1973 (on Yom-Kippur), Egyptian & Syrian forces attacked Israel on this holy day (Day of Atonement). Once again Israel was able to defeat this surprise attack against them with the help of U.S. forces. And 2016, in December, a mysterious storm cloud (of dust and rain) put a barrier between Israel and ISIS. Reports say the storm stopped on the border of Syria and ISIS was 'unable' to enter Israel's Golan Heights area. God has not forgotten Israel.
There is no one claiming to have the Spirit of Christ that would stand in the way of the Gospel message by promoting a message that it is ok to continue in sin.
And there is no one claiming to have the Spirit of Christ that would support such a person.
This is what happens when the True Gospel begins to offend some because of persecution.
Or we get so caught up in self glory we compromise the truth for the praise of man.
Christians, You are not Brothers with everyone that says Lord Lord.
Life in Christ is not a script you play,
It's a life you live by the power of the Holyspirit.
Keep in mind of Jude 1:3-4.
"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Then you stated the following and asked another question;
"You will say, but I confess my sins and ask for forgiveness."
Your second question;
What happen if you miss one sin, and asking forgiveness, of just one sin you might have overlooked?
Jordyn, When I came to Christ I confessed that I am a sinner and in need of a savior.
I wasn't let off the hook when God saved me.
We know there is no remission of sin without the shedding of blood. Hebrews 9:22.
The wages of sin is death.
Romans 6:23.
John 1:29 says The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the "SIN" of the world. That sin is singular. This speaks of the penalty of sin.
That takes care of the deficiency of this body of death that is waiting for redemption.
The question today is did Christ pay the redeeming price for our sins before we sinned or after.
He paid the penalty for our sin "before" we sinned, and this was ordained of him before the foundation of the world.
So, I may have missed a sin but he certainly did not.
1 Corinthians 13:12 states: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. This relates to our perception of Christ; but also of course in glory we will see other saints in their eternal bodies as well for the first time. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says: But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
For now we do get glimpses; should we take the time to discern them of the Holy Spirit uniquely working in each true saint of God.
In physical appearance we still may look the same at least to the world to our early life when we were still in the world. Our identity is in Christ if indeed we are saved; and we are being transformed by the renewing of our minds ( Romans 12:2). Glorification will give us bodies it would seem like Christ when He could go through walls or doors ( John 20:19); we will be able to eat and drink ( Rev. 19:9; compare with Luke 24:42-43; and Mark 14:25). We will also rule and reign with Christ after returning with Him at Armageddon ( Rev. 19:14; Rev. 2:26-27).
Having no more suffering as promised in Revelation 21:4 and no more death certainly is an encouraging throught. I would submit that understanding the reasons for all of our earthly struggles may be even more poignant than understanding the suffering itself. We can take heart that Christ has His church as a reward; and we also can rejoice (or should) in one another and the time on earth invested in the Body of Christ as well as helping to fulfill the Great Commission. Again; it is rewards that are the variable that we are to strive for as seen in 1 Cor. 9:24-27. I am convinved many who receieve great rewards are relatively unknown at present praying in their closet; giving secretly to missions and serving under the radar. God sees the heart (see Heb. 4:12).
Matthew 7:14 ... FEW there be that find it ..... in our time.....
Hosea 4:14 I WILL NOT PUNISH your daughters when they commit WHOREDOM, nor you spouses when the commit ADULTERY: for themselves are SEPARATED with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots, therefore the people that doeth not understand SHALL FALL.
Proverbs 16:6 .... by TRUTH and MERCY iniquity (sin) is purged ....
What is this SIN (in God's eyes) that can be purged by TRUTH and MERCY ......that keeps the many from the Kingdom of God?
I can understand what is happening to your son. I have three sons who were brought up in the faith and have gone the prodigal route. Two of them deal with anxiety/depression disorder that affects their life in so many detrimental ways.
I will certainly pray for your son, Sy.
Dear Heavenly Father, today we come before with humble hearts with concerns for our children who have turned from you despite being brought up to know You. As You know them through ad through, only You can truly help them to come back to You in faith. We lift up Sy, and Brian, and Rob, and Kevin before You in the name of Jesus, who alone can save anyone. Cause their hearts to be changed and regenerated by the working of Your Holy Spirit. We ask that Your Spirit create in these sons faith to believe the gospel once again and to run back to Jesus for salvation. Oh, Father, How often have we prayed for our children. Please save them soon. We continue to trust You to do this in them. We also ask that You will cause depression and anxiety to be taken from Sy, Rob and Kevin. Heal their brains from what causes this and their spirits from the work of the evil one who takes advantage of this weakness in them. We ask that You will deliver them fully from this mental ailment and give them soundness of mind, peace in their hearts, and rest for their souls in our Lord and Savior, Jesus, Your Son. We love our children so much, but we are not able to help them in the way they truly need to become whole and well. Only You can do all that we ask and hope for them. We entrust them into Your hands once again today, knowing that You hear our pleas and care for them more than we ever can. You have the sovereignty to do all things that are good and true according to Your perfect will. And we know that You desire for all persons You have created to come to salvation in Your Son. Please, act quickly in our sons' lives and turn these prodigals back to You soon. Amen
Matthew 7:14 ... FEW there be that find it ..... in our time.....
Hosea 4:14 I WILL NOT PUNISH your daughters when they commit WHOREDOM, nor you spouses when the commit ADULTERY: for themselves are SEPARATED with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots, therefore the people that doeth not understand SHALL FALL.
Proverbs 16:6 .... by TRUTH and MERCY iniquity (sin) is purged ....
What is this SIN (in God's eyes) that can be purged by TRUTH and MERCY ......that keeps the many from the Kingdom of God?
Hi GIGI, We make adjustments daily with our two boys, one is 17 and the other is now 21. Our daughter (23) teaches a DS student in Mississippi and is home most holidays and summer here in Oroville, CA (No CA).
Sin separates us from God, It doesn't bring us to God.
Man in his natural state loves darkness.
Beware of anyone that teaches that sin is good!
Also Beware of the snare that God saves you by his Love and compromise his righteous Judgment.
"God so loved the world, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,
(( God didn't excuse our sin, It cost him dearly!
Christ was judged!! He wasn't let off the hook! He prayed 3 times to let this cup pass him!
If it was any other way, God didn't answer him.))
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Read and Study John 3:17-21. and John 16:7-14.
We've been baptized into a body of believers and led and sealed by one Spirit. And that's Christ.
Israel in the OT shows the weakness of man left alone and the absence of the indwelling Spirit of Christ. and it is a lesson for you and I.
Judges 2:8-13.
And Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
Thank you so much for sharing this as it does help knowing how we are to pray for your son. Salvation is of the utmost importance, and I along with others here will definitively pray that the Lord will work in his heart and draw him to a place where he sees his need for Christ, and receives Him into his life. May the Lord's will be done.
Lord Jesus please glorify yourself in our family, among our relatives and beyond. Asking for strong protection, deliverance, healing and salvation (those not saved) and a mighty outpouring of the Holy Spirit. Lord you know our specific needs, situations and circumstances we keep bringing to you. Send breakthrough Lord. Send encouragement and strength. Thank you Lord. May your name be glorified. And Lord please do what I ask for us also for all others in need including the ones praying on here. Thank you Lord that you said you never get tired or weary and that nothing is too hard for you. Amen.
Thank you and PRAISE you Father, Lord Jesus!!! Please also help Gigi's husband to make the necessary changes to his diet. Thank you that we can call on you for help. Amen
This song of Solomon is classed as a song of Ascents that pilgrims traditionally recited going up to the city of Jerusalem. The Spirit is exhorting us to look beyond the superficials and we are to be fitly framed together as holy temple. "Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged."(Is. 51:1)
"Except theLordkeep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
The city of habitation is a heavenly city. Zion to give it a name.("Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation"-Is.28:16;102:16). The Lord God is the maker of heaven and the earth. When He sent his only begotten Son to the world it was not to found any new city or keep a city already founded by man, than the one which He already had. It is to this Jesus referred,"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.... that where I am, there ye may be also."( John 14:2).
Preparation of this house has been set in motion from the moment a day was decreed for the Son. It a city which is his inheritance by right. "Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." The psalm refers it as uttermost parts, from one end to another and the house that can accommodate such a company, 'and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him' to give it a number, -and it is what Daniel reckoned Dan.7:10, . In the literal temple of Solomon the priests could not enter because the glory "of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord."(1 Ki.8:11).
In the Isaiah quote mentioned at the outset has a sure foundation and it was for which God sent his sent his Son. His death and resurrection delineate the way, "For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ."(1 Co.3:11)
"Except theLordbuild the house, they labour in vain that build it: except theLordkeep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain".
This psalm attributed to Solomon answers the question, "Thus saith theLord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?"(Is.66:1)..
Here the Spirit introduces two kinds of habitation. The house is much more on an intimate scale a place of rest to which the members each closely knit may take ease. This often passes for family. When God speaks of family he envisages happiness as a blessing. "Thy wifeshall beas a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table."(128:3). There is also a house where man may hold an intimate relationship with God which can only be maintained on a common basis.
To this we see God himself took the initiative. Truth in inward parts of man sets a tabernacle in his heart. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty./I will say of theLord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."(91:1-2). But for that abiding in Christ would not hold meaning. "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,/May be able to comprehend with all saints whatisthe breadth, and length, and depth, and height;(Ep.3:17-18). The Lord God is the maker and builder of the earth and heaven. Naturally this space infinite or microcosmos holds the fulness of God. "And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."(Ep.3:19).Every believer being part of the pillar is not an afterthought but was in the divine Will of God. "Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged." Even before the foundation stone in Zion was laid we were called. (Is.28:16)
"Lo, children are an heritage of theLord: and the fruit of the womb is his reward."
The Spirit is not speaking of children in the sense they are flesh and blood but of the heritage of the Lord where faith is the DNA so Jesus would phrase accordingly. "Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein."( Mark 10:15). He blessed them when they were brought to him,"But Jesus said, Suffer little children, and forbid them not, to come unto me: for of such is the kingdom of heaven."(Matt.19:15) Jesus knew what was written of him in the word. As man-child He represented the man part in it. . Isaiah refers to it. "for as soon as Zion travailed, she brought forth her children.(Is.66:8)" In the preceding verse Isaiah designates them "Before she travailed, she brought forth; before her pain came, she was delivered of a man child."(Is.66:7)
Zion as a dwelling place is 'the rod of thine inheritance'. "Remember thy congregation,whichthou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance,whichthou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt."(74:2). The Father promised the Son consequently a congregation and it is to which the quote from Matthew leads us. Before we come to it here is a verse, "All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away." So the casual incident where the disciples rebuking those who brought children before Jesus has an important lesson for us. The Bible as a document is organized by the Holy Spirit for our instruction in righteousness. Thus Synoptic gospels are not simply four gospels but the command number four has its own significance. Besides through each four gospel the Holy Spirit is giving solid meat for our perfection. Gospels of Thomas and Philip may have their uses but the Holy Spirit has not found them fit with His purpose.
Thus man child is a composite term.
Here are some Scriptures of God's care & promise to Israel: Genesis 12:1-3; Joshua 1:1-6; Psalm 83:1-18 (noting Asaph's appeal to God against those nations confederate against Israel. That all men might know the LORD' Name is Yahweh - not Allah); Psalm 122:6,7; Isaiah 41:8-16; Ezekiel chaps 38 & 39 (still future); Zechariah 2:8,9; Zechariah 12:2-9 (still future).
And we also see God's protection over Israel even after the birth of the Jewish State in May 1948: soon after this, five Arab armies (Egypt, Syria, Jordan, Lebanon & Iraq) came against a small Israeli opposition & were resoundly defeated. 1967 (six-day war) where Egypt, Jordan, Syria & Lebanon) attacked Israel to wipe them off the map. They were not only defeated by Israel but Israel captured the Sinai, Golan Heights, Gaza & the West Bank. 1973 (on Yom-Kippur), Egyptian & Syrian forces attacked Israel on this holy day (Day of Atonement). Once again Israel was able to defeat this surprise attack against them with the help of U.S. forces. And 2016, in December, a mysterious storm cloud (of dust and rain) put a barrier between Israel and ISIS. Reports say the storm stopped on the border of Syria and ISIS was 'unable' to enter Israel's Golan Heights area. God has not forgotten Israel.
I'm not trying to be a nuisance, just trying to understand where you are coming from.
I know you believe we are saved by grace alone.
You said, When I came to Christ, I confessed that I am a sinner in need of a saviour.
AMEN
You said, I wasn't let of the hook when God saved me.
I don't understand that.
Does grace only go so far? and not all the way.
God Bless YOU!
And there is no one claiming to have the Spirit of Christ that would support such a person.
This is what happens when the True Gospel begins to offend some because of persecution.
Or we get so caught up in self glory we compromise the truth for the praise of man.
Christians, You are not Brothers with everyone that says Lord Lord.
Life in Christ is not a script you play,
It's a life you live by the power of the Holyspirit.
Keep in mind of Jude 1:3-4.
"Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
For there are certain men crept in unawares, who were before of old ordained to this condemnation, ungodly men, turning the grace of our God into lasciviousness, and denying the only Lord God, and our Lord Jesus Christ.
Brothers, be of great courage.
God bless.
Those are actually very good questions.
Yo asked; Do I sin?
Then you stated the following and asked another question;
"You will say, but I confess my sins and ask for forgiveness."
Your second question;
What happen if you miss one sin, and asking forgiveness, of just one sin you might have overlooked?
Jordyn, When I came to Christ I confessed that I am a sinner and in need of a savior.
I wasn't let off the hook when God saved me.
We know there is no remission of sin without the shedding of blood. Hebrews 9:22.
The wages of sin is death.
Romans 6:23.
John 1:29 says The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the "SIN" of the world. That sin is singular. This speaks of the penalty of sin.
That takes care of the deficiency of this body of death that is waiting for redemption.
The question today is did Christ pay the redeeming price for our sins before we sinned or after.
He paid the penalty for our sin "before" we sinned, and this was ordained of him before the foundation of the world.
So, I may have missed a sin but he certainly did not.
God bless.
1 Corinthians 13:12 states: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. This relates to our perception of Christ; but also of course in glory we will see other saints in their eternal bodies as well for the first time. 2 Corinthians 3:18 says: But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord.
For now we do get glimpses; should we take the time to discern them of the Holy Spirit uniquely working in each true saint of God.
In physical appearance we still may look the same at least to the world to our early life when we were still in the world. Our identity is in Christ if indeed we are saved; and we are being transformed by the renewing of our minds ( Romans 12:2). Glorification will give us bodies it would seem like Christ when He could go through walls or doors ( John 20:19); we will be able to eat and drink ( Rev. 19:9; compare with Luke 24:42-43; and Mark 14:25). We will also rule and reign with Christ after returning with Him at Armageddon ( Rev. 19:14; Rev. 2:26-27).
Having no more suffering as promised in Revelation 21:4 and no more death certainly is an encouraging throught. I would submit that understanding the reasons for all of our earthly struggles may be even more poignant than understanding the suffering itself. We can take heart that Christ has His church as a reward; and we also can rejoice (or should) in one another and the time on earth invested in the Body of Christ as well as helping to fulfill the Great Commission. Again; it is rewards that are the variable that we are to strive for as seen in 1 Cor. 9:24-27. I am convinved many who receieve great rewards are relatively unknown at present praying in their closet; giving secretly to missions and serving under the radar. God sees the heart (see Heb. 4:12).
God bless.
I have a question about your comment.
You said: Sin separates us form God, it doesn't bring us to God.
Do you sin?
I know you will say yes I sin.
So by your comment, you are separated from God, correct.
You will say, but I confess my sins and ask for forgiveness.
What happen if you miss one sin, and asking forgiveness, of just one sin you might have overlooked?
This has always puzzled me.
God BLESS YOU!
What is SIN in God's eyes, NOT man's eyes?
Why do so FEW enter the Kingdom of God?
Does SIN keep them out?
ONLY eight in Noah's time.
ONLY two in Joshua's time.
Matthew 7:14 ... FEW there be that find it ..... in our time.....
Hosea 4:14 I WILL NOT PUNISH your daughters when they commit WHOREDOM, nor you spouses when the commit ADULTERY: for themselves are SEPARATED with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots, therefore the people that doeth not understand SHALL FALL.
Proverbs 16:6 .... by TRUTH and MERCY iniquity (sin) is purged ....
What is this SIN (in God's eyes) that can be purged by TRUTH and MERCY ......that keeps the many from the Kingdom of God?
God BLESS YOU!
I can understand what is happening to your son. I have three sons who were brought up in the faith and have gone the prodigal route. Two of them deal with anxiety/depression disorder that affects their life in so many detrimental ways.
I will certainly pray for your son, Sy.
Dear Heavenly Father, today we come before with humble hearts with concerns for our children who have turned from you despite being brought up to know You. As You know them through ad through, only You can truly help them to come back to You in faith. We lift up Sy, and Brian, and Rob, and Kevin before You in the name of Jesus, who alone can save anyone. Cause their hearts to be changed and regenerated by the working of Your Holy Spirit. We ask that Your Spirit create in these sons faith to believe the gospel once again and to run back to Jesus for salvation. Oh, Father, How often have we prayed for our children. Please save them soon. We continue to trust You to do this in them. We also ask that You will cause depression and anxiety to be taken from Sy, Rob and Kevin. Heal their brains from what causes this and their spirits from the work of the evil one who takes advantage of this weakness in them. We ask that You will deliver them fully from this mental ailment and give them soundness of mind, peace in their hearts, and rest for their souls in our Lord and Savior, Jesus, Your Son. We love our children so much, but we are not able to help them in the way they truly need to become whole and well. Only You can do all that we ask and hope for them. We entrust them into Your hands once again today, knowing that You hear our pleas and care for them more than we ever can. You have the sovereignty to do all things that are good and true according to Your perfect will. And we know that You desire for all persons You have created to come to salvation in Your Son. Please, act quickly in our sons' lives and turn these prodigals back to You soon. Amen
What is SIN in God's eyes, NOT man's eyes?
Why do so FEW enter the Kingdom of God?
Does SIN keep them out?
ONLY eight in Noah's time.
ONLY two in Joshua's time.
Matthew 7:14 ... FEW there be that find it ..... in our time.....
Hosea 4:14 I WILL NOT PUNISH your daughters when they commit WHOREDOM, nor you spouses when the commit ADULTERY: for themselves are SEPARATED with whores, and they sacrifice with harlots, therefore the people that doeth not understand SHALL FALL.
Proverbs 16:6 .... by TRUTH and MERCY iniquity (sin) is purged ....
What is this SIN (in God's eyes) that can be purged by TRUTH and MERCY ......that keeps the many from the Kingdom of God?
God BLESS YOU!
Psalms 131:3 "Let Israel hope in the LORD from henceforth and for ever."
:)
Man in his natural state loves darkness.
Beware of anyone that teaches that sin is good!
Also Beware of the snare that God saves you by his Love and compromise his righteous Judgment.
"God so loved the world, THAT HE GAVE HIS ONLY BEGOTTEN SON,
(( God didn't excuse our sin, It cost him dearly!
Christ was judged!! He wasn't let off the hook! He prayed 3 times to let this cup pass him!
If it was any other way, God didn't answer him.))
that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
Read and Study John 3:17-21. and John 16:7-14.
We've been baptized into a body of believers and led and sealed by one Spirit. And that's Christ.
Israel in the OT shows the weakness of man left alone and the absence of the indwelling Spirit of Christ. and it is a lesson for you and I.
Judges 2:8-13.
And Joshua, the son of Nun, the servant of the LORD, died, being an hundred and ten years old.
And they buried him in the border of his inheritance in Timnathheres, in the mount of Ephraim, on the north side of the hill Gaash.
And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.
And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:
And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that were round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.
And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
That's why Jeremiah 31:31-34 is Prophesied.
God bless.
Are you in northern or southern california?
Thank you so much for sharing this as it does help knowing how we are to pray for your son. Salvation is of the utmost importance, and I along with others here will definitively pray that the Lord will work in his heart and draw him to a place where he sees his need for Christ, and receives Him into his life. May the Lord's will be done.
God bless you and your family!
Good explanation. I can't wait to possess fully what Jesus has prepared for us in glory!
The gospel was preached to National Israel as well to PROMISED ISRAEL, today.
Judges 21:25 In those days (God sees not time), there was NO KING in Israel, every man did what was right in his own eyes.
Maybe we have the same problem TODAY.
God BLESS YOU, brother.
Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide me under the shadow of thy wings,
I believe that scripture works through me as I renew my mind daily
God bless you
This song of Solomon is classed as a song of Ascents that pilgrims traditionally recited going up to the city of Jerusalem. The Spirit is exhorting us to look beyond the superficials and we are to be fitly framed together as holy temple. "Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged."(Is. 51:1)
"Except theLordkeep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain."
The city of habitation is a heavenly city. Zion to give it a name.("Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation"-Is.28:16;102:16). The Lord God is the maker of heaven and the earth. When He sent his only begotten Son to the world it was not to found any new city or keep a city already founded by man, than the one which He already had. It is to this Jesus referred,"In my Father's house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you.... that where I am, there ye may be also."( John 14:2).
Preparation of this house has been set in motion from the moment a day was decreed for the Son. It a city which is his inheritance by right. "Ask of me, and I shall give thee the heathen for thine inheritance, and the uttermost parts of the earth for thy possession." The psalm refers it as uttermost parts, from one end to another and the house that can accommodate such a company, 'and ten thousand times ten thousand stood before him' to give it a number, -and it is what Daniel reckoned Dan.7:10, . In the literal temple of Solomon the priests could not enter because the glory "of the Lord had filled the house of the Lord."(1 Ki.8:11).
In the Isaiah quote mentioned at the outset has a sure foundation and it was for which God sent his sent his Son. His death and resurrection delineate the way, "For no one can lay a foundation other than that which is laid, which is Jesus Christ."(1 Co.3:11)
"Except theLordbuild the house, they labour in vain that build it: except theLordkeep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain".
This psalm attributed to Solomon answers the question, "Thus saith theLord, The heaven is my throne, and the earth is my footstool: where is the house that ye build unto me? and where is the place of my rest?"(Is.66:1)..
Here the Spirit introduces two kinds of habitation. The house is much more on an intimate scale a place of rest to which the members each closely knit may take ease. This often passes for family. When God speaks of family he envisages happiness as a blessing. "Thy wifeshall beas a fruitful vine by the sides of thine house: thy children like olive plants round about thy table."(128:3). There is also a house where man may hold an intimate relationship with God which can only be maintained on a common basis.
To this we see God himself took the initiative. Truth in inward parts of man sets a tabernacle in his heart. "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty./I will say of theLord, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust."(91:1-2). But for that abiding in Christ would not hold meaning. "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love,/May be able to comprehend with all saints whatisthe breadth, and length, and depth, and height;(Ep.3:17-18). The Lord God is the maker and builder of the earth and heaven. Naturally this space infinite or microcosmos holds the fulness of God. "And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God."(Ep.3:19).Every believer being part of the pillar is not an afterthought but was in the divine Will of God. "Look unto the rock whence ye are hewn, and to the hole of the pit whence ye are digged." Even before the foundation stone in Zion was laid we were called. (Is.28:16)
You are right in that prayer can help.
intercessory prayer that leads to one's salvation is needed if one is not saved.
That is why we asks is one a child of God or not.
It's God's way that he must find and that is only done by the Holyspirit.
Man's ways is not like God's ways and Man's will for his life is not the Lord's will for him.
We were born with a rebellious nature, and there must be a rebirth taken place to combat this old nature of ours, ESPECIALLY THIS GENERATION.
This reminds of Judges 21:25. "In those days there was no king in Israel: EVERY MAN DID THAT WHICH WAS RIGHT IN HIS OWN EYES!.
Kosh74, We will be glad to pray for your son.
God bless you.