Bible Discussion Replies PAGE 2439

It's so hard to see someone die that way. She was very young, but certainly was an age to know the difference of good and evil. Our society romanticizes suicide as an option.

As I said, I've known where she went in her mind. Life can become so painfull. Reality is too bright, so you stay in the shadows in your head. The spirit (demon) of Death moves in and brings with him other spirits with one common goal: to take a life. To Deny God the joy of that child. I don't know her circumstances, but kids these days are in a war for their very lives. It's not all puppies & kittens. Music and internet are not as helpful to some people. We need to turn our parental Instincts to know when a child is slipping away into a darker world.

To me, Death looked like a warm fuzzy blanket that would protect me from harsh realities. I found it in pills and liquor. My friends would sleep on the floor outside my bathroom where I fled to be alone; because they were afraid I would OD.

Satan is a hunter of Souls. Christian parents even, need to be in tune to that child. Pray, FAST, and be well informed about Spiritual Warfare. Listen to Derek Prince on YouTube. Type in: spiritual warfare. He uses art sometimes to get his points across, stronger. Yes. Some demons look like that. One night I turned my head and saw an apparition, that was a 6 ft tall refrigerator shaped thing with branches, in the bedroom closet. I was saved by that time, and I bound and cast it out and forbid it's return! In Jesus Name! Get loud.

To the Christian who knows spiritual warfare; we can make those things leave. You can surround the child with prayer and protection. YOU ask the Holy Spirit for the GIFT of discerning of spirits. Google that. If you don't think music is Dark; listen to Tool.

Read the lyrics. Satan WAS an archangel of music. Still is. Learn these things and minister to kids and their parents. Ask Jesus; Ask Holy Spirit to teach you WAR. Stay in touch.

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You quoted Heb chaps 6 & 12, so to clarify only these portions to you. Heb 6:4-6 speaks of those who turn their backs to God having appeared to be Christians in their midst. They showed all the signs of spirituality, joined in fellowship, received the Word, but ultimately refused God & turned their backs to Him. To these, the Writer says, that Christ can't be crucified a second time (i.e. Christ's death can't be made a mockery every time one chooses to repent for salvation) & they will find no place for repentance. BUT the writer goes on to say in verse 9: "BUT beloved, we are persuaded better things of you", inferring that those who were genuine believers in that Fellowship, wouldn't go the way of those who turn their backs to God & whose (genuine) salvation was clear & secure. So, are you in this position? From reading your comment, I see you yearning for assurance of your salvation, not as these folk in vv 4-6 who were willing to give God away for their own ends.

Heb 12:16,17: this speaks of Esau's rejection & cannot apply to you or me, as any sincere repentance for his foolish act was useless because he could never retrieve the blessing already given to Jacob by Isaac. It was a physical matter that changed the course of history. We have all foolishly refused Christ at some point, but unlike Esau's situation of rejection, we have a longing, waiting God Who wants to secure our cleansing, our new relationship with the Godhead & give us a hope & a future that can never be taken away: Jn 6:37 "All that the Father giveth me SHALL come to me; and him that cometh to me I WILL IN NO WISE cast out".

So, it is so important for you to be assured & confident in the gift of salvation given in spite of how you may feel. To continue to assure our hearts & to oppose what Satan wants to do & take away our joy, we must continue to study the Word, rightly dividing it, & focussing on the specific words that give us the assurance of His Love & our faith."( Heb 3:14).

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I'm not asking for myself! Personally, I wouldn't do it...not Good. I witnessed a young woman 12yrs. Old committ SUICIDE by Hanging herself! It was a very Sad thing to see. The girl was only 12. I'm just wondering if you guys believe in maybe an age of accountability?

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Secondly, in understanding the Scriptures. You said: "The minute I wake up in the morning my mind starts telling I have no forgiveness it seems like every sin I have ever committed runs through my head laughing at me." If a person hasn't left his sins that he has repented of at the foot of the Cross for Jesus to deal with, then either he has not truly repented or he is listening to Satan who wants to afflict him with past sins to make them the present burdens. Doesn't Jesus say to come to Him with our heavy loads & He WILL give you rest? ( Mt 11:28-30). Of course, Jesus was primarily referring to the heavy loads imposed by the Jewish leaders, but it surely applies to the loads & cares we carry now that we can confidently put on Him & leave it there. Look at the many Scriptures that affirm that God will DO something: even Jn 3:16, 'if we believe on Him we SHALL NOT perish but HAVE eternal life'. Are you abiding in Christ? You say you are ("I'm living for Christ but you don't feel like that inside") but re-read 2 Tim 2:11-13 & take note of the affirmations: "we SHALL also live; we SHALL also reign; Jesus REMAINS faithful". There are so, so many Scriptures that give us complete confidence in Jesus' Work for us, His accepting us on the basis of our faith & will never deny or reject us. So, our joy is in what Christ has done for us & not how our feelings may sway us from time to time. (onto Page 3.)

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Lost 1, you've painted a very sad picture of yourself & your struggles, & there are many who also entertain such thoughts & hold such feelings. I see two things here: you are allowing your feelings to control the facts of God's Salvation for you and you have to also correctly understand the Scriptures. We often fail in appreciating & applying biblical Truths to our lives because of these two hindrances. I should state also, that I know a dear sister in the Lord, who has over many years, been plagued with thoughts of having committed the unpardonable sin: that she has inadvertently blasphemed against the Holy Spirit & there was no forgiveness for her. No amount of counsel & Scriptural help given to her from me & others would allay her fears & she remained totally overcome. Her Christian doctor, from tests, found that there was also a chemical imbalance in her brain which didn't help her deal with worry & fear & so prescribed relevant medication, to which she is on till now. I'm not suggesting this of you or even that she should pull out of her agony only by the Lord's intervention, but I do know that she is quite free now because of medication

Having said that, I would like to strongly suggest that even though God has given us the ability to sense joy in our salvation, the Spirit's Work in our lives, & the consequence of Calvary's Work, we still have to rely on the fact of our salvation, even when our feelings about it or ourselves appear to contradict. An example would be like a child who may sometimes feel that he is not part of a family because of unfairness or discipline, but the fact remains, he is very much a part of his family aside from perceived feelings about it. So don't let your feelings control the facts from Scripture or what has taken place in your life - feelings are unreliable - God's Word is totally reliable. (onto Page 2.)

Good answer ...

Why haven't I seen the Macabbes book in the Bible?

Samson is the role model of lost. He is fall in Love and revealed his secret of strength. At the end of his life, there is a chance for him to destroy Belistines. In order Samson had in love with a Belistine woman, he wants to die with them(which is not a correct decision).

That got me thinking: I wonder what Christians could have done to have helped speed up the demise of this virus. I know many have been praying for each other & for direction for governments, but what else could be done?

Considering all that's going on in the world today, do you think we are living in end times?

Esther, Oil was a very expensive commodity & only the rich could afford it. It had many different uses in those early days, and this would have included, a special act of love shown to someone ( Ps 23:5, Lk 7:46); anointing to kingship ( 1 Sam 10:1); or for healing ( Mk 6:13, Js 5:14). So the verse in Prov 21, is really indicating that both wine & oil (those more expensive items) can only bring the common man to poverty. Today, overuse of oil is not really a means to poverty, but more so with alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, gambling, over extending our budget, etc. As Christians, we are responsible before the Lord in our use of the money & gifts he has given to us. Some may not have much in those terms, but what we do have, we must use for His Glory & Purpose. ( Mt 25:14-30).

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We could give many more examples to add to the sin of murder, but to the sin of homosexuality, I consider this to be yet another sin that needs to be dealt with. Medically, we've been told that this is how some people are 'wired', thereby giving justification for this aberrant behaviour. Yet, if we dig deeper, would not this convoluted mess in our brains also be the result of the sinful nature? God did not give some folk such an inclination to sin, but it surfaces from the root of sin in us. Now, how we deal with it, as all sin, is what God requires of us. As the apostle agonized over his sin(s), something he acknowledged was very real, he confessed that he seemed powerless in the natural man to deal with it as sin followed him everywhere & had its foothold in him - he hated it - he didn't want it at all - but he was subject to its relentless demands upon him that perpetually agonized him. ( Romans 7).

Does the homosexual then have a choice? Or, is the behaviour so much a part of his being, that 'choice' is not an option? Even though the need for love & companionship would rank amongst the most strong & compelling of desires in humans (only next to Survival), I still believe that if a sin is in question, then we also have the power to choose; if not, then there is no hope for forgiveness. They may not be able to rid themselves of this corruption in their being (as Paul well described his predicament), but they can recognize it as sin, come to the foot of the Cross with it & find forgiveness & power to deal with it daily. What makes this so difficult & sensitive an issue, is that that person has to then abstain completely from same gender involvements, as well as deal with the feelings & urges that continually press on the mind. But then, we all have something very real & compelling to deal with in our lives; it becomes then a question: do we obey God & find forgiveness & acceptance, or do we rather satisfy our lusts & reap the fruit therefrom?

praying for you

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DJ, thank you for your comments. Mine were really based on my understanding of this type of behaviour from observations, an ex-work mate & from a childhood friend (now passed on). We both agree that we have an inherent sinful nature from birth, but we seem to part at this point: "God does not equip people to be born with sinful tendencies".

I would agree that it is not God's wilful Act to specially cause us to have 'sinful tendencies' but I see that it is part & parcel of the sin nature we are so born with. In other words, as much as I would hate to admit to having such a fallen nature that could perform ALL types of sin, the Word tells me that this is so, finding, for example, even the root of murder (which is anger), in me. Why then do I not commit murder? Even as an earlier non-Christian, I would be subject to my own conscience, my propensities & urges, govt. law & societal expectations, that place restraint on me. Then why does one commit murder, with its root in anger? Those aspects that once would have restrained, now have little or no regard given to them, rather to satisfy one's lust to commit sin. (onto Page 2.)

Thanks Paul for your further comments on this. They are appreciated & noted. I suppose Jesus' sweat could well have appeared as blood, or maybe, in a certain light stream, gave one the impression that it was blood. In any case, all this is speculation & has to be taken at face value but realizing that our Lord's agony was very real & the prospect of attending to & completing His Father's Plan for mankind, added to this grave task before Him.

According to proverbs 21:17 verse what is the meaning of oil

Yes, I pray so. But the silence has been deafening. Why weren't there concerted calls from Christians around the workd to end Covid right from day one?

This book of the bible scares me so much, I have read the New Testament many times over and i cannot find any example of a Christian leaving or turning away and being able to come back to Christ i can't find peace or forgiveness anywhere. The minute i wake up in the morning my mind starts telling i have no forgiveness it seems like every sin i have ever committed runs through my head laughing at me. I have repented and turned away from that like but it seems like it has been to long and there is a wall i can't get through, i know about the prodigal son but that was a parable. It seems like i am living for Christ as an example to others but inside i feel like hell is my final destination, living like this is torture the most unhappy person in the world is a person who can't find Jesus anymore and knows the truth, it says in James the prayer of a righteous man avails much, please whoever reads this and you are a Christian pray for me. Hebrews chap 6:4-6 and chap 12; 16-17 read to me and others because i have read lots about this, that we have no hope

My email just lost my reply. I'll write it again this evening. Until then...

Take Jesus's life; not your own. Have you given him a chance to show you what your life can be?

Tell me what's going on, no matter what. I've been through what you're going through, too. You came to the right place.

PAULO to Chris

I thank you from my heart that you took the time to give my question some thought. For Jesus to be a perfect sacrifice, there cannot be any kind of flaw. There is such a thing as a FLOP SWEAT, which is a common occurrence for anyone going through a serious traumatic time. I have had FLOP SWEATS... they are not rare and are not the result of medical condition, but the manifestation of a very trying and worrying time. During the Passover period, the head of a house would hand pick a LAMB that had no SPOT or FLAW, the lamb would be fully examined and checked on a regular basis for any kind of blemish. This process lasted a number of days, and when the head of the house was fully satisfied that the lamb was without flaw, then and only then would that lamb be sacrificed. These selected lambs were VISIBLY perfect. Jesus is the son of God. No one measures up. We all fall short, regardless. Any man on this earth would, and did pale in comparison. In the garden of Gethsemane Jesus was a stones throw away from his disciples, and he prayed alone. He briefly visited them on 2 occasions and found them sleeping. The third time was the last time and Jesus was about to be betrayed. If Jesus sweated blood, the disciples would have been shocked at the sight, as they would have thought he had been injured while they slept. This would have been recorded in detail. It was not. The man who wrote the LUKE account was either also asleep, or he was not there. This account can not be deemed as fact, but more like imaginative artistic description. The KJV of the Bible, is world renowned as being the most accurate translation, and my version says HIS SWEAT WAS AS IT WERE GREAT DROPS OF BLOOD FALLING TO THE GROUND... no one was there to see any blood fall, and it was never mentioned when he came back to the sleeping disciples.....ANY WAY, the blood and water out of the wound on Jesus's side was due to interior trauma that is caused by the act of crucifixion.

Seems to reflect current issues of rebellion pride, hate & racism issues in 2020.

In Jesus Mighty Name Father God Almighty I bind satan the strongman, principalities, powers, rulers of darkness & spiritual wickedness in high places. Father God reach down & break the 7 heads of leviathan & separate him from satan the strongman & forbid leviathan from operating through the prince of the power air, in the bush & in the deep for through Jesus Christ we bind, chain & cage every bitter root derived from satan & his army desiring to divide our Nation founded under GOD. Father uphold us with your Mighty Right Hand and push back the plans of the wicked & return 7 fold unto the heads of those who love cursing rather than blessing lest they repent in JESUS Mighty Name All Glory, Honor & Power Belongs to the LORD Jesus Christ! He alone is Righteousness found, Magnificent and HOLY is our GOD!

PRAISE the LORD FOREVER.

Blessed be the Name of the LORD Jesus Christ!

Lord of Lords

King of Kings

Father God in Jesus Mighty Name I loose Forgiveness, Faith, Hope, Love, Mercy, Grace, Loving Kindness, Godly Sorrow, Repentance unto Salvation, Joy, Sound Mind, Complete Restoration, Courage, Godly Wisdom & Knowledge, Endurance, Strength, Eye's to see, Ears to Hear & Hearts to Receive what the Holy Spirit is saying to the Body of Christ. Holy fire hedge of protection & Glory in the midst. The gifts of the Holy Spirit. Gentleness, Boldness to speak the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ. God's Favor & the Blessings of Abraham. Thank You JESUS! Praise Ye the LORD & His Righteousness Forevermore! HOLY and MIGHTY is the Lord God Almighty Maker of Heaven & Earth. Of things Seen and Unseen. Worthy is the Lamb of GOD!

Comments by Alex about the great Drops of Blood . Jesus had much anxiety and apprehension about dying for the sins of the world he prayed that the cup might be passed on someway. He prayed if it be possible take this cup from me,But the cup my father has given me shall i not drink it ( his death and suffering ) that he might bring in a new covenant ,a blood covenant, THE LAMB OF GOD. That every man might get a DROP OF BLOOD a measure of faith, a Seed that was the Word made flesh and blood. EVEN BACK IN THE O.T. WHEN THEY MADE A COVENANT IT HAD TO BE DEDICATED WITH BLOOD. Thus the great drops of blood. He knew that his death wd bring in a NEW COVENANT where all men might be saved and washed in his blood, Unto him that has loved us and has washed us from our sins in his own blood.When they piecered him out came the blood and the water symbolic of a BIRTH resulting in a Child our 1st born ,our only son which is the H.G.THEY SHALL LOOK ON ME WHOM THEY HAVE PIECERED AND MOURN FOR HIM AS OUR 1ST BORN OUR ONLY SON THIS NEW COVENANT IS A BIRTHING COVENANT WE ARE ALL GONNA BIRTH CHRIST IN OUR HEARTS AND MINDS THUS THE SON OF MAN,MANKINDS FRUIT UNTO GOD.We have been mourning for 2 days 2000 yrs for our 1st born Our only son which is the H.G. as that which is born of the spirit is spirit the H.G. A NEW INNERMAN THAT NEW HEART AND A NEW SPIRIT. Jeremiah saw all men in travail and birth pains which resulted from the great drops of Blood his stress and anxiety BUT HE OPENED not his mouth,he kept his composure to the end. What the 1st adam destroyed ( in adam we all die,but in Christ) that 2 nd adam we will all live. life is in his Blood those great drops of Blood wd result in our Eternal life . Folks in the carnal ( flesh ) see everything in the flesh but them in the spirit see everything in the Spirit, Walk in the Spirit etc and you will not fulfil the lust of the flesh. Those great drops of blood have spritual implications a New Covenant in his blood, gbu

Thank you Kimb,I have too pray Ive been so unmotivated,thank you,god bless you too.

Andrew, May I suggest you study the life of Samson before you try to teach people about suicide being an unpardonable sin.

Judges Chapter 16:27 Now the house was full of men and women; and all the lords of the Philistines [were] there; and [there were] upon the roof about three thousand men and women, that beheld while Samson made sport.

28 And Samson called unto the LORD, and said, O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray thee, and strengthen me, I pray thee, only this once, O God, that I may be at once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.

(Samson asked the Lord for strength to kill himself and the philistines)

29 And Samson took hold of the two middle pillars upon which the house stood, and on which it was borne up, of the one with his right hand, and of the other with his left.

30 And Samson said, Let me die with the Philistines. And he bowed himself with [all his] might; and the house fell upon the lords, and upon all the people that [were] therein. So the dead which he slew at his death were more than [they] which he slew in his life.

Hebrews Chapter 11:31 By faith the harlot Rahab perished not with them that believed not, when she had received the spies with peace.

32 And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and [of] Barak, and [of] SAMSON Samson, and [of] Jephthae; [of] David also, and Samuel, and [of] the prophets:

33 Who through FAITH faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions,

Samson committed suicide and he is in the Hebrews hall of faith.

God is the judge. But for someone to willingly kill themselves seems to be in defiance of God. It's destroying God's creation and God's holy temple. 1 Corinthians 6:19. It's also murder, which is one of the ten commandments. The Bible doesn't say specifically about suicide being forgiven or not, but God is a fair judge and knows the heart and will judge accordingly. I personally would not risk doing it, even if I'm struggling with my health. If in a coma and on a ventilator, dependent on a machine to live for a long period of time and bankrupting the family, I personally don't believe withdrawing such support (passive euthanasia) would be murder in my opinion. That is a situation I would pray intensely about.

No. If a person commit sucide, he will not enter the kingdom of God. Each we may do a small mistake. But when we seek earnestly for God to forgive that sin, He will forgive you.

If a person commit sucide he will not enter eternal life.

In replying Lawrence R Graham,

Galatians 1:8 But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.

The book of Mormon is not from God. It comes from a fallen angel. So you should stop follow Mormonism. Bible is enough.

Jesus christ always remind us the existence of Hell. But the book of Mormon says there is no Hell. And they also equal themselves with God which is unbiblical. Once upon a day Satan wants to equal himself with God and want to sit above his thron. It is the reason he fall from heaven.

Revelation 22:18

18 For I testify unto every man that heareth the words of the prophecy of this book, If any man shall add unto these things, God shall add unto him the plagues that are written in this book:

19 And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.

20 He which testifieth these things saith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even so, come, Lord Jesus.

In replying Kaden Huggins (Mathew 12:31) All manner of sin and blasphemy shall be forgiven but blasphemy against the holy spirit shall not be forgiven.

Yes, If you want to repent and ask Lord for forgiveness, He is faithful to forgive you(even it may be bestiality or homosexuality). But blasphemy against holy spirit is not be forgiven.

Revelation 22:12 And, behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me, to give every man according as his work shall be.

So submit your life unto God and ask for Holy Spirit(which will guide you in the path of rightiousness.

We are saved unto a good work, not by good works are we saved!