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Faith is definitely a large part of it sir, but do you think those Jesus was talking to at Mat 7:21 had faith? What did Jesus say they were lacking?

I have other sheep, which are not of this fold; those too I must bring in, and they will listen to my voice, and they will become one flock, one shepherd. What is clear about the verse is that there are two groups of sheep, under the one shepherd. We know that sheep are righteous ones, so...

Hi Mungo, no doubt God's Holy Spirit is the most misunderstood teaching in the Bible. Contributing to this is the many ways it is used. Some are anointed by it, creation came through it, we are instructed by it, and every single living thing is animated by it. It is a very interesting part of...

You definitely picked a good topic Matt, in reality everyone believes they are righteous Pro 21:2, yet Jesus shows that most are not, and in fact all of us are sinners, including his disciples. Doing good is good and all Christians do their utmost to live the faith, which means doing good not...

I think you hit the nail on the head maam, humbleness is one of the big lessons we each learn from our thorns in the flesh. All of us have them, and satan uses them as well as he is aware of them as well. Another post we were discussing speaking about endurance really comes into play also. Let...

Actually sir, Jesus instituted a new covenant in which he made with his faithful 11 on the last day of his life as a human on earth. Later additions to the Bible clarified the who, what, and whys of this covenant. It was limited to, and numbered as 144k who would be redeemed from the earth...

Yes maam, no doubt, the biggest part of a Christians endurance. All of us have them, but Jehovah promises us this: (1 Corinthians 10:13) . . .God is faithful, and he will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear, but along with the temptation he will also make the way out so that you may...

Great question maam. Jesus was pointing out basically that we don't need to accumulate large amounts of goods for survival. Pointing out the fact that where your treasures lie, your heart will as well. A popular worldly saying is that you cannot take it with you when you go, which is so true...

I agree, many do not understand it, although it is very easy to understand when one knows God's simple law of sacrifice. We are told at Rom 5:12 that we lost our lives because of Adam's sin, and that 1 Cor 15:22 that all will be made alive because of Christ's sacrifice. But still another thing...

You got it Matt! Most of the time when the Bible speaks of the heart, it is really talking about your being mentally, your personality and actions. The heart is controlled by each of us sir, Jesus can deliver us from it if we have a problem, but of course with free will he can only do this if we...

Very hard to do Marc, but obviously it can be done. kinda goes along with forgiveness as well, if we forgive, God will as well. Mat 6:12

Very good verse to explain that sir, I use that often myself.

Thank you very much for you kind reply.

Aah! Thanks for clarifying that sir, no sir I am not one of those, I fall into the category of the other sheep Jesus talked about at John 10:16 Paul wrote that to the heirs according to the promise verse 29. These ones have the heavenly calling to be Kings and Priests in the Kingdom of God.

We have discussed endurance for salvation, as Jesus said was necessary maam, but obviously we have to endure in something. What is it that we have to endure in maam, as we all endure life whether righteous or not, so there must be something Jesus was indicating to us that we have to endure in.

Yes sir, one of my favorite parables.

Jesus did spend most of his life in Nazareth, as you correctly stated. Child was a poor choice by a translator of the Bible version you are using. Servant would have been the better choice in this instance. The original word and definition: pai'ß Pais (paheece); Word Origin: Greek, Noun...

Usually two thoughts come up into peoples mind when they hear those words, the Bible, or Jesus. Christians recognize the Bible as the Word of God, and also that Jesus was referred to as the Word, God's spokesman. People of course receive God's words through the Bible primarily for sure, but...

Sometimes one just has to recognize that some people simply don't want it. so it is best to allow them to go their own way and use our talents on seeking out those rightly disposed for everlasting life/those ordained to eternal life Acts 13:48

Be very glad to maam. This is our take on it, perhaps you will agree that was the lesson: Like the fig tree, the nation of Israel has a deceptive appearance. The people of this nation are in a covenant relationship with God, and they might outwardly appear to observe his Law. However, the...