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The verses you quoted speak of me cutting the offending part from myself, not from another person. We certainly should help another person who is need when he asks for help or when he is unable to ask. When, however, for example we see a stranger entering a den, well known for its iniquity...

Well, I can't say... Sorry, but I couldn't resist doing that, but really no, it was not on purpose as you meant it. One problem with sandy soil may be that it really consists of little tiny rocks rather than the rich comparatively fine soil which makes up really fertile ground. Plants do grow...

It seems to me I ran across or even addressed this recently somewhere, but my only discovery in my search was that I had read it in my morning reading about 2 months ago and highlighted part of the two verses, 14-15 of Psalm 17 "the wicked, which is thy sword" and "from men which are thy hand"...

Yes, which should mean that they also are the Rock, Jesus, with the names of the 12 apparently inscribed on them?

In spite of our similarities as believers, we are not exactly the same for different reasons... such as our level of maturity and our function in the Body of the Christ. I see that in addition to the things we hold onto by faith... if we are growing toward God... we also hold onto some things...

While the historical importance of pearls as well as the manner in which they are formed are both almost certainly involved in the answers to your questions, I still have to leave that open rather than to speculate. They are the Way into the City. Is not Jesus the Way? Why 12 gates? Why 12 of...

@Philip James Thanks for your kind reply. I believe I understand your position of much... even though I may not agree with each point.

Not in my opinion. I haven't honestly tasted one since a was still at home with my mother which was many, many years ago, but I disliked them greatly at that time. At my age I do little to break routines and not eating mince meat pies is one of them! Eating pumpkins pies whenever possible is...

"But thou art holy, O thou that inhabitest the praises of Israel." Psalm 22:3

You are very welcome!

What does it matter what I consider about those OT prophets? They have finished their own courses long before I came on the scene. Consider what Ezekiel says here about three men of God in the OT that we do look to at times: "Son of man, when the land sinneth against me by trespassing...

It has its own mute button which needs to be reset so you can adjust the sound... It is about being thankful for all of the things we often forget to be thankful for. We simply take so much for granted.

Why the gates are Pearl, I cannot say, but the foundations of the wall of the city as per Revelation have "in them" the names of the 12 apostles. That concerns the foundations of the wall of the city, rather than our foundation. The foundation upon which we, you and I, are to build is described...

And also sister consider what these words might mean: "And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is...

"To him the porter openeth; and the sheep hear his voice: and he calleth his own sheep by name, and leadeth them out. And when he putteth forth his own sheep, he goeth before them, and the sheep follow him: for they know his voice." John 10:3-4 If we are His sheep, then we do know His voice. So...

Easy Farouk. She/he simply wants to see how solid a person is in what he already holds as being essential to his walk with God. Has the person ever changed and would he even consider the possibility that God might correct him in any of his beliefs at any time. If a person is already exactly...

Hold onto effectively nothing but Him when you meet with Him alone. Usually little of nothing of what you have held will go permanently away, but sometimes you may be surprised when He presents something new, that is not really new at all. I use as my own reference for this one of the parables...

@ReChoired Welcome to the forum! @CharismaticLady I trimmed your post to leave only the part which applied to me precisely. One thing I learned a long time ago, is that no matter how certain I am on a thing, I may still be wrong on it although sometimes only partly wrong. Like @Helen I hold...

So then we each let a person be reborn and become united with God as he will with no unsolicited comments, suggestions or interference on our part... or do we insist on jumping in and telling him that his rebirth does not meet God's requirement or that his unity with God is really disunity? I...

@Philip James Indeed Jesus is the Truth, and He matters, but how well do any of us know Him? My point is that every person may not necessarily know the difference between your position and the position of @marks much less know which of your two ways should be followed to walk with the Lord...