SwordMaster

Actually, there is no problem with what Scripture clearly teaches, the problem is when men...arrogant men at that...who cannot actually go out into space to witness anything, believe that they can say what is and what is not simply by looking through a giant telescope, regardless of what kind they use. They tell us in their arrogance that gravity holds all of the planets, stars, and galaxies in place...nonsense pure and simple. Exactly how much gravity does the earth exert upon the moon in order to keep it from floating off into space? And...the size of the planets in our solar system, exactly how does the sun produce the right amount of gravity in order to hold planets of differing sizes and keep them in their orbits without pulling any of them closer or releasing them further away from itself? When we stop to actually engage our brains and think about what we are told by people who are really only giving us their best guesses, we can see what nonsense they are actually selling to the public. Scripture says that God holds all things together by the word of His power...not gravity. And this is only one small example that demonstrates the utter futility of what men call scientific facts ("knowledge falsely so called"). Scripture, and the facts of nature, demonstrate a young earth, not an earth (or universe, for that matter) that is billions of years old. God is true, and every man to be held as a liar, when it comes to His Word. Blessings!

Interesting...that had not occurred to me when I was reading it. Thank you!

So, I am reading Zechariah, and I came upon Zec. 14:21 which says... "And every pot in Jerusalem and Judah shall be holy to Yahweh of Hosts, so that all who sacrifice may come and take of them and boil the meat of the sacrifice in them. And there shall no longer be a trader in the house of Yahweh of hosts on that day." So...by the context of the rest of the chapter, this refers to a time AFTER the Tribulation period, either during the Millennial Kingdom or afterwards. My confusion is this (which I am looking to see if anyone has any insight upon)...why is anyone sacrificing any animals here? Christ has already put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself, so I fail to see why anyone would be sacrificing anything for any reason during the days addressed by the verse. Any insights by anyone here? Thanks!

Thank you!

Yes indeed! When I was in the Marines and rededicated myself to God, He used me to cast demons out of people and evangelize...I could tell you stories about being attacked! That is why I am not afraid of them any more, I had so many encounters with them that it became custom-place. The more encounters I had, the less afraid of them I became. You still have to respect what they can do, but I have learned that I don't have to put up with their nonsense. Blessings!

Yes...there are more than a few instances where the physical manifestations of a disease were cause by demon possession, and on the other side of the coin, we do have to be careful when looking at such things because not all diseases are caused by demon possession. And yes, I have also thought of trying to find someone specially gifted at healing, but it seems like over the years fewer and fewer people have either been called to a healing ministry, or those who have been called have either side-lined themselves or have been side-lined by satan and they never recovered. Thank you for your input!

No, I have dealt with supernatural things and demons most of my adult life, there isn't anything like that going on here. What I believe has caused his biochemical brain issues (the OCD and severe depression) originated with his grandmother on his mother's side...she was a single mother of 7 because her husband left her. She had no help living in Michigan, and during the winter one year because she could not cut wood, she threw pieces of tires into the fireplace to keep from freezing. If you know anything about tires, you know that when burned they put off a multitude of toxins and chemicals like benzene that go into your body and stay there for decades, and they affect sex cells (eggs and sperm). This is what I believe is the cause of my children's issues. All biochemical, whether nerve endings failing to grow together, or hormones, or lack of enzymes that carry out jobs in the brain...what ever it is, it is physical, not spiritual. I have dealt with demons both outside of people as well as inside, to know what it feels like to be around one. The Holy Spirit will not allow them to hide from me. Thanks for your input!

Thank you for the link. What I said about hating God is that I wondered if I am strong enough not to hate Him if He allowed my son to commit suicide, but sometimes I do not word my thoughts correctly. Thanks again.

While my son does not have the genetic issues that you have talked about, many of the symptoms that you describe are what he experiences. I am so very sorry for what you have gone through, and I hope your life is better now. I pray every day for his healing, or even at least that God directs his physicians to prescribe a medication that He knows will help him until He heals him. Thank you for your time, I do really appreciate it.

I have dealt with the demon possessed in the past, he does not have a demon. But thank you.

I actually just started re-reading it a few days ago.

None that has worked, but that is besides the point. I want and ask God to intervene, and thus far - for some reason - He has chosen not to. My son suffers greatly, and it is horrible to hear him when it gets to be too much. I am trying to understand God's position here...the reason why He chooses NOT to stop his suffering. Thank you for replying.

I have an adult child who, about five-six years ago, started manifesting certain mental illnesses, and now physical genetic illnesses. He had three siblings that died in the womb, presumable from the same chemicals that are now wreaking havoc in his body. He suffers terribly from OCD thoughts and images in his mind that he cannot stop, and that (so far) medication has not helped with. I have been a Christian all my adult life, and have heard many things concerning what, how, and why God does or allows things...here is my utter frustration. When my son's OCD acts up, and on days becomes very bad, he yells, screams, pounds his head on walls, hits himself, pulls his hair out, etc., trying to make the voices in his head stop; but nothing works. I have had encounters with demons and the Lord has used me to cast them out of people in the past, but I do not "get" that this is the problem here. He suffers so badly that he wants someone to kill him, and he has turned to hate God because He will not heal him. That is where my frustration comes into play. I know that God can heal him on the spot, instantly; I have witnessed this in my own life several times. Yet I have sat in my living room crying out to God to heal him, for months now, and nothing...it's like God has died or something. I study Scripture; I know that in order for God to hear my voice, I must be abiding in Christ (I believe that I am), that I must walk in obedience to Him (I am, the only thing I do not do is go out witnessing to the lost, I really don't have the time or ability to do that); I am not asking for something to spend upon myself (James 4:3); and since Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil (and illnesses / diseases are his works)(I John 3:8), then I cannot for the life of me think that God does not want to heal him - yet He has demonstrated that for some reason, He is not willing to. At times I feel like I am going to lose my mind because of what goes on in my house, and I cannot understand why God would not want to heal my son. Is He trying to do something in me through my son's terrible suffering? I can't get that...but what? Why allow my son to suffer horribly, and get to the place where he just wants to kill himself, in order to work in my life? Right now I am very angry with Him...VERY angry, so angry that it scares me. Does anyone have some kind of experience or wisdom to help me cope with this? I need something, because if my son kills himself because God refuses for some reason to intervene, then I am afraid that I will hate - HATE - Him for it, and I don't want to go there. Thank you.

I have been coming here off and on now for several years, and the way people address certain issues here had me scratching my head for a while, so I need some clarification... I this a progressive "christian" site? Because some of the things I read here slant in that direction.

I agree...but there is a very real problem with some Christians, they don't understand Biblical love from worldly love. Biblical Godly love says that you correct those who are wrong, while worldly love says to be nice to people no matter what they say or believe. That kind of love sends people to eternal fire... Ezekiel 3:18-19 18 If I say to the wicked, 'You shall surely die,' and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, in order to save his life, that wicked person shall die for his iniquity, but his blood I will require at your hand. 19 But if you warn the wicked, and he does not turn from his wickedness, or from his wicked way, he shall die for his iniquity, but you will have delivered your soul. Jude 1:22-23 22 Some people you can love into the Kingdom of God, making a difference in their lives that catches their attention; 23 but others will only respond to fear, drawing them out of the eternal fire that they are headed into; hating even the garment spotted by the flesh. This is Godly love for people. We must be careful that we don't confuse worldly love for Godly love, because if we do then we will be held accountable for doing the wrong things, like letting people continue in false doctrine instead of trying to educate them with truth. Blessings