social distanting? not in my bible

[R. Hartono]

7 hours ago, vic66 said:

others still don't get it.

if you don't agree or want to hear it you have a free will walk on by

Nineveh was not contaminated with deadly virus without warning.

Yes people still commit sin during house quarantine but their children still deserve a chance for Salvation n need to b protected from deadly virus

Edited April 10, 2020 by R. Hartono

[LadyKay]

6 hours ago, vic66 said:

read my former replies concerning the above

I think the trouble you are having here vic, is that you seem to think that God's message can only be delivered one way and one way only.  By thinking this way you are trying to limit what God can do.  Anyway that is what I think is going on here.  

[vic66]

31 minutes ago, LadyKay said:

I think the trouble you are having here vic, is that you seem to think that God's message can only be delivered one way and one way only.  By thinking this way you are trying to limit what God can do.  Anyway that is what I think is going on here.  

there is no question God is able to reach mankind through many methods but Church gathering / housing meetings where to 2 or 3 are there God is in the mist. (is upmost importance)

[R. Hartono]

18 hours ago, vic66 said:

 

Below we have a King of over sixty thousand people who heard the preaching of Jonah, The preaching reach into his soul. He acted with courage, conviction, humility and as a wise King that saved his people from wrath and destruction.

Lock down doesn't address the sin problem people still fornicate behind close doors

they get drunk in their homes, they still pray to Allah, Mary, Budda and the many Hindu gods.

This king showed to the world what God really requires.

 

Jonah 3 Authorized (King James)

3 And the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the second time, saying, ² Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. ³ So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey. ⁴ And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown.

⁵ So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. ⁶ For word came unto the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, and he laid his robe from him, and covered him with sackcloth, and sat in ashes. ⁷ And he caused it to be proclaimed and published through Nineveh by the decree of the king and his nobles, saying, Let neither man nor beast, herd nor flock, taste any thing: let them not feed, nor drink water: ⁸ but let man and beast be covered with sackcloth, and cry mightily unto God: yea, let them turn every one from his evil way, and from the violence that is in their hands. ⁹ Who can tell if God will turn and repent, and turn away from his fierce anger, that we perish not?

¹⁰ And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did it not.

 

Luke 11:29-32 (AKJV)

²⁹ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. ³⁰ For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. ³¹ The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here. ³² The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.

Please man, Nineveh was not contaminated with deadly virus without warning which killed n keep spreading n this Will finish our world unless proper prevention n medication is taken.

[Daniel Marsh]

it is unwise to based theology on the end of Mark, that is a well known addition to scripture.

[DAVID5]

GOD, AND JESUS, GAVE YOU COMMON SENSE,, TO SAVE YOUR LIVES,,AND ALL THE ONES THAT GAVE THEM UP FOR,, US ARE IN A VERY GOOD HEAVEN...THANK GOD,,THANK JESUS,,AND THANK YOUR HOLY SPIRIT...WHOM YOU SHOULD GET TO KNOW VERY WELL,,,ON YOUR JOURNEY TO JESUS...

Edited April 14, 2020 by DAVID5
CORRECTION

[kwikphilly]

On 4/10/2020 at 10:59 AM, vic66 said:

there is no question God is able to reach mankind through many methods but Church gathering / housing meetings where to 2 or 3 are there God is in the mist. (is upmost importance)

Why is that vic? The God I serve is ABLE to do ALL things,what's the matter with 2 & 3 or 25 on a conference call......when I was bedridden I had my entire church & sister church on the phone praying for me.......is Almighty God not in the midst right now,where we are gathered in His Name?

   I Believe this is what Jesus was hinting at that WE will do Greater things.....we have so so so many ways to connect with others today,just look at the Gospel being Preached to almost every corner of this planet via satellite......my GOD is ABLE,He Doesn't need me to check off any boxes in order to "perform"  Firstly,it's already DONE,so what are you standing on exactly?

[vic66]

2 hours ago, kwikphilly said:

Why is that vic? The God I serve is ABLE to do ALL things,what's the matter with 2 & 3 or 25 on a conference call......when I was bedridden I had my entire church & sister church on the phone praying for me.......is Almighty God not in the midst right now,where we are gathered in His Name?

   I Believe this is what Jesus was hinting at that WE will do Greater things.....we have so so so many ways to connect with others today,just look at the Gospel being Preached to almost every corner of this planet via satellite......my GOD is ABLE,He Doesn't need me to check off any boxes in order to "perform"  Firstly,it's already DONE,so what are you standing on exactly?

1john1:3-7

3We proclaim to you what we have seen and heard, so that you also may have fellowship with us. And this fellowship of ours is with the Father and with His Son, Jesus Christ. 4We write these things so that oura joy may be complete. 5And this is the message we have heard from Him and announce to you: God is light, and in Him there is no darkness at all. 6If we say we have fellowship with Him yet walk in the darkness, we lie and do not practice the truth. 7Butb if we walk in the light as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus His Son cleanses us from all sin.

[vic66]

2 hours ago, kwikphilly said:

Why is that vic? The God I serve is ABLE to do ALL things,what's the matter with 2 & 3 or 25 on a conference call......when I was bedridden I had my entire church & sister church on the phone praying for me.......is Almighty God not in the midst right now,where we are gathered in His Name?

   I Believe this is what Jesus was hinting at that WE will do Greater things.....we have so so so many ways to connect with others today,just look at the Gospel being Preached to almost every corner of this planet via satellite......my GOD is ABLE,He Doesn't need me to check off any boxes in order to "perform"  Firstly,it's already DONE,so what are you standing on exactly?

Question: How does the Bible define fellowship? Why should we do it?

Answer: The basic definition of Christian fellowship is that it is the act of meeting with those who are converted and who possess the same general beliefs. It is the sharing of knowledge and the trials and triumphs of life among those who are called and chosen of God. Such regular fellowship meetings are an essential element in a believer's spiritual growth and development.

The World English Dictionary states that fellowship is the act of people sharing activities, goals, interests, duties, trials, troubles and alike with one another in a group. Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible has six different possible interpretations of this word.

Several basic elements to fellowship need to exist for it to be successful. The first is that those who meet together should have things in common like beliefs (Acts 2:42), work (Nehemiah 4:1 - 23), faith (1Samuel 20:30 - 42), need (2Corinthians 8:1 - 15) and what they struggle against (Daniel 3:16 - 30). Other areas of commonality necessary for fellowship include a common purpose (see Psalms 133:1), conviction (see 1Peter 3:8), and hope (Ephesians 4:4).

 

Another foundation in order to productively get together is in what is shared. Believers should share in the responsibility of helping others in the faith who may lack the essentials of life.

For to their power, I bear record, yea, and beyond their power they were willing of themselves; Praying us with much intreaty that we would receive the gift, and take upon us the fellowship of the ministering to the saints (2Corinthians 8:3 - 4, KJV).

They should also share in what it takes to preach the gospel to the world.

I (the Apostle Paul) thank my God on every remembrance of you, Always making supplication with joy in my every prayer for you all, For your fellowship in the gospel from the first day until now (Philippians 1:3 - 5, see also Galatians 2:9).

What should also shared is the power of God's spirit to bring people together (Philippians 2:1). Another element is that those who meet should all desire to walk in the light of God's word (1John 1:7). All believers should share in what is called the gospel mystery, "And that I might enlighten all as to what is the fellowship of the mystery that has been hidden from the ages in God . . ." (Ephesians 3:9, HBFV).

 

There are, of course, several other traits believers who fellowship together should share in but only a few are listed here to spur further study.

The definition of fellowship, either as a noun or a a verb, demonstrates who we are. It allows us to interact with others who share common beliefs and sentiments. It allows us to recognize our own faults and gives us the opportunity to share in the spiritual growth of others. Moreover, as we have seen and as the Bible confirms, this is highly pleasing in God's sight. We should practice this outstanding spiritual trait whenever we can.

[vic66]

On 4/10/2020 at 4:17 PM, Godismyloveforever said:

2 or more can do that here. We do just fine twice a week at the site prayer meeting hour.  Last night Dan did communion for us. It was a beautiful moment.  

 

 

it's not quite how Christ intended it