Bible Discussion Replies PAGE 284

Did Elimelech fall from grace? I have never heard of that before. Thank you

Please forgive me Chris , when you ask me to clarify ? I can't , because to me it is already clear , I can't add any more to what I have said and I can't add anymore to the scriptures that both Ronald and I have recently posted on this subject because to me they are clear . I don't know how to clarify what is already clear to me . I'm so sorry , I genuinely don't know how to clarify . It seems so obvious to me and I'm sorry that I can't make it any more obvious to you or anyone else . Please don't be offended , I'm not trying to be awkward , I can only say what is in my heart .

Chris,

Here is a verse "I have said, Ye are gods; And all of you are children of the most High. But ye shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes."(Ps.82:6-7) Fullness of God in Christ makes us the children of the most High.

MotherMac

August

is a few hours away.

We will be blessed to begin a brand new month tomorrow.

I thank God for bringing us this far on our journey and praying He continue to shower us with His loving kindness as long as we live and prosper.

Honor the Almighty God.

Psalms 118:1

Oh give thanks unto the Lord, for he is good. His mercy endureth forever.

Be encouraged__

Psalms 27:13

I had fainted unless I believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait on the Lord, be of good courage: wait I say on the Lord.

Praise the Lord:

I kings 5:32

And he spake three thousand proverbs: and his songs were a thousand and five.

King Solomon praised him with words and songs.

Sing to yourself:

Psalms 104:33

Sing the songs that brought

God's people through

sickness and health,

trials and tribulation, heartache and pain,

death and despair.

Aim for the high calling:

Jerimiah 29:11__

"For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."

Hold on and hold out:

I Peter 5:4

When the chief Shepherd shall appear you shall receive a crown of glory which fadeth not away.

I thank God for His son Jesus

and praise the Holy Spirit who makes us all ONE. Amen.

Hi Jaz. Not sure to whom you are directing this comment & particularly those two Scripture portions, so apologies if you are writing to brother Ronald.

My two bits worth for your comment: In Isaiah chapter 13, we read of God's denunciation of Babylon. When we get to verse 12, "I will make a man more precious than fine gold; even a man than the golden wedge of Ophir", the scene of that coming destruction is so great, that men (i.e. fighting men) would be so scarce to find, that if a man can be found alive, his life's worth would be akin to fine gold. That's my understanding - so am not sure what yours is.

And to Ezekiel 44:3 onwards. "Who is this prince?" I understand that the Rabbis generally believe that he refers to the coming Messiah. However, when we consider the passage, we note that the outer East Gate was kept shut and only the LORD God could enter through it. But the prince had access via "the porch of that gate". As well, we read in Ezekiel 45:22 that "upon that day (Passover), shall the prince prepare for himself and for all the people of the land a bullock for a sin offering". Also, this prince has sons to whom he gives gifts of inheritance ( Ezekiel 46:16). So clearly, this prince can never refer to the Messiah, Who would neither offer a sin offering nor have sons, rather to another person of high rank post-captivity (e.g. Zerubbabel, Nehemiah, or another 'prince among the people').

You did also state that "Christ is God manifest in the flesh because he was not born through lust but by the power of God's Holy Spirit and was filled without measure". That certainly is a great statement that Jesus is God manifest in the flesh, but even this can be misunderstood, as we can read it as 'Jesus was endued with the fullness of God's Spirit at His Birth & thus became God in the flesh'; or, 'Jesus came forth from within God's Person to take on human flesh, always endued with God's Spirit'. Maybe you could clarify that for us. Thank you & blessings.

Job 27:8-10

"For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul?/Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?/ Will he delight himself in the Almighty? will he always call upon God?"

The Book of Job is a set of parables and in this chapter we are dealing with a parable which is the core value of the book. How do we place the sensory values of flesh and blood in terms of soul in terms of the redemption of our soul?. This parable follows twelve other parables.

"Moreover Job continued his parable"(27:1). The above text explains the dilemma of man whose heart is a spiritual space. Forgiving as the Parable of Jesus teaches in Matt.18 is not as personal as one may think. For man chosen before the worlds began and marked for blessings in his Son is a sign as much as God who called him is a sound. "For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out."(1 Ti.6:7) Job puts it eloquently since he is a victim of his human condition, "And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD."( Job 1:21). God blessed his latter half, " also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before." (42:10). We read that God gave same number of children since the children that he had before were already in the presence of God. This begs the question. Is not the fulness of Christ is also that of God which our natural eyes cannot take in? It is called the land of the living where God is the God of the living. "But as touching the resurrection of the dead, have ye not read that which was spoken unto you by God, saying,/I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob? God is not the God of the dead, but of the living."(Matt.22:31-32)

The unforgiving servant for an hundred pence would put his soul in jeopardy. His soul was cast out as was the rich man, "for I am tormented in this flame"( Luke 16:24)

Isaiah 13:12 , who is this man that God will make ? Ezekiel 44:3 all the way through to Ezekiel 48:22 , who is this prince ? As I said previously , it's so frustrating but , we have to agree to disagree, Christ is God manifest in the flesh because he was not born through lust but by the power of God's Holy Spirit and was filled without measure , of God's Holy Spirit . At least I can assume that we can all agree on that . As God said at the burning bush , I will be who will be , I will manifest in whom I will manifest . Jesus is not the first manifestation of God , others received of God's Holy Spirit in measure , Christ received God Holy Spirit without measure , therefore Christ truly is that manifestation spoken of at the burning bush , Christ is Emmanuel , he says : he that has seen me has seen the Father , there's no arguement as to what scripture says , we all read the same Bible . Sadly it's the interpretation . We shall all know the Truth soon enough , looking at what is going on in the middle East it's going to be quite soon I think . Can't wait !

That's the Truth and Amen to it .

Page 3.

You once asked, 'how then do I view your own position before the Lord?' As I said, I accept you as a brother in Christ, just as I accept all who love His Name & covered by His Blood. But what the Father sees & how He judges, is not in my knowledge or power. Maybe He 'winks at various times of ignorance', but will surely continue to lead us in His Truth.

And I will repeat, the Scriptures you shared were a joy to read, but to adequately deal with this subject of the Deity of Christ, one must open up ALL the Scriptures to reveal the True Christ and not limit oneself to a select few. If we only had the ones you shared here, I would do very well to accept that Jesus had no eternity past (except in the mind of God, yet to be revealed to the World). But there are other Scriptures that I have to deal with, and to avoid them or re-interpret them would not pacify my conscience at all. Blessings to you.

Page 2.

How could Jesus have shared God's Glory before the creation of the worlds, if He only came as a Man over two millennia ago? Was Jesus wrong or misguided in His prayer? Or, have we somehow misunderstood this verse, which seems quite plainly given?

John 20:17 and 1 Corinthians 11:3 (& others): all showing Jesus' subordinate position to the Father, by virtue of His coming in the Flesh.

1 John 2:22. One can easily interpret this verse as given: 'if a person denies the Messiahship of Christ, then he denies/rejects the relationship of the Father to the Son'. But when we couple the same John writing, "And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world" ( 1 John 4:3), we see another view of his understanding.

What are the possible interpretations of this? There may be some who altogether deny the historical Jesus (though they would be few in number, leaning towards ignorance). Then there would be some who believe that Jesus did not come as a human at all, but as a 'phantom', or a vision/dream. This might be believed by some now, but certainly not to those in His days where He preached, showed compassion, touched & was touched physically by so many. So given that John here believes that Jesus' Life on Earth was not as some would proclaim, but rather that John is pointing his readers to this Jesus, Whom they have seen & touched, is not a mere man, but the One from God. The spirit that is not of God doesn't deny the reality of the historical Man Jesus, for "the devils believe, and tremble", but that spirit that is 'against Christ' will always move men to discard the Pre-existent Christ, not affording Him His full Deity & Glory. Onto Page 3.

Page 1.

Brother Ronald. Thanks for those great Scriptures which clearly support your understanding & belief that Jesus Christ made His first appearance on Earth as a human babe & His Words always pointed to His Father & His position on Earth & now in Heaven He as a Son subject to the Father. And so He is, as One coming in the flesh & giving due honor and glory to God in all things. But as you would expect, I cannot leave it there.

In the past, we have discussed John 1:1, & if I remember correctly, "In the beginning" in your understanding, is 'In the beginning of Christ's Ministry' and not 'In the beginning ('arche') of all things' as pertaining to man's perception of the infinite past. So as we read through John 1:1ff, I would find it difficult to apply 'the beginning of Christ's Ministry' to the next verses 2-4, "The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not anything made that was made. In him was life; and the life was the light of men". If Jesus was the recipient & embodiment of God's Word at His Coming to Earth, how could the "the same" (Jesus the Word) be with God in the beginning and 'all things made by Him'? And to this, the apostle speaks of in Colossians 1:13-17: that 'by Jesus were all things created..that He is before all things, and by Him all things consist'.

So, I bring up John 1 here as a spring board to a few of the other Scriptures you've quoted. As mentioned, these are all great verses, yet they only show one aspect of Jesus & not in His Fullness.

You quoted John 17:1-3. Precious verses in a part of His prayer to the Father that they both be glorified, that those whom the Father has given Him might have eternal life & the knowledge of God. But just two verses on, verse 5, Jesus adds this bold statement in His prayer, "And now, O Father, glorify thou me with thine own self with the glory which I had with thee before the world was". Onto Page 2.

GiGi,

What a great post on the uniqueness of God! I am not trying to add to or take away from anything you said here, just wanted to share something that came to mind as I was reading through this. In Part 2, you showed how God is unique in the way He exists as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Amen!

John 1:18 came to mind and I'm not sure if you considered it or not, but it speaks also of the uniqueness of Christ. In the phrase "the only begotten Son," the word begotten (MONOGENES) can be translated unique. Jesus is the only unique one from the Father, the only one in human form that represents God.

I want to say thank you for all the time you have spent sharing the attributes of God from A to Z.

God Bless!!!

KayDee,

That is an interesting question, one I'm sure has been overlooked over the years. I probably never would have caught that, or even given it much thought. But that is a good question that you present. I also see in the KJB 1611 that the word name is capitalized to "Name." But what I find more interesting is that Jesus is not in all caps in the 1611, only in modern King James versions is the name JESUS in all caps.

Matthew 1:21 in the 1611 KJB:

"And she shall bring forth a sonne, and thou shalt call his Name Iesus: for hee shall saue his people from their sinnes."

Matthew 1:21 in Modern KJB:

"And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins."

It is interesting to note that the 1611 capitalizes the word Name, but it is not capitalized in modern KJB's which most KJB readers use today. Also in the 1611, only the first letter in Jesus (Iesus) is capitalized, whereas the modern KJB capitalizes every letter JESUS.

That is a tough question to answer. I tried to do some online research but with no luck. I think brother Ronald has given you some good information. Perhaps the word Name is capitalized to bring emphasis to Jesus, as Ronald has mentioned. And then instead of capitalizing the word name in the newer KJB, they capitalized the entire name JESUS.

Blessings!

Thanks Jaz,

Just Scripture,

God bless,

RLW

Hi KayDee: I hope you don't mind my saying this but in my KJB 1611 the word "name" is not chaptalized, only Jesus is all caps.

Matthew 1:21.

And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.

God Bless :)

Hi KayDee,

In the 1611 KJV, back then they used capitalization in different ways. They used it for emphasis and to bring attention to a topic. In the revised version of what we have today, instead of Name they capitalized every letter in His name, JESUS, to shine a light on the importance of His name.

Hope that helps,

God bless,

RLW

Matt.18:21-35 "From your heart"

Before we go into the Parable let us set the ground rules. Our heart is set in terms of the day. It is in this context Jesus said, "Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof."(Matt.6:34) It is where you pay close attention to what you may do and how you may do it. How the things of itself may take care of the morrow is from the fulness of Christ. In terms of the blessings seven days is to bring you into the fulness of God where the people's covenant has promised your place.

St Peters asks Jesus a question and Jesus says, " Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven."(18:22) Seven refers to seven days in the covenant, each day has been settled between God and Man on your behalf. So you forgive the man who offended you because God made you to be the partaker of the Day. "and God divided the light from the darkness./And God called the light Day,"(Ge.1:4-5) The second day your blessings come the God of all mercies from heaven. It is thus seven times 70, the perfection of being in Christ has made a perfect fit among the inheritance of saints in light. This is eternity where your heart only need take care of 'the day'. What is an hundred pence? It may be prejudice, born out of your irrational fear of the other man being of colour or not belonging to us? What is the worth of a measly one buck when God has promised you everlasting life and his abiding Presence. If you cannot let go of it and forgive from your heart, you are a hypocrite and a son of Perdition. For it is Satan who keeps Us and them alive. It is very much in these apostate churches and rogues, call them Pope,Patriarch, pastor or what you will, the truth is that they shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Job 41:33-34 "Crooked Serpent"

"Upon earth there is not his like, who is made without fear./He beholdeth all high things: he is a king over all the children of pride."

God refers to him as one who is made without fear. The Leviathan is a creature even as morning stars are. "By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent."( Job 26:13) God mentions another creature who is qualified as Behemoth "He is the chief of the ways of God."(40:15-19).God mentions these two instances to show what his right hand signifies. His right hand is decked with majesty and excellency; and in his wrath he arrays himself with glory and beauty and it performs wonders, "And behold every one that is proud, and abase him./Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place./Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.:(40:10-13)

God mentions another creation that is so wanting in wisdom but even so she is compared to 'the fools for Christ's sake." This bird is foolish and in 39:13-16 we read thus: the ostrich "Which leaveth her eggs in the earth, and warmeth them in dust,/ And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them./She is hardened against her young ones, as though they were not her's." Her Christian virtue is in her faith. Jesus asked, Who is my mother or my brethren? "Her labour is in vain without fear," and benevolence of God takes care of her. This trust is what the children of pride lacks.

We shall compare the stars, the angels of seven churches which are in the right hand of Jesus Christ. (Re.1:20). In Ez.28 and Is.14 we have the Leviathan as Lucifer. He beholdeth all things so what does he say? " I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High./Yet thou shalt be brought down to hell, to the sides of the pit." (Is.14:14-15) Profusion of precious stone describe his scales 'which are pride'.(Ez.28:13; Job 41:15)

Amen Ronald ! God is not the author of confusion . I guess some of us will just have to agree to disagree , as my grandma used to say : it will all come out in the wash .

1Co.9:24-27

24Know ye not that they which run in a race run all,but one receives the prize?So run,that ye may obtain

25And every man that strives for the mastery is temperate in all things.Now they do it to obtain a corruptible crown;but we an incorruptible

26I therefore so run,not as uncertainly;so fight I,not as one that beats the air

27But I keep under my body,and bring it into subjection:lest that by any means,when I have preached to others,I myself should be a castaway

1Co.10:1-13

1Moreover,I would not that ye be ignorant,how that all our fathers were under the cloud,and all passed through the sea

2And were all baptized unto Moses in the cloud and in the sea

3And did all eat the same spiritual meat

4And did all drink the same spiritual drink:for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them:and that Rock was Christ

5But with many of them GOD was not well pleased:for they were overthrown in the wilderness

6Now these things were our examples,to the intent we should not lust after evil things,as they also lusted

7Neither be ye idolaters,as were some of them;as it is written,The people sat down to eat and drink,and rose up to play

8Neither let us commit fornication,as some of them committed,and fell in one day three and twenty thousand

9Neither let us tempt Christ,as some of them also tempted,and were destroyed of serpents

10Neither murmur ye,as some of them also murmured,and were destroyed of the destroyer

11Now all these things happened unto them for examples:and they are written for our admonition,the ends of the world are come.

12 Wherefore let him that thinketh he standeth take heed lest he fall.

In Love, by the glory of the Father.

Mark 12:32 And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth: for there is one God; and there is none other but he:

John 17:1-3 These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come; glorify thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee: 2 As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him. 3 And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.

John 20:17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.

1 Corinthians 11:3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

1 John 2:22 Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.

2 John 1:9 Whosoever transgresseth, and abideth not in the doctrine of Christ, hath not God. He that abideth in the doctrine of Christ, he hath both the Father and the Son.

Matthew 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

1 Corinthians 15:25,28 For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet. 28 And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

1 Timothy 2:5 For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Revelation 3:12 Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

God bless,

RLW

Job 38:26-28 "The Throne of God"-1

"To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;"

God asks Job, Has the rain a father?(v.28a). The Spirit gives us the answer. "The earth is the LORD's, and the fulness thereof; The world, and they that dwell therein. For he hath founded it upon the seas, And established it upon the floods."(Ps.24:1-2). His throne upon the floods means that it is not that you seek it in the lower parts of the heaven but towards the throne of God. The Spirit calls it bottles of heaven. " Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven, God created the earth by His word so fulness thereof consists of clouds the sun, the moon and including even the clay. In v.38 we read,"When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together" is it useless? "When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes of the blind man with the clay,/And said unto him, Go, wash in the pool of Siloam, (which is by interpretation, Sent.) He went his way therefore, and washed, and came seeing." ( John 9:6-7)

"To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

God sent his word and healed applies to everything on man and grass. "My doctrine shall drop as the rain, my speech shall distil as the dew, as the small rain upon the tender herb, and as the showers upon the grass." (De.32:2)

"Remember ye not the former things, neither consider the things of old./Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert./The beast of the field shall honour me, the dragons and the owls: because I give waters in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert, to give drink to my people, my chosen."(Is.43:18-20)

"Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?"

This verse references the sign God gave Gideon.

Job 38:24-27 "Throne of God"

"By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?"(v.24)

Division of light from darkness touches upon the everlasting covenant.(Ge.1:4) Parting of the light figuratively keeps day and night as separate kingdoms so ravens have day while the lions have the night (vv.39-41) Who feeds them? "(The lions) couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait" and the raven, "when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat? Benevolence of God upholds the celestial bodies by the word of his power; He "set a tabernacle for the sun,/Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his chamber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race./His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and his circuit unto the ends of it: and there is nothing hid from the heat thereof." (Ps.19:4-6). Job would have no inkling how God is able to part the light as he parted the Red sea before the Israelites. God scattering the east wind is with reference to the quails to satisfy their lust for meat. Job would neither have knowledge of the leanness to their soul on account of it."But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, And tempted God in the desert. And he gave them their request; But sent leanness into their soul."(Ps.106:14-15)

"Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;" (v.25) Here the Spirit is referring to the Prophet challenging the prophets of Baal. (1 Ki.18:20-40). Significant is the apparent 'anachronism' of Job would have lived in the Patriarchal ages, and not in the age of kings. Here we have the example of Jesus Christ the same yesterday, today, and forever"

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

Greeting everybody. I have a question about Mathew chapter 1 verse 21 in the KJV 1611 version. The word "name" just before Iesus is capitalized to "Name". Now, I don't know to much but, I do know that capitalization is for the first word in a sentence and proper names only. So, what gives? Any ideas?

God's UNIQUENESS

Pt. 3.

Wow! what a great God we can know and serve because He reveals Himself to creation, speaks to man, interacts with man, and guides history to the end He has decreed. If He did not reveal Himself, we would never be able to know He exists or what He is like.

Tomorrow, I will post Scripture that speaks to this uniqueness. For tonight, it is late and I am off to bed soon.

God is: UNIQUE

PT. 2

He is not one instance of God among many divine beings (a class or kind). His is the only divine essence and nature that exists which cannot be divided among other Beings that are in the "divine" class.

He is also unique in the way He exists. He exists as three distinct persons (subsistences) where each are wholly God and wholly united so as too not be three beings, but one. Not three gods, but one. Within the one divine essence, nature and being, the three distinctions of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are eternally so, without any having a beginning point. Each one is unified with the other two in perfection relationship with each other is intimate, glorious, loving, and harmonious.

God is unique also in that His perfection us such that He does not have composition or parts that He must be assembled in Him to make Him divine. If this were so, He would be dependent on the parts that needed to be fully God in perfection. But, since He is all of His perfections, He does not have components, parts, or anything incidental.

God is unique in that He is the only truly necessary Being. All other things and beings were made by Him and continue to exist by His will and power. If He could NOT exists, then all things would then not exist as well.

God is unique in that He is able to know the thoughts, motives, will, actions, and words of every being, whether of the spiritual realm or temporal, corporeal realm. He know these completely, not according to time, but simultaneously, because He is not confined by time and space.

God is unique because He is free and able to do everything He wills without any restrictions from anything or anyone else.

The uniqueness of God is so decidedly so that He transcends everything else infinitely.

He is completely self-sufficient and self-satisfied within Himself and does not need anything or anyone outside of Himself. He could exist all of eternity without ever needing to create anything. But He willed to do so.

God is: UNIQUE

He is unique in a number of ways.

First of all, He is unique in that He is the one and only true God. There are no others that are truly divine as He is. He is challenged by no one as a rival because He knows the truth that all other "gods" are false, idols made by men, and demons influencing men to worship these idols and thus the demons. He knows that He is far, far above and different from any being. No other being has His divine perfections to the infinite degree. These are His holiness, sovereignty, omniscience, omnipotence, omni-presence, immutableness, self-existence, life itself, eternality, and totally free and independent of any other thing or being.

He is unique in that He is the only One who exists outside time and space and also everywhere within time and space at the same time.

He is unique in that He is not only "one of a kind", but that He is not truly a kind, genus, or class as all other things and beings are.

He is unique in that He is in truth all that we call His attributes. He does not possess them as other beings do. He is them. He does not possess life as other beings, not deriving his life from any source outside of Himself, He IS life. Whatever we can say of His perfections (we call them attributes) He is those perfections always and simultaneously without setting any aside to express another perfection. He does not increase in any attribute or lessen in any. He does not turn any off and on. He always is ALL of who He is in His perfect existence. He even does not possess existence or life as other beings do, He is existence and life. I Am Who I Am. All that can be said of Him is who He is, not what He has as things separate from Himself that He acquires in some way. The same can be true of His essence and nature. He is His essence and nature-One perfect divine essence and nature. As humans we speak of these things in ways that we possess attributes, essence, nature, life and existence. For us these are alll derived.

George,

I, also, will pray for you. It must be hard to part with someone you've made a life with for three decades and also to have endured a decade of her fight against the cancer.

May God bring you comfort every day, happy memories of your wife, and hope for this life and the life to come.

Acts 14:22

22 Confirming the souls of the disciples,and exhorting them to continue in the faith,and that WE MUST through much TRIBULATION enter into the kingdom of GOD.

Re.11:15:The kingdoms OF THIS WORLD(DEVIL's WORLD)are become the kingdoms of our Lord,and of his Christ;and he shall reign for ever and ever.

Re.11:18-And the NATIONS were(will be)angry(why?),and GOD's WRATH is come...-->WHAT WILL BE THE CONSEQUENCES IN ALL THE NATIONS?All will see from now on.The message for ALL the believers is:GET READY,and do what the Lord GOD commands:--> Isaiah 26:20-21,and trust in the Word of GOD--> Psalm 91 among many other biblical references.

NOW,even now,the current time-->it is the time of the dead that they should be Judged--> Isaiah 26:19 combined with Daniel 12:1-4,and 1 Thessalonians 4:15-16;

NOW, even now-->the Lord GOD should give REWARD unto His servants the prophets,and to the saints( 1Corinthians 6:2 combined with Daniel 7:22 andd 26-27),and them that fear HIS NAME,small and great;

NOW,even NOW,from NOW on -->our Lord GOD should DESTROY them which destroy the earth.-> 2Peter 3:11->Seeing then that all these things shall be DISSOLVED(AS AN IMPLOSION),what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,

12Looking for and hasting unto the coming of the day of GOD, wherein the heavens being on fire(THE HEAVENLY ENVIRONMENT ESTABLISHED BY GOD OF THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS-BOTH COVENANTS)shall be DISSOLVED,and the elements shall melt with fervent heat?

13Nevertheless we,according to his promise,look for new heavens and a NEW earth( Acts 3:19-21),wherein dwelleth righteousness.

Revelation 16:15-->15Behold,I come as a thief.Blessed is he that watcheth,and keepeth his garments,lest he walk naked,and they see his shame.

Mat.24:22-23

22And except these days should be shortened,there should no flesh be saved:but for the elect's sake these days shall be shortened.

23Then if any man shall say unto you,Lo,here is Christ,or there;believe it not.->be careful

July 19, 2024 Success without God is a fleeting illusion

2 Chronicles 25:19 KJV

Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee?

My Respond:

It's best not to do what you believe in yourself if not of God to say and do. Because it can turn into pride that can lead to a defeat.

2 Chronicles 25:18 KJV

And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle.

My Respond:

"Our strength and success, should always be grounded in obedience to God, not in your abilities & pride." My interpetation what has blessed me not to believe in thistle but to Trust in God Ephesians 6:15 KJV having obedience not to go astray staying aligned with God's will.

When it comes to our own logics and preparations we must see logic as the set of rules we must follow to think like God thinks , when is to think rightly . Logic undegirds morality , making decisions between right and wrong. Gives a clear conscience to speak and behave and helps you making decisions not to be bitter and harm people. To help have preparations is to read your bible ( Romans 12:2 KJv)

Preparation- In a general sense, to fit, adapt, or qualify fir a particular purpose,end, use, service, or state, by any means whatever.

Ways your logic can be in God's logic is come to God in humility to receive Jesus Christ in your heart ( Romans 10:9-10 KJV) believing in his death burial , resurrection.- Matthew 27:50 KJVMatthew 27:51 KJV, Matthew 28:9 KJV .

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