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I would say that Paul pretty much sums it all up in 1 Corinthians Chapter 15 Verses 3 and 4.

hello just wanted to say that just like God breathed on the people of Isreal and so forth He will do the same today God just wants to know can He trust Us. God Bless

You are building on a solid foundation for sure. When I read your posts, there is always something that stands out. Here, you say we should be praying to the Lord of the HARVEST to send out workers (Christians) to evangelize. Amen!

I wish everyone could see the truth in what you just said. He sends the workers out. I feel bad for believers who are being told that they need to get out there and get people saved. There's a lot of pressure being put on believers. Some are even told that the Lord would have come back by now if we would have been out there doing our job. There is nothing wrong with going out and sharing the gospel message, but if it is not the Lord sending us, we need to stay put.



I spent some time with a Christian brother about 6 months ago camping at a music festival. Obviously there was a large crowd. He wanted me to go with him to share the gospel with a group of people that were not too far from where we were set up. I asked him why he wanted to go. He said because that's what we're supposed to do as Christians. I told him to go ahead, and he went. Later that evening he asked me why I didn't go with him. I looked at him and asked him if the Lord put it on his heart to go and do that? He thought about it for a second, and then said no. So I told him that's why I didn't go. If the Lord doesn't send us, we are doing it out of our own human ambition. There's no reward for that!

And yes, the two witnesses are going to be evangelizing in the streets of Jerusalem, also, the 144,000 Jews that are sealed by God who will be evangelizing, and plus the angel flying around mid-heaven for 3-1/2 years warning people. I think God pretty much has the salvation plan covered.

Thanks for the humor. I haven't heard the phrase "wig out" in such a long time!

Thanks for your comments Carol. Of course, Jesus never uttered a direction to remove the Sabbath from the Law for future 'Christians': it was still the Age of Law until the fulfillment of it through God's Son. So in reality, no Christian, post Pentecost, needed obedience to any of God's laws to be saved or to gain God's favour. If we're to be completely obedient to God's Laws, then we must the do all His Laws; & which believer practises all the laws required in Exodus & Leviticus?

Rom 10:4: "For Christ is the end of the Law for righteousness to everyone that believeth". All His Laws, including the Sabbath, are no longer binding on the believer as God doesn't judge us by them (or else who then can be saved & what did Jesus accomplish?), but found in totality in Jesus & in His finished work at Calvary.

Rom 8:1,2: "....for the Law of the Spirit of Life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the Law of sin & death". It is the Spirit of Christ Who now both gives & interprets ALL of God's Laws to those now under Grace. If this then in your understanding, includes the keeping of the Sabbath, then that is your desire, but now in Christ, the believer is led by God's Spirit, by the practise of the apostles & the early Church & because everyday is holy unto the Lord & we are not constrained by OT burdens ( Col 2:16,17).

I just read your comment. God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world and received into glory. God did this all by Himself. God was manifest( made visible in the flesh of Jesus Christ). He is the Father of creation, the Son ( his flesh) in redemption; and the Holy Ghost in the church. The idea of a triune Godhead is not found in the Bible. Read Isaiah 9:6; Isaiah 43:10-13; St. John 1:1-14; St. John 17:6; St. John 8:21-24; St. John 14:9-10; Luke 24:44; Colossians 1: 13-16; Hebrew 1:1-4; I John 1:1-3; Revelation 1:13-20; Revelation chapter 5. These are only a few of the scripture that validate the Oneness of God. God has many names and many attributes. He appeared in many theophanic forms in the Bible. But His greatest revelation to man was as the Man Christ Jesus. Jesus is His Saving Name. Jesus is God. God is Jesus. From Genesis to Revelation, there has only been one God, One Spirit, and One Savior. Ephesians 4:4-5 tells us that there is one Lord, one faith, and one baptism. One God and Father of all...God does not have three personalities in His head. God is our savior; and He loved us so much that He was willing to die for us and rise again for our salvation. What an awesome God that we serve!

I will also praise the Lord everyday!My Prayers always for others and not just for me and my Family.

Throughout the day I am petitioning Gods and believing. My prayers are answered and I praise

God. Yes, the Lord is increasing me more and more because I walk by Faith and not by Sight.

I treasure the "relationship " that I have with God. You can have that same relationship when you

yield to God, walk with him, praises and thankfulness sends all blessings down. Praise God! Amen.

I love the KJV Bible expecially this site. This translation is the most legit translation!

I just typed FASTING in the search box (when you enter the website) and there is a lot of scripture.

Dedicate the fast to the Lord. When I fast I turn off all media; tv, etc.

I give up solid food. I drink broth and water; juice. I always heard at church; fast from food and feed on the Bible.

People with health conditions are totally able To eat soup to protect blood sugar issues. God knows about them.

Fasting has physical pluses for living a fasted lifestyle. It removes the glue in our guts. The body eats it.

Don't tell anyone you are fasting. Dress. Don't look wilted. Avoid the phone if you can.

Do all to the glory of God. Read your Bible. Take notes. Write down anything the

Holy Spirit shows you or tells you. Also, Satan doesn't want you to fast! He'll have everyone show up at your door wanting BLT's.

One time when I felt led to fast, it ended up with me avoiding making a huge mistake. I was doing my 7th day. I was blessed! Grateful.

A lot of people need to go off fasting carefully. Don't eat too heavy. Your body has shut down & needs to awaken gently.

I've been clobbered a few times, by the Holy Spirit on that subject. It hurts, to hurt Him. That started me on a path to understand why. I realized, from Scripture, that God has an end time program for them. I don't think they'll all be saved. I think the two witnesses are going to play a huge part in turning Jews to see that Jesus was, and is, their Messiah.

Right now Jews are returning from countries they fled to since the 1900's. Some of them hid in the Catholic Church. But they're coming home now and lots of them are born again and know Jesus as their Savior. They aren't being secret Christians. They're happy and vocal. Having evangelistic meetings. Wish I cold go and see it.

HATE, IS NOT part of our born again witness to an unsaved world. Jew, Gentile, Greek, Others (etc) are all welcome by Jesus to be born again now. We should be praying to the Lord of the HARVEST to send out workers (Christians) to evangelize; answer their questions.

If a person has a heart for the Son Of God, they will lay that hate on the altar of God and walk away.

Anyone want to know the history of the dispersion of the Jews, can read a book by Stan Telchin, called Betrayed. He was born again trying to prove Jesus was not the Messiah. Heartwarming read; lots of history. The book has much more explanation of the history.

AbeBooks dot com has that book and all of Arthur Bloomfield's books about the End times for the world and the Jews. Arthur was old but his writings are suddenly falling into evening news.

Being a Christian is hard when others wig out on theology. We have to TEST the spirits and be sure everything is of God; reveals the Love of Jesus. Greatest Teacher ever is the Holy Spirit. He will open up revelation that will enlarge your heart (in a good way). It will be so sweet to you, you'll want to sing endlessly.... even if you sound like a frog, like me.

The opposite of Love is Hate. Gotta let that go. God is Love. That's our measuring stick. Amen

John 3:16 might be what you have in mind.

Mark 12:30-31 - Are the greatest 2 commandments in case you mean that.

Thank you. I like that. I listened to Ezekiel this Sunday. I want listen to it again. Someone left a comment on Ezekiel in Genesis 1 that i also like.

Yes, I also get a sense that we are getting close to the end. And I agree that we are to stand against the wiles of the devil. But I don't think we need to fight Satan. He's already been defeated. Jesus defeated him in the wilderness when Satan tried to tempt Him, and He ultimately defeated him at the cross. You describe the armor of God as being powerful, and I completely agree with you on that. If we have put this armor on, how can Satan possibly defeat us? In order for him to defeat us, he would have to defeat Christ.

Putting on the whole armor of God means we put on Christ. He is our armor. That armor never comes off. He lives in us. All we have to do is stand, not fight. We don't have to fight Satan to keep our salvation. Satan cannot take our salvation from us. In order for him to do that, he would have to penetrate God's Spirit that dwells in us, and he can't do that. There is no need to fight him. He can touch our flesh, but he can't touch our spirit where Christ dwells. John 4:4 says greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world. There's no need to fight. Stand, don't fight!

Isaiah was the first one to learn about the messiah (Jesus Christ).

what passage gives the complete gospel in two verses

All I can honestly say on this subject is that Angels did leave their first estate to mate with the daughters of men, the bible declares it and I believe it. The book of Enoch tells the story in detail.

I'm 58 and only made to 6th grade so please pardon my gramer.when I was a child I learned only one bible verse John 3 :16 its given me hope in my darkest times. Recently once again God has blessed me.Byshowing this App or website. Just in reading the thrust and hunger from God filled hearts and minds searching Gods word and love and having a God field Christian based platform like this .And to receive answers from knowledgeable and wisdom filled Christian's that love the Lord that truly care. It blesses me truly and is Food for my soul. This is now one of my spritchel buffaiees Thanks to all and God bless.

John,

Winter is very severe in Jerusalem. It even snows. Jesus says but also neither on the Sabbath day.

You see, Jesus is talking to Jews. He is talking to Orthodox Jews, and only Orthodox Jews. If it happens on the Sabbath Day, they can only go a thousand yards, and then they have to stop. They can't go any further than that, so they have to wait until sundown.

So he says to pray that it is not during winter, nor on the Sabbath Day, because you will have a rough time.

COMMENT BY Alex on the sabbath day, Nope there is no more sat. or sunday in Christ Jesus,when he said abide in me and i in you thats 24/7,he even tells us the branch has to abide in the vine continually 24/7 or there will be no fruit. like his disciples followed Jesus every day NOT 1 DAY A WEEK they had to forsake everything, that day of rest is in the spritual realm. God wants everyday holy Not 1 day a week,When the kingdom comes there will be no more days of the week. When he fed the multitudes he fed everybody no questions asked men women and children everybody even picked up 12 baskets for the gentiles,God always had the gentiles in mind as Jesus said about naaman the Syrian Being healed b/f th Jews. Jesus said he maketh his sun to shine on the good and the bad maketh his rain to fall on the just and the unjust God is no Respector of persons as all men must be bornagain of an incorruptible seed which is the living word of God Jew and gentile a like,as we all carry the stain and the spot of Adam there was none righteous no not one thus he will pour out his spirit on all flesh as Isaiah said knowledge shall cover the earth as the waters cover the seas EVERYBODY IS GONNA BE BAPTISED WITH HIS SPIRIT JEW AND GENTILE ALIKE.HE WILL POUR OUT HIS SPIRIT ON ALL FLESH just as he fed the multitudes the 3 rd day If i be lifted up i will draw ALL men unto me,Go ye into all the world and preach the gospel to EVERY CREATURE He makes his rain and his sun ( his spirit ) to cover everybody.God so loved the world etc not his will that any should perish.By 1 spirit are we ALL BAPTISED INTO THE BODY OF CHRIST JEW OR GENTILE ALIKE ECT.

Mishael,

You make a great point. Something else I was pondering on is that if all Jews deny Christ and are considered to be antichrist, why would God permit antichrist Jewish men to write most, if not all, the books of the New Testament? It doesn't make much sense to me!

This is a very interesting chapter of the bible concerning Adam and Eve being the only ones in the Garden.

Ezekiel 31:3 Behold, the Assyrian was a cedar in Lebanon with fair branches, and with a shadowing shroud, and of an high stature; and his top was among the thick boughs.

4 The waters made him great, the deep set him up on high with her rivers running round about his plants, and sent out her little rivers unto all the trees of the field.

5 Therefore his height was exalted above all the trees of the field, and his boughs were multiplied, and his branches became long because of the multitude of waters, when he shot forth.

6 All the fowls of heaven made their nests in his boughs, and under his branches did all the beasts of the field bring forth their young, and under his shadow dwelt all great nations.

7 Thus was he fair in his greatness, in the length of his branches: for his root was by great waters.

8 The cedars in the garden of God could not hide him: the fir trees were not like his boughs, and the chesnut trees were not like his branches; nor any tree in the garden of God was like unto him in his beauty.

9 I have made him fair by the multitude of his branches: so that all the trees of Eden, that were in the garden of God, envied him. (Family trees? Trees have emotions, like envy?)

S yes Satan was an angel and then he sinned

Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that OLD SERPENT old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

I need to tap in to your wisdom and Bible knowledge if I may. When I'm fasting I do not eat. But is it ok to drink water or other drinks or beverages. Thatk you for help. God bless you.

I believe the end times we are in the Lord is telling us we need to fight a great spiritual fight against our enemy the devil. We need to fight to keep our faith, fight to keep our salvation and be warriors. We need to put on the full armor of God that we may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. This armor is powerfully given to us by our Lord Jesus and described fully in Ephesians 6:10-18 by the Apostle Paul who had the spirit of God.

Leverda,

John 15:1 says I am the true vine, and the word true means genuine, versus symbolic. I am the genuine vine, and my Father is the husbandman, literally earth-worker, the farmer of the vineyard.

In the Old Testament, the vine was always used an example of Israel, especially Isaiah Chapter 5 Verses 1 through 7, also known as the song of the vineyard, how that God planted a vineyard and it was the nation Israel. But they grew wild grapes, and thorns grew and God allowed the vineyard to be overrun by the wild animals, and that was the symbol of His judgment against Israel.

And so when Jesus, now talking to His disciples, He says I am the genuine vine, not the symbolic one of the Old Testament. I am the genuine vine and My Father is the farmer.

god be with you amen

a bond women is what to man and a free women is what to man.

Hello James,

I would just like to share what I have learned about Mark 10:17-18. The word good in Verses 17 and 18 is a special word. It is the word AGATHOS. There is another Greek word for the word good, and that word is KALOS. All throughout the bible, the word good is used. But if we just see it in English, we tend to attach one meaning to that word because we don't realize that there are different Greek words for our English word good, and that they have different meanings. You see, we only come away with one meaning for the word good in our English bibles.

But when I go to the original text, the word AGATHOS is used in both Verses 17 and 18. Jesus is going to say why did you all me AGATHOS? There is only one who is AGATHOS and that is God. Why did you call me AGATHOS? Do you realize what you just called me? You called me God. Why did you do that?

He is bringing it to this rich man's attention.

For the longest time I didn't understand these verses. I thought I was a good person, and I knew several good people. And then I read this and it was sort of like letting air out of the tire. I also wondered how others would look at themselves as not being good at all, and how it would make them feel about themselves. But then I learned what was really taking place in these two verses and it made perfect sense. There are good people (KALOS). But no one is good (AGATHOS) but God.

That is what I've come to learn. This man was referring to Jesus as God, because only God is good (AGATHOS). And Jesus was quick to point out to the rich man that he called him the good that can only be applied to God, which would make Jesus equal to God. But did you notice that Jesus never denied it?

In Luke 6:45, Jesus said a "A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good;" This tells me that a person can be good, and there are good people, but never AGATHOS! Anyways, I just wanted to share this with you.

The KJV seems the most well translated where the other translations put a negative connotation on having many friends. If it were a time or place where we were so blessed to be around many Christian hearted people dedicated to loving God above the things of this earth then that time and place of friends to share life in a community, a larger group that works together and supports one another all trying to love one another more than oneself would be like heaven. And surely within a community of friends there are those that grow close filled with admiration for one another and sheer enjoyment of the other persons kindness in your life that you then also would give freely of your life to make theirs better also sharing the companionship of loving God together between families if at that point, serving the community together for God and always just having that one, or two or three people there that rejoice equally in each other's happiness and gifts shared to make life better as seems easy and without much work. Sharing common desire of direction of life to seek he after the Lord th God and follow where God leads is an exciting prospect of the Holy Spirit and promise of the future in Heaven thst one day we won't just have one we are lucky to have here on earth but that we look forward to many understanding we are truly family under God as his children and meant to enjoy living, life serving all under God. I wish we truly could remove the false traditions of men that Satan planted to keep us separated and fearful of one another. Not to mention thousands of lies about the truth of God so easy to read to a good bible and good teacher until we become also teachers. I've finally reached a level of wisdom and experience that teaching & continued learning makes my spirit jump for joy and excitement to serve now in this end times for God, our Father. I pray we seek one another in friendship for this time now as God commanded likely for strength, blessing and peace of mind

Peace and Love of Christ be with you. Yes. A couple of times in John. John 20:30. And one of my favorite verses: John 21:25. ...the world itself could not contain the books that should be written... Lord, I love You!

I agree with you that Jesus is the fulfillment of God's Law. Jesus was resurrected and was among his disciples after the resurrection. If He changed the day from Saturday to Sunday, surely He would have told them. In Mathew 22:36-40, "Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love they neighbor as thyself. On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets". The first four commandments are our obligation/love for God, the remaining six is our obligation/love to our fellow man. Jesus said if you love me, keep my commandments. God said, I change not.

Mathew 15:9 & Mark 7:7, Jesus said, "But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men".

Search the scriptures, for they testify of me. II Tim. 2:15 "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needed not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth". Is. 58:13, 14 If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, from doing thy pleasure on my holy day and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the Lord, honorable; and shalt honor him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking thine own words: Then shalt thou delight thyself in the Lord, and I will cause thee to ride upon the high places of the earth, and feed thee with the heritage of Jacob they father: for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it."

Do we worship God and believe what He says or do we worship what man says? I am not trying to offend, judge anyone in any way, shape or form. I love the Lord and want to do what He says and follow His example. It is only through Jesus Christ that we can be saved.