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Jesus in us is the very best of Heaven in us now, already, and He is the best good of God's kingdom also already in us. And Jesus growing in us prepares us for God's kingdom ruling the earth.

Well, it appears to me how people in Israel are suffering a lot because of not trusting in their Messiah Jesus. And I do not mean the terrorist atrocities, but how people in their own sin's weakness can go on and on tormented by fear. "There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear involves torment." (in 1 John 4:18)

Where our attention belongs . . . all that God's word says He wants. Crop circles, by the way, at least often have included perfect circles and symmetric combinations of circles. Well, you can stand at the center of where you want a circle, hold a rope while someone else walks the circle, guided by holding the rope and patting down the crop using a board device. And you could make an arc of circles. One person anchors the arc while another holding the rope moves from one circle's center to the next, while a third person pats down each circle in the arc. What concerns me is that flattening the crop, maybe of wheat or corn, can waste crop and cost the farmer who has worked so hard to produce it.

Yes. Jesus died for our sins. He so suffered and died for us because He loves us. And Jesus is God's very own Son, who did this for us. So, Jesus is not at all conceited! And God wants us to follow the example of how Jesus was loving while on the cross > "And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." (Ephesians 5:2) So, Jesus dying for us is not only a belief, but an action of the gospel for our salvation, plus our example of how to love.

I suppose it can be. But ones will say they are not "praying" to Mary, the same as they pray to God; but they claim they are seeking Mary and saints to help them reach God. That would not be the same as worshiping them. But it could be misrepresenting God to be impersonal with His own children so we have to go through someone else in order to reach God. Our Father loves each of us and is pleased to personally share with and communicate with each of us. So, He is willing to hear every one of us. But what can matter is, how ready are we to hear Him and obey how He desires to care for us and bless us?

I don't think Satan will want people to accidentally take his mark. He will require people to worship his beast. Accidental markings do not mean someone is worshiping his beast. You can change passwords and user names, possibly . . . if you are satisfied God wants this.

"Do all things without complaining and disputing, that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation" (Philippians 2:13-16) If we refuse to give in to anything in us which would start us to complain, this can help to prevent stress, which can be a form of complaining. Instead, before we even start to do something or deal with a problem, first be with God in His peace ruling how we see things and do things > "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Colossians 3:15) Stay obedient to how God has His way with us in this peace. God's peace is almighty to guard our hearts and minds, plus make us creative with God for how to love each and every person. So . . . overcoming stress includes getting into loving all people, not trying to hide by ourselves in weakness which keeps us able to suffer! But in loving any and all people, we are in God's peace almighty and so creative. "And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?" (1 Peter 3:13)

"What makes an atheist so confident . . . ? Well, if I find out a preacher is fake . . . and if I'm looking for an excuse - - But what if I find out my money is counterfeit? I might not be willing to accept that any and all money is fake, just because I got some After all, I might want to believe there is real money which I can use to do what I want > Money has no conscience. So, I can be quite willing to believe in real money, in spite of the counterfeits; but I can be very ready to welcome an excuse to believe there is no real Christianity which has better values than I do. Some people have the ability to find the fakes, so they can have their excuse. Also, a real Christian can be quiet (1 Peter 3:4), peaceful and kind to everyone . . . someone an atheist can't use for pleasures and political agendas. And that quietness might seem boring and lonely. The atheist can deeply fear being quiet, because loneliness and boredom and depression can attack and molest the person while he or she starts to get quiet. There is no safety and rest in quiet without Jesus Christ's almighty peace to guard and keep a person. But with Jesus caring for us and teaching us > "you will find rest for your souls." (in Matthew 11:28-30) And God's love is more quiet and gentle and perfectly pleasant than human infatuation and romantic pleasures . . . not at all boring and lonely. So, if God has not proven Himself in a person . . . fakes can seem like pretty good evidence and excuses for someone to do as he or she pleases.

"What makes an atheist so confident in his knowledge . . . ?" You have been sure of things that have been proven wrong . . . right? Why were you so confident? Any of us can trick our own selves into assuming untrue things. For just one example . . . ones of us frequently assume the weather report is true! And even after so many times we keep believing the weather report. And ones keep assuming politicians mean things they say, and that they are capable of doing things they do not have the character and connections to do!! What we wish for can make us easy to fool. For example, if we wish for people to do what they can't, we then can believe what they promise. And look at how a number of marriages have turned out, because people have not made sure with God. Note how we in these forums can have people acting so sure of ideas that contradict each other. How is it that someone can be wrong but feel so sure? Character can have something to do with it . . . affecting what someone is wishing and therefore capable of believing. And there is "the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience," we have in Ephesians 2:2. Satan's spirit of evil can work people to assume lies. A person's character can make a person available to how Satan works the person . . . to want, to think, to feel, to react so wrong while feeling so sure and entitled, because of pride. At every moment, then, we need to be submissive to God so He is guiding us according to all He knows is true. But He won't only help us get what we want. So, if we control ourselves to get what we want . . . depending on ourselves and our own wills free from God . . . yes we will fool ourselves. "Therefore submit to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you." (James 4:7) "for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13) Depend, then, on how God works your willing, at each moment. He knows what can really help each one who claims to be an atheist, plus He knows what really is evidence, versus stuff that is meant to put you on a wild goose chase . . . chasing after what is not real evidence and what an atheist might not really care about, anyway. My impression is that even well-educated creationist scientists and other apologists do not agree with one another on a number of things. And I am certainly no expert on their stuff; so why should I assume who is right and who isn't? God can guide us, at each moment, personally, according to all He knows. And only God can change us into how He knows Jesus really is > this is what matters. There is lot of stuff meant to keep our attention elsewhere. So, make sure God is the One guiding your attentin.

Well, if someone is a child of Satan, that person is capable of lying to me. So, if he or she claims to be an "atheist" . . . for all I know, the person is lying! And if the person acts like he or she is looking for "evidence", that could be a lie, too. So, I don't assume some Internet thing speaks for any and all atheists. I pray for God to have me know what is really going on with each person. And give each one what God can use to bless that person. God can guide us to do what He knows can help each one. "'So shall My word be that goes forth from My mouth; It shall not return to Me void, But it shall accomplish what I please, And it shall prosper in the thing for which I sent it.'" (Isaiah 55:11) Liers can tell you what they want you to think and to assume about them. So, if someone puts stuff on the Net, don't assume. Trust God to guide you with each person, according to what He knows can help each one. And pray with hope for each one > 1 Timothy 2:1-4. And God uses example

Matthew 24:29 says how things will be when Jesus Himself comes. People playing "God" now can't do this! And Jesus is changing our character so we become like Him, with "rest for your souls." (in Matthew 11:29) This is not how false leaders relate with people, but they are about control and pretending that reform of this evil world can save it. Jesus constantly concentrated on the word of God. But false leaders might give you some Bible quote, at times, at best.

What I mean is things you write, here in this thread. It seems you have given references to elsewhere, but not examples that you write in a post here. I like to see what people themselves are getting, personally. Yes, you could share something that has especially helped you, about accuracy of the Bible. In my case, I have been finding how the God of the earlier scriptures is a match with God who shows in the New Testament. Such consistency can help verify that the Bible is of God. For example we see how in early scripture God uses obedience > "'In your seed all the nations of the earth shall be blessed, because you have obeyed My voice.'" (Genesis 22:18) Here we see how God uses obedience and the obedience has all-loving benefit, for "all the nations of the earth", showing that God is all-loving. And in the New Testament we see how the obedience of Jesus has gotten many blessed . . . God using obedience and this with all-loving good being done > "by one Man's obedience many will be made righteous." (in Romans 5:19)

The word is seed to grow into all God means. So, there is preaching of what we do not understand now, but we trust God to do what He means. But also there is giving understanding . . . I think So, I would say there is preaching of seed and ministering of understanding and perspective. And how well we get it has to do with how mature we are. For example > we can preach Philippians 2:13 > "for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13) This is a seed. This grows in me, however God matures me to have God working my will for whatever at any time He wants me to do. I probably will not know ahead of time what God will have me doing, because I am not God, and God is so better than we are so He can have us doing better than we can think ahead of time > there is discovering But there might come understanding to feed us with this. For example, if we are talking about the falling away, one problem is how certain people worship control and their own "free wills" which are not worked in by God. They are self-willing, separate from God so they can control choices in separation from God . . . not submitting to how we are called to be ruled by God's peace > "And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful." (Colossians 3:15) And so they are not living in Jesus Christ's "rest for your souls," (in Matthew 11:29) and so they can be worshiping their own ego's will in their temple of self, and fall with others however. Because they have built on sand of self-dependence, versus obeying God in His peace.

When you have molded a statue and it is time to manifest it, then can come the great falling away of all the pieces used to form the statue.

"Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice." (Ephesians 4:31) So, what is "clamor"? And what does God mean, to put it away? He says to put away bitterness and wrath and anger and malice. These are emotional and spiritual things. But clamor can be a more outward thing, of making a major racket. But I see there can be emotional and spiritual activity of clamor in us . . . including thinking and worry making a lot of noise in our minds and hearts, in order to get our attention . . . away from God.