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  1. MatthewG

    Following The Commandments in todays world.

    Hello Michael, You know my friend. To me the Devil has been defeated along with his demons. When it comes down to God and his commandments, of course they are important to keep. There are only two commandments that hang on all the law and the prophets, to Love God First, and to Love your...
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    Jesus sets a child in the midst of the disciples, why?(with commentary)

    “And having taken a child, he set him in the midst of them, and having taken him in his arms, said to them,” ‭‭Mark‬ ‭9:36‬ ‭YLT98‬‬ The disciples had been talking along the way of who would be the greatest in the kingdom of heaven, or of God. The disciples only believed truly that Jesus was...
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    Mark 9:36 : A child is curious, ask questions, and always depends on the Father to be taken care...

    Mark 9:36 : A child is curious, ask questions, and always depends on the Father to be taken care of by attachment to the Lord Jesus Christ.
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    When did you realize that you were born again?

    FYD, Thank you so much for replying and sharing your question and insights. You like myself where baptized in the water like me, I tell you this lol. I used to go the Baptist church, and they would baptize you in front of the congregation and three times I did that in my life. It was like you...
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    Mark 4:10-20

    This is a slow verse by verse video on Mark 4:10-13. It is dealing with the Parable of the Sowers explained by Jesus to his disciples. There is so much one can gather by taking time to sit down and read the word of God and allow the words to speak to you and be guided by the spirit. There is so...
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    Information pertaining to Young’s Literal Translation

    Robert young grew up reading the King James Bible. By the 1830s and 1840s some of the words in the King James Bible had changed in meaning. This apparently sparked an interest in young Robert, an interest in learning the Hebrew and Greek and an interest in translating the Bible. Robert Young...
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    Rich in the Eyes of God-Poor in the Eyes of the World

    Hello dga, Reading your post reminded me of these scriptures founded in 1 Corinthians. “and to those called — both Jews and Greeks — Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God, because the foolishness of God is wiser than men, and the weakness of God is stronger than men; for see your...
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    Do you really believe in Jesus?

    There is no other way to really get the truth of the matters besides setting some time aside to read the Bible and get to know who the Lord Jesus Christ is, and his Father and some of the histories founded with in its context. “But what things were to me gains, these I have counted, because...
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    What does the bible say about examining yourself?

    “and to you who are troubled — rest with us in the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with messengers of his power, in flaming fire, giving vengeance to those not knowing God, and to those not obeying the good news of our Lord Jesus Christ; who shall suffer justice — destruction...
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    Wisdom of Christ - Bible Study Help

    “Rested on him hath the Spirit of Jehovah, The spirit of wisdom and understanding, The spirit of counsel and might, The spirit of knowledge and fear of Jehovah.” ‭‭Isaiah‬ ‭11:2‬ ‭YLT98‬‬ “and having come to his own country, he was teaching them in their synagogue, so that they were...
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    ApostlePaul talks about dying to sin, and putting off the old man, and putting on Christ...

    ApostlePaul talks about dying to sin, and putting off the old man, and putting on Christ. Indicating the natural way, and the spiritual way.
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    Thank you for being honest about your temper, people will get upset or frustrated at those things you mentioned, your not alone in that. I don’t have hate as much as it is annoyances. If I’m at a place working and everyone is trying to sleep and you have someone who is making a lot of loud...
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    “Then said Jesus to his disciples, ‘If any one doth will to come after me, let him disown himself, and take up his cross, and follow me, for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it, for what is a man profited if he may gain the...
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    Inner hate (this has gone way down since coming to Christ) though it still lingers in my flesh and pops up from time to time. Inner annoyances that can be caused others. They are all natural, everyone has them. In these times I refer back to God and ask him to hold my flesh back and as a...
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    Hello HiddeninHim, This is contrast as also the flesh vs the spirit. What do we put above God, our financial crisis, our work problems, lose of family members, sickness of family, in all of these things are as tough as some of them can be are we not still to be thankful to God because of the...
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    Hello HiddeninHim, You are right about when you focus on him nothing will invoke your inner peace. However when the flesh arises it will cause distress and disturbance of the peace. It’s good to be transparent and honest with oneself. As a Christian I still have disturbances within me but not...
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    Hello ScottA, Your comment reminds me of what Jesus had said about picking up the cross and dying daily to the old man, and being buried and resurrected with Christ living in the new inner man or inner woman (if a woman is reading this), with new spiritual life.
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    What Yeshua Said On The Cross. - 7 Verses

    The only way to be drawn near to the Father is to hear about the Lord and his workings, to grow in knowledge would mean to really get to know who Jesus Christ was, along with what the rest of the Bible has to injected about himself along with also the things of God, this also can include...
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    The Bible has the truth and is the key to understanding the things pertaining to God. Seek to read and understand everything you can while you are alive on this earth in respect to the truth. Grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. Everyone can have their own opinion; Truth however in the...
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    Do you believe biblically today, we should cause division?

    Even today as a Christian, I still suffer from thoughts in my head. It’s part of my human nature, it’s good to realize that all of us with-in our head make judgements. Our flesh is naturally wired that way, then there is the spirit that is not natural, instead is heavenly and is rooted within...