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'And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit. Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual. The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord...

'No man can come to Me, except the Father which hath sent Me draw him: and I will raise Him up at the last day.' (Joh 6:44) Hello @Marty fox, It will be the end (last day) of the age of grace though won't it? For judgement then begins. That is how I see it. In Christ Jesus Chris

14) ... ... ... I heard a voice speaking unto me, and saying in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou Me? it is hard for thee to kick against the pricks. 15) And I said, Who art thou, Lord? And He said, I am Jesus Whom thou persecutest. 16) But rise, and stand upon thy feet...

Hi there, @soberxp, @Jay Ross, @PinSeeker, @Pearl, @amigo de christo,@Lambano Thank you for responding to my entry of Psalm 37. I am not finished with it yet, just looking at the reasons given now for each admonitions, and have already found that 'Fret not thyself', means 'heat not thyself...

Hello @farouk, I have been reading Psalm 37, having looked up the words, 'Fret not', and found that three out of the four listed were in this Psalm. It consists of a series of admonitions, and the reasons for them, and they are very instructive. Written apparently in the light of Psalm 23...

Thank you, @MatthewG May God's perfect will be done in each one of us, For His Name and Glory's sake. In Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @MatthewG, 'The Church of God' (Acts 20:28), is intended by me as an all covering title, as is the title, 'The Kingdom of God', nothing more. I am a member of the church which is the Body of Christ, of which Paul wrote in Ephesians, Colossians, Philippians, 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon...

Hi @MatthewG, I believe that the book of Revelation was written to the Jew, and not the church of God, and they would have no difficulty therefore in knowing what was intended. Having the word of God, by the mouth of Zephaniah and the other Old Testament prophets to confirm it. No change of...

'Because thou hast kept the word of My patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, (G3625) to try them that dwell upon the earth.' (G1093) (Rev 3:10) Hello @MatthewG, How would this principle be used in relation to your question in the...

Hello @MathewG, (& Carlie24) In regard to what you have said concerning an holistic approach to Scripture i.e., [(dictionary):- in a way that is characterized by the belief that the parts of something are intimately interconnected and explicable only by reference to the whole]: At the beginning...

'And as He sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto Him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of Thy coming, and of the end of the world?' (aion - age) (Mat 24:3) Praise God!

Hello @MatthewG, 'For we are not as many, which corrupt the word of God: but as of sincerity, but as of God, in the sight of God speak we in Christ.' (2Co 2:17) 'Therefore seeing we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not; But have renounced the hidden things of...

'Because thou hast kept the word of my patience, I also will keep thee from the hour of temptation, which shall come upon all the world, to try them that dwell upon the earth.' (Rev 3:10) Hello @MatthewG, 'Because thou hast kept the word of my patience'. This 'patient waiting', is...

'Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, .. and wrath, .... and anger...

'Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and His doctrine be not blasphemed.' (1Tim 6:1) Hello St. Steven, Talking about God in these terms at all I find objectionable, for God is our Creator, and deserves our respect. To...

'Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; And He shall send Jesus Christ, which before was preached unto you: Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things...

Hello @Behold, The choice is not Heaven or Hell, but life or death. For either the dead will be raised to life, or to judgment, and the second death. The choice is that stark. For the believer there is no condemnation, but the gift of life everlasting in Christ Jesus Praise God!

'The aged women likewise, .. that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, .... not false accusers, ...... not given to much wine, ........ teachers of good things; That they may teach the young women to be sober, .. to love their husbands, .... to love their children, ...... To be...

'Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation (manner of life) of the wives; While they behold your chaste conversation (manner of life) coupled with fear. Whose adorning let it not be...

'But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.' (1Co 11:3) Hello there, TLHKAJ, I believe that Priscilla was able to join her husband as a helpmeet (Gen.2:18). They are both mentioned by Paul as his...