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I was reading some of the forums this morning and I came to a realization of the division of the body of Christ, one that can probably still be defined as the visible church and the invisible church.
The defining words presented were “I’m the king in my castle” while I wondered about what...
What does it mean to be save yet as thru fire? We need only to look at Lot to find the answer. He escaped from fire and brimstone. Freed by God's hand he is not really free because he chose to dwell in the gates of Sodom rather than in the tent of Mamre where Abraham found the friendship of the...
I posted this on 'the other' forum and so far have only gotten one reply. I thought I might get more participation here.
I do a lot of home studies ... daily in fact. And I`m excited about some of the things I`m learning. So I share many of them. But I find that participation on forums brings...
There's a storm at sea and Jesus is sleeping in the boat. His instructions are to sail to the other side. Do you ask for the storms to calmed or do you push on thru? What is your reaction to life?
I think this scripture is the source of the reasoning behind purgatory is it not?...
Romans 14:12
So then each one of us will give an account concerning himself to God.
Romans 12:3
For I say, through the grace given to me, to every one who is among you, not to think more highly of himself than...
Predestination
God predestined to use whomsoeverHewould. Cyrus was predestined according to prophesy but Cyrus was outside of God's chosen people. God used Tamar to add Perez to Christ's bloodline while still remaining in Christ's ancestry of Judah. He used Ruth, a Moabite, also in that...
Hidden in Christ
Colossians 3:1-4
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Set your minds on things that are above, not on things that are on earth. For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ in God...
Ressurrection and Ascension
What does it mean to you?
Acts 2:24
But God raised him up, having freed him from death, because it was impossible for him to be held in its power.
1 Peter 1:3
Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! By his great mercy he has given us a new birth into...
You are known by your fruit.
So I got to wondering what does fruit look like? In what way are we known?
How is it produced? By love! Love of Jesus! This is how we are known!! That's the only edification we have!
Thoughts?
At the Incarnation God took on the form of a man thereby bringing God into mankind. At the Resurrection mankind (in the form of Jesus) brought mankind into God.
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God in man
While Jesus Christ lived on earth His ministry was limited because people had to go to where He was to benefit...
An ordinary day, just as sheppards of OT such as Rebecca, Zephorah,David and Moses were having before God changed their lives.
We see a new shepard emerging from those considered despised and the Lord is about to reap a reward of harvest.
He is alone, the disciples are away buying food. Jesus'...
Revelation 7:17
For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.?
God here is Trinity. Spirit is the nature. To worship God Who is Spirit we must worship with our human...
Consider the seven Spirits of God, what have you been taught about that thru revelation or teachings?
Revelation 1:4
John to the seven churches that are in Asia:
Grace to you and peace from him who is and who was and who is to come, and from the seven spirits who are before his throne...
Everyone who drinks of the water of materialism will thirst again.
Introspection of who is the husband of the one partaking (of the woman at the well) touches on the history of immorality, giving an opportunity of repentance.
Questions such as required a yes or no answer of the physical
]John...
Hell revisited from the notes of LSM.org
2 Peter 2:1
But there arose also false prophets among the people, as also among you there will be false teachers, who will secretly bring in destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction.
In...
Because there are numerous threads from Messianic to Latter Day expounding the doctrine of Saturday Sabbath keeping I thought it would be good to present scripture in a thread of how God changed the day of worship to Sunday
Scriptural reasoning:
Dan 2:20-22
20 Daniel answered and said, Blessed...
Our heavenly Father, as the farmer, deals with people as His crops; with different utensils according to His extraordinary council and His great wisdom
Isaiah 28:24-29
24 Does the farmer plow continually to plant seed?
Does he continually turn and harrow the ground?
25 Does he not level its...