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'Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of Him.' (Psa 33:8) Hello @kcnalp, It is so easy to blame those in authority over us for what is happening within our nations, and to deny any personal responsibility for the decline of all we hold dear. Yet...

Hi @marks Controlling a pandemic is new territory for the governments concerned, and each is attempting to control it in the best way they can. They have sought the best medical advice possible and are enforcing rules and regulations in order to control peoples behaviour to minimise the spread...

'Beloved, think it not strange concerning the fiery trial which is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: But rejoice, inasmuch as ye are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when iHs glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. If ye be reproached...

Hello @Backlit, Would you please explain what you mean by the words, 'historicism in understanding prophecy'? Would you also please give an example of how and why not acknowledging it should become someone's downfall? Thank you In Christ Jesus our risen and glorified Saviour, Lord and Head. Chris

'Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men. If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the...

Hello @CadyandZoe, Thank you for your gracious response, and for supplying me with the background and motivation behind the case in question. My last response to you, reply#98, gives the reason why I cannot sympathise with that motivation or the action taken. In Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @CadyandZoe, To say that covid19 is merely a hoax, is to fly in the face of all the evidence we have to the contrary. The death figures alone testify to the formidable virus that this is. Every effort therefore is being taken to counteract it, and to eradicate it, this requires the...

Hello @CadyandZoe That pastor was not suffering for Christ: and he can stand on a street corner and preach the gospel, or in a local park; he does not need to enter a building in order to do so. This is a ridiculous analogy. It is time to behave like mature adults, and consider those at risk...

'For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.' (1 Peter 3:17) 'Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme; Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment...

Hello @DayandZoe, Is this what the writers of the Epistles exhorted those under their care to do, in the face of the opposition they were receiving? I think a reading of the practical section of each of the epistles would be good to read in regard to how we should behave in this present...

Hello @CadyandZoe The authorities guard the vulnerable by whatever means are deemed necessary to preserve life, and defeat this disease which is taking the lives of so many. A building has been closed, so what! It is only a building. Our fellowship is with the Father and with the Son, by the...

Hello @Enoch111, There has been an official investigation into the cause of this pandemic, and lab-manufacture has been ruled out as a possible cause. As for the pastors you speak of, they would be better served in serving their own community by obeying their governments decisions, and...

Hello there, @Triumph1300, These rules and regulations concerning social interaction today are for a purpose, and hopefully for a relatively short duration. Our fellowship is with the Father and with His Son, the Lord Jesus Christ, by the Spirit, and so the temporary closure of a building is...

Hello @Enoch111, With respect this is your own interpretation of events and their causes, and there is no evidence to support it. Thank you In Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @The Viking Jew, Why have we had other serious outbreaks of disease throughout history, which have had to be overcome? The global spread of this particular virus is because of the habits of humans now, and the ready availability of transportation to any part of the world. So the...

'For by one offering He hath perfected for ever them that are sanctified. Whereof the Holy Ghost also is a witness to us: for after that He had said before, This is the covenant that I will make with them after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and in their...

Hello @Empyrean, Curious about your user name and looking it up, I can only deduce that you perceive yourself to be a citizen of the highest heaven: Yes? The believer's citizenship certainly is in heaven where Christ sits at God's right hand, because he is where his Lord is, for he is 'in...

Hello there, I believe it was the Lord who brought me out of the denominations, though it was I who left of course. This took place when I was in my thirties. The Lord has provided fellowship in ones and twos since then. My personal study had caused me to question certain aspects of the...

Hello @Hidden In Him, You ask two questions:- 1. Which of the following assurances (to new believers) do you feel are most important and why? 2. How do you feel the modern church is currently doing in regard to providing any or all of the above? - I am sorry, but I have no answer to the second...

Hi @Waiting on him, It's in Jude. Love in Christ Jesus Chris