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I know this is not the right page. But I got hit by a car last night. It had me pin down and the tire jam on my foot I could not get it loose. The driver after ten seconds of the weight of the car being on my foot reverse and I got it from under the tire. Praise the father. No broken bones. But almost got killed last night. I fell backwards with a second to spare otherwise my body would have taken full force. My foot got run over and stuck. I think Gods Angel's were with me . Yes they were. I knew they were there.

Amen--to what these folks have written Kalsey. Be encouraged that your God and ours will make a calm place for you in the middle of this storm. He will never leave you or forsake you. There are seasons when it seems otherwise, but each and every time when the season changes---we realize just how the Lord was at work in us for our own good. Rom. 8:28 And we know that 1God causes aall things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are bcalled according to His purpose.

oh Wayne, praying for you and praising God for your protection.

Hi @Wayne222, I also strongly believe in angelic intervention. Many times, some of the worst case scenarios have been made to be much less than they could have been. Praying the Lord's comfort in the after effects of this traumatic experience. God bless. Shalom, David/BeauJangles

Oh praise God brother for his protection and that your alright. ya know this proves we just don't know what a day holds. The only thing matters is where we will go if we don't have another breath. May your testimony encourage others to think on this, as well as know God's protection is great and angels are among us! God bless ?

It doesn't sound like a show I would want to see no matter what time of day.

I cant remember last thanksgiving. It was barely a week after my final round of chemo and I was not well. In a previous year I had a tooth pulled the day before, so eating was not an option that day either lol. Typically we eat a large midday turkey dinner, then spend the rest of the day outside playing. Sunny phoenix is lovely this time of year. Then we eat another meal later that day and watch any holiday specials. This year my family is too spread out and I cant drive long distances yet. Im also not up to cooking. So we will likely get a to go order from one of the cheaper places that are open and have a picnic in the park. We might do some low energy type activities outside too. At least this year I can eat lol.

Tuesday 11-19-19, Cheshvan 21, 5780 3rd. day of the weekly cycle, 58th. Fall day, Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. Titus Two:13 King James Version (KJV) 13 Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; ◄ Titus Two ► King James Bible Par ▾ Teaching Sound Doctrine 1But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine: 2That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience. 3The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; 4That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, 5To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed. 6Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded. 7In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity, 8Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you. 9Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again; 10Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things. God's Grace Brings Salvation 11For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, 12Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; 13Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; 14Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. 15These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee. Love always, Walter and Debbie

@frienduff thaylorde Thanks for your post. Please let me know what you found today. I have been reading Revelations lately and all this is written in there. Jesus warns us of all this. We must stand together against one world religion and false unity, and we must call out the only way to salvation is Jesus. He is the only way to be saved and by no other way is their any salvation. Jesus is the only way.

We can minister on it . Never said we cant . BUT we don't have to heed this massive false move I see picking up and gaining ground . But in case you don't see it , just in case , BEWARE of lana vawser and todd white and all who are in this awakening move and unity move ITS all a sham and I wont buy it for a second .

Sister , and everyone with ears . SHUT DOWN all you tube ministries NOW . We have to just focus oN JESUS . I found something that confirmed what the SPIRIT warned me was coming . IT warned sister turtle FIRST , I remember a few weeks back what she said , ITS BEEN CONFIRMED we better gather now and do all to withstand this deception . BECKY , by grace I have seen this thing , BUT WHAT I SAW TODAY , WHAT I SAW TODAY MY GOONESS its gonna blow the roof off . And most are already infected with this to some degree . IT has infected like nothing I have seen before . And I just said that not too long ago , BUT WHAT I FOUND TODAY , ITS WHAT I FOUND TODAY SISTER . ITS HERE TOO . watch out when JESUS said FEW They be and WHEN HE SAID HOW Deceptive it would be , SPECIALLY NIGH the end . NOT ONLY DO I BELEIVE that BECAUSE JESUS SAID IT , IT IS MORPHNG NOW and folks aint seeing it for what it is .

I agree that we as Christians must discipline our children. However it seems that so many people do this in unacceptable ways. ( I'm not saying in anyway that this post says this, I'm just saying what I see with some parents) We must remember that God never told a parent to beat a child until they are bruised, bleeding or anything worse. Christian discipline must coincide with our heavenly father's ways of correcting. All discipline must begin in love. As our heavenly father begins with us. He is love and corrects us in love. Proverbs 3:11...'My son, despise not the chastening of the LORD; neither be weary of his correction.' Deuteronomy 8:5, "Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, that as a man chasteneth his son, so the Lord thy God chasteneth thee." God bless ?

Dear Kalsey, God is sending you many mentors and friends right here. You did not come by accident; God did just what you desired. Each of us has things which are difficult in our lives that we must face every day. No one has it all together though some may make it sound that way. We are all fallen and need Christ desperately in our lives. Jesus said we would have many problems in this world, but added "Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life"? Share with us how we can come along side you.

It may have been called 'the dark night of the soul'. Though I walk thru the valley of death... YET thou art with me. This happens to most all of us from time to time. You never 'get over it' you just get THRU it. Don't try to be strong since it will not work. Just be weak in the arms of the King. Let Him fight your battles, so lay down your puny sword and expect Him to champion you. As the person who was hanging on by a finger said: HELP. And God's reply was, "LET GO".

Look forward to meeting our brother @frienduff thaylorde in Heaven as well. @turtletwo and Frienduff and me will carry on playing the bible game up there.

I think God was protecting you. It was not your time. I am glad you are ok.

Well just watch something else I guess.

John 20:31.......these things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Messiah,the Son Of God, and that by believing you may have life in His Name..... yep, it’s that simple....

It is a problem we all wrestle with in degree: how much is enough to be accepted? What must I do to get God to love me? How can I please Him? Well, we can't do a single thing to get ourselves into heaven. We simply do not have what it takes. We lean on our Father entirely. We cannot please Him, but we can trust Him. We fail, but are not failures. We are weak, but Jesus said that in his strength he will carry us. In fact Jesus said, "Apart from me you can do nothing." Nothing! Every molecule of air we breathe He dispenses by his grace: "remain steadfast in your faith," "God will bring to completion the good thing he has started in you," "I will not snuff out a smoldering wick." We sin because we have a sinful nature. Paul knew it. He called himself the "chief sinner." Paul said it was not him, but sin in him that caused all the problem. He knew where to turn---not turn away from---but to run toward. I sinned last night---something I chose to do. I hated it, but God tells us that, "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Do you believe Him? Paul did. He cut the regard that he had for his own sinful behavior and kept running the race God called him to run---his eyes fixed on the prize awaiting him. So, friend, don't be a scold; it leads only to more sin. Instead, be like Jesus, knowing his way is a better way. God bless you.

MARK 7:7 howbeit in vain do they worship ME teaching for doctrines the commandments of men MARK 7:9 and HE said unto them full well ---YOU REJECT THE COMMANDMENT OF GOD---that you may keep your own tradition MATTHEW 10:37 he that loveth father or mother ---MORE THAN ME--- is not worthy of ME he that loveth son or daughter ---MORE THAN ME--- is not worthy of ME JOHN 14:15 ---IF YOU LOVE ME---keep MY commandments JOHN 5:42 but I know you ---THAT YOU HAVE NOT THE LOVE OF GOD IN YOU---5:43--I am come in MY FATHERS name and you receive ME not if another shall come in his own name him you will receive LUKE 21:36 watch you therefore --AND PRAY-- always that you may be accounted worthy to escape all these things that shall come to pass and to --- stand before THE SON OF MAN PHILIPPIANS 2:21 for all seek their own ---NOT THE THINGS WHICH ARE JESUS CHRISTS--- 1 THESSALONIANS 3:8 for now we live --IF-- we stand fast in THE LORD EPHESIANS 4:13 ---TILL WE ALL COME IN THE UNITY OF FAITH--- and of the knowledge of THE SON OF GOD unto a perfect man unto the measure of the stature of the ---FULLNESS OF CHRIST--- LOVING THE LORD JESUS CHRIST

Fear will come from you. But if Yahweh is not comforting you with His Spirit, it may be that He is intentionally leaving you to it, to "shake" you out of your current mindset. And look, you are on here now asking questions, so it must have worked. The truth is that there should be only one thing we fear and that's Yahweh alone. Once we deeply understand that, we have found the beginning of wisdom, and all other fears seem to fade away. Consider this passage and meditate upon it. Isaiah 45:5-7. If He is for you, who and what can be against you? May I ask if you fear realistic threats or potential developments? Is it mainly about heaven and hell?

Monday 11-18-19, Cheshvan 20, 5780 2nd. day of the weekly cycle, 57th. Fall day, The story of the woman taken in adultery (John Eight:1-11) is one of the most popular and widely cited gospel stories today, yet this was not always so. John Eight:1-11 King James Version (KJV) A Woman Is Caught In Adultery: 1 Jesus went unto the mount of Olives. 2 And early in the morning he came again into the temple, and all the people came unto him; and he sat down, and taught them. 3 And the scribes and Pharisees brought unto him a woman taken in adultery; and when they had set her in the midst, 4 They say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act. 5 Now Moses in the law commanded us, that such should be stoned: but what sayest thou? 6 This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not. 7 So when they continued asking him, he lifted up himself, and said unto them, He that is without sin among you, let him first cast a stone at her. 8 And again he stooped down, and wrote on the ground. 9 And they which heard it, being convicted by their own conscience, went out one by one, beginning at the eldest, even unto the last: and Jesus was left alone, and the woman standing in the midst. 10 When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee? 11 She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more. Love always, Walter and Debbie

I've not even been in the political forms for weeks to be offended by anything because I have been dealing with mouse issues. Got this going on in my house.

Sure, you have every reason for the annoyance. Bedtime for my sister and I was at 9:00pm until about age 12. It's unfortunate to have this invade your preferred viewing. I recall a popular sitcom here that turned really sordid after a few seasons on. I discontinued watching. Switching channels is sometimes the necessary alternative.

While what we prefer is not on the menu as often as it used to be, one cannot expect the world to change. "We live in the world, but we are not of the world." More and more we will see ourselves deliberately squeezed, boxed in, and persecuted for the righteousness that is ours in Christ. If you have children, now is the time to teach them what is better so that they will grow up equipped to discern the value of Godly things. God bless sister.

You are absolutely right to be annoyed. You are a Christian and this act or behavior is an abomination to the God you serve. The Holy Spirit hates this,it's a stench in his nostrils, so as he lives in you be will lead you away from this filth! This evil is spreading and will continue to spread, just continue to listen to the Holy Spirit as he leads you. He will always lead you to obedience to the father. God bless ?

I think much of the media industry is trying to get us to accept this as normal life... I would think you should either get used to it or find something else to entertain yourself.... it's definitely not good from my point of view, but not much on the USA Network TV is these days. I'm not familiar with UK tv so I really don't know what else you might want to watch.... personally I spend time on Netflix watching movies or Youtube catching just about anything one cares to watch..

Amen! Thank you!

I think the darkness will get darker and the light lighter (more of a manifestation of Christ living His life in and through His people) the closer to His return. Not saying when, but have thought just how much worse can it get, before people are roaming the street taking what they want and killing all they choose. Sorry to be a downer, but look up, for our redemption draws nigh. Be blessed as we look to Him, Not me

His works through His people. Not in leadership positions.

True, I did enjoy the author's point of view, and most of the time I do respond with my own thoughts. This pastor shared my thoughts by his article---which was to me, an article about God's grace, and how the Law needed something greater. I hope others do not read what I post and think that I simply talk for talking's sake without anything to say. So, please accept that I do not always comment about the material; I believe that it speaks for itself.

Think about it also like this . IF the actual name of JESUS is blasphemous , Then even men like Tyndale , wycliff and others who died or were persecuted getting the Word out in the common tongue and all who believed this from days onward and before , ARE all damned . THAT would make no sense . I agree it is YESHUA in the Hebrew . I also know that the letter J was not seen in the early anglo saxon . And that English is from german origin . That in the german tongue the letter J has the Y SOUND . BUT we cannot condmen men for Using the name JESUS nor do we condemn those who use the name YESHUA . In fact the truth is , n both camps I see many hearts that may sound out either JESUS or YESHUA , yet live in heart as though they know him NOT . I see also a few in both camps that use either JESUS or YESHUA and THEIR FRUITS do show they FOLLOW HIM . What we have to be on guard against , is these last days is a far greater and deadly deception has arose . AND IT is known as inclusvism . THIS monster delusion claims that EVEN if one Claims HIM not , even if they follow budda , muslim , atheist or whatever , IF they have this works love , THEN they do know JESUS or YESHUA , AND WHAT A LIE THAT IS . GOOD WORKS nor the appearance of some end time false version of a sensual love saves none . THE TRUE evidence that one is truly born again and has been saved IS , they will believe from the heart THAT GOD rose JESUS FROM the DEAD they will CONFESS JESUS or YESHUA as LORD and savoir , they will not deny HIM in MOUTH NOR IN HEART . THEY WILL CONFESS HIM and FOLLOW HIM . Be on guard inclusvism is very dangerous and it begins by planting subitle suggestions . WATCH out for the key words of how it begins . it starts as small as what one once said when being interviewed by Robert schuler , WHO HIMSELF is highly deceptive and dangerous , a man said I used to believe that one had to come to CHRIST and confess HIM in order to be saved But that now He beleieves it possible that they might not even KNOW the name and yet somehow because they following what appears as light having this love , THEY know him . ITS A LIE . ITS a trick and deception . they will use words and arguments based on WHAT IF a person never heard the gospel . BUT REST ASSURED its a lie . GOD , reached the worst like me , HE will reach out , and GOD DRAWS THEM TO THE SON , HE DONT DRAW THEM TO SOME KIND OF LOVE IDEA and doing good works and YET NOT TO JESUS . NO , the FATHER draws us to CHRIST AND IN CHRIST , upon confessing HIM as LORD and SAVOIR , upon reiceving the true gospel , ONES HEART IS CHANGED and THEN good fruits will be evidence that they are truly OF HIM . THE GOSPLE alone must be sounded and its repent and believe and as JESUS said IF one does not receive you nor your words SHake the dust off and move on .

Friend, you are putting the cart before the horse....you don't need to be good enough to receive Christ.. If you call out to the Lord sincerely for forgiveness, believing in Christ's sacrifice and resurrection, the Holy Spirit will come to indwell you. Then you will have the power to transform your life, with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Christ is my Salvation, I'm trusting in Him.

Shalom @F_Ivan Hopefully my answer is acceptable to you, although you may not like it. Please know I only write this out of love and concern, as there is not other reason for me to take the time to do so. There is nothing to be concerned about. None of us deserve salvation. But if you don’t want to be tested and proved, and have this attitude towards it persistently, then God may leave you well alone. But is that really what you want? Imagine a Dad, wanting to help his son become an excellent footballer. He wakes him early every day for a run and on the weekend he gets him practising drills and skills ahead of big match. One day, the dad overhears his son speaking with a friend “I feel like s**t” the son says. “it feels like I always have to prove myself to him and have to give up everything for football. Maybe my dad just wants to see me suffer to know I’m worthy”. So, the dad sadly slips away and no longer wakes his son up early. Nor does he train him on the weekend anymore, for his son was reluctant and against the idea. He leaves him to his own way. Then eventually the big match day came, and the son was in no wise ready for it... Be trained, refined, convicted and reproved by anyone isn’t a great feeling. But when it’s from the Word of God, we know it’s true and for our benefit. So we have a choice. We can either listen and respond or turn away and ignore. If we do have resistance to it, even though we WANT to follow it, we know that it is sin within us resisting. Take heart, take courage and face your weaknesses bravely and don't seek to comfort them. To balance that, understand that Yahweh is real love. He cares for us in ways that would scare you if you truly knew (and I'm guessing you haven't had that revelation yet from your post). He doesn’t want you to feel pain for no reason or any pain more than necessary other than to grow and improve. IF you don’t want that and hate the idea – I’m sure He will respect your wishes. But do you really want that? If you would rather have comfort, undisturbed happiness and self-appreciation in this life, over that of the way of a disciple, that road is always open for you. Go for it. Although, how do you imagine the big match will go? And understand this mystery: The more you are willing to give up for the Lord, the more likely He’ll be willing to let you keep it. The more you want to hold on to stuff and behaviour, the more He’ll demand you give it up. He needs to know that nothing comes before Him – in either stuff, people, behaviour or principles. That’s what it means for Him to be your God. But again, you will probably find that when you are truly ready to give things up for Him, He may let you keep those things and even more – as long as you are truly willing to lay it all down (He cannot be tricked ). Yahweh does want you to see that you’re ugly. He might do to someone who thought they were utterly beautiful (narcissism)– but I don’t get that impression from you. It sounds to me as though you are pushing your own insecurities into making negative traits of God, which are unfounded. Consider that last sentence again as it will be key in you remaining objective. Also, forget Job. Job was righteous man, above all at the time, and his situation is unique. Be careful not to compare yourself to such a righteous man and claiming you are facing the same trials lest you heap up unwise words against your charge. You’re not like Job and I very much doubt you are going through the same trials. So then, my advice is read the Bible. Really read it, and understand it’s message and Yahweh’s heart (I can help you with this if you wish). Above all things, seek the baptism of the Holy Spirit – for everything in life is an uphill struggle and without peace and joy when you do not have the Spirit within. I can tell from your words that the Spirit is not with you, but fear not! If you seek the baptism with all your heart and desire, it will happen for you and all these dark days will fade away. Then, following the Word will be a joy and easier. But if you go away with only one thing, let it be this my friend: It is a privilege to corrected and reprimanded by Yahweh. "For Yahweh corrects those he loves, just as a father corrects a child in whom he delights." ~ Proverbs 3:12 I hope my strong words don't come across to harsh my friend. I hope you can see between the lines that I'm here for you if you have any questions or complaints about what I've said. Love & Shalom

For with the heart man believes unto righteousness and by the Mouth confession is made unto salvation . That's right . One who Is truly saved , will have believed on HIM and that GOD rose him from the dead , they confess HIM by mouth too . SO , put those hands up and do a praise to the LORD .

Oh praise God Dear sister, this is sooooooo right. In the wonderful name of JESUS.. Thank you I needed this tonight?

no argument there...but saying that absolves us of all other responsibilities doesn't wash. There's been a "head in the sand" attitude toward problems in congregations, coverups instead of justice, and outright infiltration by satanists for way too long now.

There is also a responsibility to identify the wolves. And deal with them.

Childlike is of innocence (in-no-sense) of this world, and explores it. While the childish is a by-product of this world, and exploits it.

Going to Heaven is based on Who gets you there, and Do you have Him in your heart. The proof of this is if you are born again. The reason a born again person goes to heaven, and is in fact "seated in heavenly places" right this very second.....is because Jesus , who Himself IS Eternal life, has not only given all Believers eternal life, but He is inside all Believers, and they are "in Christ"... So, where He goes, we go. The reason a dead believer's body is not going to say in the grave, is because Jesus "is the RESURRECTION"< so, this power of resurrection that IS Himself the same JESUS who has the power over DEATH and the GRAVE, will HIMSELF cause the body of a dead believer to RISE from the Grave. If you are born again, you can trust that Jesus , who is the Resurrection and ETERNAL LIFE< .. who is in you, "Christ in you", and you in Him..."in Christ", is WHY you go to heaven. If anyone tries to tell you that you are the reason you go or dont go, and this is based on you doing works, or commandments, or anything that is a "to do list", then they are lying to you. THe same Jesus who Himself IS SALVATION, IS GRACE, is WHY you go to Heaven.....>He takes you there. When you are born again, you are born again, INTO GOD, INTO CHRIST, and INTO Eternal Life WITH THEM. This is permanent. Shouting about this, and giving God praise for this, for the rest of your life, is a good thing to do...... everyday. Being Saved, means you are saved FROM something. You are saved from GOD's Eternal Judgment. You are SAVED from going to Hell. This what being REDEEMED means. That's something to SHOUT ABOUT.

Absolutely, dear friend. The promises of God never fail. 1 John 1:9 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness. Romans 10:9-10 9If you declare with your mouth, "Jesus is LORD," and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified, and it is with your mouth that you profess your faith and are saved. God bless ?

This is a very good question. The bible also tells us to examine ourselves. (2 Cor 13:5). When you sign an important contract, you don't have to think about to check it twice, you just check it many times automatically, because it is important. What is more important to yourself than your life in eternity? To know that you are saved is not just a feeling. It is a direct confirmation from the Holy Spirit. Faith comes from hearing the word of God. So step one is to make sure to read your bible, learn about Jesus, learn about His wisdom. And also to learn what it means to be saved and how to be sure of it. How can you believe in Jesus if you don't know Him? So, as another brother commented above: read the 4 gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. Jesus himself said He is the truth, the way and the life, no one comes to the Father except through Him. Once you repent of your sins and believe that Jesus died for our sins and rose again in three days, that Jesus is Lord. You will be saved and receive the Holy Spirit. The process of sanctification starts immediately, with the help of the Holy Spirit. I believe the process/speed of change is different in each person. But eventually you will hate sin, you will turn away from putting importance in worldly things, you will obey His words. You will see the truth. The bible tells us that each born again christian has received the Holy Spirit. A truly born again christian will gradually bear fruit, the fruit of the Holy Spirit. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Romans 8:16 The Spirit Himself testifies with our spirit that we are children of God. John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. John 6:47 Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes has eternal life. Remember this. Satan knows who Jesus is. The demons that were cast out by Jesus knew who Jesus was. They believed He was God. So what would make Christians any different than demons? If you only believe He is Lord, that won't save you. You have to believe that everything He said is true, that the whole bible is true. John 14:15 If you love me, keep my commands. (Jesus said this) If we truly believe in Jesus, we will love Him for what He has done for us. We will thankfully keep His commands. We will believe His words are true and to be followed. Every decision in our lives will be affected by this faith. We will have a new heart, new desires. Note again that it is through FAITH in Jesus Christ, so that you are saved by His grace, by His blood. The signs of a saved christian are the fruits of the spirit and the sanctification process, the turning away from sin. We will stumble, but we will always be facing towards Jesus. Following Him only. We can't save ourselves by doing good. But once we are saved by Christ through faith, we will do everything to follow Him.

This is going to vary widely in what people decide to consider is fun. Let me try to give an example without knowing just what type of fun a person is referring to. Take the sport of fishing, that's fun for many people. But along with fishing comes rules that must be followed. Now if one decided to fish without purchasing a proper licenses as well as catch fish, this is breaking man's law. Also this leads to sin. Why? God's word says: Romans 13 New International Version (NIV) Submission to Governing Authorities 13 Let everyone be subject to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which God has established. The authorities that exist have been established by God. 2 Consequently, whoever rebels against the authority is rebelling against what God has instituted, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. 3 For rulers hold no terror for those who do right, but for those who do wrong. Do you want to be free from fear of the one in authority? Then do what is right and you will be commended. 4 For the one in authority is God’s servant for your good. But if you do wrong, be afraid, for rulers do not bear the sword for no reason. They are God’s servants, agents of wrath to bring punishment on the wrongdoer. 5 Therefore, it is necessary to submit to the authorities, not only because of possible punishment but also as a matter of conscience. Now pertaining to fishing ( not matters that go against God's word or laws) if one breaks the law of man they also sin. Does that make since? We As Christians live in this world, but don't do what non-Christian's do. We obey the laws of the land to honor God in all We do. Because of our love for God, we have fun the right way as well as set examples for others who are watching to see what Christians really do. This may win some to the Lord? I hope this helps, but if not, would you like to share an example of something fun, that could become sin that I might be able to better answer this? God bless ?

I find Mimes offensive regardless of political affiliation.

Oh wow, Marilyn. This is so, so exciting. My heart is lifted up today as I contemplate what you have said, after what the Bible has said! Looking forward to the rest of Revelation.

Hello Marilyn yes things have gotten so complex along with the business plan to keep the church solvent. In Acts there was only that brief time of what I call authentic fellowship. No body was above or below one another. Yes this journey... bumped into someone today from a church I used to go to and it really emphasises how in a different place I am. That is very kind of you to say Marilyn yes we all need friends along the way and I have and do value your friendship its helps and is helping in a long tough season.. a season where it is so not good to glance downwards eeeek