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@stunnedbygrace, *God's' purpose for Job accomplished:- 'Then Job answered the LORD, and said, Behold, I am vile; what shall I answer thee? I will lay mine hand upon my mouth. Once have I spoken; but I will not answer: yea, twice; but I will proceed no further.' (Job 40:3-5) 'I have heard...

'He hath made me also a byword of the people; and aforetime I was as a tabret (ie., a drum to which people gave heed). Mine eye also is dim by reason of sorrow, and all my members are as a shadow. Upright men shall be astonied at this, and the innocent shall stir up himself against the...

Hello @kcnalp. With an accusation should come proof, and I see none given. If you believe I have quoted a verse out of context, kindly tell me which verse, and in what way I have done so. Thank you In Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @Episkopos, That is not the witness of Scripture regarding the believer, for there is no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but in His Spirit. In Christ Jesus Chris

'For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life: But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not trust in ourselves, but in God which...

'In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise, Which is the earnest of our inheritance until the redemption of the purchased possession, unto the praise of...

Salvation:- Yeshuah (H3444) Feminine passive participle of H3467; something saved, that is, (abstractly) deliverance; hence aid, victory, prosperity Translated: - deliverance, health, help (-ing), salvation, save, saving (health), welfare. Total KJV occurrences: 78 1st usage:- Genesis 49:18 –...

'I will take the cup of salvation, (H3444) and call upon the name of the LORD. ' (Psalm 116:13) Hello @Episkopos, The Hebrew word translated salvation in this verse is indeed plural (salvations), but there are other Hebrew and Greek words translated salvation, which are not plural. In Christ...

Hello @marksman, I want to join @Angelina in thanking you for sharing as you have in your OP. My grandson (24yrs) is on the autistic spectrum, and he loves to investigate and research as you do too. I am glad that God has given you the time to do what you love to do, especially as it is the...

'Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, .. Who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: .... According as He hath chosen us in Him before the foundation of the world, ...... that we should be holy and without blame before Him in love: Having...

Hello @kcnalp Death is the absence of life. The breath of life having gone back to God who gave it, the body to the dust from whence it came (Ecclesiates 12:7). You can post these verses to your hearts content, kcnalp, but you are not taking into consideration their context, for both of...

Hello @marks, God has identified us with Christ in His death, burial, quickening, His resurrection and ascension to God's right hand. But we are still living in the flesh. ('I have been crucified with Christ, nevertheless I live') our bodies must die and go back to the dust, and our spirit...

'Then the soldiers of the governor took Jesus into the common hall, and gathered unto him the whole band of soldiers. And they stripped Him, and put on Him a scarlet robe. And when they had platted a crown of thorns, they put it upon His head, and a reed in His right hand: and they bowed the...

Matthew 27:38-44; Mark 15:27-32; Luke 23:32-43. John 19:18 Hello Nancy, You have received interesting replies already, and I don't see that there can be anything more that I can add, but I will take a look and see what I can find. * Passers by were scornfully abusing the Lord as He hung there...

'If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth. For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life, shall appear, then...

Hi @marks, The hope of the great cloud of witnesses of Hebrews 11, who shared like precious faith as Abraham, along with the believing remnant of Israel, and those gentiles grafted into the Olive Tree of Israel, who now are, 'asleep in Christ', is that of 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18. They will...

Hi Marks, Thank you for explaining what you meant by the words, 'Gentile Church'. I am glad that you acknowledge the importance of the words of Acts 28:28. and salvation being sent to the Gentiles: for prior to that 'salvation was of the Jew' only (John 4:22) and believing Gentiles were...

Hello @kcnalp, Yes, Praise God! God's Word is clear when kept in context. However, if taken out of it's context it can be twisted to fit the bias of the individual using it, to the detrement of truth. In Christ Jesus Chris,

'He that hath an ear, let him hear what the Spirit saith unto the churches; To him that overcometh will I give to eat of the tree of life, which is in the midst of the paradise of God.' (Rev 2:7) Hello @Grailhunter, The Lord Jesus Christ told His disciples that He would be crucified and...

Matthew 27:38-44; Mark 15:27-32; Luke 23:32-43. John 19:18 Hello @Nancy, Interesting question, and good for it requires scrutiny of all the accounts, and though I need to look carefully at the Scriptures concerned, even now I can see what a fruitful study this will be. So, thank you Nancy...