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The commission right before Christ ascended and some supporting scripture. Mat 28:18 And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth. Mat 28:19 Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Mat 28:20 Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen. The commission was to teach and the teaching (words) of the gospel would do the baptizing no need for water. Eph 5:26.. That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word. Tit 3:5 Not by works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy he saved us, by the washing of regeneration, and renewing of the Holy Ghost; Mar 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. Mar 16:16 He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned. Christ is including baptism with believing as a requirement for salvation and it is not optional. Notice at first it says believeth and is baptized then it just says believeth not leaving out baptized. Clearly this is Spirit baptism an operation of God not a water baptism which is a work of men. Luk 24:46 And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: Luk 24:47 And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. If you believe remission of sins is through His finished work as the gospel teaches then you are baptized by the word. Act 1:5 For John truly baptized with water; but (on the contary) ye shall be baptized with the Holy Ghost not many days hence. Act 1:6 When they therefore were come together, they asked of him, saying, Lord, wilt thou at this time restore again the kingdom to Israel? Act 1:7 And he said unto them, It is not for you to know the times or the seasons, which the Father hath put in his own power. Act 1:8 But(on the contary) ye shall receive power, after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you: and ye shall be witnesses unto me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judaea, and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth. What was Christ’s witness? Joh 5:33 Ye sent unto John, and he bare witness unto the truth. Joh 5:34 But (on the contary)I receive not testimony from man: but these things I say, that ye might be saved. Joh 5:35 He was a burning and a shining light: and ye were willing for a season to rejoice in his light. Joh 5:36 But (on the contary)I have greater witness than that of John: for the works which the Father hath given me to finish, the same works that I do, bear witness of me, that the Father hath sent me. Joh 7:37 In the last day, that great day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, If any man thirst, let him come unto me, and drink. Joh 7:38 He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water. Joh 7:39 (But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believe on him should receive: for the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.) The living water is the word of God and only it can wash clean a dirty sinner and it is Spirit baptism. Joh 6:62 What and if ye shall see the Son of man ascend up where he was before? Joh 6:63 It is the spirit that quickeneth; the flesh profiteth nothing: the words that I speak unto you, they are spirit, and they are life. Act 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up (glorified); and a cloud received him out of their sight. After Christ's ascension God the Father sent the Holy Spirit to do the baptizing and the apostles were instructed to wait for the Holy Spirit. Eph 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism, 1Co 1:17 For Christ sent me not to baptize, but to preach the gospel: not with wisdom of words, lest the cross of Christ should be made of none effect.

It was not a phyciatric hospital it was the hospital the hospital you go to to get blood draws and Covid swabs and what not before a person gets sent TOO THE PHYCIATRIC CENTER I think I would have known if I was at a phyciatric center like I said to you in my last reply my only disorder given by the phyciatric hospital that I was being TRANSPORTED TO AFTER THAT STUFF HAPPENED was clinical depression and ptsd sorry for no punctuation

Indeed. That's all part of the process for us. I believe that the apostle Paul stated it well: All things are permitted for me, but not all things are of benefit. All things are permitted for me, but I will not be mastered by anything. (1 Corinthians 6:12 NASB) Our brother @Vine Abider summed it up perfectly some time ago when he wrote (I paraphrase), "What does the Life say?;" which means, what does our Lord have to say about the matter? Ask Him. He will answer. In my experience, trivial matters are just that: they're trivial, not deserving of obsession nor agonizing on our part. Examples? What to eat. What to wear. Feeling angry or becoming upset (a consequence of emotions). Experiencing temptation (it's going to happen). And so on. We may trust that if a matter is important, the Spirit will inform us of what we need to know. That's faith in the Lord. We trust Him. I'll never forget when I came to the realization that the Lord does not require us to be like "Vulcans" of fiction. The key is to strive to be mastered by nothing.

To have God in us is to have love in us. It is not our own love that saves us. Love is a result of being saved and having God, who is love, in us. Jesus told the Pharisees one time that He knew them, that they did not have the love of God in them.

In recent years the "daily" part is something that continually stands out to me about the verse. Every day we try to be dead to not only sin but also our own desires. These desires may not be inherently sinful per se but at the same time aren't in line with what God wants for us at a given time. Sometimes it can take a lot to submit to God on such matters.

Yep. That's about how your thinking "works". Totally oblivious to any facts. Yep, just more "thinking". Maybe not so much "thinking". No, your "story" is so ridiculous and unsubstantiated from the Bible. Just a bunch of made up malarky. Only in your own "thinking" mind can your made up malarky account for anything. Complete malarky, of course. Why does your made up malarky make even "a little bit of sense"? There's no evidence for any of your made up malarky. otoh, I've actually proven from how the Bible itself defines words that God's creation, which occurred in Gen 1:1 became something else, described as "tohu wabohu", which is clearly DEFINED in Jer 4 and Isa 34 as "an uninhabitable wasteland". What no one knows is what happened that resulted in the earth becoming tohu wabohu. Because God didn't given any details. You had to make up details that aren't in the Bible, which qualifies your senseless malarky as made up. I'm not surprised at all that you wouldn't even touch my previous post, which has 5 more scholarly works which support the FACT that the earth became an uninhabitable wasteland. And from the Greek of the NT. But you don't like facts, from all you've posted. You prefer fantasy over facts. So, whatever suits you. I will stick with how the Bible defines itself. You are free to make up whatever malarky you want.

I wasn’t on the drugs when I went in, but they were in my system from the day before, I get where your coming from though. I’ve just decided to pray for him like everyone’s telling me too, and hope he on his journey of life finds his way, and finds the Good Lord God Almighty the Heavenly Father, and hope the best for the police officer. I would like to know his name though so I could pray for him with his personal name… He must have been in a dark place in his life to do something like that, and I know what it’s like to be in a dark place in life.

STUDY -- PRAY AND ASK -- WAIT PROVERBS 15:28 the heart of the righteous studieth to answer --- but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things PROVERBS 2:1 MY son if thou wilt receive --MY WORDS-- and hide MY commandments with thee --2:2-- so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom and apply thine heart unto understanding --2:3-- yea if thou criest after knowledge and liftest up thy voice for understanding --2:4-- IF thou seekest her as silver and searchest for her as hid treasures --2:5-- then shalt thou understand the fear of THE LORD and find the knowledge of GOD --2:6-- for THE LORD giveth wisdom out of HIS mouth cometh knowledge and understanding 2 PETER 1:3 according as HIS divine power --HATH GIVEN-- unto us all things that pertain unto life and godliness --through the knowledge of HIM that hath called us to glory and virtue-- 1 JOHN 5:14 AND THIS IS THE CONFIDENCE THAT WE HAVE IN HIM THAT IF WE ASK ACCORDING TO HIS WILL HE HEARETH US PSALM 101:3 I will set no wicked things before mine eyes I hate the work of them that turn aside --it shall not cleave to me-- PROVERBS 22:20 have not I written unto thee excellent things in counsels and knowledge --22:21-- that I might make thee know --the certainty of the words of truth-- that thou mightest answer the words of truth to them that send unto thee PSALM 27:14 wait on THE LORD be of good courage and HE shall strengthen thine heart wait I say on THE LORD PROVERBS 24:1 be not thou envious against evil men neither desire to be with them --24:2-- for their heart studieth destruction and their lips talk of mischief --24:3-- through wisdom is an house builded and by understanding it is established --24:4-- and by knowledge shall the chambers be filled with all precious and pleasant riches --24:5-- a wise man is strong yea a man of knowledge increaseth strength --24:6-- for by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war and in a multitude of counsellors there is safety PSALM 119:24 THY TESTIMONIES ALSO ARE MY DELIGHT AND MY COUNSELLORS LOVING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

I was being admitted to the phyciatric hospital for depression. They said severe depression I disagree, but regardless, I showed no signs of violence what so ever, I may have had a temper when I was younger and still raise my voice from time to time when someone is being a wicked person, but aside from that I control myself very well, and also have no other mental disorder. I appreciate all the time you took to show me all the things that could help though, but am doing alright now with my own coping skills... Well I wouldn’t put it as necessarily alright but I’m getting by. I thank you for caring and sharing 😇

Think God knew humans would have such questions about Satan and Adam/Eve thats one reason He had the bible written. However I think there must be a deeper reason why God didn't just kill off Satan and Adam/Eve immediately. As a advid bible reader I think Job's account bears some connection to some of the reasons. Recall Satan challenged God regarding Job and by extension all mankind and this was hundreds of years after Adam/Eve.

The question always is; "do we study the Bible first by way of a bird's eye and then do the detail - or, the other way around?" Well, we all know that a puzzle is much easier to do with the picture on the box before our eyes. So lets take an elevated position. God has a plan and joins Himself to man for its realization. The basic plan is; 1. Have a physical and visible expression of Himself - the invisible God 2. Have a ruler of this earth that depends on, and obeys Him 3. Have a spiritual House to dwell on earth 4. Have a physical Bride for His Son - the Man Jesus For points 1 and 3 the man has to have a DISPOSITION - a Character that is expressed by his physical actions. For point 2 the man needs God's POWER. For point 4 man needs to be in Christ and come out of Him like Eve did. In coming out of her man has the same substance and vitality as Him except he is not the SOURCE. For various reasons the first man did not carry out God's instructions and his DISPOSITION was utterly changed. He became an implacable enemy of his Maker. Man is like a snowball rolling down a hillside towards a furnace - a place of destruction of snowballs. In his way the snowball gets bigger, heavier and he is less likely to turn uphill again, unless some with power turns him. But even if a man of giant strength stops the snowball and pushes it up the hill away from the fire, the man is still an offender of God, still an enemy of God, still prone to downward trajectory and still a snowball. So one can be saved from the fire but man needs a fundamental change. So God's work is TWOFOLD; 1. To SAVE a man without breaking His own laws of justice 2. To change a man without the man, still being an enemy, resisting God Suppose God has decided that He will make the snowball a block of ice for building an House for Him (an igloo). He can apply pressure and blows to turn the soft snow into an ice block, but if the snow resists God and every evening undoes the work God has done, what can God do? He made the snowball to have its own will and He honors that. He sets a REWARD for cooperation. God has FOUR options: 1. He can leave the snowball to his own devices. But then His great effort and expense of SAVING the downward vector of the snowball is wasted, and He will have a reputation of a loser. 2. He can frighten the snowball into submission, but this a precarious situation because the snowball has no concept of the temperature of the flames and soon puts these unpleasant thoughts away 3. He can use His massive power to force the snowball into the ROLE but he will soon flag and be a bad ruler 4. He can offer a REWARD for loving Him and serving Him. This way he gets cooperative lovers who WANT to make Him happy. And this is the story of the Bible. God loves His snowballs and does everything to SAVE them. But He SAVES them FOR A PURPOSE. The SAVING is applied if the snowball BELIEVES in God's Work. But the TRAINING for higher office is going to cost time, effort and self-discipline. This principle is the framework of the Law of God (see Leviticus 26 and Deuteronomy 28). And it remains God's principle for the SANCTIFICATION of a SAVED man. In essence the man suffers LOSS for God's interests, but God, in due time, will RECOMPENSE. The world will plummet downhill and evil will turn into an avalanche. If you are a dead Christian, your account has been closed and you wait to give account. If you are a living Christian you are SAVED, but you still need to be saved from your corruption and uselessness in Gods economy. If you cooperate you will be REWARDED by missing the Great Tribulation. If you resist, God will leave you on earth. You cannot earn your salvation from God's appointed wrath. But you can earn an escape from his wrath on the ungodly. What good sense to read and apply God's way - even if it costs a temporary loss. What stupidity to NOT BELIEVE GOD. In Matthew 7:21-23 some very enthusiastic servants laid claim to the kingdom. They were utterly refused - not for their works, but because they did them without ORDERS. And how come they did not know their orders. They were great workers but had no INTIMACY with the General. Sounds like this happened in Ephesus in Revelation 2. Will you recognize your Genera when He passes through your barracks in the night with His ORDERS!

Answer: Because the accuser has a role to fulfill according to purpose of the Lord. It is clear from the testimony of scripture that: 1. Satan must abide by every word of God (all things serve the Lord); 2. Satan has petitioned the Lord and He granted his petition (ref. Job); 3. No one and nothing can stand against the Lord, for He has no equal and there is no one else like Him; 4. Accordingly, the adversary is OUR enemy, not His. This is according to the will and purpose of the Lord. Revilers and the like seek to prey upon the beliefs and belief system of the religious. They set snares to trap the unwary so that their subjective construct of God unravels. This is not necessarily a bad thing. How so? The Lord does not conduct Himself according to the dictates of our beliefs, our belief systems, nor our understanding (He does whatever He pleases and answers to no one). Our understanding of the Lord is defined by our relationship with Him, not our conception of Him. If the latter prevails, then we only know a construct of God and not the Lord Himself. It is good for beliefs and belief systems to be destroyed. This is necessary for religion --- a system of belief --- comes naturally to man. Faith in the Lord, however, does not. That was part of what I endured during those decades when I wandered... whatever conceptions I had of the Lord were destroyed. Praise God!

That's quite the interview! As I was telling my dad, the descendants of Ishmael (an idea evidently promoted by Josephus that may not have biological validity) just hate the descendants of Jacob. And the Arabs are resentful that the idea of the British Balfour doctrine was to have a two state solution, yet only the nation of Israel was manifested from it. (This after the Arabs helped the British topple the Ottoman Empire, which they feel betrayed about.) But bottom line I think, is that there is a spirit coming against Israel, and is using all these things to stir-up the nations against Israel.

Yesterday I had the "simple middle east prophesy" discussion with my dad, who is a younger Christian, and doesn't know scripture very well. I told him my simple take on middle east prophesy was this: It's exceedingly remarkable that Israel has become a nation again after 2,000 years of dispersal and that this was divinely orchestrated and God is very focused on what happens there. And soon it will look like the whole world may get dragged into a middle east conflict, which is all prophetic. And when it looks like everything will really hit the fan, a highly charismatic and capable leader will arise, who will do what no one else has been able to do - make a treaty with Israel and her enemies. Then peace and prosperity will follow and the whole world will be convinced that this leader is the best, but then in the middle of the seven year treaty, he will break it. At that point things will dramatically spiral downward, culminating in the Lord returning to stop the advancing armies, save Jerusalem, and bring in His kingdom. Dad was receptive, and said of the leader to arise, "Every one will look to guy as "The Savior!" (BTW - When it says the man of sin breaks the treat and causes the sacrifices to cease (Dan 9:27), I had a thought I'm chewing on . . . in the past I always thought the this one was coming out against the Jews in the middle of the final week, but what if he actually wants their worship? It says he sets himself up as God in the temple (2 Thess 2:4), so perhaps he says to the Jews, "You don't need to sacrifice to me any more . . . I'm God and have returned to save you and don't require these sacrifices from any more! Just worship me now unfettered without any pretense." Had I been looking at this all wrong before, or is this thinking totally out in left field?

Father God births dreams within you, and you will know it is Him because He will continue to confirm His word. You will be filled with great joy, and the dream and vision will keep you awake at night dreaming of the endless possibilities. For as you move with Him in obedience and boldness, you will see favor fall upon you in significant ways. What He has shown you, given you, and is calling you to spearhead and walk in HAS to be different, because He is doing something completely new and wants to release something NEW into the earth THROUGH YOU! As these new visions are being given to you; as these new pathways, creative ideas and new strategies are being released, there is a temptation to hold back in fear or to doubt but do all you can to step forward in the vision He is releasing and expect to receive ABUNDANT provision. There will be more provision for these trailblazing pathways and "off the beaten track" adventures with Him than you have EVER received before. You will see how radical obedience to Him brings forth RADICAL provision. "See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." (Isaiah 43:19) ALBERT FINCH MINISTRY

I have been to different places have tried to give through the Pastors and have shared to read and talk to Pastors there. I want others have their own Bible and read. I have prayed encouraged and gave

Interesting! What kind of follow up are you enabled to do once a Bible is shared with a recipient of it?

If we are looking for FREEDOM, we DWELL CULTIVATING THE TRUTH, for REVELATION OF TRUTH shall SET US FREE.

I donot know about other places but things are changing here. The unbelievers and their organisation's are working against believers at the ground level. I have internet but others are not privileged like me, I wish others know Christ and experience God s goodness like me. Forget internet, people are not earning or getting enough to eat. Such is the level of darkness. By God s grace I have distributed more than 400 Bibles , so I want to repeat this work but God's will . Because donot know How the Spirit of God will work

Yes, let us take refuge in prayer.

Beloved ones, we heard: ”What shall we say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to the flesh, HATH FOUND?“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭1‬ ‭KJV‬‬ ”For if Abraham were justified by works, he hath whereof to glory; but not before God.“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭2‬ ‭KJV‬‬ ”For what saith the scripture? Abraham believed God, and it was counted unto him for righteousness.“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭3‬ ‭KJV‬‬ ”Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭4‬ ‭KJV‬‬ ”But to him that worketh not, but believeth on him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness.“ ‭‭Romans‬ ‭4‬:‭5‬ ‭KJV‬‬ What Abraham our father HATH FOUND as pertaining NOT to the flesh ? Paraphrasing for clarity: For Abraham were justified by FAITH ( or believing God), he hath FAITH OF GOD to glory, that after God, for the scripture, AS PERTAINING TO THE SPIRIT saith: Abraham believed God, and it (ABRAHAM’s BELIEF) was counted unto him for RIGHTEOUSNESS. Now to Abraham that BELIEVE God is the reward reckoned of grace, for Abraham believe on THE TESTIMONY OF HIM that justified the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. We shall say then that Abraham our father, as pertaining to THE SPIRIT, HATH FOUND: THE REWARD RECKONED OF GRACE, that is, THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD. Selah

Yes we all live in a world of "other places" don't we? Other places is always a struggle and will be as long as one is this side of the grass. From what you share I take it then that the internet is available to many there as it is to you? Out of interest and some curiosity just how many Bibles have you acquired to share so far?

That is a good explanation, thank you. We are on the same page, but maybe a different paragraph. Partial raptures, resurrections, and translations are certain in time and place; they are how we view who, when, and why. I mentioned those martyrs under the altar who were given white robes (not glorified bodies) awaiting more of their martyred brethren, the Great White Throne, etc. To clarify to those who claim there is no such thing as a Rapture because the word is not in the Bible. It is derived from Jerome’s Latin Vulgate Bible (harpazo-rapio) translation, and most churches adopt it. Therefore, it is in the Bible. Elijah was caught up (v. alah), Enoch was caught up (v. laqach), Paul was caught up to the 3rd Heaven (harpazo), and Philip was transported elsewhere on earth (harpazo). In all instances, we can substitute the word rapture, which simply means a movement. Jesus’s ascension into the clouds was a Rapture (movement). With that clarification out of the way… For now, let us stick to what directly affects us in this generation, which I believe is the terminal generation, so that I can glean everyone’s thoughts on partial raptures. I am not saying this, but suppose the Rapture and Resurrection will happen next week. People either have eternal Salvation and the indwelling of the Holy Spirit or not. Will a distinction and partial Rapture and Resurrection happen, or will all true believers with faith and trust in Jesus be taken, regardless of whether they had much fruit and works for the Kingdom? This is not a reward; it is by faith alone. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes. (Revelation 7:17) And God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; and there shall be no more death, neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain: for the former things are passed away. (Revelation 21:4) If there is remedial training, more testing, maturing, regret, punishment, etc., for those in their glorified bodies who did not make the cut, then there will undoubtedly be regret and tears. I believe the Book of Revelation is written in chronological order, with parenthetical chapters inserted. The wiping away of tears in Rev. 7:17 is during the Tribulation, and how I interpret it applies only to those Tribulation saints. As I view it, Rev. 21:4 precedes entering the eternal state with the New Jerusalem. We know that during the millennial reign, human longevity will revert to that of the first ten generations, but there will still be death. Some sin will still be present under the rule with a rod of iron, but too much sin or rebellion and babes of 100 years old will be put to death. This applies to those with mortal bodies allowed to enter the millennium and to successive generations. What about those with glorified bodies that will never taste death again? Were their tears, sorrow, crying, and pain removed at the last step of Salvation, glorification? Your exegesis makes logical sense if the preceding is not removed from us until Revelation 21:4. If my above speculation is accurate, I thought about why our tears, sorrow, and crying are not removed until eternity. Could it be a time of reflection? The wasted opportunities presented to us to share the Gospel and our testimony. The fruit we had the opportunity to bear for the Kingdom. We were often self-centered and could have helped a brother or stranger, but we did not. We may have had ill will toward some people, etc. We may see, or at least know of those suffering in Hell, that we could have made an eternal difference in their lives by planting the seed of the Good News. In retrospect, even now, these things are hard to stomach and cannot be undone.

The wages of sin is death ...

This may work in one or two cases but many may need Bibles. I personally feel a Bible in our language will be a blessing, if I print and give few pages may not help even I noticed if one uses internet enemy will lead him from online Bible to other places so a Bible is good. Even unbelievers may be interested in reading a Bible and God know how the Spirit of God will work