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@WandererAtHeart, Jesus said in Mat 5:48--"You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect." Anything that we do, say, or think that is not perfect is sin. It boils down to putting ourselves first in our thoughts, feelings, and decisions instead of God.
However, an unbeliever...
Say, @Edward429451, on a different topic, would you be willing to read, comment on, and perhaps making an endorsement? I could send it as an attachment. Its the first manuscript that I just finished.
I think that forgiveness has to happen in two parts:
1. Unloading our anger and anxiety on God in persistent prayer, while seeking his peace, the way Paul calls us to do in Philippians 4:6-7:
Php 4:6 do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with...
And others want to take at least partial credit for our work-out, @Lamb, whereas we wouldn't be able to do anything of lasting value apart from the Triune God's work in us, that's for sure!
How do you suppose color blindness like my red-green color blindness figure into it, since my mother carried the recessive gene? I do eagerly look forward to seeing all the colors on the new earth and in the new universe with my new eyes in my resurrection body!!
My vague memory of the soul and spirit in the Bible is that they are often used interchangeably so that there's very little difference. We have a soul and a life (spirit); and we also have the old, sinful nature and the new, God-loving nature that he has given us through Jesus' resurrection by...
Thank you, @Edward429451. I have had a lot of practice with these steps of interpretation as a pastor for 27 years and a published author of Christian books (almost 17 years).
God is my personal friend, adoptive Father, my divine Boss, my Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier, my 3-in-1 Rescuer--all of those biblical roles. Sure, I serve him by seeking his advice and counsel every step of my way. (See the book What God Has Done: My True, Dramatic God-Biography [Amazon].)
@Lamb, as always, the context of a verse is very important to discover for any good interpretation.
First, we need to read at least the whole chapter and look for the principles or main ideas that Paul is basing his thoughts on.
Second, we discover that verse 3 states the main idea, "But I...
To answer your original question, @Holy999, I am trying to get TV and movie production companies to turn five of my Christian novels into two TV series and three movies. I think that God put that desire into my heart and that there is a vast market for such productions. I request prayers for...
May I help your comment a little, @Holy999? The Holy Spirit is a Person of God, not an "itself." How do I know? We can grieve him (Ephesians 4:30), and Jesus has described him as a personal Helper.
Jhn_14:26 But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach...
Jesus often speaks in metaphors comparing ordinary things and people with his spiritual reality: I am the door , the good Shepherd, the bread of life, and the true Vine in order to teach spiritual truths (compare with the seven "I am" claims in the Gospel of John). John 6 is a perfect example of...
I'm saying, @brightfame52, that we were enemies of God whom he reconciled to himself. Are you saying that unbelievers are reconciled to God even though they will continue in their old, non-faith ways? Is that what you're saying?
@brightfame52, it's in spite of the fact that we were God's enemies, God came to us to make us his friends, and thus we are. We were lost, and God found us and changed our lives. That's what Paul is describing, @brightfame52. Read the whole context. Paul is writing about believers who were God's...
I praise the Lord with you, @Edward429451, for God's amazing answer to your prayer. I guess we need to pray before, during, and after events so that God's blessings may flow! Of course, he often gives them to us without our asking too, doesn't he?