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1 Corinthians was written by Paul to a church that had lost it's way. The church at Corinth was allowing customs and rituals of their people to come into the church. Paul was using this one person as an example of how to deal with people who have put sin first yet claim to have something from God. Sexual sin is distroying the church right now, but it's happening one person at a time. The lust of the flesh in many cases is stronger than one's desire to remain close to God. Paul was trying to put this church back on the path to righteousness.

It sounds to me like you do believe, but it also sounds like your human side is trying to keep you from having faith in something it can't see, smell or touch. Jesus asked, "who do men say that I am?" Peter then listed all the people he had heard people call Jesus. then Jesus asked "but who do you say that I am? Peter said, "you are the son of the living God." Jesus told Peter that God the Father had revealed this to him. Look in your heart. The Bible says, seek and you shall find, Knock and it will be open to you. God must listen to a person repenting of their sins. Jesus loves you. I will be praying for you.

I'm praying for you. God bless.

Let me start by saying, I have only read the post by the OP and only read part of the first response to this questions. I think if you look at the history of the earth and the animals and plants on it, you can see how those type of things have evolved. Animals change and adapt to climate changes etc. But to say that humans came from money's goes against everything in Christian History. People grow and adapt to there what is around them, but they don't grow wings to fly or gills to swim. So to answer your question you can believe in evolution but for plants and animals. However God created man from the "dust of the earth".

Interesting question. I think the E.U will play a part. Without getting into a big todo over the details I think they almost have to just by the place they have in History and the way the Bible speaks about that part of the world.

Retirement come when we are on the other side of glory with Christ.

I must admit, I'm not sure if it's me or the way it is writen, but I don't have a clue what you are trying to say. You are throwing out number after number, can you sum it up or something? It just doesn't seem like you are getting to your point.

Always use the BIble, always! Use the Bible with Prayer. Pray for understand of what you are reading. God will open things up to you and help you understand things. I will be praying for you.

No worries, your fine. I know there are some that for what ever reason watch her and other preachers on TV and they need money to opperate. It's always about the money. Doesn't seem like you get to many churches preaching about tithing your time. I brought it up to a Bishop in my former church and he said, "it's a great idea but less not make it a doctrine!" I was in disbeliefe. The reason I brought Paula White into it, was because I was flipping channels one day and ran across her show while she was trying to get people to send their money to her and she was using the First Fruits message. I have been hearing it more and more as of late.

I never said Paula White was a pastor. Second it just feels like a money grab. When the women brought the oil and washed Christ with it the 12 got upset and said she should have sold it and given the money to the poor. If i want to give tithes to the local homeless shelter instead of a mega (millionare) paster, teacher, tel-a-watever. what is wrong with that. Third if all this people who have their hand out really care about your soul why don't they tell you to tithe your time?

Everything must line up with the Word of God. For example, if someone feels god is telling them to steel. That would not be God because the Word of God says "thou shalt not steel". Walking with God is like any other relationship, a strong bond with Christ is built over time. Pray and read your Bible, then pray somemore. Christ wants to be your best friend. I hope this helps.

We all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God. When Adam was first created he wasn't alone how long before he sinned. This is why Christ had to die and rise again, for the remission of sin. Christ is Holy, Christ is sinless and we are not, but Christ death and reserrection washes away our sin.

Proverbs 3: 9-10 Honor the Lord with your wealth and the first fruits of all your produce; then your barns will be filled with plenty, and your vats will be bursting with wine. KJV Proverbs 3: 9-10 Honor the Lord with your wealth, with the first fruits of all your crops; (v.10) then your barns will be filled to overflowing and your vats will brim over the new wine. NIV There are around 72 other verses in the Bible referring to First Fruits, or to use an older term Tithing. Paying Tithes to God has been around since the fall of man. Cain killed Able because his offering wasn’t accepted by God and Able’s was. Able gave because he wanting too. Cain gave because he had to. Able chose the best of what he had for God and Cain just picked something but saved the best for himself. Tithing or paying Tithes is not in question. It is a sound doctrine laid down by God since the beginning of time and it endures to this day. However First Fruits is a term that is fairly new. Churches over the past few years have started using “First Fruits” as appose to “Tithing” I believe because it sounds more modern and Tithes sound old fashioned. I have 2 questions: Question 1 When is the First Fruits teaching taken too far? Paula White has said and is not shy about asking people to send her an entire year’s salary once every 10 years. She will ask you to send her a weeks salary every month and so on. All of this with the promise that God will give the money back to you in spades. Question 2 Churches need funds to operate and to pay the bills. However In the First Fruits message or tithing I never hear anyone talk about tithing your time. After all everyday is an increase is it not? So why do you suppose the churches don’t promote this doctrine as well as the one’s that help them pay the bills? I look forward to hearing your thought on this subject.

This is an interesting point. My mother-in-law past away on the 26th of Oct. She was Catholic and a Deacon from the local church performed the funeral. He said at the funeral that he believed that all gods lead to the one god. As I am not Catholic I don't know if this is just his view or if it is a view that the Catholic church as a whole is preaching.

First I want to thank everyone for their thoughts on this subject. I have concluded as I assumed when I posted this thread, the spirit is the true source for the leading of God's will. You can read a book but unless you have a relationship with the source you are still just reading a book. With all the the people on Worthy and the knowledge that everyone brings to this question and to still not be able to come to an agreement points out the need for us all to operate in the spirit more and in the flesh less. God Bless. Thread can be closed.

Often times death in dreams mean change. One chapter will end but, where their is an end their is a beginning.

i see what your trying to say, but Jesus saw what was wrong with the church of his day. What would you have said if Jesus had came to you way back in the day and he told you the things he saw in the church of his day that was wrong? Would you tell him to go talk to the high priest? I understand that the Bible sets down clear guide lines for dealing with problems in the church, however we also need to remember that their are wolves in sheeps clothing. "Seek ye first the Kingdom of God" I would say pray and fast over it and see what God would have you do. Trust in God not man.

I would like to thank everyone for your imput. You all have helped me more than you know.

Thank you

At the Local State University we have one of the Professors who is a Christian and he has a Phd in the history of the English Language. He gave a free class and I took it. Studying the Bible and it's history is kind of one of his hobbies. Besides all that, That wasn't really my point. I don't expect you to see my side of things. I have been on worthy before and some people will never see someone else's point of view. And what you said about the NIV. I saw an interview with one of the guys involved in the making of the NIV. He said it was an attempt to translate directly from the sources. I didn't write the thing so if the guy who did translate it says that he did it for what ever reason. I believe him till I see proof other wise. My point is that if everyone is an expert as so many think they are, who is right? Some say the KJV is God Breathed. Some say the NIV is. Some say none of them are. Just asking a question. Their spin was that they were just trying to make it more understandable for today's reader, but even people like James Dobson, who is hardly KJV only, came out against the TNIV because it was going away from the original meaning to create a gender neutral Bible. The NIV writers had an agenda, and if you really want to know more about it, you can find information on it on-line. I saw the interview too when they were peddling the TNIV. What do you expect he would say? "We are trying to make the Bible more appealing to radical feminists?" Of course not. He will come up with a defense for why they went away from the original meaning. The NIV is by far one of the worst translations out there. I will stick with the KJV Bible, but if I was dealing with someone that just couldn't handle the old English, I would suggest the New King James Bible as the next best translation. As for the TNIV, there was so much criticism about it, they dropped the TNIV and just call it the NIV, but it appears they kept some of the changes in tact? You can't trust it. Thank you for you help.

Based on my reading of the NIV i can see your points. It does seem to be a little to pleasing in some areas.

Thank you. The NASB keeps coming up in things I am reading I think I might have to check it out. Thanks.

Thank you. That really does help me. So learning at least the basics of Greek would be a bad thing but depend of the Spirit not the education?

At the Local State University we have one of the Professors who is a Christian and he has a Phd in the history of the English Language. He gave a free class and I took it. Studying the Bible and it's history is kind of one of his hobbies. Besides all that, That wasn't really my point. I don't expect you to see my side of things. I have been on worthy before and some people will never see someone else's point of view. And what you said about the NIV. I saw an interview with one of the guys involved in the making of the NIV. He said it was an attempt to translate directly from the sources. I didn't write the thing so if the guy who did translate it says that he did it for what ever reason. I believe him till I see proof other wise. My point is that if everyone is an expert as so many think they are, who is right? Some say the KJV is God Breathed. Some say the NIV is. Some say none of them are. Just asking a question.