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' That He would grant you, according to the riches of His glory, to be strengthened with might by His Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length...

'Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight ) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, whether...

'Let us be glad and rejoice, and give honour to Him: for the marriage of the Lamb is come, and His wife hath made herself ready. And to her was granted that she should be arrayed in fine linen, clean and white: for the fine linen is the righteousness of saints.' (Revelation 19:7-8) Hi...

Yes, @CoreIssue, I agree, but it is interesting none the less, isn't it? In Christ Jesus Chris

Hello @Bible_Gazer, I am finding it hard to understand what you are saying here, I'm afraid; so if I don't reply in the way you expect, please let me know. :) 'And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise: God having provided some better thing for us...

'And as they thus spake, Jesus Himself stood in the midst of them, and saith unto them, "Peace be unto you." But they were terrified and affrighted, and supposed that they had seen a spirit. And He said unto them, "Why are ye troubled? and why do thoughts arise in your hearts? Behold my hands...

@APAK @CoreIssue @"ByGrace" Thank you for your thoughts on this subject. Yes, "ByGrace", I am reminded every day that this natural body is a body of humiliation :): but praise God! We also have the prospect of one day being clothed upon by our spiritual body, mortality will be 'swallowed...

'For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.' (2 Corinthians 5:4) Hello @Episkopos, Thank you for responding. However, the context of 2 Corinthians 5, does not support that...

'Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted...

' ... that I may win Christ, And be found in Him, not having mine own righteousness, which is of the law, but that which is through the faith of Christ, the righteousness which is of God by faith: ... ' (Philippians 3:8b-9) Hello @marks, Paul's words (above) should be the echo of all our...

'For we that are in this tabernacle do groan, being burdened: not for that we would be unclothed, but clothed upon, that mortality might be swallowed up of life.' (2 Corinthians 5:4) Hello there, Reading through another thread this morning, I came across a statement made by a member...

'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, and clamour...

'Of these things put them in remembrance, charging them before the Lord that they strive not about words to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers. Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth. But shun...

Hello @"ByGrace", It is the Bible study needed to respond in a debate which has been the most rewarding part of being on a forum for me, for in doing so I have both learned and unlearned a great deal. It has also been instructive in regard to social interaction, for in times past I have got...

Hi @Willie T, I have copied your questions, to look at offline. Thank you In Christ Jesus Chris

'And the loftiness of man shall be bowed down, and the haughtiness of men shall be made low: and the LORD alone shall be exalted in that day. And the idols He shall utterly abolish.' (Isaiah 2:17-18) Hi @bbyrd009, We are all under whatever law and authority exists within the lands we...

Hello @Hidden In Him, You have had a lot of responses already, but I hope you will be happy to receive one more. ;) The parable of, 'The Unforgiving Servant' (Matthew 18:23-25), is not intended to teach that sins once forgiven may be re-imputed, or that a sinner once saved by grace can fall...

Hello there, Watching an episode of an American TV Series yesterday at my daughters home, there were scenes where a man, supposedly able, because of a mental condition to discern lies, through voice inflection and eye movements etc., was placed before a television screen, and two former...

'I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good...

Hello there, @farouk, It would certainly be a talking point, and create opportunities I agree. Who am I to pass any opinion on the decision made by someone whom God has accepted - in and through His Beloved Son. May His Name be glorified. In Christ Jesus Chris