Praise the Lord, please pray for me and my family. My mother has started to forget things she will be 81 in Feb. My brothers are twins one is having hernia surgery and both hips replaced. His twin has epilepsy and is not able to read or write. Both serve the Lord. We have family that is lost please pray for them. My son needs a better place to live and needs God to open doors for him to be able to live a better life where he can serve the Lord where he can pray and worship and be in Gods perfect will. I know the power of prayer and i am so very grateful for the blood that was shed on Calvery. Every day is important, pray that when i meet someone that his light shines through me so others can see and feel that desire to learn more about the love of God and the plan of salvation. I pray for every spoken and unspoken request in the mighty name of Jesus of Nazareth. So many needs and we serve a God that knows each and every one. Thank you all, and God bless you all! Know that i am praying for every need in the name of Jesus.
2 Chronicles 16:9 For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. (first part of verse; second shows resulting results for Asa's behavior).
The whole world is corrupt beyond easure; whether it is what is within men's hearts; or the world system; or the demonic principalities and powers controlling the affairs of men. We have made idols of popular foods; actors and actresses; musicians and our general way of life which we desire to maintain at all costs.
Proverbs 14:34 says Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Whether it is grandma or her apple pie that brings us comfort only the Lord and those in Him will live forever and things in this life are fleeting. All desires of the flesh of beauty also are temporal along with any material goods that we obsess over. The Kingdom of Heaven is more than eating and drinking ( Romans 14:17) and for some reason the Gospel quote I am having difficulty finding. The point is the Holy Spirit must take over our minds and control our bodies and souls and put to death the old mind; otherwise known as mortifying the flesh ( Romans 8:13). Or as the quote mentioned in church today stated when the demon possessed child was to be healed "Lord help me with my unbelief". ( Mark 9:23 and following verses with anecdote).
Or as the song "How Deep the Father's Love" states in the end of the third stanza. "Ashamed I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers."
Those TRULY in the Lord will also recognize when the enemy is falsely accusing them of not knowing the Lord whenever a believer falls into sin or having fallen beyond redemption as another accusation. In my experience I have found that is a common way the Lord reigns me in to realize the sin that I've committed and to once again trust Him so that I am protected from the enemy's strongholds. Never try to outsmart the enemy.
It's been a while since my last posting. My mom was diagnosed a few weeks ago with stage 3 going to 4 lung cancer spreading to other areas of her body. Notwithstanding that she has been working with tumeric and pepper as a supplement and there seems to have been some improvement. Her lungs actually aren't that bad (her cancer is in the right side primarily) but so far preliiminary oxygen levels were tolerable. Nonetheless she has opted for home hospice care to supplement the aide that comes in now more or less daily for a few hours while I'm at work. We are in the process of getting someone to work with my dad who has dementia experience.
Needless to say things have been challenging around here; foremost of course with my parents not knowing the Lord. My Pastor said he was driving all day after the service as her 95 year old mom was dying; but she knows the Lord. He has to come back tonight as there are some other obligations so you can keep him in prayer.
This situation has caused at least several people in my church to pray for me on a daily basis; one guy in fact who is retired says he prayer several TIMES a day for me. I have one prayer request my mom is trying to sell one of her cars and since the dealer actually was in an accident when he was returning it a few years back after service we are trying to get a decent deal there; or elsewhere.
I have not really thought about posts here lately. I would appreciate prayer if it is His will anytime soon to resume that; as for the time being I still haven't freed more time for anything but the Sunday service.
Finally as far as often contentious issues with my parents for now the Lord hasn't given me any options for moving out. Mainly I want to be able to continue to be a decent witness and share my faith whenever I can.
Matthew 7:13-14 and like verses are brought to mind. My prayer for myself and others is that the enemy will not succeed in wrecking our witness in these dark days.
COGIC WORSHIP1 Corinthians 15:3-4:Jesus Christ is God that is a motif & descriptor of sonship and creation and
Divinity.I Worship a God that is God and Word of significant and of all IMPRINT and seal of God's nature. A God that you can do all things through his son- Philippians 4:13KJV.
My sons helped with the cooking and daughter in law made wonderful dessert.
A drive up a river canyon can be so refreshing. Did that with friends I visited in October. We travelled so far up that we were up on top of the ridge that looked over the river valley and also 360 degree views of the foothills of the Eastern Washington Cascades. Very beautiful to take in.
May your holidays be wonderful. Hubby is putting up lights on the roof today, so I have to stay close in case he needs me.
many blessings to you and Joyce and your whole family as we celebrate our Lord's first Advent in anticipation and hope for His second Advent when our redemption will be fully realized, our adversaries fully vanquished, and His kingdom is fully come on earth as it is in heaven now.
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
God's wisdom is precious. It is the true guide to peace and prosperity in these strange times.
Sometimes we have to give up "right for the wrong."
I am sorry to hear that this relationship is going so badly, I will be praying for you and the others involved. I too have family members (siblings) who are hostile to God and to me. The relationship with these three sisters has been difficult for decades. I just decide to be kind to them whenever we are together and to avoid too much contact with them as they are so toxic to me and a few of my brothers. These relationships do try us, but God, as you said so well, is who we lean on and rely on and desire to please more than any others in our lives, some of whom just cannot be pleased no matter how kind we are.
May your holidays be filled with the wonder of the Son of God humbling Himself to become man yet still being all God. He did this to save us who have been given faith to believe in our Lord Jesus unto salvation that lasts forever.
A close family member of mine , who is also a diagnosed psychopath , has viciously turned against me and is trying to defame my character to any and everyone who will listen .
This is very distressing and hurtful to me as I've been especially kind to them in their troubles for almost three years now .
Now that my dad died recently , this person sees me as vulnerable and is moving in for the kill ( metaphorically ) .
I'm not afraid , just hurt about it . Time and time again , God teaches me that I can't trust humans . I need to learn this lesson , maybe we all do ?
Only God is good and faithful and honest and His love for us is pure . We must trust Him and only Him . For sure , He will use other humans to help us , I've seen that many times in my life . We need to recognise that when something good happens to us , it's from God , not from people , God uses people to bless us and help us but the blessings and kindnesses are coming from Him , not from the actual people . Give God the glory always . Only He sustains and supports us , there is only His love . Only His love is pure a true from everlasting to everlasting .
I am not afraid of this person , just sad about the whole situation , and I take their aggression towards me as a message , telling me I need to keep away from them and cling tighter to my Maker .
Hi GIGI, Happy Thanksgiving weekend! I am sure you carry the brunt of the Holiday your way and I believe the food was good! The new Kitchen sounds wonderful and I am sure it made the day great dun. We are well and happy. Joyce and I just took a drive up our river canyon nearby and now I am a little dizzy from the blurry eye thing but not too bad. I wish there could be a King James Potluck somewhere someday where many could meet each other. Maybe in Australia? :)
I hope you and family are feeling good. God bless you in this wonderful walk in our Lord!
"This word "fitted" is what's called the middle voice in Greek. That is, the vessel itself made itself a condition of a vessel for destruction. Nowhere in the text does it ever say God makes a good vessel for a vessel of destruction"
Yes Jackieboy, I thought was what you stated. Context of words in a sentence play a crucial role, along with punctuation, how the reader should interpret the sentence, phrase or paragraph.
King James Bible makes references in more than one chapter in both Old/New Testaments warning of these practices. So since I believe the KJB is inspired by God I have to believe in his warnings to me, don't do it.
You ask in one of your posts on this topic, did god create witch, which you said you didn't. This is one item I agree with you on, God didn't create evil ie witches in this case. If we will read Genesis we will understand or should understand what God created. Also where iniquity/pride/evil was found and how it broke Man's relationship with God.
In this analogy I don't believe God manufactures Kenworth tractors, so there for I don't believe that the one rolling at me at 55 mph is real and have faith it'll never hit me, only the driver and co-driver are telling each other roll on'. Have I been deceived in my thinking? In this case I believe I have.
I'll end with this my belief is God all Mighty is the only omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God.
My faith is in Christ Jesus the risen Savior with who God was very well pleased with
Holy Ghost as my comforter.
May we all seek God and be blessed because we found him and he is pleased we us.
If anyone reads this this far take a few more seconds to put praise in your pray for the worth lamb Jesus Christ I believe the Trinity is alive and well.
Romans 12:7 - Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
Or ministry, which comes from a Greek word that means serving, let us wait on our ministering:
If you are a server in the body of Christ, you serve people, and it has to do with people's physical needs in the body of Christ. Deacons in the church are an extension of the pastor, because he cannot study and pray and prepare to give the word and try to handle all the physical needs of the people in the church. And just as a side note, the word deacon originally in the Greek language meant a waiter of tables.
Romans 12:8 - Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Encouraging: Or he that exhorteth, and that's what exhorting means, it means to encourage. Or he that exhorts, let him stay in his exhortation:
Giving: He that giveth, let him do it with simplicity. The word simplicity in Greek means singleness of motive. That is, you give for one reason and one reason only, because the Lord is laying on your heart to give. So, the one who gives, let him do it with a singleness of motive!
Leading: He that rules, and it means the person who stands up front, leadership, let him do it with diligence; and that means top priority. Don't be slack. Leading and ruling has to be your top priority.
And then showing mercy: He that shows mercy, let him do it with cheerfulness. This Greek word HILAROTETI is where we get our English word hilarity from. Have mercy on people with hilarity, you know? It's like giving and enjoying every minute of it. I love those kind of givers that think it's hilarious. Other people probably think they're nuts!
Expression of grace means the ability and capacity that God's Spirit has, and anytime He does anything it is called CHARISMA, expression of grace. Having expressions of grace that differ according to the grace that is given to us, those are our functions. So, he's explaining that we're all one body.
Just like one physical body has many members to it, so also does the body of Christ have many members, but we're all one. And we function differently based on the grace of God that is ministered in us and through us.
So, he gets to the performance of ministry and he lists 7 things. These are areas of ministry, not gifts, but areas. First of all, in the performance of the body of Christ, he mentions prophecy. He says if it is prophecy, let us prophecy according to the proportion of faith; again, faith that's been measured. The word prophecy means to speak the word of God. So let us prophecy according to the proportion of faith that's given to us. In other words, don't go beyond that.
Romans 12:4 - For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
He says the physical body has many members, for as we have many members in one body, we have different functions, and all members have not the same office: The word office in the Greek means function.
Romans 12:6 - Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Without getting into a long dissertation on the gifts of the Spirit, I want to share a few things with this verse. First, the word grace is the Greek word CHARIS. The word gifts is the word CHARISMA. All that means is that the word gifts as in "gifts of the spirit" which is a term only found one time in all the bible. In all the other places, where you see "gifts of the spirit," gifts is in italics. In 1 Corinthians 12, it is talking about the capacities and the abilities of the Holy Spirit. But "gifts" means expressions of grace. It comes from grace. That's what it means.
CHARIS with an MA on the end is called a ma noun in the Greek, and it has to do with the expression of something. So, if it is CHARIS, it is grace, and CHARISMA is the expression of grace. Whenever God expresses Himself, that's a gift. Gift in the Greek text doesn't mean the same thing as gift means to us in the English. It has nothing to do with God giving us a gift. That's a completely different Greek word and the only time that word is used is for the Holy Spirit.
God is not impressed with our performance. He wants to change us and transform us here so that we can take it with us when we leave. There are at least two places in the New Testament that tells us that the transformation that takes place here on the earth is what you take with you.
That's who you will be throughout eternity. We will all be the same in that we will all have spiritual bodies. But we're all going to be different. We take the transformation with us, and everything else burns. God wants to transform me and change me from within. And it's permanent! I take it with me.
If you want to read ahead in 1 Corinthians Chapter 3, it will tell you that. Take care how you build. Some build with wood, hay, and stubble, and some with gold, silver, and precious stones.
It says, "That ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Prove!
The word prove in the Greek means put it to the test. Put something to the test just like the Bereans did in Acts Chapter 17. They searched the scriptures, and they proved it!
That's one thing that is great about the biblical languages, both Greek and Hebrew, is that they are tools in which you can take and prove things. You don't have to become a scholar, but you can have the tools to trace out these words and see how they function and know that they are true.
Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
There are two commands here. The first one is about being conformed. It's SCHEMATIZO. It's where we get our word schematic from. A schematic is a drawing of something about the outskirts or the boundaries of some house or some property. And that's what it means. Conformed has to do with outward change.
He says and be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. The Greek word for transformed is where we get our word metamorphosis from. It doesn't have to do with inward change. It has to do with inward transformation. Not change, transformation!
So, conformity, being conformed is outward change, and being transformed is inward transformation, a permanent and complete change. And the change comes, and it says by the renewing of your mind. The word for mind here is the word NOUS. This particular Greek word represents the perceptive abilities of the mind, your perception. So, when I seek to be transformed, I seek for God's Spirit to take His word, and not change, but totally transform my mind so that I perceive the things of God.
God wants to transform us by the renewing of our minds. That is what our relationship with Him is all about. If that does not occur in the majority of our interaction with the Lord and the body of Christ, we're going to find out that a lot of what we did was a waste of time!
Romans 11:32 - For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
For God has concluded, and this word in Greek means imprisoned, but God has concluded them all in unbelief, in order that he might have mercy upon everyone.
You kind of get the point that it is mercy. It has nothing to do with religion.
Romans 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Paul says I beseech you therefore, brethren. This is not a command. The Greek word for beseech actually means to make an appeal. He says I appeal to you. This is something that comes in a response from our hearts toward Christ.
Paul says I appeal to you therefore, and the premise or basis for his appeal is by the mercies of God. Literally, it is through the mercies of God, but that's the designation that Paul is using for the first half of the book of Romans.
He says you have been condemned, justified, and sanctified, saved and sealed by the Spirit of God, all through God's mercy. They are all the mercies of God! So, what Paul is saying is "I'm appealing to you based on the mercies and compassions that God has shown to you."
Romans 10:17 - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The terms "by" in the text is actually the preposition "out of" as a source. Faith is a fruit of God's Spirit. It is not of man. Faith is a word that describes the activity of God's Spirit. Faith comes to us from out of hearing God's word. His Spirit ministers to us and persuades us and gives us the faith to do what God wants us to do out of the hearing of His word.
Romans 11:7 - What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
The rest of Israel were blinded! The word for blinded is POROO, pronounced Po-ro-oh. It's where we get our word porous from. It means to harden, to become stubborn, to cover with callouses.
And so, when it uses the word blinded, it means that Israel became insensitive to God. That's what callouses are for. You know, when you get out and start digging for the first time, you get blisters, and after a while you build up callouses. It makes it insensitive so that you don't feel it as much. They had become calloused.
Romans 11:29 - For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Do you see how that fits in? Nothing shall separate us from the love of God. I have shared this in the past, but there are two words in the Greek for repentance. METANOEO is the normal word for repentance for salvation.
The word repentance, and there's two words in the Greek. METANOEO is the normal word for repentance. That's the repentance for salvation. METAMELOMAI is used of Judas Iscariot in Matthew 27:3. That word doesn't mean I repent, it means I'm sorry, like "I'm sorry it all happened."
This word here in Verse 29 is METAMELOMAI. This is in reference to Israel over the sovereign election of Israel. God is not sorry for His gifts and His calling.
Hoping this America First tax plan is a tax decrease on USA citizens more employment opportunities and global economy increase Not just tax reductions and best global economy for USA but basically just a start of freedom of wealth to hope for you agenda of Healthcare and labour act local government/ education, community.Allowing you to physically work. I know in my area and county the Christian Church-Christians is showing unity and harmony of these demands to prevail and prosper
I am of Righteousness-My Reverence Prov12:19KJV and my time with Los Angeles CA National Gaurd honors MEPS congratulations. My investments are working the same way. Good to see something I'm doing work in the same way to be greater . MY Reverence Rev21:5KJV Quoted:West Angeles Jer.29:11KJV God is Love Having what the Word wants you to have .
I was just thinking of you and praying for you as well as others we haven't heard from for a while. Good to hear from you. I hope things are going very well for you and family. We are well here and the remodel is mostly completed. It was such a pleasure cooking Thanksgiving dinner in a bigger and newer kitchen yesterday. There was room or everyone to help with the prep and all.
Father God I ask that You protect me from things trying to cause me to be in lust and I ask for great protection from things attacking me spiritually. I ask for protection from spiritual warfare and protection from things trying to hinder my prayers. I ask that you all intercede as led by Lord Jesus Christ. I ask all of these things in Lord Jesus Christ Name, amen. Thank you all for the support and prayers. amen.
Thank you for your encouragements.
Love to you and all!
Carleton and Joyce
57 But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ rose from the dead after the third day, and he is God and Father.-Numbers6:24-26 KJV
Jesus saves Luke 19:10 KJV
The whole world is corrupt beyond easure; whether it is what is within men's hearts; or the world system; or the demonic principalities and powers controlling the affairs of men. We have made idols of popular foods; actors and actresses; musicians and our general way of life which we desire to maintain at all costs.
Proverbs 14:34 says Righteousness exalteth a nation: but sin is a reproach to any people. Whether it is grandma or her apple pie that brings us comfort only the Lord and those in Him will live forever and things in this life are fleeting. All desires of the flesh of beauty also are temporal along with any material goods that we obsess over. The Kingdom of Heaven is more than eating and drinking ( Romans 14:17) and for some reason the Gospel quote I am having difficulty finding. The point is the Holy Spirit must take over our minds and control our bodies and souls and put to death the old mind; otherwise known as mortifying the flesh ( Romans 8:13). Or as the quote mentioned in church today stated when the demon possessed child was to be healed "Lord help me with my unbelief". ( Mark 9:23 and following verses with anecdote).
Or as the song "How Deep the Father's Love" states in the end of the third stanza. "Ashamed I hear my mocking voice call out among the scoffers."
Those TRULY in the Lord will also recognize when the enemy is falsely accusing them of not knowing the Lord whenever a believer falls into sin or having fallen beyond redemption as another accusation. In my experience I have found that is a common way the Lord reigns me in to realize the sin that I've committed and to once again trust Him so that I am protected from the enemy's strongholds. Never try to outsmart the enemy.
Agape.
Needless to say things have been challenging around here; foremost of course with my parents not knowing the Lord. My Pastor said he was driving all day after the service as her 95 year old mom was dying; but she knows the Lord. He has to come back tonight as there are some other obligations so you can keep him in prayer.
This situation has caused at least several people in my church to pray for me on a daily basis; one guy in fact who is retired says he prayer several TIMES a day for me. I have one prayer request my mom is trying to sell one of her cars and since the dealer actually was in an accident when he was returning it a few years back after service we are trying to get a decent deal there; or elsewhere.
I have not really thought about posts here lately. I would appreciate prayer if it is His will anytime soon to resume that; as for the time being I still haven't freed more time for anything but the Sunday service.
Finally as far as often contentious issues with my parents for now the Lord hasn't given me any options for moving out. Mainly I want to be able to continue to be a decent witness and share my faith whenever I can.
Matthew 7:13-14 and like verses are brought to mind. My prayer for myself and others is that the enemy will not succeed in wrecking our witness in these dark days.
COGIC WORSHIP1 Corinthians 15:3-4:Jesus Christ is God that is a motif & descriptor of sonship and creation and
Divinity.I Worship a God that is God and Word of significant and of all IMPRINT and seal of God's nature. A God that you can do all things through his son- Philippians 4:13KJV.
My sons helped with the cooking and daughter in law made wonderful dessert.
A drive up a river canyon can be so refreshing. Did that with friends I visited in October. We travelled so far up that we were up on top of the ridge that looked over the river valley and also 360 degree views of the foothills of the Eastern Washington Cascades. Very beautiful to take in.
May your holidays be wonderful. Hubby is putting up lights on the roof today, so I have to stay close in case he needs me.
many blessings to you and Joyce and your whole family as we celebrate our Lord's first Advent in anticipation and hope for His second Advent when our redemption will be fully realized, our adversaries fully vanquished, and His kingdom is fully come on earth as it is in heaven now.
I Kings 3:25-28
25 And the king said, Divide the living child in two, and give half to the one, and half to the other.
26 Then spake the woman whose the living child was unto the king, for her bowels yearned upon her son, and she said, O my lord, give her the living child, and in no wise slay it. But the other said, Let it be neither mine nor thine, but divide it.
27 Then the king answered and said, Give her the living child, and in no wise slay it: she is the mother thereof.
28 And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.
God's wisdom is precious. It is the true guide to peace and prosperity in these strange times.
Sometimes we have to give up "right for the wrong."
God shall reward us. Amen!!!
I am sorry to hear that this relationship is going so badly, I will be praying for you and the others involved. I too have family members (siblings) who are hostile to God and to me. The relationship with these three sisters has been difficult for decades. I just decide to be kind to them whenever we are together and to avoid too much contact with them as they are so toxic to me and a few of my brothers. These relationships do try us, but God, as you said so well, is who we lean on and rely on and desire to please more than any others in our lives, some of whom just cannot be pleased no matter how kind we are.
May your holidays be filled with the wonder of the Son of God humbling Himself to become man yet still being all God. He did this to save us who have been given faith to believe in our Lord Jesus unto salvation that lasts forever.
This is very distressing and hurtful to me as I've been especially kind to them in their troubles for almost three years now .
Now that my dad died recently , this person sees me as vulnerable and is moving in for the kill ( metaphorically ) .
I'm not afraid , just hurt about it . Time and time again , God teaches me that I can't trust humans . I need to learn this lesson , maybe we all do ?
Only God is good and faithful and honest and His love for us is pure . We must trust Him and only Him . For sure , He will use other humans to help us , I've seen that many times in my life . We need to recognise that when something good happens to us , it's from God , not from people , God uses people to bless us and help us but the blessings and kindnesses are coming from Him , not from the actual people . Give God the glory always . Only He sustains and supports us , there is only His love . Only His love is pure a true from everlasting to everlasting .
I am not afraid of this person , just sad about the whole situation , and I take their aggression towards me as a message , telling me I need to keep away from them and cling tighter to my Maker .
I hope you and family are feeling good. God bless you in this wonderful walk in our Lord!
Carleton
God bless you.
Carleton
Very well put!
"This word "fitted" is what's called the middle voice in Greek. That is, the vessel itself made itself a condition of a vessel for destruction. Nowhere in the text does it ever say God makes a good vessel for a vessel of destruction"
Blessings!
King James Bible makes references in more than one chapter in both Old/New Testaments warning of these practices. So since I believe the KJB is inspired by God I have to believe in his warnings to me, don't do it.
You ask in one of your posts on this topic, did god create witch, which you said you didn't. This is one item I agree with you on, God didn't create evil ie witches in this case. If we will read Genesis we will understand or should understand what God created. Also where iniquity/pride/evil was found and how it broke Man's relationship with God.
In this analogy I don't believe God manufactures Kenworth tractors, so there for I don't believe that the one rolling at me at 55 mph is real and have faith it'll never hit me, only the driver and co-driver are telling each other roll on'. Have I been deceived in my thinking? In this case I believe I have.
I'll end with this my belief is God all Mighty is the only omnipotent, omnipresent, omniscient God.
My faith is in Christ Jesus the risen Savior with who God was very well pleased with
Holy Ghost as my comforter.
May we all seek God and be blessed because we found him and he is pleased we us.
If anyone reads this this far take a few more seconds to put praise in your pray for the worth lamb Jesus Christ I believe the Trinity is alive and well.
Romans 12:7 - Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;
Or ministry, which comes from a Greek word that means serving, let us wait on our ministering:
If you are a server in the body of Christ, you serve people, and it has to do with people's physical needs in the body of Christ. Deacons in the church are an extension of the pastor, because he cannot study and pray and prepare to give the word and try to handle all the physical needs of the people in the church. And just as a side note, the word deacon originally in the Greek language meant a waiter of tables.
Romans 12:8 - Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.
Encouraging: Or he that exhorteth, and that's what exhorting means, it means to encourage. Or he that exhorts, let him stay in his exhortation:
Giving: He that giveth, let him do it with simplicity. The word simplicity in Greek means singleness of motive. That is, you give for one reason and one reason only, because the Lord is laying on your heart to give. So, the one who gives, let him do it with a singleness of motive!
Leading: He that rules, and it means the person who stands up front, leadership, let him do it with diligence; and that means top priority. Don't be slack. Leading and ruling has to be your top priority.
And then showing mercy: He that shows mercy, let him do it with cheerfulness. This Greek word HILAROTETI is where we get our English word hilarity from. Have mercy on people with hilarity, you know? It's like giving and enjoying every minute of it. I love those kind of givers that think it's hilarious. Other people probably think they're nuts!
Expression of grace means the ability and capacity that God's Spirit has, and anytime He does anything it is called CHARISMA, expression of grace. Having expressions of grace that differ according to the grace that is given to us, those are our functions. So, he's explaining that we're all one body.
Just like one physical body has many members to it, so also does the body of Christ have many members, but we're all one. And we function differently based on the grace of God that is ministered in us and through us.
So, he gets to the performance of ministry and he lists 7 things. These are areas of ministry, not gifts, but areas. First of all, in the performance of the body of Christ, he mentions prophecy. He says if it is prophecy, let us prophecy according to the proportion of faith; again, faith that's been measured. The word prophecy means to speak the word of God. So let us prophecy according to the proportion of faith that's given to us. In other words, don't go beyond that.
Romans 12:4 - For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
He says the physical body has many members, for as we have many members in one body, we have different functions, and all members have not the same office: The word office in the Greek means function.
Romans 12:6 - Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;
Without getting into a long dissertation on the gifts of the Spirit, I want to share a few things with this verse. First, the word grace is the Greek word CHARIS. The word gifts is the word CHARISMA. All that means is that the word gifts as in "gifts of the spirit" which is a term only found one time in all the bible. In all the other places, where you see "gifts of the spirit," gifts is in italics. In 1 Corinthians 12, it is talking about the capacities and the abilities of the Holy Spirit. But "gifts" means expressions of grace. It comes from grace. That's what it means.
CHARIS with an MA on the end is called a ma noun in the Greek, and it has to do with the expression of something. So, if it is CHARIS, it is grace, and CHARISMA is the expression of grace. Whenever God expresses Himself, that's a gift. Gift in the Greek text doesn't mean the same thing as gift means to us in the English. It has nothing to do with God giving us a gift. That's a completely different Greek word and the only time that word is used is for the Holy Spirit.
God is not impressed with our performance. He wants to change us and transform us here so that we can take it with us when we leave. There are at least two places in the New Testament that tells us that the transformation that takes place here on the earth is what you take with you.
That's who you will be throughout eternity. We will all be the same in that we will all have spiritual bodies. But we're all going to be different. We take the transformation with us, and everything else burns. God wants to transform me and change me from within. And it's permanent! I take it with me.
If you want to read ahead in 1 Corinthians Chapter 3, it will tell you that. Take care how you build. Some build with wood, hay, and stubble, and some with gold, silver, and precious stones.
It says, "That ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God." Prove!
The word prove in the Greek means put it to the test. Put something to the test just like the Bereans did in Acts Chapter 17. They searched the scriptures, and they proved it!
That's one thing that is great about the biblical languages, both Greek and Hebrew, is that they are tools in which you can take and prove things. You don't have to become a scholar, but you can have the tools to trace out these words and see how they function and know that they are true.
Romans 12:2 - And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
There are two commands here. The first one is about being conformed. It's SCHEMATIZO. It's where we get our word schematic from. A schematic is a drawing of something about the outskirts or the boundaries of some house or some property. And that's what it means. Conformed has to do with outward change.
He says and be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind. The Greek word for transformed is where we get our word metamorphosis from. It doesn't have to do with inward change. It has to do with inward transformation. Not change, transformation!
So, conformity, being conformed is outward change, and being transformed is inward transformation, a permanent and complete change. And the change comes, and it says by the renewing of your mind. The word for mind here is the word NOUS. This particular Greek word represents the perceptive abilities of the mind, your perception. So, when I seek to be transformed, I seek for God's Spirit to take His word, and not change, but totally transform my mind so that I perceive the things of God.
God wants to transform us by the renewing of our minds. That is what our relationship with Him is all about. If that does not occur in the majority of our interaction with the Lord and the body of Christ, we're going to find out that a lot of what we did was a waste of time!
Romans 11:32 - For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all.
For God has concluded, and this word in Greek means imprisoned, but God has concluded them all in unbelief, in order that he might have mercy upon everyone.
You kind of get the point that it is mercy. It has nothing to do with religion.
Romans 12:1 - I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.
Paul says I beseech you therefore, brethren. This is not a command. The Greek word for beseech actually means to make an appeal. He says I appeal to you. This is something that comes in a response from our hearts toward Christ.
Paul says I appeal to you therefore, and the premise or basis for his appeal is by the mercies of God. Literally, it is through the mercies of God, but that's the designation that Paul is using for the first half of the book of Romans.
He says you have been condemned, justified, and sanctified, saved and sealed by the Spirit of God, all through God's mercy. They are all the mercies of God! So, what Paul is saying is "I'm appealing to you based on the mercies and compassions that God has shown to you."
Romans 10:17 - So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.
The terms "by" in the text is actually the preposition "out of" as a source. Faith is a fruit of God's Spirit. It is not of man. Faith is a word that describes the activity of God's Spirit. Faith comes to us from out of hearing God's word. His Spirit ministers to us and persuades us and gives us the faith to do what God wants us to do out of the hearing of His word.
Romans 11:7 - What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded
The rest of Israel were blinded! The word for blinded is POROO, pronounced Po-ro-oh. It's where we get our word porous from. It means to harden, to become stubborn, to cover with callouses.
And so, when it uses the word blinded, it means that Israel became insensitive to God. That's what callouses are for. You know, when you get out and start digging for the first time, you get blisters, and after a while you build up callouses. It makes it insensitive so that you don't feel it as much. They had become calloused.
Romans 11:29 - For the gifts and calling of God are without repentance.
Do you see how that fits in? Nothing shall separate us from the love of God. I have shared this in the past, but there are two words in the Greek for repentance. METANOEO is the normal word for repentance for salvation.
The word repentance, and there's two words in the Greek. METANOEO is the normal word for repentance. That's the repentance for salvation. METAMELOMAI is used of Judas Iscariot in Matthew 27:3. That word doesn't mean I repent, it means I'm sorry, like "I'm sorry it all happened."
This word here in Verse 29 is METAMELOMAI. This is in reference to Israel over the sovereign election of Israel. God is not sorry for His gifts and His calling.
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I was just thinking of you and praying for you as well as others we haven't heard from for a while. Good to hear from you. I hope things are going very well for you and family. We are well here and the remodel is mostly completed. It was such a pleasure cooking Thanksgiving dinner in a bigger and newer kitchen yesterday. There was room or everyone to help with the prep and all.
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