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Matthew 5:11 (cont.); Alongside knowing and feeling how much we fall short, and how utterly needy we are continually of the Lord's mercy and guidance in the way we walk through our days; the contemplation that we are suffering for Jesus' sake is most convicting and shines His Light into our innermost self. We are weak and faulty, and so its hard to always say that we suffer for being a Christian.

BSP; What you say is most certainly the truth, but we shouldn't think that God winks at the ungodly because they are not Christians nor spiritually minded. God knows how much we all know or don't, and how much we do or not do with the knowledge and conviction He gives. Remember how Jesus rebuked the hypocrites and pronounced, Woe unto you! Having a spiritual mind has to do with being of the truth!

" Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little children, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven." Child-like does not mean being infantile in your behavior: it's not thinking and acting like a child, when we are grown up men! But it is love out of the innocence and purity of a good conscience, faith without hypocrisy, and the hope! "Acting like a child" is different.

Vs 16: With long life will I satisfy thee, and show thee my salvation. This verse makes know that God cares to give me longevity of life, so long as I make Him my refuge.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. As for God, his way is perfect: the word of the LORD is tried: he is a buckler to all those that trust in him. In God will I praise his word: in the LORD will I praise his word. The words of the LORD are pure words: as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.

Dear Boba Fett - I like that you appreciate the teachings of Jesus even if you claim that you are not a Christian. May I just add that aside from your entering a spiritual state every time you play with your lego, Jesus is telling us that "being a child" means possessing a humble and teachable spirit like children :)

Verse 34: What we truly treasure in life is where our heart is. In our heart we will want to pursue that treasure.

Verses 11,12: Jehovah God is the wealthiest Person in the entire universe. Everything on earth and in heaven belongs to him.

Verses 8,9: If we were not to warn the wicked then God would look at us as being blood guilty. We have a responsibility to warn others of Jehovah God's coming day.

Verse 14, 15: To a physical or fleshly minded man they will not accept spiritual things or understand them. The fleshly minded man or woman must make their mind over in order to understand spiritual things.

Verse 8: This shows how personally Jehovah God takes the mistreatment of his servants.

Verse 13: When Jehovah God is taking action and instruction is being given, it is wise to be silent in order to benefit.

what is the difference between kingdom of God and kingdom of heaven?

Verse 3: God is a God of order and he expected the assembly of Israel to keep their appointments and carry them out.

Verse 10: This shows how precious life is because we only have a few years on this earth. We should try to make the most of each day and live a life full of devotion and service to Jehovah God.

"If the foundations be destroyed, what can the righteous do?" Where does it say that Jesus commands us to pick up our weapons and fight? He never does! His commandment is to "Turn the other cheek!" Most everyone knows this and can cynically quote it, while they are actually murmuring and speaking evil of that person who injures or insults them. But for us it is our Constitution, and our Duty.

Jesus is the Passover Lamb to atone our sins of the whole world!

"We beseech thee, let this man be put to death: for thus he weakens the hands of the men of war that remain in this city, and the hands of all the people, in speaking such words unto them: for this man seeks not the welfare of this people, but the hurt." Many, many Patriots will have a problem with accepting and submitting to God's punishment upon the Nation, and will likewise seek to kill us.

MARQ: I agree with you about wine; but comparing poisons to wine isn't right. God made everything very good in the beginning; but men because of their hatred and hostility, wicked minds and proud hearts, love of evil and sin; have caused the whole creation to be out of course. Wine always was for a good thing, but men make it evil by drunkenness. That poison you mentioned is not to be touched!

Verse 30: Hearing a good report can make us feel good not only mentally, but also physically. We should try to fill our mind with positive and upbuilding things.

Dee; You are right! But God does love because He is love; and His goodness and mercy and long-suffering is the expression of that love; a goodness and love that is not dependent on the worth of the thing loved, but because God is good He is that way. But, He absolutely HATES the wicked and CAN NEVER ALLOW those who are IN THE IMAGE OF the devil, and any unclean and perverted into His presence.

Verse 20: Jesus warned his disciples that if he had to face persecution then they could also expect to face persecution.

There is no joy in ridicule or persecution itself, but when we endure those things because of our love for Jehovah God and Jesus Christ then we can be happy knowing that we made them rejoice.

Genesis is very interesting. Between Genesis 1 and 2 there are millions of years.

If God love all why did he say he hate Essau, but he love Jacob. I don't believe based on this scripture that God loves all.
He also said that he is angry with the wicked every day - it is his words not mine. I am simply quoting scripture. We cannot put words in His mouth. That would not do Him justice.

When ya read isaiah 11 remember that jesse david and solomon had been dead for approx. 300 yrs. isaiah is just using jesse david and solomon as symbolic language for a davidic type kingdom coming in the last days..solomon was the Promise child....and solomon means comforter...which answers to the H.G. which is the child of PROMISE that is gonna lead us

The impact on our lives of Adam and Christ is described as "for as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous." We thank Jesus for obeying His Father to come die for our sins. In turn, we should strive to do His will, have faith in Him to be saved by Grace.

Amen.

Israel has been reestablished for years. Jesus loves you. Be ready when He comes. HE IS COMING SOON. Be ready.

Did anyone else notice, how between Jehoram and Uzziah there are three generations missing (omitted)? It was Jehoshaphat's fault for intermarrying his son with the house of Ahab, that they despised and forsook the LORD, and went after the sin and perversion of the enemies of God. We do not only affect ourselves, but everyone else whose life we touch, with how we live and who we choose for friends.