Greetings everyone, with wishes for God's peace and joy during the Christmas season, and after. Thank You God that we can also gather here online. And I believe that we have the same mindset, carry each other's burdens and much, much more. Thank you humbly for all intercessions and understanding. We are on our way to see our Jesus Christ!
If we are cold and starving, we know we have something to look forward to. He will wipe away every tear. And we will shine like candles in a dark world we are in right now. So it is with the Lord. Therefore all rejoice. Rejoice and always be overwhelmed in the Lord. He knows how to bring His ppl home! When we see our sin and confess it. Also remember (this is important) and confess it with your own mouth. To a brother or sister you trust. Thus that affliction will be removed from your heart and mine heart forever. After that we take every thouht and throw it away to the darkest abyss, and it will forever stay there in Jesus Holy name. Love u all in Christ. Stay close to God in His holy word, and remember too fear Him. And read the secret in 1 Peter 1 chapter.
Now may God bless us for every good work. So that we can give of our abundance to the poor who are outside of His grace and blessing. ps hint: Widows and fatherless children.
Merry Christmas to your all in Jesus Christ Holy Name, Amen.
I try not to second guess people or assume to know what they're thinking or what their motives are . I'm a plain speaker with no hidden motives or agenda and I'm never looking for confrontation of any kind . I'm too happy and laid back to get embroiled in circular contentions . I hope you are feeling better and that you have a lovely day with your loved ones . Best wishes to you all .
Out of curiosity, and since you sent the invitation to anyone interested, I did visit the website you shared and I found the "I hope God will save me" booklet you mentioned.
There are also many other books there for one to read, mostly written by the same author (Harold Camping).
I would not recommend any of Harold Camping's books or teachings to anyone. I would caution anyone before reading any of his writings to do some research on this person first.
Hello James. It is my understanding that the new city will be established on the new Earth. The removal of the old Earth, sky & seas are done for the purpose of a full cleansing from the stain of corruption that permeated everything. The New Jerusalem is indicative of a fresh beginning with Satan & his henchmen locked away permanently.
I would again encourage you and anyone interested in a thorough study of what the Bible teaches about God's Salvation Program to visit the SearchingHisWord web site and download the booklet "I Hope God Will Save Me".
There you will find literature and recorded Bible teaching that endevours to be faithful to God's Word, the Bible, the only and total authority for our lives.
Hi Texsis. I think D J Grim might be referring to Acts 5:30; Acts 10:39; Acts 13:29. And this is understood as the Cross, the stake bringing death that was once fashioned from a tree.
Thank you Jesse, for double checking the guidelines.
For me, I do check several translations if I read something that is unclear from another, even the KJV can be unclear. I am glad you come on here and help us with Greek.
Matthew chapter 20 verse 25-28 also chapter 22 verse 16 and chapter 23 verse 1-12 . Acts chapter 10 verse 34 and James chapter 2 verse 1-9 . Apostles were witnesses , they were essential for the early church , for the spread of the Gospel , we now have the whole Bible . I've never witnessed a miracle but I believe , John chapter 20 verse 29 . An apostle didn't convert me or teach me anything , God did , through His Word that He has preserved for all of us to read . In the days of the Apostles people didn't have copies of the new testament to read at their leisure like we do now . Acts chapter 1 verse 21+22 .
Hello everybody, sisters and brothers. Here in Greece the time now is 00:47, Sunday. It is Christmas.
I wish everybody Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. And to those who haven't found yet their way into God's arms, may Jesus is born in their heart. Happy Holidays.
Just take it as it is written, you will get confused if you try to dig deeper. If God hasn't revealed something to people, in vain we are searching (just like the exact date Christ was born). GBU
I understand what you are saying and agree. The invitation goes out to the whole world as mentioned in 1 John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. The thing is many will not come, many will travel the wide gate as mentioned in Mathews 7:13. "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: "MANY WILL BE DECEIVED"
God knows who will come to him being he is omniscient; he is all-knowing in the sense that he is aware of the past present and future as he stands outside of time looking in.
I believe you see an example of this in Numbers 16:5 "And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
"The knowing comes before the choosing"
WHEN IT COMES TO BACKSLIDING.
We can look at the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32 and those described as the dogs and pigs in 2 Peter 2:9-22.
The prodigal son and the pigs went back home!
THE PRODIGAL SON BACK TO HIS FATHERS HOUSE, and the dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
The son went the way of the world but he never lost his sonship, a lost child of God will always be found by the great shepherd!
He will return or he NEVER was a child of God.
Those described in 2 Peter 2:9-22 returned back to the world because they never were sheep.
You can "profess" Christ and go through all the motions and great deeds all your life and never have Christ and be told depart from me I never knew you. Mathews 7:21-23.
Sorry, I wrote in my previous post, "Jesus answers him that Simon(his real name) is a stone(Peter) and upon this stonHe will build His church.", but I should had written "rock" instead of "stone".
You will get many different answers to your question. My opinion...
There is the belief in many christian churches that the age of apostles and prophets ended in that early time. But there are many that do not accept this. God and His Word have not changed, it is people that have changed their beliefs unreasonably. Unreasonably because if something that is described clearly in the Bible does not exist in our church, then we should try to find out what is that we do (or believe) wrongly and stop trying cancelling the Word of God. So the best thing is one to go to their knees and ask God what is going wrong. If we are sincere about it God will definitely find a way to answer back, this is always the case.
So there are many christians that claim that God stopped talking to people after the Revelation was written, thus putting a duct tape on God's mouth. So God humbled and offered Himself for people suffering a horrible death but at the same time He is too arogant to speak to us now? Doesn't He want to talk to His children? Is this OK? Of course God talks and hears. In Acts it was God personally that ordained the 12 and Paul, it was the Spirit that led Paul and Barnabas to the gentiles. But Silas and Luke and Apollos and the rest were not pointed out by God directly but were chosen by Paul according to the wisdom given to him by the Lord. So when a minister anoints somebody else in the name of Jesus according to the instructions given in the Word of God, it is like God personally did it. So If God did all that at that time He can still do it today. He hasn't changed the way He acts
An apostle must have results in his mission, this is a proof that he was elected by God, 1 Cor 8:1-2. An "apostle" who has no results to show is not an apostle. Also read 2 Cor 12:12, one must prove that God sent him. People must be Spirit baptized, healings must occur etc, maybe not in the degree those occured in ancient times but still they should occur, Mark 16:15-18. GBU
Have only met but one person who seem to have fit the bill of an Apostle ( in the light of scripture and pattern of Paul) But he denied it . Quite different I still think from many self proclaimed apostles .
Do you know that the word ' Christian' was first used in the book of Acts not by the church but by the world and a term of derision ?
Paul counted himself as the "offscouring "of the world . That's the scum that comes to the top of a cooking stew.
A far cry of many today .
Self proclaimed Christian's is one thing . When the world identifies you as one is another . But will not like for it .
You can go to a theological college and learn what they teach and fill your head with an historical ,intellectual parachute to the scriptures .
But it is the Holy Spirit that enlightens the mind and heart to understand the scriptures as they are meant to be understood .
Saul of Tarsus had a lot of head knowledge but no understanding .
It took over three years in the Arabian desert to unlearn what he had been taught and for the Holy Spirit of Christ to put all the scriptures in their rightful place . No man taught him .
And he said when he finally met the Apostles in Jerusalem to check if he had " preached in vain". They added nothing new to him"
His letters and confessions simply proved how qualified he was or has become .
Before he had zeal but without knowledge or understanding .
He now became as much if not more zealous because of his lively knowledge of Jesus which he held above everything and in the light of which everything else he used to boast in " was as dung".
Thank you! I read through the guidelines and rules this morning and did not see anything about that either. I started to post something earlier but changed my mind.
I would like to add something though. What seemed to be in question was the word age vs world. Although the KJV does say world, other versions say age.
Personally, what I do in situations like this is go to the source of our multitude of English translations. When I go to the Greek text, it is the word age in Greek. So to say age would be proper.
I am hoping that Duncan will give his own response. Something else I have noticed is someone sharing their email address. Although I like the idea of being able to do that (if we do choose), if I am not mistaken, the rules forbid us from doing that.
Your first question is answered in your own reply .
The Lord said " Thou art Peter a stone "
Upon this rock what Rock? " Thou art the Son of the living God "
2 Samuel 22:47
Deuteronomy 32:31
Psalm 62:7
And many more all found on a search God is the rock on this very app.
While any man can get it wrong for no man is infallible . Though some religionists foolishly claim otherwise . What does the scriptures say? "ALL scripture is given by inspiration if God and is good for correction reproof and instruction in righteousness "
Taking ONE verse to build your case is not only unwise it will inevitably lead to error . Which is why the Roman church is now full of it .
While you may be in doubt as with this one verse may mean .
ALL of scripture clearly states GOD is that rock .
Jesus being God manifested in the flesh it clearly means by the rest of scripture that it does not mean Peter but the Lord Himself .
To hold to anything else in the light of the rest of scripture is simply foolish at best .
If we are cold and starving, we know we have something to look forward to. He will wipe away every tear. And we will shine like candles in a dark world we are in right now. So it is with the Lord. Therefore all rejoice. Rejoice and always be overwhelmed in the Lord. He knows how to bring His ppl home! When we see our sin and confess it. Also remember (this is important) and confess it with your own mouth. To a brother or sister you trust. Thus that affliction will be removed from your heart and mine heart forever. After that we take every thouht and throw it away to the darkest abyss, and it will forever stay there in Jesus Holy name. Love u all in Christ. Stay close to God in His holy word, and remember too fear Him. And read the secret in 1 Peter 1 chapter.
Now may God bless us for every good work. So that we can give of our abundance to the poor who are outside of His grace and blessing. ps hint: Widows and fatherless children.
Merry Christmas to your all in Jesus Christ Holy Name, Amen.
Out of curiosity, and since you sent the invitation to anyone interested, I did visit the website you shared and I found the "I hope God will save me" booklet you mentioned.
There are also many other books there for one to read, mostly written by the same author (Harold Camping).
I would not recommend any of Harold Camping's books or teachings to anyone. I would caution anyone before reading any of his writings to do some research on this person first.
When was the gospel preached to Abraham as mentioned in Galatians 3:8 ?
It what way did God perform the covenant with Abraham?
In what way did he respond when it was counted for him for righteousness?
Goodnight and God bless.
I would again encourage you and anyone interested in a thorough study of what the Bible teaches about God's Salvation Program to visit the SearchingHisWord web site and download the booklet "I Hope God Will Save Me".
There you will find literature and recorded Bible teaching that endevours to be faithful to God's Word, the Bible, the only and total authority for our lives.
For me, I do check several translations if I read something that is unclear from another, even the KJV can be unclear. I am glad you come on here and help us with Greek.
Spirit helps me to understand and guides my thinking to a good end.
Merry Christmas.
God bless you.
I wish everybody Merry Christmas and a Blessed New Year. And to those who haven't found yet their way into God's arms, may Jesus is born in their heart. Happy Holidays.
Just take it as it is written, you will get confused if you try to dig deeper. If God hasn't revealed something to people, in vain we are searching (just like the exact date Christ was born). GBU
I am simply presenting what ' all' of scripture says to prove who is the rock and who Jesus said was a stone .
If yiur suggesting that a ' stone' is the rock would make the Words of the Lord meaningless .
The context was and is " Who do you say I am"
Peter replied " thou art the Son of the living God "
The Lord then said who Peter was and is " a stone "
Having established who was who and what was what .
The Lord then followed it and upon this rock ( who He is) I will build my church
" all" of scripture declares that God is the Rock (/ examples given ) .
GB
I understand what you are saying and agree. The invitation goes out to the whole world as mentioned in 1 John 2:2 "And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. The thing is many will not come, many will travel the wide gate as mentioned in Mathews 7:13. "Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: "MANY WILL BE DECEIVED"
God knows who will come to him being he is omniscient; he is all-knowing in the sense that he is aware of the past present and future as he stands outside of time looking in.
I believe you see an example of this in Numbers 16:5 "And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, even to morrow the LORD will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.
"The knowing comes before the choosing"
WHEN IT COMES TO BACKSLIDING.
We can look at the prodigal son in Luke 15:11-32 and those described as the dogs and pigs in 2 Peter 2:9-22.
The prodigal son and the pigs went back home!
THE PRODIGAL SON BACK TO HIS FATHERS HOUSE, and the dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed to her wallowing in the mire.
The son went the way of the world but he never lost his sonship, a lost child of God will always be found by the great shepherd!
He will return or he NEVER was a child of God.
Those described in 2 Peter 2:9-22 returned back to the world because they never were sheep.
You can "profess" Christ and go through all the motions and great deeds all your life and never have Christ and be told depart from me I never knew you. Mathews 7:21-23.
God bless.
You will get many different answers to your question. My opinion...
There is the belief in many christian churches that the age of apostles and prophets ended in that early time. But there are many that do not accept this. God and His Word have not changed, it is people that have changed their beliefs unreasonably. Unreasonably because if something that is described clearly in the Bible does not exist in our church, then we should try to find out what is that we do (or believe) wrongly and stop trying cancelling the Word of God. So the best thing is one to go to their knees and ask God what is going wrong. If we are sincere about it God will definitely find a way to answer back, this is always the case.
So there are many christians that claim that God stopped talking to people after the Revelation was written, thus putting a duct tape on God's mouth. So God humbled and offered Himself for people suffering a horrible death but at the same time He is too arogant to speak to us now? Doesn't He want to talk to His children? Is this OK? Of course God talks and hears. In Acts it was God personally that ordained the 12 and Paul, it was the Spirit that led Paul and Barnabas to the gentiles. But Silas and Luke and Apollos and the rest were not pointed out by God directly but were chosen by Paul according to the wisdom given to him by the Lord. So when a minister anoints somebody else in the name of Jesus according to the instructions given in the Word of God, it is like God personally did it. So If God did all that at that time He can still do it today. He hasn't changed the way He acts
An apostle must have results in his mission, this is a proof that he was elected by God, 1 Cor 8:1-2. An "apostle" who has no results to show is not an apostle. Also read 2 Cor 12:12, one must prove that God sent him. People must be Spirit baptized, healings must occur etc, maybe not in the degree those occured in ancient times but still they should occur, Mark 16:15-18. GBU
Do you know that the word ' Christian' was first used in the book of Acts not by the church but by the world and a term of derision ?
Paul counted himself as the "offscouring "of the world . That's the scum that comes to the top of a cooking stew.
A far cry of many today .
Self proclaimed Christian's is one thing . When the world identifies you as one is another . But will not like for it .
But it is the Holy Spirit that enlightens the mind and heart to understand the scriptures as they are meant to be understood .
Saul of Tarsus had a lot of head knowledge but no understanding .
It took over three years in the Arabian desert to unlearn what he had been taught and for the Holy Spirit of Christ to put all the scriptures in their rightful place . No man taught him .
And he said when he finally met the Apostles in Jerusalem to check if he had " preached in vain". They added nothing new to him"
His letters and confessions simply proved how qualified he was or has become .
Before he had zeal but without knowledge or understanding .
He now became as much if not more zealous because of his lively knowledge of Jesus which he held above everything and in the light of which everything else he used to boast in " was as dung".
Thank you! I read through the guidelines and rules this morning and did not see anything about that either. I started to post something earlier but changed my mind.
I would like to add something though. What seemed to be in question was the word age vs world. Although the KJV does say world, other versions say age.
Personally, what I do in situations like this is go to the source of our multitude of English translations. When I go to the Greek text, it is the word age in Greek. So to say age would be proper.
I am hoping that Duncan will give his own response. Something else I have noticed is someone sharing their email address. Although I like the idea of being able to do that (if we do choose), if I am not mistaken, the rules forbid us from doing that.
For we have swathes of people deceived and deluded by a ' church' that has taken but ONE verse and built an edifice upon it built on sand .
" Come out from among her says the scriptures lest you become partakers of her judgements"
I present an argument in the sense of a logical and reasonable biblical steps which try test and prove the case .
An argument in its most base form is where two people bang heads together neither listening to the other .
Or one stubbornly holding to a position untenable in the light of scripture .
You judge .
Though in truth the scriptures say the " first Adam was a foreshadow of Him who was to come .
You say the Lord did not establish any church?
Yet the scruptures state " I will build my church and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it"
Perhaps then it's your concept of the church that needs therefore adjusting?
Was not the first Adam created from the dust of the earth?
And did not Almighty God put Adam into a deep sleep and create Eve from the body of the man? Namely his rib.
If then the first Adam was a foreshadow of Him who was to come .The last Adam .
Then through the death of the last Adam another body the bride of Christ will come from His body .
Peter a great Apostle was none the less but a stone a pebble .
God is that ' rock of ages ' upon which the eternal church of God is built upon .
The Lord said " Thou art Peter a stone "
Upon this rock what Rock? " Thou art the Son of the living God "
2 Samuel 22:47
Deuteronomy 32:31
Psalm 62:7
And many more all found on a search God is the rock on this very app.
While any man can get it wrong for no man is infallible . Though some religionists foolishly claim otherwise . What does the scriptures say? "ALL scripture is given by inspiration if God and is good for correction reproof and instruction in righteousness "
Taking ONE verse to build your case is not only unwise it will inevitably lead to error . Which is why the Roman church is now full of it .
While you may be in doubt as with this one verse may mean .
ALL of scripture clearly states GOD is that rock .
Jesus being God manifested in the flesh it clearly means by the rest of scripture that it does not mean Peter but the Lord Himself .
To hold to anything else in the light of the rest of scripture is simply foolish at best .
At worse you judge ..