Dear One eighty. Thanks for your reply and kindness.
I am glad you are finding what I post thought provoking. That is certainly one aim I have is to inspire people to think on topics and learn from the Scriptures what is true. We should hold whatever anyone says on this forum up to the light and truth of Scriptures. It is our authority and way to know God through the working of the Holy Spirit.
We are to do and say all things from love from the heart. I try to do this here. I think it is fine to discuss, disagree, and offer a rebuttal on what someone says on this forum. But. like you said, our motivation should not be to attack another person here personally. It is ok to have strong opinions and reasoning. It is ok to strongly disagree with another, and it is ok to choose to exit a conversation that seems to be antagonistic. Disagreements are not necessarily attacks unless they are put forth in a contentious, sarcastic, demeaning, and/or disrespectful way. Thanks for your comments on this topic. We can discuss things lovingly with God's help.
a very important subject here in both topics, faith & suffering
1.Faith, we all know that Rom 10:17, Paul earlier says it is Rom 10:8 he's not talking about the letter here
But John 6:63 The Grace / Light that appears in the heart bringing salvation to all mankind Hebrews 9:28 that wait on Him.
Believing that it is He, speaking to us & His first works within us is teaching us to deny all ungodliness & the learning of righteousness
Paul says in Gal 3:2 so there's an increase of His Spirit as we received His judgement of sin & instruction in righteousness.
Here is Power offered to overcome all sin. For He who show us our sin, will not only take them away, but power is given to preserve from repeating the sin. There is one requirement, a truly contrite & broke heart birth through godly sorrow for the offense. This is saving faith produce by the Spirit, True faith purifies the heart, cleanses the vessel 2 Timothy 2:21
2.Suffering 2Timothy 3:12
As we look through both Testaments, we see a common thread, the suffering of the faithful
Paul by the Spirit call them 2Cor 4:17 which suffering brings a far more eternal weigh of glory
Hebrews 11:35,38 attain a better resurrection, whom the world was not worthy of.
We must have a renewing of our minds as Paul contiu.. 2Cor 4:18
What an encouragement on this side of the grave, & the reward is eternal,
Folks,
lets pick up our Cross & follow Jesus, He merciful & faithfully cleanses us from all unrighteousness, takes away our sins against Him, continually increases us with His Spirit alone the Way, until we are baptize unto His death, being dead unto sin, baptizes us in His Spirit, each one fitted in the body according to His gifts, we enter into the fellowship of His suffering (He's there with us ) therefore we experience the Power of His resurrection, & He never leaves us or forsakes us.
Then rewards us for what He alone done through us, what a deal, Come on!
I agree, all of us sin and God allows it; otherwise He would be violating our free will, which He created us with. Therefore, we would be the cause of bad stuff due to our sinning, not God.
I won't go any further than this in response to your reply, other than I also do not fully perceive the Mind of God. Yet, I perceive correctly I believe, it is worthwhile more than anything to endeavor to do so, and that those who do pursue to do so , will.
GiGi, you have no clue how thought provoking your replies are; and also the comments on this site by others. Even if I don't necessarily agree with everything. Thank you: in my mind all of you are worthy of taking into consideration of EVERYTHING you say.
One final comment: I've arrived at the conclusion that since love is obviously not sin, that everything that is not love, is; and that those, including myself that sin, it is a cry for help, due to a lack of Love. Although at times, in my own mind, I fail to recognize this. But when I accept this as true, it helps me to reconsider how I react or respond to others by not perceiving their attacks on others as evil or bad done to me or others as such; instead though as a cry for help. This helps immensely; because now I don't see myself as a victim, allowing me not to feel the need to attack in return. Seeing sin (doing something unloving) as a cry for help due to a lack of Love, is rewarding because in this way I won't attack back. I realize, from a lifetime of perceiving and returning attack, that it is ONLY an attack upon myself! And there is NO peace in that.
You are completely out of sync (rightly dividing the word) with the PROPHECIES of scripture.
Mosses and the Prophets reveal to us the Kingdom of God.
When Christ came HE SAID: all of Mosses and the Prophets IS fulfilled IN ME. It's FINISHED, nothing can be added and nothing can be taken way.
The Kingdom has been ON EARTH now for about 2000 years.
The whole prophecy of Daniel; is the prophecy of the Kingdom of God, no part of Daniel is a prophecy of a single anti-christ ..... what ISN'T of FAITH is anti-christ, what ISN'T of TRUTH is anti-christ.
WE ALL were born flesh and blood, no FAITH in us, no TRUTH in us, no LIFE in us, all these things CHRIST IS; we were BORN DEAD, anti-christ,our HOUSES MADE DESOLATE: and ALL the DEAD were RAISED with CHRIST; life and truth, the NEW CREATION.
Revelation is the REVEALING of this WAY, this TRUTH, this LIFE.
The doctrines of men have made the GOSPEL of the Kingdom of God of no effect.
The 1260 days, 42 months, 3 1/2 years is the time Christ spent proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom of God, by his cross and resurrection, all creation was RECONCILED to our Father, being made ONE by the RESURRECTION.
1335 days (pentecost) marked the time the SPIRIT of TRUTH was released on mankind to proclaim the WONDERFUL WORKS of God.
There has been a misunderstanding. What I intented to say is that God hasn't got a name like people have in order to distinguish them from others. The names (and He has got many) He uses for Himself have a unique purpose. Through His names He reveals to people some of His characteristics. Like say "YAHWEH", which means "I am who I am" and which is interpreted as "the self existing God". So God with this name reveals to us that nobody ever created Him. You see? More on this. "Lord of the hosts" means "the Almighty God". God is showing people through that name that He is the most powerful being in the universe.
Brother, I live in Greece. Here the time is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich time. So now it is 11:10 before midnight.
Blessings to all my brothers and sisters in Brasil and the whole of South America.
More on cooperation with God, and the huge significance of prayers.
In the Book of 1 Kings, the story of prophet Elijah is described. In 1 Kings 18:1-2 Elijiah is called by God to go to the King Ahab to tell him that He was going to send rain (because it had not rain for many years and people were suffering).
"And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth."
What does one expect in such a case? Definitely that God is going to send rain. Are we(or Elijah) supposed to do something about it? The obvious answer is, "No, it is God's work, nothing that we can do. He decided it ... He will do it". But what did Elijiah do?
1 Kings 18:41-42, "41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees (and prayed seven times, which is a lot, isn't it?),"
So Elijah went to pray for rain. And the question is. Why? It was God's decision to give rain and He sent Elijah to inform Ahab. Why did Elijah have to pray for something that God decided to do? Here comes the issue of cooperation. God may decide to do something but he expects our cooperation, our prayers. The church is a "partner" of God in the work of salvation of people. God definitely wants our cooperation. He can do all things alone without needing any help from anybody else, He is the Almighty God anyway. But He will not unless we, as humans, take part in that work. So there is a big responsibilty on our shoulders, and a lot of work to do for God. Prayers are very important.
Paul was always asking for prayers to get freed from his enemies and from jail, and prayers to be able to preach the Gospel, although it was God that send him to do that.
Asking for strong protection and breakthrough for us and all in need. Lord Jesus please fight our battles and give us victory please. Please send encouragement and strength. Please save many before its too late Father. Thank you. In your holy name I pray. Amen.
Amen....Thank you so much. Father I continue to stand with Pnovello in prayer asking that you send healing and breakthrough concerning all the things she has been crying out to you for in accordance with your perfect will. Please encourage, strengthen, protect. These times are so tough for so many believers. Father please send the latter rain. The Living Water, the Fire of the Holy Spirit and Lord Jesus may you come back very soon. Maranatha.
Isn't it amazing how the Spirit drawms entire narrative to one centre of gravity that is the Son? He does so by certain principles after a similitude. Of Moses what does God speak, "and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold:" Principle of Similitude explains the basis of comparing the like with like; So the heaven is compared with the earth. The world of the Spirit in his Son has a similitude, consequently we speak of Moses as a double for Jesus. But to confuse the role of servant Moses with that of Jesus Christ as the Son over all his shall lead a believer to confusion. The Spirit has thus provided signposts all along and it is solely for perfection in his Son. "the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:/That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." Faith and good works are in the Son and not by dragging Law of Moses in between. Besides there is no greater or lesser in Trinity. Office of the Holy Spirit is to organize the Word, time of fulfillment and letting all glory to the Son.
If we follow the Spirit for doctrine for reproof and for correction we shall be indeed instructed in righteousness. Faith with which we were led and good works that produces are not apart but the fruit of the Spirit.
A brother in Christ-Les Brewer-wrote about a*SUPERNATURAL TRANSFORMATION*in friendsofjesus.proboard,quoting 1Samuel 17:45"You come to me with a sword,with a spear,and with a javelin. But I come to you in the name of the Lord of hosts,the GOD of the armies of Israel,whom you have defied."
We all,with unveiled face,beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Christ-occupation makes you bold but not superior,humble but not inferior.When our minds are occupied with Jesus,we don't have to try to be humble.In the presence of the Servant-King,our hearts become supernaturally transformed,and we will carry His servant heart.ITOH,when you dwell and spend time with Jesus,all that He is will rub off on you.Your thoughts and your words will be full of the fragrance of His sweet presence and grace.All your inferiority and insecurities will melt away in His marvelous love for you.It takes people who are truly secure in Christ to be able to bow down and serve others with genuine humility".
In my understand,more than ever, GOD's people need to receive and hear messages like the one posted above by our brother in Christ Les Brewer.The Word of GOD-the Word is GOD-warned us saying"This know also,that in the last days perilous times shall come"-2Ti.3:1- ITOH,there will be a battle,a spiritual War-Rev.12 combined with Rev.11:15-18 -,and the red Dragon will manifest himself"having great wrath,because he knows that he has but a short time"- Rev. 12:12.
JESUS left revealed that"Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles,until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled"- Luke 21:24 combined with Rev.11:2-"the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months",and the red dragon will"give to the Beast of sea-Rev.3:1(ruler/guide of the apostate Church of Rome-RCC,which rides upon the Beast),yeah,will give his Power,and his Seat(in the holy city-Jerusalem),and great Authority-Rev.13:2.
Yes, as JESUS revealed,"when unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places seeking rest". The dry places where the unclean spirit walks are the men made by the dust in the belly of the Serpent( John 8:44-45), and are without the Spirit of GOD, without the Spirit of Christ, as was Israel, the clay, the dry land. The unclean spirit finds none among them which were born again from GOD and really remain in the body of Christ. 1John 5:18-19->18 We know that whosoever is born of GOD sinneth not; but he that is begotten of GOD keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19 And we know that we are of GOD, and the WHOLE WORLD lieth in wickedness.(Because they live in the belly of the Serpent,and only within them the unclean spirit finds rest.)
The unclean spirit saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished./ Then goeth the unclean spirit, and taketh with himself (7) seven other spirits more wicked than himself,
1Peter 5:8-9
8 Be sober,be vigilant;because your adversary the Devil(the old Serpent),as a roaring lion,WALKETH about, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Job 1:6-There was a Day when the sons of GOD came to present themselves before the Lord,and Satan(the Old Serpent)came also among them.(By the way,we are entering the Day of the Lord,the last millennium)
Reevelation 11:15-18
15 - The kingdoms OF THIS WORLD are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
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The battle is against three unclean spirits like frogs: Revelation 16:13-15
13 I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,and out of the mouth of the beast,and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 They are the spirits of devils, working miracles...
This post of 23/02/24 "A dream doubled" Ge.41:25-32 may help reader understand the deep sleep of Adam
"And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, "And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass."(v.32)
This chapter begins with a clue. "And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river." So we are considering the third year, where Three is a command number for the Son. Compare with this vision, "In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar."(Dan.8:1)
A day is appointed for the Son and the everlasting covenant is not merely for nations that only speak of the world made to appear. It covers also the world unseen which is eternal.(He.11:3;2 Co.4:18). Both worlds of the flesh and of the Spirit are covered under dreams. Fools take exclusively to here and now because faith (as God has revealed) holds no meaning to them.
Sleep and awake, night and day are doubled to indicate each of the pair either deserving everlasting contempt or to everlasting life. "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt./And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever."
What does it tell you? Day as Joseph figures from Pharaoh's dreams is about Jesus Christ by whom all things consist. "All things were created by him, and for him./ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."(Col.1:16-17)/ What God revealed to Pharaoh are identical despite the dreams indicated seven fat kine and seven lean kine, in one; and seven good ears and seven empty ears. The seven is a tag that 'it is established by God' and shall surely come to pass,
The dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice because God is the Sovereign Lord and Pharaoh is here cast as a double for him."(selected)
The Superscription can be put this way, "And the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself." Whose seed is in itself makes the tree of life and the trees of righteousness as of one kind. Whose seed is in itself refers to the word of God sown in our hearts about which we hold a spiritual space.
Thus Adam would not find an help meet. He was the double for his Son and his mate had to match bone for bone and flesh for flesh. This understanding is what being based on truth did. God breathed his spirit into his nostrils and his living soul established his world 'in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,'. Now for the verse,
"But for Adam there was not found an help meet for him./And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;"
What does sleep signify? For Jesus here was no doubt with regards to Jairus's daughter. Before he would go in he said, "For the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn."(Matt.9:24; Luke 8:8:49-55) He was there as the Word become flesh but also was in the land of the living where his Father was the God of the living." The same two worlds we are discussing and it's frame of reference is not only the now but also the day decreed for the Son.
When Jesus transfigured before the three disciples he merely showed the two worlds he carried about and it was same for Adam. He carried the same glory so he was naked but felt no shame.(Ge.2:25)
In 2:21 the Spirit speaks of a deep sleep which is not merely his sleep but with reference to the Son for whom he was a stand in. It is for this reason Elisha asked a double portion of his spirit. "And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me."(2 Ki.2:9). This is in context of the two worlds. 'Deep' refers to the death of the Son which would occur according to the scriptures in the day decreed for him.
In yesterday's posts; I listed categories of "left vs right" and a lawless mindset as characterizing two things which we now face as we race toward the Lord's return and the Tribulation. Since the "lawless" one is setting the stage for arrival; we can see how either political side has similar agendas leading to an endgame. ( 2 Thess. 2:8-12).
Throughout history; we see two approaches toward the church by either the left leaning leadership (such as under Communist China today) or the right leaning totalitarian dictatorship (Hitler). We see infiltration of the church by the state to constrain and monitor what is taught; or we see the leader himself taken up with a Messianic type adoration who is to be worshipped more or less as a savior. The other option is widespread persecution; looting and burning of houses of worship and executions of believers. Either extreme politically brings about lawlessness eventually; from the revolutions and overthrow of the establishment that is encouraged from the outset; to mock trials which never adhere to even the written codes for justice; to vast excesses with leadership who live in luxury while the rest of society struggles to survive. When Antichrist arrives he will claim to be God to some extent; but be "self made" and deny the father and the son ( 1 John 2:22-23).
When the Daniel 9:27 covenant is made; clearly we see other related verses describing a "man of intrigue" ( Dan. 11:21) who divides the land for gain ( Daniel 11:39) understanding "dark sentences" ( Dan. 8:23); i.e. occult mindset. Money and power broker status has always been the driving force for those in the elite to control the world and enrich themselves. It is clear that we are near an agreement or confirming that covenant with many which will allow the Temple to function and give Israel what seems like a peace arrangement with surrounding nations. At the appointed time it will happen; but also end seven years later
Beast rules for 1260 days ( Rev. 12:14; Daniel 12:7; Daniel 7:25). We are not in the Tribulation yet; for it will be held back (man of sin) until Restrainer is removed ( 2 Thess. 2:6) then the wicked one is revealed ( 2 Thess. 2:8).
"And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; "
In Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches there is name day in which the feast day of a day after whom a person is named. It is a tradition. In accordance with the abstract, God blessed His creation as had indeed in his Son. So God duly brought Adam His creation and whatever names he called them, that were accepted. They were His associates so when the Word of God exhorts him,"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, Overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest."(Pr.6:6-8) it is his spiritual space and it is addressed to his spirit. Instead if man wants to heap us riches as with the Parable of the Rich Fool what spirit is he laboring under? Is it not an unclean spirit wrecking the spirit that calls for sobreity and godly living? Similarly spirit of times clamors for incendiary rhetoric and actions against 'deep state' without an iota of evidence. Does it have to invade your sovereign spiritual space where you are only accountable to God. The Parable of Jesus is very relevant in our times.
" When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none./Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished./ Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell therre: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation." (Matt.12:43-45)
The spiritual space without being anchored on truth precisely shows in the wicked generation. It is no-brainer what ails our world. "Be ye separate!" exhorts the Spirit. "What concord has Christ with Belial?" Are we to behave as fools as they?
We are considering the generations of Adam and his world"(5:1) which is set against "the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens." We have the word of God that it was set 'in the day'. Thus 'generations of Adam' in a plural sense ought to signify that his visible world formed of the dust moves on with his body so he is a double for the Son. It is neither flesh and blood nor it is that of angels but 'in midair' a spiritual space nevertheless.
"This is the day that the Lord hath made," is like the river that went out of Eden.(2:10) All the blessings of God in the Son 'are yea and Amen' must therefore be explained in terms of spiritual blessings and in terms of his body. We mentioned of the river of time that shall never stop but touch alpha and Omega aspect of God. Analogy of Adam's world can be explained by the vision of Daniel where the man in linen upon the other side of the bank, "and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river."(Dan.12:5). Daniel is on this side of the river. It was thus the man has his world of the Spirit while he on this side of the river manages 'now'. How does one handle the now when the word of God says,'Now is the day of salvation." St Paul gives an account of it in 2 Co.6:2-4. Also he runs 'For the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus'.(Ph.3:14; Ro.8:28) He was called according to His purpose. This is how the Spirit explains God's purpose concerning. Just as God named in the abstract whatever Adam called was the name thereof.
How do we call our world, and do we name it kraken conspiracy because some call their world after the spirit of their times?
Oh that's so sad I'm so sorry . I know that to some extent you feel responsible because she was helping you out right ? First and foremost I pray that your friend will find her mom's ring , may God grant our request through Jesus Christ , if it is His will . You don't say if your friend is a Christian , I pray also that your friend realises that her mom was given to her by God Himself and that the true treasures lay in her heart , her memories of her mom , she cannot ever loose those , her mom has helped to make her who she is today , a kind soul who will help a friend :) . May God bless you and your friend with all that you need in this world and with faith , strong and joyous , so that you can keep your eyes on the real treasures . Much love in Christ .
"And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:/ But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
God placed man in the Garden specially prepared for him in accordance with the Law. So when He commanded Let there be light the word of God establishes light or 'as plain as day' in any transaction between God and Man. Thus God reveals His mind to him. In visions and in dreams and also plainly as He did with Moses and Abraham. Before he destroyed Sodom he visited Abraham," And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?". In the abstract He blessed man (Ge.1:28) so we can understand God giving a context to what shall see in 12:3? He says," Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?" (18:17-18) God has rules from which He shall not deviate.
His rule regarding the tree was legit. His blessings reveal that God was absolutely just. "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"(Ro.8:32)
The Abstract speaks that He created 'them male and female'. Wisdom is a female principle and she built the house of wisdom with seven pillars before the worlds began. (Pr.9:1)
Adam stood for the Son as a double and what did he represent for him? He was wisdom so he had not no need for the knowledge of good and evil. (1 Co.1:30).
God gives us His Spirit and it is His Spirit that produces the faith the Bible speaks of. We do not have the capacity to produce the faith we read about. Now, both believers and nonbelievers alike can produce human faith, but this type of faith is different than the faith the Bible speaks of. Only Gods Spirit can produce spiritual faith, or saving faith ( Galatians 5:22).
As far as Philippians 1:29, here is my understanding:
It says, "For unto you it is given," and by the way, the word given is the word graced. God has blessed you, favored you, in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake;
Isn't that good news? It's God's will! Just like Peter says in his letter, why are you so surprised for the fiery trials that come up against you?
It's God's will that not only you believe, but that you suffer for the sake of Christ.
But check out what it says in the next verse ( Philippians 1:30):
Having the same conflict, and that's the word agony. Having the same agony which you saw in me, and now you hear to be in me.
Paul says, you want to know what it looks like, what I just told you about believing and suffering? It's the same agony that you see in my life, as I, like an athlete battle with the opponent all day long.
That's not just God's will for Paul. That's for every believer!
I am glad you are finding what I post thought provoking. That is certainly one aim I have is to inspire people to think on topics and learn from the Scriptures what is true. We should hold whatever anyone says on this forum up to the light and truth of Scriptures. It is our authority and way to know God through the working of the Holy Spirit.
We are to do and say all things from love from the heart. I try to do this here. I think it is fine to discuss, disagree, and offer a rebuttal on what someone says on this forum. But. like you said, our motivation should not be to attack another person here personally. It is ok to have strong opinions and reasoning. It is ok to strongly disagree with another, and it is ok to choose to exit a conversation that seems to be antagonistic. Disagreements are not necessarily attacks unless they are put forth in a contentious, sarcastic, demeaning, and/or disrespectful way. Thanks for your comments on this topic. We can discuss things lovingly with God's help.
a very important subject here in both topics, faith & suffering
1.Faith, we all know that Rom 10:17, Paul earlier says it is Rom 10:8 he's not talking about the letter here
But John 6:63 The Grace / Light that appears in the heart bringing salvation to all mankind Hebrews 9:28 that wait on Him.
Believing that it is He, speaking to us & His first works within us is teaching us to deny all ungodliness & the learning of righteousness
Paul says in Gal 3:2 so there's an increase of His Spirit as we received His judgement of sin & instruction in righteousness.
Here is Power offered to overcome all sin. For He who show us our sin, will not only take them away, but power is given to preserve from repeating the sin. There is one requirement, a truly contrite & broke heart birth through godly sorrow for the offense. This is saving faith produce by the Spirit, True faith purifies the heart, cleanses the vessel 2 Timothy 2:21
2.Suffering 2Timothy 3:12
As we look through both Testaments, we see a common thread, the suffering of the faithful
Paul by the Spirit call them 2Cor 4:17 which suffering brings a far more eternal weigh of glory
Hebrews 11:35,38 attain a better resurrection, whom the world was not worthy of.
We must have a renewing of our minds as Paul contiu.. 2Cor 4:18
What an encouragement on this side of the grave, & the reward is eternal,
Folks,
lets pick up our Cross & follow Jesus, He merciful & faithfully cleanses us from all unrighteousness, takes away our sins against Him, continually increases us with His Spirit alone the Way, until we are baptize unto His death, being dead unto sin, baptizes us in His Spirit, each one fitted in the body according to His gifts, we enter into the fellowship of His suffering (He's there with us ) therefore we experience the Power of His resurrection, & He never leaves us or forsakes us.
Then rewards us for what He alone done through us, what a deal, Come on!
Jesse you inspire me, thank you
Thank you for your thoughtful reply.
I agree, all of us sin and God allows it; otherwise He would be violating our free will, which He created us with. Therefore, we would be the cause of bad stuff due to our sinning, not God.
I won't go any further than this in response to your reply, other than I also do not fully perceive the Mind of God. Yet, I perceive correctly I believe, it is worthwhile more than anything to endeavor to do so, and that those who do pursue to do so , will.
GiGi, you have no clue how thought provoking your replies are; and also the comments on this site by others. Even if I don't necessarily agree with everything. Thank you: in my mind all of you are worthy of taking into consideration of EVERYTHING you say.
One final comment: I've arrived at the conclusion that since love is obviously not sin, that everything that is not love, is; and that those, including myself that sin, it is a cry for help, due to a lack of Love. Although at times, in my own mind, I fail to recognize this. But when I accept this as true, it helps me to reconsider how I react or respond to others by not perceiving their attacks on others as evil or bad done to me or others as such; instead though as a cry for help. This helps immensely; because now I don't see myself as a victim, allowing me not to feel the need to attack in return. Seeing sin (doing something unloving) as a cry for help due to a lack of Love, is rewarding because in this way I won't attack back. I realize, from a lifetime of perceiving and returning attack, that it is ONLY an attack upon myself! And there is NO peace in that.
Peace to all
You are completely out of sync (rightly dividing the word) with the PROPHECIES of scripture.
Mosses and the Prophets reveal to us the Kingdom of God.
When Christ came HE SAID: all of Mosses and the Prophets IS fulfilled IN ME. It's FINISHED, nothing can be added and nothing can be taken way.
The Kingdom has been ON EARTH now for about 2000 years.
The whole prophecy of Daniel; is the prophecy of the Kingdom of God, no part of Daniel is a prophecy of a single anti-christ ..... what ISN'T of FAITH is anti-christ, what ISN'T of TRUTH is anti-christ.
WE ALL were born flesh and blood, no FAITH in us, no TRUTH in us, no LIFE in us, all these things CHRIST IS; we were BORN DEAD, anti-christ,our HOUSES MADE DESOLATE: and ALL the DEAD were RAISED with CHRIST; life and truth, the NEW CREATION.
Revelation is the REVEALING of this WAY, this TRUTH, this LIFE.
The doctrines of men have made the GOSPEL of the Kingdom of God of no effect.
The 1260 days, 42 months, 3 1/2 years is the time Christ spent proclaiming the gospel of the Kingdom of God, by his cross and resurrection, all creation was RECONCILED to our Father, being made ONE by the RESURRECTION.
1335 days (pentecost) marked the time the SPIRIT of TRUTH was released on mankind to proclaim the WONDERFUL WORKS of God.
God Bless YOU!
There has been a misunderstanding. What I intented to say is that God hasn't got a name like people have in order to distinguish them from others. The names (and He has got many) He uses for Himself have a unique purpose. Through His names He reveals to people some of His characteristics. Like say "YAHWEH", which means "I am who I am" and which is interpreted as "the self existing God". So God with this name reveals to us that nobody ever created Him. You see? More on this. "Lord of the hosts" means "the Almighty God". God is showing people through that name that He is the most powerful being in the universe.
Brother, I live in Greece. Here the time is 3 hours ahead of Greenwich time. So now it is 11:10 before midnight.
Blessings to all my brothers and sisters in Brasil and the whole of South America.
In the Book of 1 Kings, the story of prophet Elijah is described. In 1 Kings 18:1-2 Elijiah is called by God to go to the King Ahab to tell him that He was going to send rain (because it had not rain for many years and people were suffering).
"And it came to pass after many days, that the word of the LORD came to Elijah in the third year, saying, Go, shew thyself unto Ahab; and I will send rain upon the earth."
What does one expect in such a case? Definitely that God is going to send rain. Are we(or Elijah) supposed to do something about it? The obvious answer is, "No, it is God's work, nothing that we can do. He decided it ... He will do it". But what did Elijiah do?
1 Kings 18:41-42, "41 And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for there is a sound of abundance of rain.
42 So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees (and prayed seven times, which is a lot, isn't it?),"
So Elijah went to pray for rain. And the question is. Why? It was God's decision to give rain and He sent Elijah to inform Ahab. Why did Elijah have to pray for something that God decided to do? Here comes the issue of cooperation. God may decide to do something but he expects our cooperation, our prayers. The church is a "partner" of God in the work of salvation of people. God definitely wants our cooperation. He can do all things alone without needing any help from anybody else, He is the Almighty God anyway. But He will not unless we, as humans, take part in that work. So there is a big responsibilty on our shoulders, and a lot of work to do for God. Prayers are very important.
Paul was always asking for prayers to get freed from his enemies and from jail, and prayers to be able to preach the Gospel, although it was God that send him to do that.
Isn't it amazing how the Spirit drawms entire narrative to one centre of gravity that is the Son? He does so by certain principles after a similitude. Of Moses what does God speak, "and the similitude of the Lord shall he behold:" Principle of Similitude explains the basis of comparing the like with like; So the heaven is compared with the earth. The world of the Spirit in his Son has a similitude, consequently we speak of Moses as a double for Jesus. But to confuse the role of servant Moses with that of Jesus Christ as the Son over all his shall lead a believer to confusion. The Spirit has thus provided signposts all along and it is solely for perfection in his Son. "the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:/That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." Faith and good works are in the Son and not by dragging Law of Moses in between. Besides there is no greater or lesser in Trinity. Office of the Holy Spirit is to organize the Word, time of fulfillment and letting all glory to the Son.
If we follow the Spirit for doctrine for reproof and for correction we shall be indeed instructed in righteousness. Faith with which we were led and good works that produces are not apart but the fruit of the Spirit.
Philippians 1:29.
You are right.
God bless.
We all,with unveiled face,beholding as in a mirror the glory of the Lord,are being transformed into the same image from glory to glory, just as by the Spirit of the Lord.
Christ-occupation makes you bold but not superior,humble but not inferior.When our minds are occupied with Jesus,we don't have to try to be humble.In the presence of the Servant-King,our hearts become supernaturally transformed,and we will carry His servant heart.ITOH,when you dwell and spend time with Jesus,all that He is will rub off on you.Your thoughts and your words will be full of the fragrance of His sweet presence and grace.All your inferiority and insecurities will melt away in His marvelous love for you.It takes people who are truly secure in Christ to be able to bow down and serve others with genuine humility".
In my understand,more than ever, GOD's people need to receive and hear messages like the one posted above by our brother in Christ Les Brewer.The Word of GOD-the Word is GOD-warned us saying"This know also,that in the last days perilous times shall come"-2Ti.3:1- ITOH,there will be a battle,a spiritual War-Rev.12 combined with Rev.11:15-18 -,and the red Dragon will manifest himself"having great wrath,because he knows that he has but a short time"- Rev. 12:12.
JESUS left revealed that"Jerusalem shall be trodden down of the Gentiles,until the times of the Gentiles be fulfilled"- Luke 21:24 combined with Rev.11:2-"the holy city shall they tread under foot forty and two months",and the red dragon will"give to the Beast of sea-Rev.3:1(ruler/guide of the apostate Church of Rome-RCC,which rides upon the Beast),yeah,will give his Power,and his Seat(in the holy city-Jerusalem),and great Authority-Rev.13:2.
Yes, as JESUS revealed,"when unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places seeking rest". The dry places where the unclean spirit walks are the men made by the dust in the belly of the Serpent( John 8:44-45), and are without the Spirit of GOD, without the Spirit of Christ, as was Israel, the clay, the dry land. The unclean spirit finds none among them which were born again from GOD and really remain in the body of Christ. 1John 5:18-19->18 We know that whosoever is born of GOD sinneth not; but he that is begotten of GOD keepeth himself, and that wicked one toucheth him not. 19 And we know that we are of GOD, and the WHOLE WORLD lieth in wickedness.(Because they live in the belly of the Serpent,and only within them the unclean spirit finds rest.)
The unclean spirit saith: I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished./ Then goeth the unclean spirit, and taketh with himself (7) seven other spirits more wicked than himself,
1Peter 5:8-9
8 Be sober,be vigilant;because your adversary the Devil(the old Serpent),as a roaring lion,WALKETH about, seeking whom he may devour. 9 Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world.
Job 1:6-There was a Day when the sons of GOD came to present themselves before the Lord,and Satan(the Old Serpent)came also among them.(By the way,we are entering the Day of the Lord,the last millennium)
Reevelation 11:15-18
15 - The kingdoms OF THIS WORLD are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
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The battle is against three unclean spirits like frogs: Revelation 16:13-15
13 I saw three unclean spirits like frogs come out of the mouth of the dragon,and out of the mouth of the beast,and out of the mouth of the false prophet.
14 They are the spirits of devils, working miracles...
15 Behold, I come as a thief. ...
Thank you for your prayer, it is much appreciated.
May our Heavenly Father bless you!
With kind regards,
Ronald
"And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, "And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice; it is because the thing is established by God, and God will shortly bring it to pass."(v.32)
This chapter begins with a clue. "And it came to pass at the end of two full years, that Pharaoh dreamed: and, behold, he stood by the river." So we are considering the third year, where Three is a command number for the Son. Compare with this vision, "In the third year of the reign of king Belshazzar."(Dan.8:1)
A day is appointed for the Son and the everlasting covenant is not merely for nations that only speak of the world made to appear. It covers also the world unseen which is eternal.(He.11:3;2 Co.4:18). Both worlds of the flesh and of the Spirit are covered under dreams. Fools take exclusively to here and now because faith (as God has revealed) holds no meaning to them.
Sleep and awake, night and day are doubled to indicate each of the pair either deserving everlasting contempt or to everlasting life. "And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt./And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever."
What does it tell you? Day as Joseph figures from Pharaoh's dreams is about Jesus Christ by whom all things consist. "All things were created by him, and for him./ And he is before all things, and by him all things consist."(Col.1:16-17)/ What God revealed to Pharaoh are identical despite the dreams indicated seven fat kine and seven lean kine, in one; and seven good ears and seven empty ears. The seven is a tag that 'it is established by God' and shall surely come to pass,
The dream was doubled unto Pharaoh twice because God is the Sovereign Lord and Pharaoh is here cast as a double for him."(selected)
Like Begets Life
The Superscription can be put this way, "And the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself." Whose seed is in itself makes the tree of life and the trees of righteousness as of one kind. Whose seed is in itself refers to the word of God sown in our hearts about which we hold a spiritual space.
Thus Adam would not find an help meet. He was the double for his Son and his mate had to match bone for bone and flesh for flesh. This understanding is what being based on truth did. God breathed his spirit into his nostrils and his living soul established his world 'in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,'. Now for the verse,
"But for Adam there was not found an help meet for him./And the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;"
What does sleep signify? For Jesus here was no doubt with regards to Jairus's daughter. Before he would go in he said, "For the maid is not dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn."(Matt.9:24; Luke 8:8:49-55) He was there as the Word become flesh but also was in the land of the living where his Father was the God of the living." The same two worlds we are discussing and it's frame of reference is not only the now but also the day decreed for the Son.
When Jesus transfigured before the three disciples he merely showed the two worlds he carried about and it was same for Adam. He carried the same glory so he was naked but felt no shame.(Ge.2:25)
In 2:21 the Spirit speaks of a deep sleep which is not merely his sleep but with reference to the Son for whom he was a stand in. It is for this reason Elisha asked a double portion of his spirit. "And Elisha said, I pray thee, let a double portion of thy spirit be upon me."(2 Ki.2:9). This is in context of the two worlds. 'Deep' refers to the death of the Son which would occur according to the scriptures in the day decreed for him.
Throughout history; we see two approaches toward the church by either the left leaning leadership (such as under Communist China today) or the right leaning totalitarian dictatorship (Hitler). We see infiltration of the church by the state to constrain and monitor what is taught; or we see the leader himself taken up with a Messianic type adoration who is to be worshipped more or less as a savior. The other option is widespread persecution; looting and burning of houses of worship and executions of believers. Either extreme politically brings about lawlessness eventually; from the revolutions and overthrow of the establishment that is encouraged from the outset; to mock trials which never adhere to even the written codes for justice; to vast excesses with leadership who live in luxury while the rest of society struggles to survive. When Antichrist arrives he will claim to be God to some extent; but be "self made" and deny the father and the son ( 1 John 2:22-23).
When the Daniel 9:27 covenant is made; clearly we see other related verses describing a "man of intrigue" ( Dan. 11:21) who divides the land for gain ( Daniel 11:39) understanding "dark sentences" ( Dan. 8:23); i.e. occult mindset. Money and power broker status has always been the driving force for those in the elite to control the world and enrich themselves. It is clear that we are near an agreement or confirming that covenant with many which will allow the Temple to function and give Israel what seems like a peace arrangement with surrounding nations. At the appointed time it will happen; but also end seven years later
( Daniel 7:26).
Agape. RIch P
"And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; "
In Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches there is name day in which the feast day of a day after whom a person is named. It is a tradition. In accordance with the abstract, God blessed His creation as had indeed in his Son. So God duly brought Adam His creation and whatever names he called them, that were accepted. They were His associates so when the Word of God exhorts him,"Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, Overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest."(Pr.6:6-8) it is his spiritual space and it is addressed to his spirit. Instead if man wants to heap us riches as with the Parable of the Rich Fool what spirit is he laboring under? Is it not an unclean spirit wrecking the spirit that calls for sobreity and godly living? Similarly spirit of times clamors for incendiary rhetoric and actions against 'deep state' without an iota of evidence. Does it have to invade your sovereign spiritual space where you are only accountable to God. The Parable of Jesus is very relevant in our times.
" When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none./Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth it empty, swept, and garnished./ Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell therre: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation." (Matt.12:43-45)
The spiritual space without being anchored on truth precisely shows in the wicked generation. It is no-brainer what ails our world. "Be ye separate!" exhorts the Spirit. "What concord has Christ with Belial?" Are we to behave as fools as they?
We are considering the generations of Adam and his world"(5:1) which is set against "the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens." We have the word of God that it was set 'in the day'. Thus 'generations of Adam' in a plural sense ought to signify that his visible world formed of the dust moves on with his body so he is a double for the Son. It is neither flesh and blood nor it is that of angels but 'in midair' a spiritual space nevertheless.
"This is the day that the Lord hath made," is like the river that went out of Eden.(2:10) All the blessings of God in the Son 'are yea and Amen' must therefore be explained in terms of spiritual blessings and in terms of his body. We mentioned of the river of time that shall never stop but touch alpha and Omega aspect of God. Analogy of Adam's world can be explained by the vision of Daniel where the man in linen upon the other side of the bank, "and, behold, there stood other two, the one on this side of the bank of the river, and the other on that side of the bank of the river."(Dan.12:5). Daniel is on this side of the river. It was thus the man has his world of the Spirit while he on this side of the river manages 'now'. How does one handle the now when the word of God says,'Now is the day of salvation." St Paul gives an account of it in 2 Co.6:2-4. Also he runs 'For the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus'.(Ph.3:14; Ro.8:28) He was called according to His purpose. This is how the Spirit explains God's purpose concerning. Just as God named in the abstract whatever Adam called was the name thereof.
How do we call our world, and do we name it kraken conspiracy because some call their world after the spirit of their times?
"And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:/ But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die."
God placed man in the Garden specially prepared for him in accordance with the Law. So when He commanded Let there be light the word of God establishes light or 'as plain as day' in any transaction between God and Man. Thus God reveals His mind to him. In visions and in dreams and also plainly as He did with Moses and Abraham. Before he destroyed Sodom he visited Abraham," And the Lord said, Shall I hide from Abraham that thing which I do?". In the abstract He blessed man (Ge.1:28) so we can understand God giving a context to what shall see in 12:3? He says," Seeing that Abraham shall surely become a great and mighty nation, and all the nations of the earth shall be blessed in him?" (18:17-18) God has rules from which He shall not deviate.
His rule regarding the tree was legit. His blessings reveal that God was absolutely just. "He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?"(Ro.8:32)
The Abstract speaks that He created 'them male and female'. Wisdom is a female principle and she built the house of wisdom with seven pillars before the worlds began. (Pr.9:1)
Adam stood for the Son as a double and what did he represent for him? He was wisdom so he had not no need for the knowledge of good and evil. (1 Co.1:30).
God gives us His Spirit and it is His Spirit that produces the faith the Bible speaks of. We do not have the capacity to produce the faith we read about. Now, both believers and nonbelievers alike can produce human faith, but this type of faith is different than the faith the Bible speaks of. Only Gods Spirit can produce spiritual faith, or saving faith ( Galatians 5:22).
As far as Philippians 1:29, here is my understanding:
It says, "For unto you it is given," and by the way, the word given is the word graced. God has blessed you, favored you, in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for His sake;
Isn't that good news? It's God's will! Just like Peter says in his letter, why are you so surprised for the fiery trials that come up against you?
It's God's will that not only you believe, but that you suffer for the sake of Christ.
But check out what it says in the next verse ( Philippians 1:30):
Having the same conflict, and that's the word agony. Having the same agony which you saw in me, and now you hear to be in me.
Paul says, you want to know what it looks like, what I just told you about believing and suffering? It's the same agony that you see in my life, as I, like an athlete battle with the opponent all day long.
That's not just God's will for Paul. That's for every believer!
Blessings to you in Christ!