Anybody wants to post a Bible verse ?

[B-B]

25 The Lord is good to those who wait for Him,
To the soul who seeks Him.
26 It is good that one should hope and wait quietly
For the salvation of the Lord.
27 It is good for a man to bear
The yoke in his youth.

28 Let him sit alone and keep silent,
Because God has laid it on him;
29 Let him put his mouth in the dust—
There may yet be hope.
30 Let him give his cheek to the one who strikes him,
And be full of reproach.

31 For the Lord will not cast off forever.
32 Though He causes grief,
Yet He will show compassion
According to the multitude of His mercies.
33 For He does not afflict willingly,
Nor grieve the children of men

Lamentations 3:25-33

[Blue Lulu]

Jeremiah 29:13

And you will seek Me and find Me, when you search for Me with all of your heart.

[MrBear]

7 hours ago, OneLight said:

If I rot in a jail or be beheaded for Him, so be it.  As long as it is for doing His work He has me to do, then that was meant to be.  Please don't tell me you'd only allow Him into your life to the degree that is gauged only as long as you are all comfy while doing so.

Please don’t tell me you were offended brother❤️
in no way was I putting down your Bible verse I love J the Baptist 

and as Jesus would say in

Matthew 5: 10-12

Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 
 

I would hope when my own time comes to pay an ultimate price I would do so with gladness in heart , we never know until truly confronted how we will react, but I would like to think I would let his will be done 🙏

I felt compelled to respond to you as I felt you may have been offended and that was not my intention so if you were I apologize 🥰

as Jesus said

Blessed are pure in heart, for they shall see God.

That involves apologizing if I feel you were offended Brother 🙂

SHALOM❤️

 

[OneLight]

3 hours ago, MrBear said:

Please don’t tell me you were offended brother❤️
in no way was I putting down your Bible verse I love J the Baptist 

and as Jesus would say in

Matthew 5: 10-12

Those who are persecuted for righteousness are blessed, for the kingdom of heaven is theirs. 
 

I would hope when my own time comes to pay an ultimate price I would do so with gladness in heart , we never know until truly confronted how we will react, but I would like to think I would let his will be done 🙏

I felt compelled to respond to you as I felt you may have been offended and that was not my intention so if you were I apologize 🥰

as Jesus said

Blessed are pure in heart, for they shall see God.

That involves apologizing if I feel you were offended Brother 🙂

SHALOM❤️

 

Your first two sentences made me pause and wonder what you meant by them, so I'd say I was puzzled, not offended.  If a Christian does not count the cost of following Jesus, then they have not read scripture about Him who they want to follow.  Jesus, in Luke 14:25-33, made strong statements of what it meant to follow Him, statements which people still today have a hard time understanding.

Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.  And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.  For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—  lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?  Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?  Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.  So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

So my statement was yes, I am aware of what it may cost me as I follow John 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease.

[MrBear]

26 minutes ago, OneLight said:

Your first two sentences made me pause and wonder what you meant by them, so I'd say I was puzzled, not offended.  If a Christian does not count the cost of following Jesus, then they have not read scripture about Him who they want to follow.  Jesus, in Luke 14:25-33, made strong statements of what it meant to follow Him, statements which people still today have a hard time understanding.

Now great multitudes went with Him. And He turned and said to them, “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother, wife and children, brothers and sisters, yes, and his own life also, he cannot be My disciple.  And whoever does not bear his cross and come after Me cannot be My disciple.  For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not sit down first and count the cost, whether he has enough to finish it—  lest, after he has laid the foundation, and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish’?  Or what king, going to make war against another king, does not sit down first and consider whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him who comes against him with twenty thousand?  Or else, while the other is still a great way off, he sends a delegation and asks conditions of peace.  So likewise, whoever of you does not forsake all that he has cannot be My disciple.

So my statement was yes, I am aware of what it may cost me as I follow John 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease.

Well I’m happy you weren’t offended ❤️
SHALOM❤️

[Guest]

(Proverbs 3:13)  Blessed is the one who finds wisdom, and the one who gets understanding,
(Proverbs 3:14)  for the gain from her is better than gain from silver and her profit better than gold.
(Proverbs 3:15)  She is more precious than jewels, and nothing you desire can compare with her.  [ESV]

 

[Mama Etna]

Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;

Hebrews 1:3

[Guest]

(Romans 6:6)  We know that our old self was crucified with him in order that the body of sin might be brought to nothing, so that we would no longer be enslaved to sin.  [ESV]

 

[Mama Etna]

And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. And when they had seen it, they made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child. And all they that heard it wondered at those things which were told them by the shepherds. But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart. And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as it was told unto them. - Luke 2: 16-20

[Walter and Deborah]

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