My testimony (justbyfaith).
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Rev 2:8, And unto the angel of the church in Smyrna write; These things saith the first and the last, which was dead, and is alive;
Rev 2:9, I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Rev 2:10, Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev 2:11, He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
It has been my experience with mental hospitals, that they normally put you on a 3-day hold; and after that a 14-day hold; but that they have normally released me from my 14-day hold after 7 days.
This has been a total of ten days, practically every time.
It has been prophesied by Bob Jones in South Carolina, that those who follow Christ with all of their hearts would be taken into captivity and then injected with soul-killing drugs.
The good news is that Jesus will give you a crown of life if you die spiritually in such a manner; which is credit for real life that He will impart to you shortly afterwards, life in exchange for your crown of life.
Rev 2:9, I know thy works, and tribulation, and poverty, (but thou art rich) and I know the blasphemy of them which say they are Jews, and are not, but are the synagogue of Satan.
Rev 2:10, Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Rev 2:11, He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; He that overcometh shall not be hurt of the second death.
It has been my experience with mental hospitals, that they normally put you on a 3-day hold; and after that a 14-day hold; but that they have normally released me from my 14-day hold after 7 days.
This has been a total of ten days, practically every time.
It has been prophesied by Bob Jones in South Carolina, that those who follow Christ with all of their hearts would be taken into captivity and then injected with soul-killing drugs.
The good news is that Jesus will give you a crown of life if you die spiritually in such a manner; which is credit for real life that He will impart to you shortly afterwards, life in exchange for your crown of life.
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A major aspect of my mental illness, as it pertained to my theology, had to do with the fact that I had said to my English teacher in High School, that I believed that the Father was satan; because of a misunderstanding of the message of Jack London's book White Fang. In the book, the wolf has one master who is cruel and demanding and later comes into contact with a master who is loving and kind. Because of certain things I had misunderstood in the Old Testament, I had perceived God the Father to be like that first master; and Jesus Christ to be more like the second master. (In all reality the first master was the law and the second master grace.)
However, in coming to an understanding that is very close to Oneness theology, I have come to perceive the Father as being not satan; for there was no deceit in His mouth when He descended to become a Man (Isaiah 53:9). And of course the devil is the father of lies.
This turned out to be the clincher for my misconception that I have now come to understand that it was false.
Therefore as of April 29 Wednesday, at 5:56 am in 2020, I believe that I have passed from death into everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation, according to John 5:24.
Now my spiritual breathing will consist of the fact that I am a debtor, not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if I live according to the flesh, I will die; but if I by the Spirit will mortify the deeds of the body, I will live.
However, in coming to an understanding that is very close to Oneness theology, I have come to perceive the Father as being not satan; for there was no deceit in His mouth when He descended to become a Man (Isaiah 53:9). And of course the devil is the father of lies.
This turned out to be the clincher for my misconception that I have now come to understand that it was false.
Therefore as of April 29 Wednesday, at 5:56 am in 2020, I believe that I have passed from death into everlasting life and shall not come into condemnation, according to John 5:24.
Now my spiritual breathing will consist of the fact that I am a debtor, not to the flesh, to live according to it. For if I live according to the flesh, I will die; but if I by the Spirit will mortify the deeds of the body, I will live.
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Waiting on him
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After reading all of this, it sounds too me as if you've had a really crappy childhood. Have you done anything to approach any of that?
It has not only been my childhood.
However, I have joy and peace in Jesus Christ in spite of it all.
Preacher4Truth
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Father, Son and Holy Spirit are clear in Scripture, Matthew 28; John Gospel, esp. ch/s 13 thru 17; Romans 8; John's First Epistle, etc.
Hi @Preacher4Truth,
It should be clear that the Father is a Spirit (John 4:23-24) and that therefore, if you would be so kind as to read John 14:7-11, you will see that He is the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Also, the name of the son that is given (Isaiah 9:6) will be among other things the everlasting Father.
There is also one Lord in scripture (Ephesians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 8:6); and He is clearly the Father (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21). However, no one can say that Jesus is the Lord except by the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 12:3).
If a doctrine translates into passing from death into everlasting life for me, which this doctrine does do, I would be curious as to why you would want to take away from me everlasting life by discounting that doctrine and/or trying to disprove it or say that it is heresy. Or, why would you attempt to get me to not believe something that clearly is the reason why I am alive spiritually?
It is not heresy; and even if it be counted as heresy, I would refer you to Acts 24:14 (kjv).
Act 24:14, But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
The words of Paul the apostle.
It should be clear that the Father is a Spirit (John 4:23-24) and that therefore, if you would be so kind as to read John 14:7-11, you will see that He is the Spirit of Jesus Christ.
Also, the name of the son that is given (Isaiah 9:6) will be among other things the everlasting Father.
There is also one Lord in scripture (Ephesians 4:5, 1 Corinthians 8:6); and He is clearly the Father (Matthew 11:25, Luke 10:21). However, no one can say that Jesus is the Lord except by the Holy Ghost (1 Corinthians 12:3).
If a doctrine translates into passing from death into everlasting life for me, which this doctrine does do, I would be curious as to why you would want to take away from me everlasting life by discounting that doctrine and/or trying to disprove it or say that it is heresy. Or, why would you attempt to get me to not believe something that clearly is the reason why I am alive spiritually?
It is not heresy; and even if it be counted as heresy, I would refer you to Acts 24:14 (kjv).
Act 24:14, But this I confess unto thee, that after the way which they call heresy, so worship I the God of my fathers, believing all things which are written in the law and in the prophets:
The words of Paul the apostle.
Please keep debates in debate forums...this is a testimonial forum where members share their experiences and give testimony which Glorifies God.
Thank you.
Yep agreed, nobody should be discouraging others from posting their testimonies, lets keep testimony threads about testimonies.
As they are wonderful for Christians to read to build up faith, and they are even more wonderful for non-Christians to read, as it's like sowing seeds into their life, and they may not turn to Jesus the first time, but it all builds up, and it may help lead them to turn to Jesus one day, reading and hearing all these wonderful testimonies about the power of Jesus.
Amen
quietthinker
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God knows our hearts justbyfaith, he knows if we are true to what we understand.
Those who receive the mark are those who know God's Commandments yet refuse to keep them. There is no magic in it, it is straight forward.
Of course, I could be put into a mental hospital for having it...which I would define as persecution for believing in those passages.
A short testimony.
Before I became a believer in Christ I used to be an addict of the game of AD&D; and I even played the computer games of that sort after becoming a Christian because I wanted to show interest in my brother who also played the game (obedience to Philippians 2:4).
I started one of the games as a Cleric with a wisdom of 18; and proceeded to read a book when I found it. It raised my wisdom score to that of 19; but the game immediately ended because my character went insane in the dungeon.
The final score of the game was that it said that my character "went insane."
This happened three times; and my brother was witness to it.
I think that the last time that it happened, my brother got the picture, that my character went berserk on all of the creatures (I think, because they kept attacking him while he was attempting to glean wisdom from the book) and finally took over the entire dungeon.
Hos 9:7, The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
I say to you truly that this character in the game of life has the true victory; while suffering cannot be avoided by any of us.
Before I became a believer in Christ I used to be an addict of the game of AD&D; and I even played the computer games of that sort after becoming a Christian because I wanted to show interest in my brother who also played the game (obedience to Philippians 2:4).
I started one of the games as a Cleric with a wisdom of 18; and proceeded to read a book when I found it. It raised my wisdom score to that of 19; but the game immediately ended because my character went insane in the dungeon.
The final score of the game was that it said that my character "went insane."
This happened three times; and my brother was witness to it.
I think that the last time that it happened, my brother got the picture, that my character went berserk on all of the creatures (I think, because they kept attacking him while he was attempting to glean wisdom from the book) and finally took over the entire dungeon.
Hos 9:7, The days of visitation are come, the days of recompence are come; Israel shall know it: the prophet is a fool, the spiritual man is mad, for the multitude of thine iniquity, and the great hatred.
I say to you truly that this character in the game of life has the true victory; while suffering cannot be avoided by any of us.
Grailhunter
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You and I have discussed this before.
And I understand it partially because I have had to deal with it.
My own son was murdered because he was running with the wrong crowd because he was self medicating. Bi-polar.
Neither expect criticism, nor sympathy from me....just acceptance.
I like JBF
Criticism in such matters is cruel and unprepossessing because we cannot always walk in another moccasins.
Sympathy fixes nothing...nice...but can materialize as a crutch.
I accept you as you are....
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One of the reasons why I encourage others to always be Bereans (Acts of the Apostles 17:10-11) and check what I say by the word is because anything that I say could be off-base because of my mental illness.
But this is also a reason why I always ask the Holy Spirit to give me the words to say to people; because, even though I have a mental illness, I consider myself accountable to the Lord for what I say: and therefore I seek to rely on the Holy Ghost for just about everything I say out there. Sometimes I forget to pray; but for the most Part I do pray when I think that it is important.
And I have also lifted up a general prayer at one point that all of my words on the internet would be anointed of the Holy Ghost.
But this is also a reason why I always ask the Holy Spirit to give me the words to say to people; because, even though I have a mental illness, I consider myself accountable to the Lord for what I say: and therefore I seek to rely on the Holy Ghost for just about everything I say out there. Sometimes I forget to pray; but for the most Part I do pray when I think that it is important.
And I have also lifted up a general prayer at one point that all of my words on the internet would be anointed of the Holy Ghost.
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