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41 | Mat 5:27-28. Adultery. | Prov 5:1 | MWLaine | 178175 | ||
I want to ask you a simple question? In trying to please God do you believe that you are working for, or being a participant in, your salvation? Jesus did all the work for us when he died for us on that cross. He took upon himself the sins of the world so that if we believe in him our sins are forgiven and we attain salvation. Afterwards Jesus comes into our temple(body/heart/mind) and knits a scourge of cords and proceeds to clean Gods house, our temple, of all unrighteousness. All we have to offer in this process is sitting patiently at the door and acknowledge, with repentence and sorrow, all the filthy sin that Jesus expels from the temple. This is a revelation from God, to my mind, that helped me in stopping my foolish attempts at sexual fasts, and the such, as a means to offer up to God something more for my salvation. I found that nothing more was needed other than my telling others that "I believe in Jesus Christ and that he alone is responsible for having given me the gift of salvation, through grace". I know what I am made of and have found I need a woman to help keep the flames of lust from over-whelming me. I had let God down in the past with a promise to him concerning a fast from the flesh of my wife for forty-days. Guess what I was a miserable failure and felt really bad for having failed God so I kept trying and the more I tried the harder I fell. Finally God gave me the revelation I wrote to you above. Jesus did all the work. You should simply be thankful and accept the gift, in faith. Since I have stopped striving and now look to Jesus to help me in my daily walk I find I am getting along much better as a Christian. Do not assume you are something more than what you are. For God says in Paslm 46:10 "Cease striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth". If you want to please God speak of his son Jesus to anyone who will listen. |
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42 | Mat 5:27-28. Adultery. | Prov 5:1 | MWLaine | 178174 | ||
More Reading... 1 Corinthians 7:1-40 These verses are all about what you are speaking of. In these verses the Apostle Paul speaks of encouraging those who can be like him - without a wife, wholly devoted to spreading the good news of Jesus and being lead by God for the purposes of his good work. BUT!!! Paul knows that God created man and woman to be together so he does not discourage marriage and indicates it is not sin to need a wife. If you are inclined for the need of a wife then it is AOK to have a wife. Otherwise Satan has a means to lead you into temptation through the thorn in your flesh that causes man to hunger for women. (Notice the plural?) If you have the thorn of lust it will not go away by avoiding marriage. It only becomes stronger and leads your eye to bounce from woman to woman. A wife helps you control your lust through the release of desire through intimate relations in the marital bed. A wife should know all there is to know about her man and should be your help-meet to remove the thorn of lust through valid marital relations. God designed man to desire a woman so as to be fruitful and multiply thus out-producing unbelievers with children that can be raised up in the knowledge of God, becoming believers in Christ our Lord. It is one of my great pleasures to sit with my children teaching them the bible so that they can become knowledgeable in the truth and word of God. Raise up your children in the way they should go and in their old age they will not depart from it. | ||||||
43 | Mat 5:27-28. Adultery. | Prov 5:1 | MWLaine | 178151 | ||
A little reading may be required on your part to start with...Examine Proverbs 5:1-23 and then Song of Songs. Proverbs 5 is a warning against adultery and then Song of Songs is how you are to love your wife or husband. In Song of Songs it is described as being good that you long for your wife/husband. So it WOULD NOT be inappropriate to have a deep desire for your own wife/husband. It is appropriate, though, to warn about IDOL WORSHIP, in that, if your lust is simply for her/his flesh in the belief that you can satisfy some urge or spiritual connection then IDOL WORSHIP might be the problem. Only Jesus can satisfy your true spiritual needs. In dissecting your statement concerning the idea that without being able to look upon someone with lust would prevent your having a relationship sounds to me you have a selfish motive to consume upon your lusts the flesh of the "friend" you speak of. The second greatest commandment comes from Jesus and is to "Love one another as you would desire to be loved". This might include a spirit of giving, caring, compassion, helpfulness, kindness, tender words, respect, love, etceteras. All of these should be aimed at your intended spouse which is what a successful marriage is made of. If a marriage is simply about satisfying ones desires through sexual intercourse then it would be destined for failure because beauty fades and visual lust supposes that the object of your affection continues to hold your attention through its continued beauty. I assure you that lithe young beauty fades as children and age come into the picture so you need to examine your motives to determine where you truly stand when it comes to marriage. Unfortunately in your statement "be in a relationship" does not say to me...marriage it says to me... can't I just use this friend like a Kleenex and then throw her away. Don't sully a woman that might someday get married to a man who wants her for his wife and would desire Gods blessing with a pure undefiled woman. | ||||||
44 | ? bruise him on the heel | Gen 3:15 | MWLaine | 177316 | ||
Something of interest to you. When the verse speaks of..."her seed" we recognize a prophecy of the virgin birth. Men are generally spoken of as having seed and not women. The person spoken of in He shall bruise you on the head speaks of Jesus defeating Satan, but he shall bruise you on the heel speaks of Satans role in bringing Jesus to the cross. The resurrection of Jesus and what it means to those who repent and believe in Jesus will continually frustrate and confound the evil one. Yeah!!! | ||||||
45 | Will Christians be judged at our death? | Not Specified | MWLaine | 176975 | ||
A question my wife was asking me last night as we drove home from Lexington Kentucky after seeing our niece get Baptized. "Being reborn at salvation means that our sins are forgiven. So at the end of our days on earth are we judged? And does Jesus stand in our defense to declare us as one of his own thus protecting us from Gods Judgement?(Imputed Rigteousness) Or are we Judged by God at our death for sins we have committed since our re-birth after accepting the gift of grace?". My wife believes we will be judged but I believe we have taken on the righteousness of Christ, through believing in him, and thus are seen to be pure and spotless as Jesus himself. | ||||||
46 | Will Christians be judged at our death? | Luke 23:43 | MWLaine | 176979 | ||
A question my wife was asking me last night as we drove home from Lexington Kentucky after seeing our niece get Baptized. "Being reborn at salvation means that our sins are forgiven. So at the end of our days on earth are we judged? And does Jesus stand in our defense to declare us as one of his own thus protecting us from Gods Judgement?(Imputed Rigteousness) Or are we Judged by God at our death for sins we have committed since our re-birth after accepting the gift of grace?". My wife believes we will be judged but I believe we have taken on the righteousness of Christ, through believing in him, and thus are seen to be pure and spotless as Jesus himself. | ||||||
47 | Will Christians be judged at our death? | Heb 9:28 | MWLaine | 176977 | ||
A question my wife was asking me last night as we drove home from Lexington Kentucky after seeing our niece get Baptized. "Being reborn at salvation means that our sins are forgiven. So at the end of our days on earth are we judged? And does Jesus stand in our defense to declare us as one of his own thus protecting us from Gods Judgement?(Imputed Rigteousness) Or are we Judged by God at our death for sins we have committed since our re-birth after accepting the gift of grace?". My wife believes we will be judged but I believe we have taken on the righteousness of Christ, through believing in him, and thus are seen to be pure and spotless as Jesus himself. | ||||||
48 | How to witness to an Islamic? | Rom 9:30 | MWLaine | 164348 | ||
lebo, Very problematic. I know that those of Islamic Faith believe that Jesus the Christ was only a prophet, and is not greater than Muhammed. I also have determined that works are very important to those of the Muslim Faith...as in the requirement to Pilgrimmage to Mecca at least once in a Muslims lifetime. My own attempt with an Iranian Muslim, who had become a friend at work, helped me to understand some things about the Muslim world. I know that it is very important to have a friendship/relationship with the Middle-Eastern person to whom you are witnessing. I found that Massoud Banan and I became friends and only then did he open up enough that we could hold deeper conversations concerning religion. Hopefully you realize that the branch of Ibrahim's(Abraham) family tree that was Ishmael is the well from which the Islam Faith springs. Search for and review the site on the internet concerning the Hajj and Mecca to learn a little about their holy sites that surround the event of Hagar taking Ishmael and leaving from Sarah. You will find that a well that sprung up at Ishmaels feet is considered to be part of the Holy site of Mecca. A last word of warning be very cautious about nay saying the oddities of the objects concerning Mecca or the Hajj. Massoud did not like it when I was astounded about the Black Rock in the obelisk in the center of Mecca, and the black room at the top of the tower. I feel it is very Satanic and only laughed slightly which offended Massoud. Avoid any nay-saying comparative assessment between the religions. I stuck later with speaking of my Baptism and the way my life was changing once I had accepted Jesus Christ as my Saviour. That seemed to be the best way I could shine the light of God as a simple reflection of what was happening and good in my life. Let God do the rest. I selected a verse in Romans(9:30) which speaks of law and the pursuit of law to obtain salvation as being a stumbling stone. Faith in Jesus Christ begets righteousness and Jesus is the stumbling stone for many who believe that through works they can attain salvation. I believe the Muslim faith is very much about works. |
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49 | The actual date of the birth of Jesus? | Not Specified | MWLaine | 163802 | ||
I would like to ask a question concerning the actual birth date of Jesus versus the celebrated date of the birth of Jesus (December 25th, every year). Why was December 25th chosen as the day we celebrate? Luke chapter 2 speaks of the time of the birth of Jesus to coincide with the 1st census commanded by Caeser Augustus while Quirinius was governor of Syria. While on site in Bethlehem Mary gave birth to Jesus. Can we zero in on the date approximately? Or, is this date a rough estimate or completely off the mark? |
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50 | The actual date of the birth of Jesus? | Luke 2:1 | MWLaine | 163807 | ||
I would like to ask a question concerning the actual birth date of Jesus versus the celebrated date of the birth of Jesus (December 25th, every year). Why was December 25th chosen as the day we celebrate? Luke chapter 2 speaks of the time of the birth of Jesus to coincide with the 1st census commanded by Caeser Augustus while Quirinius was governor of Syria. While on site in Bethlehem Mary gave birth to Jesus. Can we zero in on the date approximately? Or, is this date a rough estimate or completely off the mark? |
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