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Hello Benito, Likely there have been "evil brutes" for a long time already. I am re-posting a point of a confession of faith from 1632 from Christians that suffered torture and death at the hands of the Roman Church, my children are in part blood decedents of the same.

14. Of Revenge

"As regards revenge, that is to oppose an enemy with the sword, we believe and confess that tha Lord Christ has forbidden and set aside to His disciples and followers all revenge and retaliation, and commanded them to render to no one evil for evil, or cursing for cursing, but to put the sword into the sheath, or, as the prophets have predicted, to beat the swords into ploughshares. Matthew 5:39 ; Matthew 5:44 ; Romans 12:14 ; 1 Peter 3:9 ; Isaiah 2:4 ; Micah 4:3.

From this we understand that therefore, and according to His example, we must not inflict pain, harm, or sorrow upon anyone, but seek the highest welfare and salvation of all men, and even if necessity requires it, flee for the Lord's sake from one city or country into another, and suffer the spoiling of our goods; that we must not harm anyone, and when smitten, rather turn the other cheek also, than to revenge or retaliate.

And moreover, that we must pray for our enemies, feed and refresh them whenever they are hungry or thirsty, and convince them by well doing, and overcome all ignorance. Romans 12:19-20

Finally, that we must do good and commend ourselves to every man's conscience; and, according to the law of Christ, do unto others that which we would have others do into us". Matthew 7:12

Dear Steve,

That is a heavy situation you have found yourself in. Thank you for sharing and I'm sorry you haven't received a timely response from others like maybe you were hoping for.

Proverbs 27:17 - this verse comes to mind as we often need support from each other and to get other perspectives, so I'm glad you have risked to share your story in hope to get new others' input.

I have prayed about this and I'd like to share my impression.

"my wife has become a victim of my sins"

I don't believe you caused your wife's condition. My mother had the same condition as do millions and it's already hard enough to deal with, but if we attempt to blame ourselves we only worsen an already unpleasant situation. We need to be loving and nurturing to ourselves so we have love left over to give to others. Mark 12:31. So, please don't blame yourself and instead be extra gentle with yourself and give yourself a break, that way you have more love to give others a break too. We all have limited days on earth and should make the most of it and focus on the good- especially in regards to relationships, helping others, using our gifts, etc.

"Are my prayers lost?"

God hears your prayers. It does take faith/belief and genuine motives. Mark 11:24. James 1. God bless you.

Hello Lacey,

I feel to reply to your statement as one of your parents has a problem like one of my parents. Doing drugs for longer than I have been alive. Still doing them and is not at all young anymore. It is quite sad in how many times I have tried to ask, or even show by me becoming sober, to quit drugs. As I've brought it up so many times, as now it only generates strife and bad energy saying anything, which just recently I did, it is out of my hands. I just have to suffer and pray.

No matter the wrong our parents may do. Be a loving child. I know it can be hard sometimes. It is better to suffer. Just as we all shall one day have to give an account for what we did in our lives. God honors those who suffer more than those who rebel and become prideful/selfish.

Sorry I don't have any other information on what to do. As others may be able to help more than me.

Stay strong in the Lord. God Bless.

Why was not the old prophet who lied punished? Maybe in the next readings?

Lacey i am so sorry for you ,i dont know how old you are , the first thing you must do is protect yourself ,by that i mean you have to learn to be strong for your own sake ,lean on God and on Jesus and they will show you the way ,you have to find a way to love your parents without judging them ,they are old enough and wise enough to know what they are doing and to know there will be consequences for them, try to be the best daughter you can and maybe they will eventually follow your good example ,find yourself some good Christian friends and stick with them as much as possible ,ive been through something very similar ,God loves you very much Lacey and if you stick with Him He will surely stick with you and support you every day ,try not to let you parents behaviour upset you too much ,you have your own salvation to work out so you are going to need to focus and be strong and try to be happy ,get some good Christian girlfriends ,come and talk to us anytime .

By the way i am an adult now, but i was just asking what the adult "child " could do with a rebellious family member. I understand the verse here talks about if the man commits adultery, but in my own life, it was quite different.

It would not be very loving to stand back and allow some evil brute to savage your precious ones:

If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain;

If thou sayest, Behold, we knew it not; doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works? ( Proverbs 24:11-12)

Daniel - will you post a couple of examples?

Lilith, according to the LGBTQ crowd, was the third person in the garden of Eden who became Eve's wife when Eve refused Adam. This is complete hogwash, bologna cut off for suckers. When Adam and Eve were created and sent to till the garden of Eden, there was no other beings created and the only world they knew was Eden.

So, if Adam and Eve only had two sons then how did we get here? That answer is simple. Adam and Eve had other son's and daughter's after Cain slew Abel...jealousy. So the answer had to have been more children were born to Adam and Eve. For whatever reason, God chose not to share that with us.

(The world was started, had to have been started, through incest)

Hi Kenneth,

I Believe God gives the Holyspirit spirit when we are truly converted which is an act of his doing upon our trust and believe in the work of Christ on the cross.

That same Spirit convicts us of sin,

As we feed on the word "with faith" that same Spirit moves us different than the way we were before. It's not simply a change of mind, "IT'S A CHANGED HEART".

This is called fruit in your life that wasn't there before.

John 15:8. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye ""BEAR"" much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples.

NOTICE: YOU BEAR THE FRUIT YOU DON'T PRODUCE IT.

We do that by being connected to the true vine. JESUS.

John 15:1-4. I am the true vine, and my Father is the husbandman.

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh away: and every branch that beareth fruit, he purgeth it, that it may bring forth more fruit.

Now ye are clean through the word which I have spoken unto you.

Abide in me, and I in you. As the branch cannot bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine; no more can ye, except ye abide in me.

These verses emphasize "Virtue" by being connected!! A New Heart, The now inner Man.

Here's what's produced by the Vine:

Galatians 5:22-24. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

"And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts."

( The last sentence here is perhaps the death of the old Heart. "Not Old Nature".

by us being in Christ at his death. The new Heart and Power supplied by The Holyspirit is given by us behind baptized into his resurrection!

ROMANS 6:1-5.

Romans 8:11 But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

Our evidence is that our Hope is built on a rock and that rock is Jesus Christ. if you're saved you Have the Holyspirit.

Amen & Amine. But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastisement of our peace was put upon Him; and with His stripes we are healed. Greater Love hath no man than this, that a man lay down His life for His friends. Thank You JESUS. You are my friend, We Love You because You first loved us, Your thoughts of good towards us are more than the sands of the seas. Oh LORD You are my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer; my GOD, my strength, in whom I will trust; my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my high place . Thank You Jesus

Greetings, Today at our three nearby congregations all coming together at one location, there is soon to be a wedding. These two believers man and woman first had born again experiences and have their conversation in the Lord for several years already. Today God Willing they will be married together in the Lord. A three fold cord. Some older folks because of the crowd size will be listening in. The service on the first day of the week is a blessing and even more so in remembrance of the the Resurrection.The wedding is a Gospel service and is only a few moments away from start. A new Christian home is soon in the works and someday soon a new Christian home is also being prepared in Heaven.

First song:"Worthy is the Lamb"

:)

God bless our meditations.

Often times in ministry lessons i hear about parents who need help with their rebellious children. However, i almost never hear about what to do when the situation is reversed. But that is exactly the case in my life. I am the most responsible person in my family, while my parents are rebellious. One of them has done drugs for as long as i can remember. And the other one is absorbed in adultery. What should i do to help my rebellious parents?

Hello,

As I know a lot of people use this today, one jot of a verse, to keep others from telling them what is right and wrong. I definitely believe in not condemning anyone as only God knows who exactly shall be saved in the end. Though we must speak the truth to help lead others to the Lord.

With judging, right from wrong, it is taught to not judge as a hypocrite. Clean up yourself before going out and showing others right from wrong. Using righteous judgement.

Here are just a couple verses I will leave.

I think I know who I am replying to but I'm not sure. Please do not take anything I said the wrong way. It is from the heart.

Zechariah 8:16.

Matthew 7:2.

Matthew 7:3-5.

John 7:24.

( 1 Corinthians 6:2-3

God Bless.

Mary don't you weep because...

I love God

This is your test.

1 Corinthians 12:3 | View whole chapter

Wherefore I give you to understand, that no man speaking by the Holy Spirit of God calleth Jesus accursed: and that no man can say that Jesus is the Lord, but by the Holy Ghost.

If we love Jesus, trust Him for the gift of salvation: our inner spirit that is born again cannot switch over and say what Jesus did on the Cross wasn't enough to save us.

Satan is a hunter of souls. Just like in the Book of Job, if he spots a weak place in our lives, that's where he's going to attack. Job's kids partied a lot, so to be on the safe side (fear), Job made sacrifices for them. Satan saw this. He sent storms that wiped out his family. His wife accused Job. One of Satans Names is Accuser of the brethern.

Chaos and confusion; doubts and fears are the Fruits of Satans presence. Don't forget that. We must live out Ephesians chapter 6. We have to fight back.

No matter what else Job did, he trusted God in his heart (where the Spirit of God resides). At the end of this battle, God replaces Everything Job lost , and More.

Go back and stay in John chapter 3, until you can stand on what Jesus is saying. 1 John chapter 1:9. Decide to cut Satan out of your thought life. That's where the real battle is fought. Reject accusations. Do what you know is good and right in Gods eyes. Not yours.

We cannot grow up in Jesus if we do not read the Bible, and apply it to our lives. Remember Jobs doubts and fears. Sometimes it takes a 100 failures till we lock into Jesus and do what we see to do, in His Word. He is the Word.

LISTEN to what comes out of your mouth.

Mishael

Amen Steven! A very nice writing. Happy Easter.

:)

Thank you for the KJV bible version!

Here is some courage Kenneth!

"If one is troubled or burdened about whether he has blasphemed the Holy Ghost, this burden indicates that he has not. One who has indeed blasphemed the Holy Spirit would not feel the conviction and drawing of the Holy Ghost.

Such an one would experience absolutely no desire to be saved".

The New Birth and Conversion needs to be our hope in Jesus Christ where we can understand the Holy Spirit that Jesus guides us with from within. Love to you from myself and brethren that wrote the above.

Carleton

Matthew 12:40 is only 1 piece of evidence as to the timeline

Matthew 28:1 - says it was Sunday Jesus rose

Mark 16:1 - same the same

John 20:1 - same

Luke 24:1 - very early in the morning the first day of the week (Sunday), even more specific.

I think it's solid that Jesus was gone from the tomb by early on Sunday morning.

Theory: maybe Matthew 12:40 doesn't mean Jesus's body in the tomb, but Jesus preaching to spirits in hades in the center of the earth? 1 Peter 3:18-20, Ephesians 4:8-10. Maybe his body was in the tomb from Friday to Sunday morning, but his spirit was in the 'lower parts of the earth' for 3 days and 3 nights. This is only a theory.

Hello Lashonda,

Happy Easter and welcome to the site.

Early in his commentary on the Acts, Matthew Henry says, "A large portion of the Acts is occupied by the discourses or sermons of various persons, the language and manner of which differ, and all of which will be found according to the persons by whom they were delivered..."

Please explain what is meant by "all of which will be found according to the persons by whom they were delivered."

This is true Pastor! As Christians, we should not try to hurt by words or the law or any kind of violence in self defense, because He loved us first. Stay true. "Humility is Thou Secret Vale".

Carleton

I am always struggling with fear and doubt. I want to serve God with all my heart but I keep praying for the Holy Spirit's anointing on me. I fear having blasphemed somehow, the Holy Spirit. How do I know I have the Holy Spirit in me?

Luke 24:6

He is not here, but is risen.

"Low in the grave He lay- Jesus my Saviour! Waiting the coming day- Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose, With a mighty triumph o'er His foes; He arose a Victor from the dark domain, And He lives forever with His saints to reign. He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Vainly they watch His bed- Jesus my Saviour! Vainly they seal the dead- Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose, With a mighty triumph o'er His foes; He arose a Victor from the dark domain, And He lives forever with His saints to reign. He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

Death cannot keep his prey- Jesus my Saviour! He tore the bars away- Jesus my Lord!

Up from the grave He arose, With a mighty triumph o'er His foes; He arose a Victor from the dark domain, And He lives forever with His saints to reign. He arose! He arose! Hallelujah! Christ arose!

"Christ Arose" Robert Lowry

Paving the Way

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Two thousand years, or so, ago

Jerusalem rejoiced

for all the future hopes they had

at last were being voiced.

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The King had ridden into town;

a donkey was His ride.

They laid their clothes before Him and

"Hosanna!" they all cried.

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To make His travel smoother, they

put palms along His way.

To them, these branches symbolized

a victory that day.

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They hoped that He would free them from

the Romans' rule for good.

It's true, He came to free them, but

they all misunderstood.

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They had it wrong when He once asked

"Who do you say I am?"

They all were thinking lion when

He came to be a lamb.

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When He was crucified, then rose,

there was no gleeful throng.

They thought their hopes were ended, and

Thank God that they were wrong.

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The King for which they paved the way

with branches where He trod

had paved the way for all our souls

to reconcile with God.

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We just began to have a chance

to enter Heaven's gate.

The King has paved the way for us,

so let us celebrate.

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By Steven Chapin

January 7, 2017

(See Matthew 21:1-11, Mark 11:1-10, Luke 19:28-38, John 12:12-16)

Maria, I whole heartily agree with you! Amen!

Amen and amen. Love reading His word. It is life.

And he saith unto him, AMZING