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  • Stewart - In Reply - 5 months ago
    AMEN! Thank you GiGi, continue to pray for me as we all keep each other in Prayer.

    God Bless You.
  • Lee the Follower - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Stewart,

    My thoughts and prayers are with you. I put my trust in Jesus that you make a steady recovery.

    My God bless you with comfort and peace in Jesus name.
  • Stewart - In Reply - 5 months ago
    God Bless you Lee,

    For prayer, and words of encouragement and wisdom. I will continue to keep you all in prayers. I've been reading the discussions and just thanking GOD, giving Him the Glory. AMEN.

    I am thankful your words and prayers on this website. Others as well, and learning to take advice.

    God Bless once again, God is Good, all the time.

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  • Jordyn - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Jesusgirl87:

    Why don't you and your husband just quit watching all the news and conflicting videos that causing conflict, and talk about other things.

    What do you enjoy doing together that doesn't cause conflict?

    Life is as simple as you make or as complicated as you make it.

    God Bless YOU!

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  • Jesse - In Reply - 5 months ago
    One eighty,

    First of all, please know that I am not accusing you of heresy. My accusation was directed at ACIM, whether it be their website or the course that they produced

    I consider it a very serious matter to accuse someone of heresy, and I can assure you that I did not accuse ACIM out of ignorance.

    As I mentioned to you, I only recently stumbled on them after reading your post about the ego. I did not understand what you were saying and I didn't even know where to look in scripture, so I did a web search and that's how I discovered ACIM and saw that your post on the ego was word for word with theirs.

    From there, I did a little research on ACIM and it didn't take much time to figure out that their teachings are heretical.

    Here are just a few things that I feel should be considered heretical:

    - God is your identity, you will be like God.

    - God's name is holy, but no holier than yours.

    - To call upon His Name is but to call upon your own.

    - God Himself is incomplete without me.

    - There is no separation of God and His creation.

    - We do not need a saviour. We are the sources of our own salvation.

    - My salvation comes from me. Nothing outside of me can hold me back. Within me is the world's salvation and my own.

    - There is no sin, it is all an illusion.

    - And therefore all your sins have been forgiven because they carried no effects at all. And so they were but dreams.

    - Jesus' body was an illusion.

    - There is no need for help to enter Heaven for you have never left

    - Jesus the man was used by the Christ to demonstrate the illusion of the world. In actuality, man is still in heaven. It is simply the illusion of sin and death that have caused false senses of reality.

    These things go against the truth of the Bible. Again, I am not accusing you of anything other than sharing things found in their course. And I feel that the Lord is leading me to warn others about ACIM.

    I also wish to remain in peace with you!
  • Fast Demas Red 500 on 1 John 5 - 5 months ago
    1 John 5:13

    Philippians 4:8

    King James Version

    8Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

    Well done! It's me and it is done.
  • Fast Demas Red 500 - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Greetings I prefer to be walked with in human body.

    Sorry for your upset, I have been upset too from world systems.

    Hebrews 11:1

    King James Version

    11Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

    Philippians 4:13

    King James Version

    13I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

    By Faith you should still have the victory over world systems to surrender
  • GiGi - 5 months ago
    Hello again Adam,

    As to 1 John 4:18

    This statement about perfect love casting out fear follows Johns exposition on the amazing love of God for us manifested in sending His Son to suffer and die for our sins to set us free from the condemnation our sin deserves. And we can know that we have life in Jesus because of what He did for us. In verse 15 John speaks as Jesus did in the Luke passage, that any who confesses Jesus is the Son of God (which the Jewish leaders determined was blasphemy; that Jesus made Himself out to be God when He claimed to be the Son of God- Jn. 10:33) will be indwelt by the God and the person dwells in God. vs. 16.

    verse 17 says that we can have boldness on the day of judgement. This is where our love is made perfect and we will have no fear of condemnation at that judgement. vs.18. Those who will fear at the judgement will be those who do not confess Jesus, who are in unbelief and do not have the indwelling of God nor do they abide in God, as believers do prior to the judgement.

    On judgment day we will have boldness instead of fear like the unbelievers because the love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts through God's work of salvation, forgiveness of sins, and the imputed righteousness of Christ. We can stand before God on judgment day knowing we will enter into blessed eternity in the Presence of God without any fear or sense of disapproval from God. We will stand without blame because Jesus stood for us in our place to enable us to become sons of God, vessels of His mercy, not vessels of His wrath, as the unbelievers are.

    So I think that both of these selections from Luke and 1 John are speaking about judgment day and how we who confess Jesus, even under threat of death by persecutors, will receive the crown of life, and victory, and acceptance by God who did not have to save us but chose to do so in the manifestation of His love for us in Christ.

    I am interested in reading what others think on your concerns on this matter.
  • Dedra Walker - 5 months ago
    What is Faith?
  • Adam - 5 months ago
    Hello, I'd like to seek input from fellow believers on these 2 verses:

    "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love." 1 John 4:18 KJV

    To me this seems to make fear seem bad, and weak, like a character flaw if you have fear. However, the next fears says to fear God.

    "But I will forewarn you whom ye shall fear: Fear him, which after he hath killed hath power to cast into hell; yea, I say unto you, Fear him." Luke 12:5 KJV

    The first one says someone that fears is not made perfect in love, but the other one says to fear God.

    How do I reconcile these 2 verses? Thank you to anyone who replies.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Hello again Adam,

    As to 1 John 4:18

    This statement about perfect love casting out fear follows Johns exposition on the amazing love of God for us manifested in sending His Son to suffer and die for our sins to set us free from the condemnation our sin deserves. And we can know that we have life in Jesus because of what He did for us. In verse 15 John speaks as Jesus did in the Luke passage, that any who confesses Jesus is the Son of God (which the Jewish leaders determined was blasphemy; that Jesus made Himself out to be God when He claimed to be the Son of God- Jn. 10:33) will be indwelt by the God and the person dwells in God. vs. 16.

    verse 17 says that we can have boldness on the day of judgement. This is where our love is made perfect and we will have no fear of condemnation at that judgement. vs.18. Those who will fear at the judgement will be those who do not confess Jesus, who are in unbelief and do not have the indwelling of God nor do they abide in God, as believers do prior to the judgement.

    On judgment day we will have boldness instead of fear like the unbelievers because the love of God has been shed abroad in our hearts through God's work of salvation, forgiveness of sins, and the imputed righteousness of Christ. We can stand before God on judgment day knowing we will enter into blessed eternity in the Presence of God without any fear or sense of disapproval from God. We will stand without blame because Jesus stood for us in our place to enable us to become sons of God, vessels of His mercy, not vessels of His wrath, as the unbelievers are.

    So I think that both of these selections from Luke and 1 John are speaking about judgment day and how we who confess Jesus, even under threat of death by persecutors, will receive the crown of life, and victory, and acceptance by God who did not have to save us but chose to do so in the manifestation of His love for us in Christ.

    I am interested in reading what others think on your concerns on this matter.
  • Adam - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Thank you for sharing your thoughts GiGi and for your kind words. That's a good idea to zoom out and look at the chapter context like you did to try to understand the meaning more completely.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Hello Adam, you have been missed on here lately.

    I would like to speak to the Luke 12 passage.

    In this, the beginning of the chapter, Jesus is giving admonishment to his disciples to not fear the persecution and martyrdom that would come upon them for following Him, as the most they can do to any of those who would do this to them is kill the body.

    Then he reminds them that God knows even the number of hairs on one's head and is concerned for the demise of sparrows.

    He warns them that those who confess Him before men, Jesus will confess them before the Father. (as approved); but one who denies Him will Jesus deny before the angels and the Father.

    Next, He describes the unforgivable sin.

    Then He tells them how the authorities of Judaism will drag them before the magistrate to be prosecuted, but the Holy Spirit will give them the right words to speak (for He is our Advocate, legal defender when we face accusations).

    When Jesus told them to fear God, who can both kill any one He chooses, and cast those He judges to be fit for condemnation to be thrown into the lake of fire.

    So, I think that Jesus was warning them that they will face severe trials for His name sake and that they are to be courageous in the face of these, not fearful so as to draw back from confessing Jesus as the Christ, Savoir and Lord, because the price of denying Jesus is much higher, more severe, more painful, and more lasting that if their enemies put them to death for standing for Jesus when brought to trial or captured by such men as Saul of Tarsus.

    Jesus did not want them to shrink back from their commitment to Him when their faith and allegiance is sorely tried. And He emphasizes to them that the Father is a judge who condemns those who fail to walk in faith. And this condemnation of God is immensely worse and more anguishing than any persecution, pain and suffering one could face in this life. He is telling them that the wages for unbelief are eternally anguish in the lake of fire.
  • Jema - In Reply - 5 months ago
    I think what I was trying to say is , that it is God's perfect love that should cast out our fear . We need to trust that He always loves us and wants us with Him and is willing to forgive us through Christ .
  • Jema - In Reply - 5 months ago
    For me , fear can make people behave badly , let's say you have done something bad and you are so afraid of the consequences that you end up doing something even worse to cover up the first offense . Yes we should fear God but I see it as fear that we might disappoint Him , a bit like when a child does something that they know their parent won't like . We know that our parents will still love us but we don't want to incur their disappointment . Perfect love ? That doesn't come from us , perfect love comes from God and it's our faith in His perfect love for us that casts out our fear , we trust in His perfect love and willingness to forgive us . If we don't believe in / trust in His love for us and His willingness to forgive us then we will spend our lives , in this world , in fear of the judgement in the next world . Therefore it is His perfect love that we must have faith in . If we don't then we cannot believe in His willingness to forgive us and we doom ourselves to a life of fear . I hope I've explained that in a way that isn't to awkward . Just my take on those verses .
  • Adam - In Reply - 5 months ago
    I like your parent / child analogy. Child is afraid of consequences of doing wrong and being disciplined but can still love and respect the parent. Thank you.
  • Jesse - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Hi Adam,

    In 1 John 4:18, where it says "He that feareth is not made perfect in love," it would seem as though it is saying that it is bad to fear.

    Here is my understanding of this verse:

    He says there is no fear in love; but perfect love (that is, love brought to completion), casts out fear: because fear has torment. He that fears is not made perfect, or complete in love.

    He's talking about the motive for obeying God. Some people obey God because they are afraid. Those who have the Spirit of God, and have matured and understand about the love of God, they do things because they love Him. It's like Jesus said in John 14:15 if you love me, you will keep my commandments.

    In Luke 12:5, if we look at it with Verse 4, Jesus is showing contrast. All man can do to you is kill you, physically put you to death. And He's following this line of hypocrisy. We act a certain way so that we don't get rejected. We act a certain way so that we don't suffer the consequences.



    Even as a Christian, sometimes we compromise with nonbelievers because we have a fear and a concern whether they are going to reject us or receive us. Jesus said all you need to do is fear God. That is the only one you need to fear.

    I hope this helps. God bless!!!
  • Adam - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Thank you Jesse, God bless you
  • GiGi - 5 months ago
    Hello Friends, today I wish to keep the conflict in Israel/Gaza in my prayers especially ass it seems that things will escalate more over the next week. I pray that civilians in each area get to safety.

    To continue in my study on Who God truly is I move on to "L" and meditate on God as being LIFE.

    God revealed Himself to Moses in Exodus 3:14 as "I AM WHO I AM" which speaks to His self-existence. He does not derive His existence from any other, nor did He ever begin to exist at any time, nor will He ever not exit. This is impossible for Him.

    When He calls Himself "I AM, it is perhaps one of the profoundest statement we can know. HE IS!

    He is clearly stating that He exists, o if, and, or buts about it. He has always existed, and will exist forever.

    John 1:4 says that Life is in God. He is the source of all life. Because He is the Life. john 11:25 Jesus calls Himself the Resurrection and the Life. John 5:26 Jesus says that He has Life within Himself just as the Father has life within Himself. Thus saying that He is God , just as the Father is God. John 6:63 Jesus says that the Spirit gives life, affirming that the Spirit is God. And with these statements Jesus is saying that within the Godhead there are three who together gives life since they are Life itself. Nothing comes into existence without being created by God and it is He who give any creature life. In John 6:63.



    God made us. Each person of the Godhead is involved in giving us life because they are Life itself, as Jesus says in John 14:6 when He says that He is the way, the truth, and the life.

    Romans 5:10 speaks of how we are saved through the life of Christ. By the power of God's everlasting life, Jesus' body was resurrected from the dead and lives forever. This is how we receive salvation. Because He lives, we will live. And since all people ever created receive their natural life from God, those who are chosen by God to be saved, receive their spiritual life from God as well. see part 2
  • Stewart - In Reply - 5 months ago
    I am from Moose Factory, ON the first English speaking settlement in present day Ontario Canada. (I just wanted share)

    God Bless everyone
  • Stewart - In Reply - 5 months ago
    1673

    God Bless
  • GiGi - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Hello Stewart. What year was this settled?
  • GiGi - In Reply - 5 months ago
    God is Life

    Part 2

    In God's Essence, Life is His natural state of being. In our life her, which is our natural state of being, the life we have is derived from God, so we should be thankful for each day of life He grants us, rather that He wills for our life to continue from when He started it ---years ago. Our spiritual life is also derived from God through the Holy Spirit, who gives it, Jesus who gives it, and the Father who gives it. We should be ever thankful for having begun this life in us through the regeneration of the Spirit and the washing of the Word and that He will continue this spiritual life eternally. It too is a derived life, being graciously bestowed on us by our God who loves us so. But this spiritual life is supernatural to us, as it goes above and beyond our natural life her in time. This life is not supernatural for God because He is all of life essentially.

    Those without faith in our Lord also will live forever after the resurrection of our bodies, but this life is equated with eternal death or the second death as Rev. 20:14 calls the lake of fire judgment of God. This judgement is death, though a person is alive eternally in a state of being dead to God away from His presence, goodness, grace, and mercy; without joy, contentment, nor anything we associate with living a life full of goodness.

    God is the author of all life, but no one authored God into life. He is unique in this way from all other beings. I was thinking on this the last few days. I think of how we have attempted to displace God from the generation of life. First is came with the working of conception prevention, then with abortion. And then it jumped to manipulating conception through artificial means, then to embryonic transplantation, then to attempts to clone a human, and now scientists are working on creating organs from stem cells for transplantation. Scientists are at work with gene splicing, gene modification, genome isolation and experimentation transhuman.
  • Richard H Priday - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Now that you have reappeared on this forum as it were I suppose I could ask if the love of God was touched upon yet. I could try to make a stab at that in the next day or two although I'm sure your comments would be more complete than mine...
  • GiGi - In Reply - 5 months ago
    So, Richard, I realize that most people have no interest in what I 've shared. But I have found researching this about our families to be very interesting, especially to discover how many were believers and their willingness to leave the comforts of manors in England to be settlers in a new land for the English; and, with my family, to come from Europe to homestead and work the land to produce needed crops for the market and to support their families. My family was generally poor with no known nobility or people of significance historically, yet, here we are, my husband and I from two very different family backgrounds making a new family background that differs from that of our pasts. God has had His hand on us and our ancestors to bring us to one another in faith and love.

    Beyond what I have shared, I really have never had much interest in discovering the past of our families, but now that I have some good information, I am glad that I did this. We all have a family history, much like the people in the Bible. In every family there is good and bad that is done and that happens to family members, blessings and curses, as Deut. tells us. But God know s the beginning from the end and in the end, our pedigree or history means nothing in terms of our reward in Christ. But I think we all have something to learn from history, whether our own, our countries, world, or the history set forth in the Bible.

    I am well aware of Titus 3:9 says about avoiding foolish questions and genealogies and contentions, and strivings about the law, for they are unprofitable and vain. And because of this verse I have avoided doing genealogical research. However, I do not think this is talking about knowing one's genealogy (that was necessary to prove your Israelite heritage, especially one from Judah or Levi), but in the context here it is speaking about using one's genealogy to prove any sort of status in any circumstance. It just doesn't matter for believers as it does not merit us.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Richard,

    To continue, just for human interest here: My husband's family were some of the founding Pilgrims and Puritans of Massachusetts, Jamestown, VA., the Puritan colony in Connecticut, the Quaker colony of William Penn in PA. At that time in history, many of these sects fled to America due to persecution in England for "non-conformists".

    His ancestors were the first English Govenor of New York after he negotiated it away from the Dutch of New Amsterdam and changed the name to New York, being sent from King Charles II to do this. Another ancestor was the recorder of this assignment and he settled on Long Island being awarded most of the Island by the King.

    And then three branches of his family (different surnames) migrated to Maryland at the same timeframe and were among the first settlers of this colony, settling in what eventually became Annapolis. Others migrated to Virginia, then to the Carolinas and then to Alabama where all three families (of different surnames) ended up in the same city in Alabama. They were homesteaders there since Alabama was the frontier at that time. Many of these were "planters" as they were called who were of nobility sent by the King to plant tobacco farms, thus being awarded hundreds of acres to farm by the King. These soon became plantations with the history that accompanied these as far as social, economic, and culture, some of which created some of the sad history of slavery in our country, as it ready was practiced in England.

    I also discovered that Thomas Jefferson's first cousin Lucy, married a direct member of my husband's line. I say all this to show what I have been busy with. I want to create a history of these families with historical and cultural information for my three sons, since they are the only sons to carry forward the family name. I thought it would be good to do before I get too old.

    My family tree is pretty much the opposite of my husband's, coming to America in the 1800's as simple homesteaders.
  • GiGi - In Reply - 5 months ago
    Dear Richard,

    I have not written about LOVE, so go right ahead and write of it! I was debating between the two for "L" but it seems that the Spirit has caused me to think on how He is life over the past few days, so I went with that lead

    Good to hear from you, Richard. I pray that your health is being renewed after your BIG DEAL you suffered recently. I am so glad you received the right treatment for that illness and that you returned home. How is your job going?

    I have been here, but have not felt very led to share much in recent weeks. I check in daily to read posts and consider what is being said here.

    Also, my sister in law, (husband's sister) is into the ancestry thing. I have not been. But she recently found that my husband's family is related to Elvis. Which is really funny because since I first met my husband I noticed resemblances in expressions as well as some facial resemblance. So I went online to find out how this relationship was brought about. Turns out that My husband's dad and Elvis were 4th cousins, going back to a common great, great grandfather on both maternal sides.

    From that I have been researching the lines of my husband's families back to Normandy with William the Conqueror. Not related to him, but fought with him in the Conquest, were friends with him, served in his and other courts of Kings and that William the Conqueror awarded earldoms and baronages to many who fought with him and came from Normandy with him as a result. So many of my husband's ancestors were Earls, Barons, and Knights. Earls and Barons (Dukes and Lords) served in the Parliament in the House of Lords representing their fief or section of the county their manors were. One even was one of the signers of the Magna Carta. So I researched this to refresh my learning.

    Then I researched how and when they came to America. Found out that many of ancestors left England in the early 1600's to settle the new colonies. Many of them were the founding settlers.
  • Fast Demas Red 500 on Proverbs 3 - 5 months ago
    Proverbs 3:13

    Matthew 13:45

    45Again, the kingdom of heaven is like unto a merchant man, seeking goodly pearls:

    And for me it is sow !


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