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 Biblical Questions part 2 |
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solascriptura 10-Dec-17, 05:53 |
What is so special about Jerusalem? I remember as a young Christian considering the issues of Israel... Yes, God loves the place where Jesus came down and shed His Blood – Jerusalem! It was the City of David. And then there is Bethlehem, only 5 miles away, which was also called the "City of David". What is so special about Jerusalem with God...or do we have it all wrong? NO! WE DON'T HAVE IT ALL WRONG! In Psalm 137:4-6, the Psalmist cries out on behalf of God's people, inspired by the Holy Spirit: "How can we sing the songs of the Lord while in a foreign land? If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill. May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy." We cannot and MUST NOT forget that Jerusalem to God is a big, huge DEAL! God loves this mountaintop place where Abraham offered his son Isaac as a living sacrifice, but God stopped him. On this spot stood the Temple, years later. As riots and protests break out, there will be (and there are now) cries against those who are not more sympathetic to the surrounding nations. But remember that the reason Israel got Jerusalem back, was that she, Israel, was attacked by all the surrounding nations and in response, Israel took back Jerusalem in the 1967 war. This week, as President Trump recognized Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, many of God's prophecies came true. MANY OF THEM Psalm 122:6 New American Standard Bible Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: "May they prosper who love you. solascriptura |
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Revival in Iran? Evidently, there is a general revolt going on among the poor people of Iran who are at their wits end with the Mullahs who have all but enslaved all of their citizens. I have heard second hand that there are many Iranian turning to Christ. If this is so there is great reason to celebrate and also it would explain why there isn't any "official" news reports on this. we all know that the media does not like to report good news about our faith. |
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Doing the Right Thing (Obedience) So. . . . Doing the right thing (Obedience) God said obedience was better than sacrifice. Working as a security guard has led me to meditate on how we as a people look at doing the right thing- or being obedient. My job requires me to enforce the parking rules of this business park. Many folks like to try and get around these rules, and some get very upset with me because I won't "fudge". Comments, please? graniteman said: Short answer: Bust 'em Longer answer: "Just doing my job ma'am." |
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My comments to this thread . . . Something which the Lord has been making me aware of and causing a burden for me is a lack of knowledge among God's people regarding the importance of developing a reverential fear of God. Of course I am not here referring to fear due to a lack of understanding or a lack of faith in God, but to develop a reverential fear because of how awesome and powerful God is. Let us hear more messages focusing on God's omnipotence, and how we may offer up worship directed to Him because He is so powerful. Part of the reason we do not hear more such messages I believe is because we have relegated Old Testament “principles” as being “under the blood”, and therefore not relevant to the New Testament covenant. I believe that we're missing out with this kind of thinking. God is the same as he's always been, and what did the Apostle Paul mean in 1 Corinthians 10:11? “Now these things happened to them as examples, and they were written as a warning to us, on whom the ends of the ages have come.” Please, read 1 Corinthians 10:6-11. Those testings or trials which the Israelites suffered through, are the same trials and testings which we face today I believe. And how we deal with them spiritually will determine our spiritual growth. God places before us everyday crossroads in which we must choose the paths we'll take. Most of these choices offer up an easy route or one not so easy. Which paths do you choose? What do you consider within yourselves as you decide? Very important in these choices I believe is our ATTITUDE. What do we weigh as we determine what path we will take? Okay, now back to Jeremiah 48 and God's promptings on my heart as I read “ He that fleeth from the fear shall fall into the pit; and he that getteth up out of the pit shall be taken in the snare: for I will bring upon it, even upon Moab, the year of their visitation, saith the Lord.” (KJV 48:44) That word “visitation” (Strong's # 6486) is P QUDDAH, (pek – ood – daw): feminine passive participle of 6485; visitation (in many cases chiefly official): – account, (that have the) charge, custody, that which . . . laid up, numbers, office ( r ), ordering oversight, + prison, reckoning, visitation. For our purpose here in Jeremiah this word means: “Most often the word means accounting and refers to a time of accounting when God attended to people's actions, ususally to call them into account for their sins: Num 16:29, Jer 48:44” That reference in Numbers 16:29 is particularly interesting, I believe. We will better understand the application if we read Numbers 16:28-35; 28 And Moses said, Hereby ye shall know that the Lord hath sent me to do all these works; for I have not done them of mine own mind. 29 If these men die the common death of all men, or if they be visited after the visitation of all men; then the Lord hath not sent me. 30 But if the Lord make a new thing, and the earth open her mouth, and swallow them up, with all that appertain unto them, and they go down quick into the pit; then ye shall understand that these men have provoked the Lord. 31 And it came to pass, as he had made an end of speaking all these words, that the ground clave asunder that was under them: 32 And the earth opened her mouth, and swallowed them up, and their houses, and all the men that appertained unto Korah, and all their goods. 33 They, and all that appertained to them, went down alive into the pit, and the earth closed upon them: and they perished from among the congregation. 34 And all Israel that were round about them fled at the cry of them: for they said, Lest the earth swallow us up also. 35 And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense. God's severity is plainly displayed here. It is this severity which required the sacrifice of His Son on Calvary. Hopefully, we will take away from this a better/ clearer understanding of the character of the consuming fire which is our God. In Jeremiah 48:10 God actually pronounces a curse on disobedience! “10 Cursed be he that doeth the work of the Lord deceitfully, . . .” Doing God's “work” is when we obey Him. When we are “slack” or “indifferent” He says we're being “deceitful” or “negligent”, and He curses that kind of attitude. Before you say I am in error in saying this, a cross reference to this verse is found in 1 Samuel 15:3, 9. This was when King Saul “disobeyed” God by not slaughtering all of the animals as God had commanded him. Another cross reference is 1 Kings 20:42. Praise God for His mercy and be thankful for the Cross of Jesus, yes. However, let us now consider Job as another example for us. Job also was “visited” by God in Job 10:12; “Thou hast granted me life and favour, and thy visitation hath preserved my spirit. “ In conclusion, brothers and sisters, may I suggest we be mindful always that our heavenly Father is watching over us as we make decisions day to day. And that we shouldn't presume on His goodness when we take the common road in our choices day to day. Our trying to “make the right choice will make Him smile over us, and in the end we will hear, “Well done, good and faithful servant!” |
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Very good, sir, just as Son of Man came not to be served, but to serve. "Very important in these choices I believe is our ATTITUDE." Yes, sir. “Well done, good and faithful servant!” Amen. |
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Question and Answer rzim.org/a-slice-of-infinity/question-and-answer/ Ravi Zacharias has been writing books and speaking around the world for many years. He is a favorite apologist of mine. Apologetics is “reasoned arguments or writings in justification of something, typically a theory or religious doctrine”. Our faith is not a “blind leap into blind hope”, or based on presumptions without good logic. Anyway, I'm getting off the message which I heard and my take away. In the New Testament we have several occasions when the Lord Jesus asked “What do you want?” or “What do you want me to do for you?” On two occasions, we are given insight into the dynamics behind two requests and the Lord's answer. The first was about a blind begger who cried out to the Lord whne he heard that he was passing by. He was told to be quiet and stop fussing. Instead, he cried the louder, “Jesus, son of David, have mercy on me!” Or something along that line. The Lord, stopped and asked that he come to him. Incredibly, (wasn't it obvious what his need was?) Jesus asked him what he wanted. The other time was when two of Jesus' disciples were arguing about who would have the higher position when the kingdom of heaven came. Again, the Lord asked what was it that they wanted? In the case of the blind man, the Lord met his need and request, healing him of his blindness. In the second instance, perceiving more selfish motives, He simply said they were asking for something only Father God was entitled to give. Upon futher reflection, I realized that about nine years ago I had asked the Lord for a godly woman who I could share my life with. This request was answered and I am most thankful. In closing I hope to make the readers of this post aware that God is no respecter of persons. He still answers prayers/ questions. Perhaps, you can share one He answered for you? |
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solascriptura 27-Feb-18, 14:41 |
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Where Hope Leads. . . The thought which was shared was about the power of hope in our lives. The author of a article pointed out how in John Bunyan's "A Pilgrim's Progress", the character Hopeful helped Christian along their journey to the Celestial City. So it is in the Christian's life today. Our hope in God and his word gives you and me the strength we need along our way. Everyone has hope in something in this life. Some, unlike the Christian hope in things which ultimately are really of little value. Let us be careful with this hope of ours, may I ask? I'm thinking of the recently deceased Stephen Hawking. May we be circumvent in how we share our hope. So that men and women who do not share our hope, maybe we can help them to inquire about our hope, and eventually embrace it as we do. |
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Some Assertions "<< Muslims believe that all Miracles are performed by God alone and that Profits, etc who are said to have performed miracles --- such as Christ, Moses, etc --- were sort of like conduits for God's Miracles --- not the Miracle maker. Per your comment: I have seen those who claim/believe they are "speaking in tongues". I consider it gibberish nonsense; and definitely NOT from God.>>" My response is; Your post seems to have only personal opinions. Can you document these assertions? Also, I do not recall making those comments on "speaking in tongues". Care to clarify, please? |
