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Tom; The Lord put a Tribute Coin in the fishes mouth for Peter to PAY; and He said to him, that although we are children and free, that we not offend them, we should pay whatever they demand. Public Servants are God's servants, ministering government to keep law and order on His behalf; and they are worthy of their hire! We need Government in all its services, and everyone needs to be paid!

Believe in Me and Trust my word .Because it is as sweet as honey.

If it weren't for the Holy, Wonderful, Saving Son of God, where would all of us be? Who else is qualified to be beaten and spit on and rejected. Who else would give up everything, in Heaven, to die for us lowlife sinners? To make us children of God and qualify us to live in Paradise, in the Kingdom of God, FOREVER? Eyes off the world and directed fully, only, on the Lamb of God. Praise His Name!

I really love the LORD I AM STUDYING NOW

Amen I love love God i trust and ALWAYS believe in him thank u god for saving me and my family

Waters above refer to space having mass.That knowledge was "hidden" until recently...God reveals his truth when its time..God is Perfection personified...And miracle of miracles...We are made in his image!

Inverses 24-26 is Jesus saying we don't have to pay taxes? What about the verse of giving Ceasar what is Ceasars? I'm confused

servant (cont.); I really believe that if we could all rather meet and communicate in person, it would be so much better and conducive to fellowship; whereas this form we are forced to use over the internet takes so much of the human and the life out of it! We have some thoughts and try to fit them into 400 characters, and then respond to others who are also struggling with the same handicap!

servant; I think what you're trying to say, Faith calls those things that be not, as though they are; and our manner of life, character and behavior, makes manifest what kind we are. Did I get that right? And yes, I agree, some things are known in part and manifest just now; but only when we are brought before God at the last day shall we know perfectly all things about ourselves and everyone.

Until the Lord comes, the world and ALL its evils will continue as if they had an indefinite extension forever. While the transgressors are coming to the full, and wicked and impostors are waxing worse and worse, the great apostasy answers! When people who know the Glad Tidings of Christ, and have had the Bible, leave their first love because "they also are flesh!" the doom is at the door!

servant; the religion of God is not an organization of division and disagreements! The true Saints of old time were good and loving and righteous, with the Law of God in their hearts and His fear directing their course in life. So true for the Disciple in the early days of the Christianity, they had all things common, were holy, and were persecuted for being good. The same is true today!

Alex, dear brother; whether we like to think that "God could never want to destroy the earth, etc." is simply a lack of knowledge of the Word, and of the true character of God, and the condition of this present evil world. All that we see is one day going to be burned up with fervent heat, and all the elements dissolved. He made the world in the beginning out of nothing, and will make a new one!

Alex (cont.); What the Apostle wrote to the Jew concerning his trusting in Judaism, is the thing most who stumble at the Law are not understanding. The Law is GOOD if a man use it lawfully! But Judaism strains to filter out gnats of their own contriving and relentless pursuit of a self attained righteousness they hope in through the Law; but NOT by obedience of the Spirit which is faith in Christ!

Alex; you are trying to mix two different aspects into one, that does not hold with the truth: the power of the Law, and man's commandment of God to do what is right in His sight! The commandments were given with the expectation of a good reward and favour for obedience; and damnation for disobedience. The power of the Law to give life comes through love in Spirit of Christ, which the Law teaches.

Jim (cont.); Whether we are called being slaves or free, we are not to care for it but to serve the Lord as being called FROM OUT OF THE WORLD and severed from other people that we should be His. We are not told to enjoy life and the gifts, but contrary; denying self and hating even our closest and fondest natural relations is part of "counting the cost" of discipleship, and NOT loving this world.

Hi Jim; Merry Christmas to you and yours as well! I appreciate your friendly reply; but let me add still about what you first wrote, and why I say what I do; "God encourages us to enjoy His gifts.." This actually IS a very popular but ANTI Christ doctrine taught in many churches and especially the reason for the imagined success of the mega-churches: ANOTHER Jesus and ANOTHER gospel of prosperity!

In the Law of the LORD it is written, that the wicked shall be punished by the same evil that they thought to do to others; and so the first vial of wrath is for all their cruelties and poisoning the world. "..upon the men who had the character or stamp of the beast..ULCERS; injurious to health, having a bad odor, extremely serious or worrying in its effects, hard to bear, very severe, painful.."

Theresa: Yes, verse 20 is what I meant. Thanks and Merry Christmas!

A Disciple: I appreciate your comments and viewpoint. Some of the people God blessed with wealth in human history were faithful believers (Abraham, David, Solomon and many others). Its the 'love' of money that is a sin; not having it. Its unfortunate that many teach wealth is evil. Every person must be at peace with God's blessings! Merry Christmas to you and your family!

The problem with the law was it cd not address or arrest mans evil Adamic nature,David comes to mind,the law cd not help David when he saw bathsheba bathin,the law became weak when he saw bathsheba bathin, y Paul is saying what the law cd not do in that it was WEAK THRU THE FLESH,God had to send his SON in the form of sinful flesh to condemn sin in the flesh,THUS TH NEED FOR A INCORRUPTIBLE SEED

Imo God is not gonna destroy this beautiful earth with all her oceans and etc. THE new earth and new heaven is TH new CREATURE.The old earth is our evil Adamic nature, thats what he wants to destroy by his JUDGEMENT WHICH IS THE H.G N FIRE BAPTISM, THERE IN NOTHIN WRONG WITH THIS BEAUTIFUL EARTH,Jesus said out of the HEARTS of man proceeds all manner of EVIL.Thus the need for his baptism of FIRE.

Merry Christmas my friend!

Many are called(not so much this generation)few are chosen. Jesus called many and a religious organization ensued but divided itself not in unity but disagreements. This is the vineyard (where work is done and wages earned) As for who is chosen, it is God, who has no equal, choses! This is Biblical. As for the Son, his reward was great for he saw the Father and was glad.

THE LORD'S PRAYER : Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil. - Put us not to the trial/ test but give us shelter

A Disciple touches on the important overall message from God regarding 2 Peter 3:7:

3:7 But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men.

Redemption is of God alone.Those who trust in him,place their soul in his hands,because he has shown them mercy and revealed his covenant to them,by his grace.Affliction,pain and enemies in this world,distract us from what we know of our God,but he is faithful to remember us.A blessing/help to us is to never lose sight of Him.He said,"Come unto me",and we will look to him for help today,now.

1 John 4 vs 20 If a man say, I love God, and hateth his brother, he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother whom he hath seen, how can he love God whom he hath not seen?

I think these are good veres for children

The law concerning witches is particular to the Jewish people prior to Jesus. If you were a Jew and agreed to be a "practicing Jew" you would be subject to the particular constraints of the law God gave to His people. The 10 commandments are a summation of all laws, but not the final word on all behavior. That would be love thy neighbor as thy love thy self (in regard to human relations).

"And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death." We live and are reconciled to God ALL BECAUSE OF JESUS! Jesus has broken the head of the dragon by Himself being wounded and bruised and blood being shed. Out of the abundance of our hearts our mouths speak and testify the works of Christ; and we live accordingly.