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" This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD." Amen and Amen.

What qualifies one to take communion?

And what if you're wrong what if the mark represent a different word John saw that back in his time

Noah was faithful like few others . There are rewards

Glenn, may the Spirit grace us with HIS wisdom and HIS understanding.

Death is a judgement of God.

Romans 6:23 The wages of sin is death.......

in Genesis 1:7 can you explain what is meant by the firmament and what or rather where did the water come from? I am having difficulty understanding where the firmament is and why did the waters have to be divided?

Regards

Chuck

Good question. It seems that after the earth became filled with evil people and God decided the flood would be 120 years from that point. So, it doesn't seem to be a lifespan age limit. Noah and the 7 others were on the ark and exempted from that.

So does God have powers?

You are correct my brother Chris. As we really can't make to much of it. We'll just have to stay vigilant.

Most definitely let us fervently pray day and night.

1 Timothy 6:15-16 Which in His times He shall shew, who is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords;

Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen.

God Bless

Hello Stephanie,

Although fasting is seen as a good thing, as far as I know, there is no commandment given to Christians to do so. Matthew 6:16-18 gives us the correct understanding of fasting. The Jews were required to fast only once a year at the Day of Atonement. On the Day of Atonement they fast. But the Pharisees fasted twice a week, every Monday and Thursday. That's 104 times a year! But the requirement was to only fast once a year. The Pharisees wanted to show themselves as being "Super Spiritual."



Now, you touched on something that should be the goal of every believer, which is about the next step in one's spiritual walk. After salvation, the next step is to have our minds transformed. We are to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, and we are to submit ourselves to His humbling process. You call it "rocks and weeds," and I like that. Here is something you should know. If you have received Jesus Christ (Been born of His Spirit), there is no "hard soil" to break up. That's already been far penetrated and broken up since you've received Him. (See Parable of the Sower).

However, once we are saved, the effects of sin in our past remain stuck in the cortex of our minds. We can't get away from that. So we have to submit ourselves to the Lord so He can mend us from our past and so that He can transform us and renew our minds.

Sorry if I'm getting off-topic. If you choose to fast, that is between you and the Lord. It should be done in secret. It doesn't necessarily mean to give up food for the day, even though food can be a distraction. But if you decide to fast, just put aside a time where it's just you and the Lord, clear your mind of all worldly distractions, and just focus on Christ and His word. It should be a one on one time with Him without distraction. But just so you know, there is no commandment given to believers to fast.

Why does this KJV call Noah "Noe" in verses 24:37 and 24:38. Can it be that 2 Timothy 3:16 is correct on correcting the scriptures of inspiration. My NKJV says his name is Noah, we all know the prophet Noah. What's up with Noe?

God did not make death, proof by Jesus stated "before the world was", Saint John 17:3-5, proof by His resurrection-ascension into heaven, Saint Luke 24:51-53, eye witnessed, 1 Corinthians 15:6, is clear proof of the Holy source of life & everyone's salvation forevermore.

If God said that man will only live up to 120 years, why did Noah die at age 950?

Stephanie, may the Spirit grace you with HIS wisdom and His understanding.

Your question is, what must I do?

You answered your on question in the sentence preceding you question.

I HAVE LEARNED God wants to clear out the "rocks and weeds" in my life breaking up the hard soil.

GOD IS FAITHFUL IN ALL HIS WANTS. HE will do the work. Sit still and behold the salvation (WORKS) of God.

Psalms 57:2 I will cry into God most high; unto God THAT PERFORMETH ALL THINGS FOR ME.

As to fasting in God's eyes the answer is in Isaiah 58

I know that god is merciful but i didn't know that he was that merciful

Genesis 3:13

"And the LORD God said unto the woman, What is this that thou hast done? And the woman said, The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat."

1 Peter 2:22

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Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth

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Jesus saw Nathanael coming to him, and saith of him, Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom is no guile!

My favorite book to read

Good morning. And thank you for sharing God words. blessed you all. But, my comment is that. why is this reading in english only? Thank you for your understanding.

I see a lot of people twist the verse, and say we are on the same level of God? We are on the same level and can do the same things as He? Were is that part of verse? Dear brother and sister it is a ability we dont have. Only God can call things into existence. If we say its ability we have we take scripture out of context. Who wanted to be like God and what happened to him? Be blessed.

1 Corinthians 1:17: "For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect."

The Apostle Paul was writing to the believers in Corinth, Greece, a country whose citizens thrived on & promoted eloquent flowery speech in their discourses. What Paul was reminding the believers here, was that he doesn't use such words to convey the Gospel as that would unnecessarily detract from the true worth & simplicity of it. The message of the Cross was both simple yet profound. That it's beauty lay in making a true & full declaration of its basic message and then allow the Holy Spirit to apply it in His Own way to the hearts of the hearers. So if Paul took the path of other speakers with flowery language & convincing arguments, he says that the message of the Cross would be rendered vain or ineffectual, being lost in the midst of such a delivery & of no spiritual use to his audience.

Hello,

I have been studying on the subject of fasting. It is something I have never personally participated in nor fully comprehend. In reading Matthew 13:1-23 I have learned God wants to clear out the "rocks and weeds" in my life breaking up the hard soil. So my question is how? What must I do to take this next step in my spiritual walk? Is it structured or done during a certain month? I would appreciate any feedback, guidance, or further reading to be considered before moving forward.

Sincerely,

Stephanie

Jesus is the Christ , you need to start there !

God Bless

Just a further note: I had given some more examples of Imprecatory Psalms that you could look up, but they were culled, leaving only Psalm 7. So here they are again:

Psalm 55; Psalm 58; Psalm 59; Psalm 69; Psalm 79; Psalm 109; Psalm 137; and Psalm 139.

Hi brother Richard. Thanks for the heads up. I found a video on YT: The False Messiah in Jerusalem.

One can't make too much of it but worth bearing in mind, if there are any developments or official proclamations ahead. It doesn't seem to be staged but one can only wonder as to how this 'manifestation' has started or the background of this character. For the moment, we should continue to pray for Israel & for their eyes & hearts to be opened to the true Messiah Who came for them. 2 Corinthians 3:14-17.

I honestly think that Revelation 17,18 are describing the United states. That city is New York. I could be wrong but I don't think so.

This is the day the Lord has made; I will rejoice and be glad in it! Today I rest in the embrace of my heavenly Father's love for me. My father loves me. He spoke me forth from before the beginning of this world, and said this is my child, never rejected! I center myself in Jesus Christ, and I proclaim I am forgiven. There is now no condemnation for me because I am in Christ Jesus! For this day, I renounce all fear, doubt, worry, unbelief, discouragement, depression, pride, arrogance, gossip, [etc.], and in the strong name of Jesus Christ I repent my sin and I take back any ground I have given the enemy in my life!

John 15:10 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love.

1 John 2:3 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.

Leviticus 22:31 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

Therefore shall ye keep my commandments, and do them: I am the LORD.

Leviticus 26:14 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments;

Ezra 9:10 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

And now, O our God, what shall we say after this? for we have forsaken thy commandments,

John 14:15 | View whole chapter | See verse in context

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

It will go faster for you if you'll learn to use the SEARCH BOX when you come into the website. Put the words you remember about the verse and hit the arrow.

This search engine is really fast. Yo might have to read through many pages. One nugget of wisdom is worth the effort.

2 Chronicles 7:14 View whole chapter

If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.

Just to post this unless anyone else has seen. They are calling someone Messiah in Israel. They were kissing his hand and lots of people trying to get him on camera.

Matthew 24:5. For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

This Psalm of David is seen as an Imprecatory Psalm. And that means it is written to call upon God to bring down judgement or curses upon one's enemies. There are several Psalms like this; if you read them, you can see a similar thought running through them (e.g. Psalms 7, 55, 58, 59, 69, 79, 109, 137, 139).

It cannot be ascertained the reason for David writing this Psalm; most believe that it was when David was being hunted by Saul & therefore elaborates 1 Samuel chapter 24, & specifically to verse 15. So the imprecation (call for justice) is not against Saul himself, since David had actually spared Saul's life in this incident, but was against those who stirred up Saul to have such a hatred & jealousy against David.

However, others don't see this Psalm as applying to that incident, but to the opposition David received by Ahithophel, or maybe Shimei, or even Mephibosheth's ingratitude or even Absalom's rebellion. Whatever the reason for writing the Psalm, & like many of the Psalms, one can break it down to understand the writer's thoughts & feelings that he experienced in his troubles.

So we see verses 1-10 as David's petition to the Lord for deliverance & bringing down of judgement upon his enemies.

Verses 11-16: David's lamentation over the unjust hatred he receives from his enemies.

Verses 17-28: his further petition to the Lord for deliverance & justice.

And finally, there is always a note of praise & joy in these Psalms, in knowing that the Lord will not withhold His Hand from evil doers.