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God bless your meditations.
Carleton
Time went by until the Lord called this boy to account for this lie. He repented and found peace. Confessions were made to his parents and brothers and sisters and as a minister to folks like me.
One concern that I do carry is trying to turn Children into believing Christians before God calls them. It is confusing to them and for them to be able to tell their testimony clearly later. The parents need to teach these children the truth by example and have them prepared to answer this call to accountability for sin when God judges the right time.
Most calls to accountability for sin that I have witnessed have been between 12 and 16 years old. Some between 9 & 12 and few before. There is a difference between a child being fearful because they understand there is a hell and understanding that they are resisting God's call for sin in their own life.
Carleton
The word 'Repent' means a lot more than what by nature people have been conditioned to believe. It is the key principle of all the teachings of Jesus Christ and the axiom (basis) of the Word of God and a prerequisite and primary requirement for the salvation of mankind. Actually it means the changing of spirits - to turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan unto God ( Acts 26:18).
For a better understanding and the 'spiritual truth' what it means to repent and how people have been deceived ( Rev. 12:9), we invite you to review the article 'Repent' on a world deceived.ca
On other occasions it may be far more helpful to mandate a brief "time out" (two or three minutes at the most) or take away a favorite toy for a short period of time. Through the next 18 months, you will gradually establish yourself as the benevolent boss if you can consistently mean what you say and say what you mean. A firm but loving approach is generally the best policy in every phase of the child-rearing process.
There is some great verses on child rearing in the Book of Proverbs.
I think parents are afraid of lawsuits if they correct a child. The Bible actually says: if you never correct your child: you hate him.
One of the worst things for a kid is to use a TV to keep the child distracted or entertained.
Youtube teaches things you do not want them to learn! If you want them to grow up and follow Jesus someday; don't expose them to worldly and selfish tv content. Video games teach nothing useful.
I started reading short Psalms to my grandson at naptime and bedtime. He's 7 and became a Christian a year ago.
If YOU don't teach it: they will not learn it.
Go see how many parents are in the prayer request room asking prayer for adult drug addict children? Heartbreaking.
Mishael
From the going forth of the commandment to restore and rebuild Jerusalem unto MESSIAH the Prince shall be Seven Week.
I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that there is nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him it is unclean.
Romans 14:15
But if thy brother be grieved with thy meat, now walkest thou not charitably. Destroy not him with thy meat, for whom Christ died.
John 6:27
Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.
Comment: basically nothing is forbidden if you PRAY over your food before eating it.
I pray this often if I get take out food:
"Lord thank you for your provision and the blessing of food. I ask You to bless and sanctify it and make it healthy for me to eat. I receive this meal in the Name of Jesus. Amen!"
I picked this variety of verses to show that meat eaters and vegetarians can all eat what they want. With joy and appetite.
Also, There is spiritual meat that the Christian can ask the Lord to give to him. It has to do with deeper truth. Trust the Holy Spirit (your teacher who oversees your growth) to give you the meat.
In this day and age, I always ask the Lord to bless and sanctify the food. We don't know where it comes from, do we?
Mishael
Also about forcing the King, in Babylon the law was above the King, they could force him. King has to follow law and decree which do not change
20 Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us,
21 Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
If you want to read what scholars have explained about your scripture, you will need to touch your scripture to highlight it Yellow.
Scroll slowly downward until you see the COMMENTARY BOX.
Some commentary will explain in groups of scripture ie.1-5, 6-20, Etc
I use this a lot! If search can't find your particular verse, a box to search in Google will pop up. Scan the verses there and see if you see the scripture worded a little differently.
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If the word you remember is in either Old Testament; or New Testament, you can select one, and the search engine will list them in order.
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There many BIBLE study helps on here that you can use to widen your searches and help you find something Faster. Don't be afraid to try everything out and see what it does. Be adventurous :)
Keep paper and pencil next to you so you can look up verses in your Bible later; in Context.
In your Bible: (Not the website)
Use center of each page columns to (the little alphabet letters) to widen your study of each verse. They may pertain to history, or prophesies.
If you get lost, just back arrow or back out and come back in again.
The current swarms of locusts are the most serious outbreak in decades, affecting Somalia, Ethiopia, Kenya, Eritrea and most recently, Tanzania and Uganda. The locusts could fly into South Sudan, a country whose population is already struggling with high levels of hunger. The swarms are extremely large, in North-Eastern Kenya, one swarm was measured to be 37 miles long and 25 miles wide.
The UN says that desert locusts are the most dangerous migratory pests because of their capacity to decimate crops, threatening food security and livelihoods. Swarms, which can contain 40-80 million locust adults, can consume crops in one day that would provide food for 35,000 people.
"The longer the outbreak continues, the higher the risk of famine goes up," Peter Smerdon of the World Food Program in East Africa tells TIME. "You need to knock them out before they start wreaking further havoc."
The latest locust swarms migrated from the Arabian peninsula, where cyclones in the deserts of Oman this fall created ideal breeding conditions. The swarms arrived on the African continent three months ago and have since grown in size and scope. The UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has warned that the swarms could increase by 500 times come June, in light of rainy forecasts. [ Next paragraph indicates it may be from global weather changes]
if you go to the Commentary Box on this website, it will tell you what Wesley taught on this chapter in Joel.
It would be a study into history of locust swarms on earth. Joel's locusts seem to mention The Chaldeans.
I can't do a study like this quickly. Co to the Commentary Box ( below the 2 Search Boxes) and highlight the verses and read. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you place the Time on these events.
In the New Testament we now refer to Mark 7:15 for your answer.
What we eat and goes through our stomach doesn't defile us. It is what comes out of us, from the heart, that defiles us.
So if you enjoy bacon have an extra piece!
Have you seen the videos of Coke being poured over raw pork? Quite gross. Just ensure you cook your pork thoroughly.
Psalm 62:8
"Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah."
Psalm 91
For a better understanding and the 'spiritual truth' what it means to repent and how people have been deceived ( Rev. 12:9), we invite you to review the article 'Repent' on a world deceived.ca