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John 4. Salvation is of the Jews......

My understanding is that we all come from one father and mother, Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden.

Eden is described in its location by rivers that flowed out of it and encompassed nations. I leave that to the

Geographers and archeologists to debate.

I believe that Adam - the first Adam in reference to our Lord Jesus was a Jew. We simply have to obey God when he speaks, love the Jews, love Jerusalem. "They shall prosper that love thee". "I will hate those who hate thee and bless those who love thee". We cannot hate our ORIGIN AND WHERE WE COME FROM.

The world finds it hard to understand this but the holy spirit reveals it to the people of God. Though I am a black African by ethnicity, I am a Jew. My father is Abraham and mother Sarah and I am fed with the heritage of my father Jacob. The mouth of God has spoken it. Amen.

Carleton:

That's probably a great song to listen to. I love the lyrics. Thanks for sharing. It made me think of this song I listen to often, that's similar.

Go on YouTube and listen to 'Peace Prayer' by John Michael Talbot. He's a monk that sings Psalms mostly.

He was a Methodist but he for whatever reason became Catholic. I haven't heard his whole testimony; just pieces.

His brother, Terry Talbot sings a song named: I Saw Him, you have to hear too. It's about the Roman centurion who crucified the Lord. It will make you cry.

Thank you Betty. I wasn't sure whether the "holy ones" you referred to were simply good, caring people as opposed to those who were adulterers, murderers, liars, etc. However, you've said that we have to be holy as our Father in Heaven is Holy, so I know that you were referring to believers behaving as they ought to & not about 'good' people who maybe good in their works, but their hearts are far from God.

Now if only those 'good' people turn to the Lord, then their spirits would be saved & their good works would follow them.

Shalom,Carmelo,

We repent to be saved from our sins since we are all sinners ie born into sinful World

Romans 3:23.

The breastplate is the righteousness of God in Christ. Can't fight spiritual warfare in our own righteousness. Occult & witchcraft and sorcery demons are scary. Do not read stupid horoscopes... they use that for doors inside.

Some pastors on google have written some helpful mini sermons. Gather and compare to your Bible.

Your SWORD is scriptures you can preface with: IT IS WRITTEN:

The blood of the Lamb scriptures are the one thing that makes them flee. They will not step over Jesus's Blood.

I was rescued out of the occult; you gotta memorize those scriptures. Speak it out.

Look in the Book of Revelation.

Familiar Spirits are demons from ancestors that practiced some kind of occult; even quija boards. All kinds of known or unknown evil. They use that to trick and torment present day Family. Family demons. Use the right names from the Bible.

Alcohol, pills, dope, opioids, heroin, alcohol

etc are Bondage demons; sorcery.

Their aim is death. Get knowledge.

Ephesians 6: it's weird to fight something invisible...but some can manifest by holding your eyelids shut, hold you down and your mouth, so you can't speak scripture.

Remember that Jesus can hear you screaming the blood of Jesus with your MIND. He will send angels to release you immediately!

Satans thugs don't have Authority to do those things. Know Your Authority in Jesus.

Go listen to some Charles Capps on Youtube.

We can ask God to send angels, to guard the house, the kids, the car. We do not tell the angels what to do. They report to heaven. Angels in heaven praise God, so sometimes I play worship music and sing.

Have an awareness of heaven. Anything in your home that's a bad influence on anybody, needs to be let go. Kids and teenagers can watch Christian cartoons, Bible stories, and movies on YouTubeTv. You hook it up to your tv. Greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world. Gently wean your kids over to Christian media.

Watch with them.

Mishael

No why would it be your not worshiping the cross its a symbol ,that Jesus died on

This is what this websites commentary box says for these verses. By Matthew Henry, 1610.

31-45 This image represented the kingdoms of the earth, that should successively rule the nations, and influence the affairs of the Jewish church. 1. The head of gold signified the Chaldean empire, then in being. 2. The breast and arms of silver signified the empire of the Medes and Persians. 3. The belly and thighs of brass signified the Grecian empire, founded by Alexander. 4. The legs and feet of iron signified the Roman empire. The Roman empire branched into ten kingdoms, as the toes of these feet. Some were weak as clay, others strong as iron. Endeavours have often been used to unite them, for strengthening the empire, but in vain. The stone cut out without hands, represented the kingdom of our Lord Jesus Christ, which should be set up in the kingdoms of the world, upon the ruins of Satan's kingdom in them. This was the Stone which the builders refused, because it was not cut out by their hands, but it is become the head stone of the corner. Of the increase of Christ's government and peace there shall be no end. The Lord shall reign, not only to the end of time, but when time and days shall be no more. As far as events have gone, the fulfilling this prophetic vision has been most exact and undeniable; future ages shall witness this Stone destroying the image, and filling the whole earth.

Mishael: after Rome fell, there would be 10 kingdoms (I think, within the Middle East and surrounding).

Genesis 17:20-21 God blessed Abraham's son, Ishmael; and spoke of 12 princes and kingdoms, wealth and power. Powers over there are shifting around.

Daniel is hard to understand, but scripture prophesies Daniel 12:9-10, that near the end, the wise would understand.

Mishael

Morning Chris i concur with you and must say that am blessed this morning,

yes its very correct that its only our God who provides healing unto our lives

and as believers of Christ Jesus we ought to know that the scriptures is clearly

recorded as i quote from the book of ISAIAH 53:5:' But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.

N/b when we get sick we should Pray to God and remind Him alone of His Word & when we do so in Faith indeed we are heald.Shalom.

Acts 1 v 11

Jesus left the earth and is coming back the same way , to the earth to reign . 1000 yrs .

Even so come Lord Jesus !

Mathew 25 verse 64 , 65 , 66

TO CHRIS:

All I could find on angels is: Matthew 4:11, Luke 22:43, Psalm 91:11

They ministered to Jesus after his encounter with Satan on Jesus's 40 day fast.

We can ask God if the angels can minister to someone in trouble. We cannot demand it.

The Lords Prayer is the way Jesus taught us to pray.

Spiritual warfare is different.

James 2 v 18, 19, 20

Revelation 22 v 12

Hi and Yes Chris, "Holy Ones" (God said we are as our Father. Our heavenly Father is holy; therefore, we must live a holy life to be holy as He. There are 2 fathers. One is Holy and the other, which is the sinful ( the devil). God said that His children will hear His voice when He call them. If we can not hear from God, then the devil is keeping us busy so that time is wasted because he is determine to destroy many.

*This song was found from a handwritten copy with no title or identified authorship. Copyright unknown.

*Peace Begins With Me

In a world of darkness Let me be a light; Let me bring the sunshine to drive away the night. In a world of sadness, let my light shine through, Giving hope and comfort in everything I do! And I will shine God's light for every one to see; So we may share in the Joy of peace and unity.

In a world of strangers, Let me be a friend. Let the light of kindness Glow until the end. In a world of hatred, Let my love shine through, Bringing us together, In friendship, me and you! And I will shine God's light for every one to see; So we may share in the joy of peace and unity.

Let God make tomorrow brighter than today, Let the world be better because I passed this way. In a world of questions I have found the key: God can make a difference When peace begins with me!

God can make a difference When peace begins with me! Oh, yes peace begins with me.

Elaine, crosses on car mirrors do not bother me.

Seeing a gigantic SUV with a fish symbol on the back bumper; going 80 mph in a 50mph speed zone, Race by me, UPSETS ME !! I pray for a cop to be at the next corner.

I'm not being in a mean spirit when I say, if we are born again, blood washed believers, we ought to represent Jesus as law abiding citizens too. If we're going to be law breakers, DO take off the crosses and fish magnets. Amen.

Anon, my Bible begins in each Psalm with who authored it (some will not have author names).

You can just use a highlighter to underline those names.

Just because not all Psalms are not labeled with a name, does not make them suspicious.

In the recent discovery of more Dead Sea Scrolls, almost all of the Book of Psalms were Recovered. The original Scrolls! A private collector had some, but all of them are recovered now.

Go google that. I did. Many archaeological objects are being found now after decades of search. They've found markers that show the land which God have to Israel.

Everyone is very excited about it! Especially Israel scientists that are restoring them.

John 14 has so much warmth and hope in Jesus, the Father and the Comforter reigning while Jesus was in earth himself and after in the believer's earth. Jesus said the Father will send another Comforter. When the believer by love keeps His commandments and sayings, then Jesus will manifest himself to them. Jesus and the Father by love will come unto the believer and abode with them as the Comforter which is the Holy Ghost. Jesus gives us His peace. The Father in Jesus was doing the works, Phillip had a choice to believe now in these works or to believe in Jesus himself for the very work's sake.

Other thoughts: Some day Jesus himself will return for His faithful followers and that hour in that day will be sudden. For God, a day is like a thousand years and a thousand years is like a day. Let His peace reign. There is a school song that says, Let his Peace begin with me. (maybe I can find it and put it onto the comments). Repentance and faith in this Work creates a clean heart where the Comforter can reign. Think of all the hearts with this love abiding in steadfast faithfulness and love, little lights in a world that cannot comprehend light.

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Healing comes by faith in Fathers ability, willingness AND His Word, Jesus Christ.

Faith cometh by hearing; hearing by the Word of God. That's Jesus.

If your faith just quivers, we need to feed it big, on some Scriptures (Bible). :)

At the entrance of this website is 2 search boxes. One is blank; the other you can dial in: Books, Chapters, Verses

USE the one that is BLANK and Type in: HEALING. Choose either Old Testament only, New Testament only; or read all of them!

The search engine will go get every verse with HEALING in it. Do the same thing with the word, Faith.

Your Heart is a vault for Bible Scripture. If you don't read specifically for Healing, or deliverance from demonic activity, faith for living for Jesus.... there's just an echo of emptiness in there.

The Holy Spirit is our Teacher. He's not going to say much if you rarely ask Him questions.

You can gain a whole new perspective on scripture; how it is used, how OT people used it and how Jesus and the disciples used it. It creates a closeness between us and the Creator.

Good studying Mishael

Psalms 73:4 Context

1(A Psalm of Asaph.)

Who told you it was a psalm of Asaph, I wish to find out who else wrote the psalms and when they were added into the psalms. Were they translated from the original Jewish/Greek text. Who was Asaph.

This is a sincere request.

I don't believe it would be considered idolatry to have a cross hanging there or even in a house.

I think what's important is the reason for having it there. For some, it may be a visual reminder of the Saviour & the empty cross (as opposed to those who prefer a crucifix, showing the un-resurrected, un-ascended Saviour), or it may be just a sacred symbol to show others that the Cross is central to the occupants' lives, or maybe to afford protection to those in proximity to it. If it is a crucifix (where worship could be directed to it) or to assure safety from harm, then I believe that these reasons could be considered as hallmarks of idolatry.

Personally, I refrain from any symbol, image or anything else that attempts to describe the Deity. I think a meaningful Scripture as wall hanging would do more for me & those visiting my home. However, the decision is yours & you might get some input from others here. God bless.

Thanks for sharing I'm so glad you are cancer free

JESUS SAID" BEFORE ABRAHAM WAS, I AM."

JOHN 8:57-58

"Then said the Jews unto him, Thou Art not yet fifty years old, and hast thou seen Abraham Jesus said unto them verily verily I say unto you before Abraham was I am.



IF YOU ARE A believer In God, he will show you the Way. HE is faithful.

ALL THROUGH Gods Word we are told of Our Lord. Even Moses spoke of Him.

Do not allow human emotions to block out Gods Promise to you, of the Messiah, Jesus Christ Our Lord and Saviour.

Ask The Great I Am, you will be given the answer.

Is it idolatry to have a wooden cross hanging on your rear view mirror?

Jane, I cannot think of any specific instance of an angel doing a healing work on behalf of God. The only one that comes close is in John chapter 5 verses 1-4: the angel that stirred the waters at the pool at Bethesda. Did your Pastor refer to this, or how did he support his message about the healing work of angels?

As a side note, Raphael, the 'archangel' is not accepted by mainstream Christians, but this 'angel' is mentioned in some apocryphal books of Judaism, Catholicism, eastern Orthodox, LDS, & Islam. But I doubt whether your Pastor was inclined to any of these. Yet, as he correctly quoted, Hebrews 1:13-14 does speak of angels who are involved & interested in our human lives to minister to us and also observe our worship ( 1 Corinthians 11:3-10).

We believe that it is God Who gives healing, just as His Son did while He walked on Earth. And this healing to us is ministered by His Spirit Who indwells every child of God & unites with our human spirit: not only bearing witness with our spirit that we belong to Him ( Romans 8:16), but also affecting our whole being to align us with the Will & Purposes of God in our lives. So whenever we sin or choose to go outside the Will of God, the Spirit checks us to draw us back, but sadly many persist in their wilfulness & thereby become estranged & grieve the Heart of God.

Betty, that was a good reminder about God's requirements for our behaviour on Earth: how we live our lives & how we treat others. But you mention "holy ones". It seems that you've defined them as people with good clean lifestyles & love for everyone, and it is these that God lets into Heaven. Am I correct with your understanding or have I missed something there? In my years of treading about on this Earth, I've seen so many good upright people who've dedicated their lives to the help of others, to the point of being fine examples of what Jesus taught, but yet, are not followers of Christ nor have faith in Him. Could you clarify this? Is your definition of "holy ones" limited to your explanation here, or is there more to its meaning?

Betty, that was a good reminder about God's requirements for our behaviour on Earth: how we live our lives & how we treat others. But you mention "holy ones". It seems that you've defined them as people with good clean lifestyles & love for everyone, and it is these that God lets into Heaven. Am I correct with your understanding or have I missed something there? In my years of treading about on this Earth, I've seen so many good upright people who've dedicated their lives to the help of others, to the point of being fine examples of what Jesus taught, but yet, are not followers of Christ nor have faith in Him. Could you clarify this? Is your definition of "holy ones" limited to your explanation here, or this there more to its meaning?

this is true

amazing the was so good you made me feel better

AMEN AND AMEN. What is righteous and just and well, God show me I am a Libra a true Libra at that and my entire life I can only judge based on all of the wrongful judgment that was placed on me since childhood. Righteous and true our gods judgments because only God can understand all the brokenness and hurts and what others are feeling or have been through.

I totally get what you were saying here, It makes more sense than you could ever possibly imagine when it is compared to whom Jesus told me I was. I have literally lived this all Roman family and all. Well Italian that is. I know what God told me when I died in surgery three years ago, and then after the Holy Spirit came on me I carried too long in the Old "Jew-Ruselum". Thus, I "fell back to Earth because I did not heed the call I was sent back to do". Don't forget Jesus comes to say did you first then the gentile are well I can give you another word but it probably would not be the best to put. I am my father's daughter and I can only do or say what my father taught me. He was like a king Solomon a very wise man who grew up at a very young age and I was his mini me. So I see things in a whole different dimension Then most, and it is strange no one else understands the guy told me there is only one way!