HisFirst Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 21 Topic Count: 315 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 3,491 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 2,582 Days Won: 3 Joined: 09/25/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted February 15, 2017 Whether it be a small thing or big? Is helping others through life what its all about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplejeff Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 12 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 7,689 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 20 Joined: 06/30/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 15, 2017 18 minutes ago, HisFirst said: Whether it be a small thing or big? Is helping others through life what its all about? Basically yes. That would effect more good results than what any large group or church is doing now. Not as if by rule or by rote, nor as if under obligation to rules, but subject always, in everything to the MASTER JESUS. See in SCRIPTURE how JESUS taught the apostles and disciples to live, simply and with motives being purified to serve GOD. Every one of the WORDS that proceed from YHWH , HE says that is what we are to live by. "Every one of the WORDS" is truly a life long experience, learning and DOing HIS WORD (be not hearers only, but DOers.....)... HIS WORD is more important and more valuable than gold, yes, even more than much fine gold..... So as we are permitted and enabled and willing, let us learn HIS WORD DAILY, relying and trusting our FATHER in heaven to accomplish everything concerning SALVATION as HE says.... for us and for as many as will come to HIM. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heavenunlimited Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 40 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 606 Content Per Day: 0.23 Reputation: 462 Days Won: 2 Joined: 01/20/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted February 15, 2017 Back then they had everything together and gave to those lacking with result noone was poor or hungry or homeless. Each church should do that why did they stop that? Same as gathering each day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simplejeff Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Mars Hill Followers: 12 Topic Count: 12 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 7,689 Content Per Day: 2.39 Reputation: 2 Days Won: 20 Joined: 06/30/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 15, 2017 15 minutes ago, Heavenunlimited said: Back then they had everything together and gave to those lacking with result noone was poor or hungry or homeless. Each church should do that why did they stop that? Same as gathering each day. "They" - meaning the ecclesia immersed in Y'SHUA'S NAME, living the way HE says to live, did not stop. Today it is still rare, as it was back then and all thru history. R A R E (not common) . F E W - who find the narrow road to life. "They" are blessings to all around them, when you can find them (us)/ but the large religious and the political groups everywhere oppose us(them). They(we) require honesty and truth in all things all day, every day, as we live according to JESUS WORD. Almost no one else wants this, even just this aspect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FresnoJoe Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Graduated to Heaven Followers: 207 Topic Count: 60 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 8,651 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 5,761 Days Won: 4 Joined: 01/31/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/04/1943 Share Posted February 15, 2017 39 minutes ago, HisFirst said: Whether it be a small thing or big.... Is helping others through life what its all about.... First. The Good News And what do you benefit if you gain the whole world but lose your own soul? Is anything worth more than your soul? If anyone is ashamed of me and my message in these adulterous and sinful days, the Son of Man will be ashamed of that person when he returns in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.” Mark 8:36-38 (New Living Translation) While Loving On Sinners And Saints Alike If one of you says to them, "Go in peace; keep warm and well fed," but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? James 2:16 (New International Version)And Then The Confession So you also, when you have done all that you were commanded, say, ‘We are unworthy servants; we have only done what was our duty.’” Luke 17:10 (English Standard Version) All Glory To The KING "I am the LORD, that is My name; I will not give My glory to another, Nor My praise to graven images. Isaiah 42:8 (New American Standard Bible) ~ Be Blessed Beloved Of The KING The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Numbers 6:24-27 (King James Bible) Love, Your Brother Joe ~ Thy word is true from the beginning: and every one of thy righteous judgments endureth for ever. Psalms 119:160 (King James Bible) The Bible contains the mind of God, the state of man, the way of salvation, the doom of sinners, and the happiness of believers. Its doctrines are holy, its precepts are binding, its histories are true, and its decisions are immutable. Read it to be wise, believe it to be safe, and practice it to be holy. It contains light to direct you, food to support you, and comfort to cheer you. It is the traveler’s map, the pilgrim’s staff, the pilot’s compass, the soldier’s sword and the Christian’s charter. Here too, Heaven is opened and the gates of Hell disclosed. Christ is its grand subject, our good its design, and the glory of God its end. It should fill the memory, rule the heart and guide the feet. Read it slowly, frequently and prayerfully. It is a mine of wealth, a paradise of glory, and a river of pleasure. It is given you in life, will be opened at the judgment, and be remembered forever. It involves the highest responsibility, rewards the greatest labor, and will condemn all who trifle with its sacred contents. From The Inside Of My Gideon New Testament Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Teditis Posted February 15, 2017 Share Posted February 15, 2017 I agree with Joe that we have to preach the Good News first... that is the One, True thing that everyone needs. After that, giving and helping in other ways is paramount too... we are to Love others as ourselves... to take care of the Body of believers where ever we are able. Still, Christ said that we will have the poor with us always... so the job is something that there's plenty of opportunity to perform and many different ways to accomplish this task. Many are poor in other ways besides materially. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ezra Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 16 Topic Count: 134 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 8,142 Content Per Day: 2.35 Reputation: 6,612 Days Won: 20 Joined: 11/02/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, HisFirst said: Whether it be a small thing or big? Is helping others through life what its all about? The parable of the Good Samaritan was given for this purpose. Also the parable of the Sheep and Goats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Patriot21 Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 28 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 15,705 Content Per Day: 2.46 Reputation: 8,522 Days Won: 39 Joined: 10/25/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/27/1985 Share Posted February 15, 2017 Absolutely.if everyone did, this world would be a far better place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snow Posted February 15, 2017 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 29 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,675 Content Per Day: 0.47 Reputation: 2,124 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/31/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted February 15, 2017 1 hour ago, HisFirst said: Whether it be a small thing or big? Is helping others through life what its all about? Hi HF We can let Jesus love others through us and give glory to God.. God bless Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neighbor Posted February 16, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 18 Topic Count: 951 Topics Per Day: 0.35 Content Count: 13,561 Content Per Day: 5.03 Reputation: 9,043 Days Won: 6 Joined: 12/04/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/03/1885 Share Posted February 16, 2017 Well let me be the contrarian on this one. A place without worship of Jesus, no matter how generous the people of that place is only eutopia without God. Evil can do good works. A most wonderful evil are the Shriners, and their children's hospitals, can one think of a higher generosity? Does anyone think the Shriners to be of Jesus in any sense of that phrase? It takes more than just good works, in fact it takes an absence or void of good works to become saved of the Holy Spirit's call and by Jesus' sacrifice. For one cannot use works toward salvation diminishing what God has already done in total. Nonetheless because of the gift of salvation the saints in Christ Jesus are to fellowship and to be generous one to another, and to do all that is done to the Glory of God. So are Christians to be the insurance agency against poverty for the world? Are we as today's church to run government type welfare agencies for all or be found wanting in our faith? What is the historic record of the early churches? Did they send their gifts onto all the world, or were the good works of welfare by the churches extended to yet other churches only? should today be as yesterday might have been, where there were at least two levels of "civil" government over the church- one Roman, one Judaic. Were there not two levels of generosity within the early church-one corporate in nature organized to help the church under severe oppresion at Jerusalem with it's members being shunned by family friend and community? In that effort there was an organized gathering of gifts to be sent to that church. But on an individual basis, did the church take care of it's entire community tending to all of every persuasion of faith? Or did individuals give a cold cup of water in the name of Jesus, simply extending kindness, rather than running a controlling welfare system upon others? Would the early church contract with government agencies of State in order to run those agencies as the Salvation Army does today, by contracting with State to run children's welfare agencies having the power of government to control and arrest individuals? Should churches today have anything to do with civil government and it's grand schemes of organized welfare and control over individuals behavior? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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