Openly Curious

Yes I too agree others are reading and who knows what we say in our post it may be a word of wisdom or a word of knowledge that someone may desperately need. I know I have read many threads on many topics and gained things that I personally lacked and needed. blessings oc

Hi GoldenEagle You do know that drawing the line is something that you will personally have to decide and work out for yourself. How far will you go? Know ye not that you are not your own that you have been bought with a price therefore glorify God "in your body". Don't take the common sense away from the topic. If you think it is glorifying Christ's body (which you are) to have green hair then where is God's glory in that? If you think it is glorifying Christ's body (which you are) to take God's breath from it by refusing to have a surgery that could save your life. Then in that decision to not have the surgery, where through your life living in this earthen vessel (house) we live in is God being glorified in that? If we walk in the Spirit we will not fulfill the lust of our flesh. Even having scriptures tattooed on one's body does not bring God any glory. You can have all kind of what one would look at as good things tattooed on your body but it is only a deception as the Spirit would not lead us in that direction. It is flesh lust driven desires that one wants for themselves and it bring's no glory to Christ's body as our body was not designed to be a note pad. As Christ's body we have to take captive our thoughts and make them obedient to him. If one thinks, well I'll just get a good one and be like everybody else around me and it will be alright are being lead with the deceptive thought Satan has planted in their minds somewhere along the way seeking to take you captive once again by the flesh by it's fleshly desires. Thy Word oh LORD have I hid in my heart that I might not sin against thee. But you'll have to draw your own lines and make decisions concerning Christ's body in your life, even if you are not sure you agree with me or not. How far will you go? I pray we would all be the true living epistles known and read by all men by the light of his Word in us. Take care

You have to personally ask your pastor the answer to these question? For he alone knows his mindset on the matter and the reason for his actions. I would only be guessing if I tried to answer your questions concerning your pastors actions and words. So I would encourage you to ask your pastor directly so there will be no more guessing of the "why's" of his action as you can lay all the guessing thoughts to rest. Sorry I couldn't help you more on this.

You are in error as Pilate's wife did not ask for Barrabas to be released. I hope you will prayerfully take the time to study the scriptures more in depth.

It was revealed to Pilate's wife the night before in a dream that Jesus was a innocent man he was not guilty of any wrong doing that he was being accused of. Pilate's wife according to the scripture suffered in her sleep as that truth was being revealed to her. The next morning when Pilate's wife woke up she sent word to her husband Pilate what had been revealed to her in a dream concerning Jesus being an innocent man. You can read in all four accounts found in the gospels in Matthew 27:1-26; Mark 15:1-15; Luke 22:66-23:1-25 & John 18:28 - 19:1-16 which I encouraged you to read. Pilate conclusion was that Jesus was an innocent man after questioning and talking with Jesus himself. Pilate told the angry crowd that he found no fault with him as Pilate washed his hands so that he wouldn't be guilty of having the blood of an innocent man on his hands. The angry mob said back to Pilate to let Jesus's blood be on their own hands and on the hands of their children. It was actually revealed or made known to Pilate's wife that Jesus was not guilty of any wrong doing first because of her dream. The next morning after coming to his own conclusions having talked with Jesus it was made known to Pilate himself Jesus was not guilty of any wrong doing for he was a just man having no faults.

It is important LadyKay to put on the "whole" armor of God which is found in Ephesians 6. Each piece of the armor has a specific purpose. The devil will come and literally fight against us in so many ways through persecution which is the devil mocking or belittling our work for God. But we too can learn how to fight back and give the devil a black eye. I would encourage you to study each piece of the armor of God and how they are used so that when the devil comes to distract or hinder you in any way he will have to retreat for a season. Satan want give up and he will return for another round in the fight but you can become armed and dangerous to his kingdom. Hope I've made some sense. oc

Pilate was addressing the mob who wanted to crucify Jesus who was not guilty of any crimes he was an innocent man. It was at this point when Pilate was addressing the mob asking who they wanted to be released to them either Barrabas who was a known criminal or Jesus who was not guilty of any crimes. That Pilate's wife at that point sent word to him. Pilate's wife was not the one asking for the release of Barrabas but the angry mob.

Yes whom he "called" he pre-ordained.

Read the prophecy of Zechariah found in Zechariah 11:12-13. The betrayal of Jesus was foretold (prophesied) as it had been pre-ordained to happen.

Getting tattoo(s) whether you are a Christian or unbeliever does the same thing to both. It mares or marks the image of God in which mankind was created in. Which is nothing more than the devil's work as Satan hates the image of God in each of us believers or non-believers it doesn't matter to him for the goal is the same to mark and mare the image of God in us. It doesn't make any difference if you call them a so called Christian tattoo even it is not Christ-like at all and the image of God we were created in is still marred as a result. Changing the image of God in any aspect we were created in referring to tattoos of any kind is a sin and repentance should be sought as a result. Don't let the devil turn the image of God in your life into a lie.

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Well said

Thank you for making it clearer for us it did help me personally to understand a lot more.

One cannot see into the spiritual realm unless God opens their eyes to see and reveal his will and plans to them. One cannot visualize the future in any part of their life within their own accord and sight. God has to open our eyes if he want us to see what the enemy is up to and to what our future things up ahead of the fight will be like. This truth found with Elisha and his servant holds truth if taught right. But mankind cannot within their own accord or our own ability foretell or visualize (using our own imaginations to do so) to reveal the future our own outcome after a spiritual battle takes place. Only God can open our eyes and allow us to see and unless God opens our eyes we only see in vain the things we "imagine" which is not "faith" as that is not what faith is according to Hebrews 11. Faith is not our imagination at work for man's imagination is on evil continually Genesis 6. But faith is simply believing for something in the spiritual realm before it ever comes in the natural realm and is manifested. Faith has nothing to do with visualizing or commanding something into being. It all depends on how this preacher teaches this potion of scripture that is dealing with Elisha and his servant before the battle actually took place as it was revealed that in the spiritual realm that there was more in the army of God than there were in the natural or fleshly army of King Aram as he had sent a strong force of his army to capture Elisha. The servant of Elisha woke up the next morning and saw all those soldiers all around the city and he was afraid and asked what they was going to do? Elisha prayed to God to open his eyes so that he could see that there was more in the army of God than in King Aram's army. That is the truth being revealed. Visualization and using our own imaginations and wills on how things will turn out IS NOT OF FAITH. If your preacher is teaching that it is. Then your preacher does not have proper understanding of this scripture passage therefore his message is false. Only God can open our spiritual eyes to see the things that are hidden from us.

What do you think Jesus would do concerning getting a tattoo on his body? Can you genuinely answer that question honestly within yourself? If so then you should have your answer.

His grace is sufficient (flawless). Therefore I will boast rather in my weaknesses that His grace will abound in me. I would liked to have seen what all that paint would have looked like splashed all over on a big canvas. Thanks for sharing video with us.

Sounds like a lack of communication all the way around. Perhaps you should have called the bride herself and asked her direct. Sometimes things and people get overlooked in such occasions as this and it shouldn't be taken personally either way it was.

I'm a good listener and can sing Dixie a number of different ways except standing on my head. I can play guitar and I've written several songs. I oil paint and make beads from polymer clay. I can remember faces but can't remember names and I think I'm a cat whisperer

I'm not really sure how God has gifted me. I can't think of any one particular thing that stands out. Sometimes others can recognize our talents or gifts we have but we can't really see them in ourselves.

Hey don't you touch that....

Amen thanks for sharing an old thread. Some old things needs saying again .

It is good when we find our true purpose or mission in God. Because it is then we can set our sight on it and go about fulfilling it.

Praise God and thanks for coming back and sharing your testimony with us.

I have to say Ezra there are many denominations and churches out there among us in the world. That actually do propagate the message of a "bloodless sacrifice" as they've quit preaching the cross altogether leaving the blood completely out of every aspect of the service. They too have stopped preaching hell in the same aspect. But many simply do not want to hear the truth of what Jesus went through on the cross. I admit it was awful what our dear and glorious Savior had to endure in order to show or demonstrate God's love to a lost and dying world who was without God and without hope while we were yet still sinners in this world. But many do not want to be part of a bloody religion. But that is exactly what it takes it takes the blood of Jesus to cleanse all our sins away making us whiter than snow. Without applying the shed blood of Christ on the lentils and doorposts of our hearts there is no hope of salvation and no reconciliation with the Heavenly Father. Access to God the Father is only obtained through Jesus Christ as he sheds his love abroad in our hearts. Without the preaching of the cross and Jesus Christ crucified people can't respond to the gospel and lives want be changed by the power of God Jesus said that man cannot live by bread alone but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God. Jesus was the Word from the beginning and was in the bossom of the Father as every thing that is in existence visible or invisible came into being by the spoken Word of God Jesus Christ. In which a man can partake of and live forever by accepting the blood sacrifice that God gave to the world that one spotless lamb being the only begotten Son of God as the sacrifice for the sins of the whole world. But there was indeed a man sent from heaven that would take away the sins of the world and his name is Jesus Christ born of the virgin Mary whose Father was God. Preaching another gospel will not change lives