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8-28-19

Continued from: Hearing God: Praise and Thanksgiving always proceeds from a heart that is receiving God's love. Then we can praise and thank Him in our thinking all during the day Then, with that kind of communication with our heavenly Father, we can ask Him for guidance concerning the issues for our lives. Then we can begin to hear his voice, fellowship with Him and become more and more a friend of God. That to me is the greatest blessing in the entire universe.

What we have been discussing is the most important thing in my opinion, in any Christian's life-it is the very reason God has placed us on this planet. He is a loving person who has a need-He needs the love of His children. His love is not complete until we love Him back. and His love is not fulfilling until we enter a continuing relationship that always allows Him to bless us to the extent that we are able to fellowship with him.

It is true that there is difficulty in overcoming our old sin nature called "the flesh" , but I suggest to you that there is no other alternative if our lives are to have meaning in this life and the life to come. It may be that you are this pathway of loving God; if not, you can depend on Him to lead you as you develop your relationship.

All of our personalities are different, so there is no set way to relate to our Lord. unless we would continue in His sayings to know the truth of matters/issues of life. However, there are helps in the scriptures. Some of them are listed below.

1. Ask the Lord for understanding and wisdom as you read the Bible.

2. Forgive everyone who has offended you whether or not they ask for it.

3. Get rid of all known sin. Pray for the conviction of the Holy Spirit of unknown sin and receive God's loving forgiveness.

5. Guard your mind, knowing that sin begins in the mind. Get prompt forgiveness for sinful thoughts especially those produced by anger or a critical attitude. Ask the Lord for His thoughts, due to various situations, according to his will.

6. John 17:19-26

7. Revelation 3:20

And more to the above

Love Always, Walter


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10 hours ago, Walter and Deborah said:

8-28-19

Continued from: Hearing God: Praise and Thanksgiving always proceeds from a heart that is receiving God's love. Then we can praise and thank Him in our thinking all during the day

 

Praise is POWERFUL. But what many fails to realize is the delivering power of thanksgiving when it is combined with praise. 

 

The delivering power of thanksgiving

Jonah experienced the most adverse circumstances. What did Jonah do? But I will sacrifice to you with the voice of thanksgiving (Jonah 2:9). There in Sheol Jonah offered up a sacrifice of thanksgiving with his voice. What happened to his circumstances? God spoke to his circumstances, and Jonah went from death to life as the whale vomited him out unto dry land.

 

This is the power of thanksgiving. Start giving thanks to God with a grateful heart and see the delivering power of God in your life. Your adverse circumstances will change. Your deliverance is dependent upon the fruit of your lips giving thanks.

 

By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name ( Hebrews 13:15)

 

The eternal worship around the throne. Thanksgiving is part of the eternal worship around the throne: Revelation 4:9, 7:12,11:17.

In David’s time, the ministry of the Levites in the house of the LORD was to stand every morning to thank (Yadah) and to praise ( Hallal) the LORD and to do likewise at even (1 chronicles 23:30)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


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11 hours ago, Walter and Deborah said:

He is a loving person

God is a person??? I'm confused again! I resist all attempts to describe God in any other way than what He told Moses when He said "I am that I am.". I'm not sure what is meant by referring to God as a person but I'm sure I'm not comfortable with it.

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5 hours ago, unworthyservant said:

God is a person??? I'm confused again! I resist all attempts to describe God in any other way than what He told Moses when He said "I am that I am.". I'm not sure what is meant by referring to God as a person but I'm sure I'm not comfortable with it.

The being of God is divine. But within the one being three are 3 persons Father son Holy spirit. 

Being and persons is not the same thing :

 

Being- the essence that makes something what it is .for example, there are celestial beings, there are human beings, and there is one divine being. The being of God is what makes God God. He is omnipotent omnipresent all powerful

 

Person-the essence that makes someone who he is. The personality of someone. Within my one being is one person. Within the one being of God are three persons.

You cannot say God is LOVE unless there is a lover ,a beloved, and the spirit of love between them. That;s why God can say to Moses :I AM  i.e I am always love, I am always good, I am always faithful.

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11 hours ago, unworthyservant said:

God is a person??? I'm confused again! I resist all attempts to describe God in any other way than what He told Moses when He said "I am that I am.". I'm not sure what is meant by referring to God as a person but I'm sure I'm not comfortable with it.

But! God is a spirit, or did I say that God is a person? What I meant is, in the person of Jesus Christ, God is love.

God is a person???

God Is a Person! (List of Scriptures) He Is a Person. He has a Voice, He can Walk, He has a Presence. GENESIS 3:8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. He Has Hands.

John 3:16 , 1 John 4:8, 1 John 4:16,

https://www.allaboutgod.com/god-is-love.htm

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6 hours ago, Worship Warriors said:

Being and persons is not the same thing

Absolutely, and while I have no problem with referring to God as a being as it is less defined than calling Him a person.

And I don't know where you got your definitions but they don't jive with Merriam Webster or the OED. Merriam-Webster defines Person as follows Definition of person : a human being. : a person who likes or enjoys something specified. In law : the body or clothing of a person especially when considered as a place to hide things. Now I'm betting that more people define person according to Merriam Webster than where ever your definition comes from, so if for no other reason, I believe it's unwise (if not downright blasphemous) to call God a person if for no other reason than as to avoid conflict with those who don't share your definition.

2 hours ago, Walter and Deborah said:

He has a Voice, He can Walk, He has a Presence.

I have a Voice, I can walk, I have a presence and that doesn't make me God any more than it makes God a person!

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29 minutes ago, unworthyservant said:

Absolutely, and while I have no problem with referring to God as a being as it is less defined than calling Him a person.

And I don't know where you got your definitions but they don't jive with Merriam Webster or the OED. Merriam-Webster defines Person as follows Definition of person : a human being. : a person who likes or enjoys something specified. In law : the body or clothing of a person especially when considered as a place to hide things. Now I'm betting that more people define person according to Merriam Webster than where ever your definition comes from, so if for no other reason, I believe it's unwise (if not downright blasphemous) to call God a person if for no other reason than as to avoid conflict with those who don't share your definition.

I have a Voice, I can walk, I have a presence and that doesn't make me God any more than it makes God a person!

I have showed you scriptures, but since you have in your mind that God is not a person, there is no other proof, then all I can say to you is, may God give you scriptural proof of His presence, Thanks for your time.

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Just now, Walter and Deborah said:

I have showed you scriptures, but since you have in your mind that God is not a person, there is no other proof, then all I can say to you is, may God give you scriptural proof of His presence, Thanks for your time.

You haven't showed me one Scripture that refers to God as a person and can't! You show scripture that speaks of God walking in the Garden of Eden and then say God has hands. From my point, twisting the Holy Scripture in this way borders on blasphemy! Then you go and interpret somehow that this means God is a person. Really rocky road you've chosen and I sincerely pray and hope that God will show you who he really is someday (It won't be on this earth) but til then I'd suggest not making up words that aren't in the Scripture to rope God into your image of what you think He is!


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Just now, unworthyservant said:

there is no other proof

NULLA PROBATIONEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!(THERE IS NO PROOF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!) that God is a person and until you show me a reputable translation that says differently, I'll have to believe that you are twisting the Scripture to fit your opinion as opposed to the other way around!


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8 minutes ago, unworthyservant said:

You haven't showed me one Scripture that refers to God as a person and can't! You show scripture that speaks of God walking in the Garden of Eden and then say God has hands. From my point, twisting the Holy Scripture in this way borders on blasphemy! Then you go and interpret somehow that this means God is a person. Really rocky road you've chosen and I sincerely pray and hope that God will show you who he really is someday (It won't be on this earth) but til then I'd suggest not making up words that aren't in the Scripture to rope God into your image of what you think He is!

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