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  1. MatthewG

    Not my own righteousness?

    I don’t understand what you are asking Amadeus, however it was a response to my comment about what is faith really and here are my thoughts on what faith is. The word for Faith is pistis in the greek. It is persuasion from God. In trusting the promises of hope, love, peace, through our life...
  2. MatthewG

    Topic: Sin - Individualistic Viewer Ship - Please Share

    Hello Pearl, Thank you so much for sharing, with your point of view and use of scripture. It seems to me that the word of God is of most certain help when it comes to the many different topics that talked about throughout the Bible. In Christ, Matthew Gallagher If there are others who would...
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    Topic: Sin - Individualistic Viewer Ship - Please Share

    Hello to you, my name is Matthew and this is a thread that I would like to ask you, the individual reading this, something. The Bible talks about sin, and Jesus also talks about sin, and Paul talks about sin, and John talks about sin. Therefore due to this subject being in the bible, and to...
  4. MatthewG

    Newness of Life

    New Person: Psa 40:3 And He puts a new song in my mouth, “Praise to our God.” Many see and fear, and trust in YHWH. Eze 11:19 And I have given one heart to them, || And I give a new spirit in your midst, || And I have turned the heart of stone out of their flesh, || And I have given a...
  5. MatthewG

    What was the purpose of hell/Sheol for?

    Here are 4 more verses founded in the Bible also pertaining to this same topic: 1Sa 2:6 Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up. 2Sa 22:6 The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death. 1Ki 2:6 and thou hast...
  6. MatthewG

    What was the purpose of hell/Sheol for?

    Here are some of the very first occurrence for the use of the word Sheol; which is considered to be the covering place for the dead. Gen 37:35 and all his sons and all his daughters rise to comfort him, and he refuseth to comfort himself, and saith, 'For—I go down mourning unto my son, to...
  7. MatthewG

    Unpopular opinion -

    Desire the under part of my knee to stop hurting, however due to lack of care and responsibility of my body it will weaken as time goes unless measures are taken care of to prevent worse damage. God gives a person the spirit of man/woman, the soul (mind/will/emotion) thought spiritually dead to...
  8. MatthewG

    What was the purpose of hell/Sheol for?

    The book of Job talks about Sheol. Not sure who is talking during these verse could be Job, could be jobs friends. Job 7:9; Job 11:8; Job 14:13; Job 17:13; Job 17:16; Job 21:13; Job 24:19; Job 26:6 (I looked all these scriptures in Young’s Literal.)
  9. MatthewG

    What was the purpose of hell/Sheol for?

    Thank you for your comments Robert, always encouraging to see others point to the victory of Jesus our Lord and savior not only of us, but for the whole world in which the free gift of (age during life is given which one builds life now here today with God for the afterlife tomorrow). Or they...
  10. MatthewG

    Making Points

    Maybe she is, you could be right Ferris. That would seem to hinder someone if they aren’t technically taught the proper way by going and seeing how Jesus modeled prayer. That because of him we can pray, and ask things pertains to the Holy Spirit to help us as we walking the flesh. You are right...
  11. MatthewG

    How to love difficult people?

    Tons of great points here, Wynona. How much loving treatment do we owe to believers and nonbelievers, friends and people who hurt us? Agape Unconditional love. Forgive, mercy, and to be truthful if someone does hurt you if both are responsible to talk as mature adults. Does loving people mean...
  12. MatthewG

    Making Points

    Searching the scriptures, as a obsession can become a problem for a person. Or over reacting to taking everything in the Bible literally can even occur. I personally believe taking time today even and reading the scripture is useful. It’s there to help you continue in faith and hope and...
  13. MatthewG

    Making Points

    Pearl, could you elaborate more on this for me?
  14. MatthewG

    Searching The Scriptures

    It’s so important to know who Jesus is, and who God is that sent him. This doesn’t just preclude only the Gospels alone. It inducts all of the apostolic record with the accordance to the proper context of the foretime since creation, the fall, and the dealing with the nation of Israel. To...
  15. MatthewG

    My encouragement is to seek out for the truth. The Bible is full of answers, hidden deep within...

    My encouragement is to seek out for the truth. The Bible is full of answers, hidden deep within. It is up to you search for them. God bless!
  16. MatthewG

    Better resurrection?

    1815. exanastasis ► Strong's Concordance exanastasis: a rising again Original Word: ἐξανάστασις, εως, ἡ Part of Speech: Noun, Feminine Transliteration: exanastasis Phonetic Spelling: (ex-an-as'-tas-is) Definition: a rising again Usage: a rising up and out, resurrection. HELPS Word-studies 1815...
  17. MatthewG

    What does John mean when he writes: 1J3:18-24

    I don’t know that hymn. I know though it’s Jesus who gives rest to the soul.
  18. MatthewG

    Unpopular opinion -

    Thank you all for sharing.
  19. MatthewG

    Unpopular opinion -

    Thank you for sharing. God is a deliver and heals our afflictions, especially in sickness of the heart or mind. (Soul).
  20. MatthewG

    Unpopular opinion -

    To me the greatest healing is one of a broken heart and contrite spirit, God is near to them. God can heal and burn a lot of darkness away, the warm and light founded in Christ who brings forth new life! Docters are there to help as needed.