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How about going directly to God? If we seek the answer in the scripture and our heart is wrong in our search, our answer will not be what we might hope for or even at times what it should be. The scripture does not say that the scriptures will teach you all things... "But the Comforter, which...

What we all need to do is just 'bottom out' and continue to do so... Humility is always the way God wants us travel toward Him. "For whosoever exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted." Luke 14:11 Man trying to direct himself will always get himself into...

I would change the underlined word to availability! Our abilities are all God given gifts whereas our ultimate result/conclusion in Him is due to how much and how often we make ourselves available to Him and His purposes. Yes, He will make use of our abilities, but only to the extent that we...

Rapture or no rapture, now is the time to be ready for this is the day that the Lord hath. Let us rejoice and be glad in it. Stop worrying about the tomorrow that may never come for YOU or for ME.

The only really flawless witness was Jesus himself, but God does use others as witnesses because even in their stumbling their hearts remain right before God. By this I mean a person serving God may sin but then even before men he does not try to excuse himself or lay the blame on someone else...

@farouk @GodsGrace PS to post #1242 In the OT ignorance of the law given by God, by Moses was an excuse until a person became aware that he had broken the law. Then he was required to make atonement and restitution. When we repent today [NT] we don't specifically repent of sins of which we...

Without going through all of the scriptures, I believe that you understand that we do not own ourselves... not yet. We are stewards of all that God had provided us, including body, time, special abilities, education, money... in whatever portion, small or great. In the OT men simply drifted...

The old man has a spirit, a corrupted spirit, while the new man has the Spirit, an uncorruptible Spirit, the Holy Spirit. If the Holy Spirit was always in control we would never sin. We would never do anything that displeased God. If the spirit of the old man is in control we will sin as we do...

Thank you for this Mary. I know you believe I say things that are opposed to scripture, but you know also that I disagree with that. We won't go into that again.

God created all things, which means all men. From Noah's time people went in a lot of different directions, and they carried a lot with them seen in similarities between religions and Christianity because they all started in the same place. God sent His Son to make a clear pathway to follow back...

Whatever I am, I am not all knowing, and I certainly know that I am not. I have heard of this before, but have not seen it myself nor heard it explained. I have never paid it any mind because satan himself has always been a question for me. I would not mind hearing why you believe it was satan...

I understand. I replaced your illegal alien with a Muslim which similarly hated by many today and many of them are among us. Can we ever learn anything good from and illegal alien or a Muslim?

Actually using the word crucifying, perhaps not, but Paul writes to dying daily and mortifying/killing our own members. This does relate... even if a crucifixion were not involved. But if there were not a crucifixion of us, then why take up our own cross? What is the purpose of our cross?

Really? And who is this satan character anyway? If it were only the "old man" of me, my own devil, then it would be me telling me how well I have done. I don't do that. I know that anything good I have done is of God anything evil I have done is of me. If satan were some heavenly entity fallen...

When we are uncertain, in doubt, it is never wrong to go to Jesus. We don't have Him as a man in the flesh as they did, but we may indeed and should approach Him when we are in need. They did the right thing. Should they have simply set back and trusted? If their faith was so strong as that...

The answer for me rests in what it means to be in Jesus or to be in the Name. People presume that one must know the word, Jesus, to be ever be in it, but I don't do that. I believe that when King David did the right things as led by the Holy Spirit, he was in the Name even though he did not know...

I was responding to @soul man who indicated there was no scripture for crucifying self. If we are to be like Him, should we expect to not to things similar to or equal to or greater than what He did? "Remember the word that I said unto you, The servant is not greater than his lord. If they...

Honesty. Here are we, two servants of the most High God, and seemingly miles apart. It sounds to me like God is important to you. He is the most important thing in my life yet you continue to be very critical of me. At the age of 75 would you really expect me to change greatly simply because you...

I visit two others, but not frequently. This one is my main stay.

I hear what you are saying. I am not much into politics any more, but understand why people are. Finding the truth among carnal men is a difficult thing when there is any controversy or something at stake which someone will covet. Hoping for forums rules to that effect, I believe, is an...