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  1. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    The 7th day Sabbath is a holy day. The commandment says for us to keep it that way. And to do all we can to ensure those under our authority do the same... Not arbitrarily but for their blessing. How you do that is between you and God.
  2. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    You are missing the very large elephant in the room. God sanctified the 7th day, making it holy. It was therefore holy a week later, a month later, 500 years later, throughout the flood, throughout the time of the patriarchs, during the time of the apostles, the early church, and today. It was...
  3. Brakelite

    Jesus Is God: Part 1

    It makes sense of you consider the Son laying aside His glory in order to become a man. Philippians 2.
  4. Brakelite

    Jesus Is God: Part 1

    Not distinction, but affirmation. Paul is saying that the holy Spirit inspired David to speak words of praise which related directly to the Son, affirming His deity.
  5. Brakelite

    What's the weather like where you are?

    Well, there wasn't yesterday anyway.:)
  6. Brakelite

    What's the weather like where you are?

    Which makes me inquire about it being the result of volcanic activity?... And yeah, NZ is a fault line. Lol.
  7. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    I wouldn't be so sure about the saved or staying saved part. The parable ... KJV Matthew 25:41-43, 45-46 41 Then shall he say also unto them on the left hand, Depart from me, ye cursed, into everlasting fire, prepared for the devil and his angels: why am I being concerned Lord??? 42 For I was an...
  8. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Can you direct me please to the scripture that says "Jewish Sabbath"?
  9. Brakelite

    What's the weather like where you are?

    Felt it good alright. There were actually 4 quakes, ranging from 4.1 to 5.9, and 15klms deep to 2klms deep, about 30ks south of Mt Buller. Just felt like 1 quake here. Lasted at least 15 secs. Got used to them where I grew up in NZ. We would experience one every week, some weak, some strong...
  10. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Ooohh. Not sure about that. KJV Revelation 16:21 21 And there fell upon men a great hail(stones) out of heaven, every stone about the weight of a talent: and men blasphemed God because of the plague of the hail; for the plague thereof was exceeding great.
  11. Brakelite

    Jesus Is God: Part 1

    Those are from Hebrews, and Paul is quoting David... New International Version Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever; a scepter of justice will be the scepter of your kingdom. New Living Translation Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice...
  12. Brakelite

    Jesus Is God: Part 1

    Love that hymn. Makes me long to get back to fellowship.
  13. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Actually, it's closer to the topic than you may realize. Our first responsibility in our Christian walk before ministering to others, is to love God with all our hearts, soul, mind, and strength. We can't love others until we first love God. Obeying Him in all things is the first essential...
  14. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Is it? Those murderers, adulterers, Sabbath breakers etc stoned for transgressing the law will ultimately be resurrected to damnation, the second death. That's the same death as Romans 6:23. It's the opposite to life.
  15. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Not all. If you are using it to benefit others as Jesus did, "it is lawful to do good on the Sabbath day", then yes, you are doing good. But if you are using it selfishly, just as ah holiday or day off and laze around in bed all day, watch television, go to the theater or the local bar or sports...
  16. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Depends on your definition of perfect. A bud is perfect in it's current state. It changes into a beautiful rose and is perfect. Perfect doesn't mean final goal attained, it means heading perfectly in the right direction. That's all we need to do. What we can do though is cease to sin. Jesus in...
  17. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Yes, hyperbole. But we would all have been better off maybe if Adam had hated Eve and not succumbed to her suggestion.
  18. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    My work.. My doing good is directly in proportion to my surrender to the holy Spirit who gives me the mind of Christ. It effectively them becomes His responsibility to make as He wills, and it is His report card that gets the A+.
  19. Brakelite

    Why do you feel it is so hard to be good?

    Death is still the wages of transgression against God's laws... Whether Jew or not. And yes, Sunday is not the Sabbath. I want writing about the Sabbath in connection to Sunday, but the 7th day.
  20. Brakelite

    Jesus Is God: Part 1

    Let me clarify a little more. Belief that at some time 'in eternity' the Son came forth from His Father, thus becoming a son in the highest sense, does not mean He isn't eternal. As a Son of God He inherited all things that the Father is. With God He does all things to perfection. Thus Christ...