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141 | Physical death in the flesh? | 1 Cor 5:8 | Love Fountain | 38018 | ||
Dear Mommapbs, Thank you for the conversation! I look forward to the day also to be with our Father rejoicing in Love for Him and each other. I also know that we are to be also longsuffering and patient to His return and always remember that whatever challenge we come up against, if there is not love, then it is not the true Savior. Bless you in your search for truth and stand in His love! Love Fountain |
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142 | Only 900 "baptism" posts | 1 Cor 12:13 | Love Fountain | 27312 | ||
Dear Kin, I am intrigued by your persistence, but I'm not quite sure what you want to say. You keep referencing to the water which will wash away our sins. I think others are saying that we are saved by grace and baptism is an outward sign of that grace we have through Jesus. It has appeared to me that most of the baptisms in the Bible that I have looked into, before the Holy Spirit came forth it was always proceeded by the Word of God. Eph 2:8 says by grace we are saved through faith and Romans 10:17 says faith comes by hearing and hearing by the Word of God. So far I'd say grace, faith and the Holy Spirit come by the Word of God which is Jesus. 1Pet 1:25 says the Word of the Lord lives forever and is the Word of the Gospel that is preached unto us and John 4:14 says that whoever drinks the water that is given by Jesus will have everlasting life. In comparison I would say that the Water is the Word which is Jesus. What do you think? I think what you are trying to say(please correct me if I am wrong) is that you feel we give way too much ritual to baptism and have somehow neglected the true meaning of what baptism is, which is eating and drinking the water of life which is the reading and absorption of the Word given through Jesus from God. Am I close? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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143 | Only 900 "baptism" posts | 1 Cor 12:13 | Love Fountain | 27314 | ||
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144 | Kin, too much ritual in baptism? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Love Fountain | 27384 | ||
Dear Robert, Welcome to the forum, and thanks for your response. You state,"the moment we trusted Christ we were baptised by the Holy Spirit into one body", and I agree with you. How did your trust in Christ come to you? Was it by hearing or reading the Word which is Jesus(John 1:1) Who gives us to drink of the water of everlasting life(John 4:14) and Jesus Whos Word lives forever(1Pet 1:25)? By comparison of John 4:14 and 1Pet 1:25 and many other verses in scripture I believe Jesus is the Word and the Word is the (Spiritual)Water we drink to everlasting life. What do you think? You say,"this baptism is not ritualistic and occurs at the moment we rest in Christ", can you please explain what baptism is to you, so I can understand what you believe and please tell me how do we rest in Christ according to your belief? Thanks for your input, I look forward to hearing more from you, as I search for understanding of God's will. I think each part of the body helps each other grow in understanding and faith. Bless you, Love Fountain Romans 10:14 How, then can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?(NIV) |
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145 | Kin, too much ritual in baptism? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Love Fountain | 29970 | ||
Dear Robert, It has been a while since I have received this note from you and I apologize for not answering sooner. I hope you had a great New Years and Christmas. Your hope and faith touches my heart and it is obvious you have dedicated yourself to searching for the truth as I have as well. You have touched on a topic that I find myself totally immersed in, the heart. I too, like you, did not feel I was saved for only believing, except I looked at it from the point of, if all we have to do is believe why is the Bible so thick. Why has God written such an inexhaustible book if salvation was only to believe in Jesus?, this is what I would pray to understand. Yes, I do believe we are saved by grace but grace comes through faith and faith by hearing and hearing by the Word, which is the Word of God. It seems no matter what, God always takes me back to the Word. I like your reference to John 3:3, but even better I like John 3:5," Except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God". The reason this verse has so much meaning to me is because when I was recently reading Jeremiah again in Jer 2:13 we read,"For my people have comitted two evils; they have forsaken Me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water. In this verse God says He is the fountain of living waters and I believe He referrences the broken cisterns to be symbols of man in the flesh body. We can go many places with water, but my point is that Jesus is the Word(John 1:1), the Living Word and both Jesus and the Word have very definite similarities in the Bible, and I believe Jer 2:13 is God telling us we need to have knowledge and wisdom within in our hearts and the lack of these is seen as evil to Him. "The blood of Jesus Christ...cleanseth us from all sin" 1John 1:7 "Ye are clean through the Word which I have spoken" John 15:3 Christ " Healed them" Matt 4:24 "He sent His Word and healed them" Psalm 107:20 "Christ hath made us free" Gal 5:1 "The Truth shall make you free" John 8:32 I believe we are saved by grace but I also believe we are to be ready when Jesus comes back as the Bridegroom and be presentable unto Him without stain, spot or blemish(spiritually), which is the great mystery Paul talks about in Eph 5. Every time I have seen so far in the Bible, when the Holy Spirit comes in unto people, it is always preceeded by the written or spoken Word and I believe it is the hearing and understanding of the Word which leads to repentance, belief, healing and cleansing. Ultimately I feel that baptism today is much too ceremonial, and I am confused by what it does. I see no spiritual significance with being baptized by a man. Please read Mark chapter 7, it is about ceremonially cleansing, God says ceremonially cleansing is likened unto cleaning cups and pots and likens it unto traditions of men, "making the Word of God of none effect". All I know is that I have never appreciated anything in my life that has been given to me half as much as the things I have worked for and to think I have eternal life based on grace and belief without having to do nothing else, just does not make sense to me. So much so that I believe God wants more from His children than I hear being taught in the world today. I am interested in your thoughts, thank you for listening to me this time. Jer 29:13 for ye shall seek Me, and find Me, when ye shall search for Me with all your heart. Bless you!, Love Fountain 1Pet 1:22-25 |
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146 | Only 900 "baptism" posts | 1 Cor 12:13 | Love Fountain | 29972 | ||
Dear CDBJ, You said,"this thread is 1Cor 12:13 and has nothing at all to do with water." Then you say,"it is a reference to the baptism of the Holy Spirit which every believer receives at the point of salvation." Please help me to understand how in 1Cor 12:13, we are to "drink of one Spirit" if that spirit is not water(living water), especially with 1John 5:8 in mind,"And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one". I have always understood the Father, Son and Holy Spirit to be one and Jesus to be God in the flesh and the Holy Spirit to be the spirit of God and in Jer 2:13 God says he is the fountain of living waters. I look forward to hearing from you. Please help me to understand your point of view, thank you. Bless you, Love fountain |
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147 | Kin, too much ritual in baptism? | 1 Cor 12:13 | Love Fountain | 29976 | ||
Dear Kin, Sorry it has taken me so long to get back to you. Hope you are having a Happy New Year! I would like to hear more of what you have to say and I am not in a hurry. I also am a simple person. I have two questions for you, How do you believe the right way to be baptized is for the forgivness of sins? -and- You say," I don't believe works saves you", what are works to you?, and what does "Faith without works is dead" mean to you? I agree with some of your doctrine but not all of it and this is why I ask some questions so we have ground to speak on. Forgive me if sometimes I may seem to nitpick words or the way of a wording, but I heard the Word and always believed in God in my heart but never thought twice about Him or Jesus and then one day a friend at work planted a seed in me. I talked with my friend a few more times and even went to his house for a bible study. We went right into Revelation and my mind was blown at what it said, so much that I started reading the Bible for myself. I didn't talk again to my friend for two and a half years after that because I switched companies, but the whole time I kept reading, not really understanding but seeking to understand. Just before I contacted my friend again after two and a half years of reading, one morning I woke up and couldn't sleep, it was a Saturday at about 5 in the morning, so I got up and went to read. I don't remember exactly what I was reading but for the first time the Words of God seemed to be personally written to me and I was comforted like I had never before been. Next thing I knew I was crying on the couch thanking God for forgiving me and loving me and for accepting me. Up until that point I had never repented verbally outloud, but within my mind and my heart is where my repentance was and God heard me and searched within my heart for the sincerity that only He could understand. I believe in faith and obedience in the Word too, but I believe our work is to search for the Truth, seeking to understand His will and once this is truly done with a sincere heart, I believe the Word will open up and comfort us in ways my words cannot describe. When you said,"God commands to be baptized", it is my personal belief that baptism is a washing, but a washing of the heart with the Words of Truth, not being sprinkled, poured or immersed with or within physical water but a cleansing with spiritual water that comes through Jesus, reading the Words from the Father, who is the fountain of living water(Jer 2:13) . Anyway, please answer my questions and I'll do my best to answer any you have. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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148 | death, being with Jesus -verse? | 2 Corinthians | Love Fountain | 42050 | ||
Dear angel1, It is I Love Fountain. You state,"You are thinking of second Corinthians vs 8 and the previous verses 1-7." I am wondering what you are referring to since you did not give a chapter, only a book and verses? Bless you, Love Fountain Deut 30:6-10 6 And the LORD thy God will circumcise thine heart, and the heart of thy seed, to love the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul, that thou mayest live. 7 And the LORD thy God will put all these curses upon thine enemies, and on them that hate thee, which persecuted thee. 8 And thou shalt return and obey the voice of the LORD, and do all his commandments which I command thee this day. 9 And the LORD thy God will make thee plenteous in every work of thine hand, in the fruit of thy body, and in the fruit of thy cattle, and in the fruit of thy land, for good: for the LORD will again rejoice over thee for good, as he rejoiced over thy fathers: 10 If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, and if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul. KJV |
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149 | Is Interracial marriage Bible supported? | 2 Corinthians | Love Fountain | 42120 | ||
Dear angel1, God is Love.(1John 4:16) God loves you and so do I within the body of Christ. Once you believe in Jesus, repent and seek the will of the God in the Bible by reading the Bible for yourself you are no longer single. You are engaged to be married if you are in the body of Christ. Life is hard in the flesh and we have many things which bring us to places we never want to be, especially in hind sight. But please know that you are loved. You are a unique and very special child of the Father that has created everything and He really cares about you all the time. It may not always appear that He is there, but believe me He is always there, allowing you to make your own choices through the gift of freewill. We are not here to be single, we are here to make a choice of right or wrong and it is that simple. The choice is left up to all His children because He wants true Love. Imagine if God came to you and said angel1 I am God and you will love me or I will destroy you. Would that be true love? NO! All of His children must make that choice on their own. Love is found within His words, the Bible and within the fellowship of fellow brothers and sisters who read and study to seek His will. I have read many of your posts since you have decided to introduce yourself to me and I want you to know you are Loved and engaged to be married, not single. Just say LOVE, as corny as it sounds it really helps. Who knows your soul mate may be feeling the same way as you, "born to be single" and yet be right around the corner. Bless you, Love Fountain 1 John 4:7-11 7 Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. 8 He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love. 9 In this was manifested the love of God toward us, because that God sent his only begotten Son into the world, that we might live through him. 10 Herein is love, not that we loved God, but that he loved us, and sent his Son to be the propitiation for our sins. 11 Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. KJV PS- I was hoping you would answer some of the questions I asked you. But that is up to you. |
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150 | Taught of the Spirit today? | Col 3:23 | Love Fountain | 31351 | ||
Dear Mommapbs, I am very happy things worked out in the situation you found yourself in with your friend. If we seek the applause of men or women we will have big problems, glad the Father reminded you to give your burdens to Him. Bless you in your search, Love Fountain |
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151 | Define Faith. | Heb 11:1 | Love Fountain | 34726 | ||
Dear CDBJ, Thank you for the word study. You said," pisteusantes ", John 20:29 pisteúsantes 4100 have believed. (Interlinear Transliterated Bible. Copyright (c) 1994 by Biblesoft) NT:4100 pisteuo (pist-yoo'-o); from NT:4102; to have faith (in, upon, or with respect to, a person or thing), i.e. credit; by implication, to entrust (especially one's spiritual well-being to Christ): KJV - believe (-r), commit (to trust), put in trust with. (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.) NT:4102 pistis (pis'-tis); from NT:3982; persuasion, i.e. credence; moral conviction (of religious truth, or the truthfulness of God or a religious teacher), especially reliance upon Christ for salvation; abstractly, constancy in such profession; by extension, the system of religious (Gospel) truth itself: KJV - assurance, belief, believe, faith, fidelity. (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Translators, Inc.) NT:3982 peitho (pi'-tho); a primary verb; to convince (by argument, true or false); by analogy, to pacify or conciliate (by other fair means); reflexively or passively, to assent (to evidence or authority), to rely (by inward certainty): KJV - agree, assure, believe, have confidence, be (wax) conflent, make friend, obey, persuade, trust, yield. (Biblesoft's New Exhaustive Strong's Numbers and Concordance with Expanded Greek-Hebrew Dictionary. Copyright (c) 1994, Biblesoft and International Bible Bless you, Love Fountain |
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152 | jesus born prior to earth? | Heb 13:8 | Love Fountain | 35779 | ||
Dear Searcher56, You have said,"Elohim always means more than two, Elah means two." I am concerned, in Gen 1:1 the Bible says," In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth." The word for God in Gen 1:1 is Elohim. Are you saying that Gen 1:1 should say In the beginning "Gods" created the heaven and earth? Huh? Please explain. Bless you, Love Fountain |
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153 | Is today the only day of salvation for a | 2 Pet 3:1 | Love Fountain | 41623 | ||
Dear angel1, While it is true that Jesus has mercy on us who believe in Him. It is also true that He will not have mercy on us if we don't have mercy on others. Mark 11:26 26 But if ye do not forgive, neither will your Father which is in heaven forgive your trespasses. KJV Bless you, Love Fountain Matt 18:21-22 21 Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? 22 Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven. KJV |
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154 | Is today the only day of salvation for a | 2 Pet 3:1 | Love Fountain | 42031 | ||
Dear angel1, Please call me Love. For it is love that is the greatest gift of all. Love of all His children is why Iesous went to the cross, and bled and continues to bleed to this very day. You ask,"why point out that I should forgive?" I don't recall being durogatory, I believe I said "we", collectively need to forgive each other or we will not be forgiven. In order to forgive each other "we" must first forgive ourselves for this is the hardest to do. Once we forgive ourselves, we can then look to others and find unity in the body of Christ. The body of Christ is not and will not be divided on the day of the return of Iesous. May you find comfort, love, forgiveness and mercy to all the Fathers children including yourself. Bless you, Love Fountain Ps 91:1-4 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 2 I will say of the LORD, He is my refuge and my fortress: my God; in him will I trust. 3 Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 4 He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his wings shalt thou trust: his truth shall be thy shield and buckler. KJV |
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155 | 1 day is 1000 years, why? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Love Fountain | 39452 | ||
2 Peter 3:8 8 But, beloved, be not ignorant of this one thing, that one day is with the Lord as a thousand years, and a thousand years as one day. KJV Why do you believe God has told us that 1 day to Him is 1000 years to us? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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156 | 1 day is 1000 years, why? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Love Fountain | 39460 | ||
Dear CDBJ, Thank you for your answer. I agree, God is not constrained by time like we are. Do you see God's statement that 1000 years to us is as 1 day to God having any reference to time as we know it in referrence to the length of this earth age? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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157 | 1 day is 1000 years, why? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Love Fountain | 39465 | ||
Dear EdB, Thank you for your response. Yes, I agree as I have also agreed with CDBJ that God knows no constraint of time. However, He has allowed a time constraint to be placed on all His children. God also does do everything at an appointed time throughout all Scripture which is why I asked this question. Do you see or understand any other significance that God may have been stating when He said 1 day to God is 1000 years to man? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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158 | 1 day is 1000 years, why? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Love Fountain | 39476 | ||
Dear CDBJ, While it is true that God is not constrained by time, is it not also true that God utilizes time according to His purpose to fulfill Scripture? Thereby time is necessary to complete His divine purpose of separating the wheat from the tares which is set to an appointed time which He calls the harvest in Matt 13. Is not the harvest set for an appointed time? Why is it absolute that God has not given us an idea of the length of this earth age? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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159 | 1 day is 1000 years, why? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Love Fountain | 39480 | ||
Dear EdB, I have always believed man has been given freewill to make a choice within an appointed time, to choose to follow God or follow satan. Would you agree that it has been approximately 6000 years since the birth of Adam? Would you also agree that it has been approximately 2000 years since the birth of Jesus? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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160 | 1 day is 1000 years, why? | 2 Pet 3:8 | Love Fountain | 39490 | ||
Dear EdB, Thank you for the response. I am not sure why seven is God's perfect number, if I had to pick a perfect number, I would pick ten for the ten commandments. Anyway, you state,"Which tells me the Rapture, the Tribulation and the Second Coming can happen at any moment." EdB, I have never read anything in the Bible to happen at any moment, have you? If yes, please give one Scripture to support this anytime doctrine? It is true that no man knows the time or date of the harvest however we do know the season and the signs which have been laid out in Matt 24 amongst other places in Scripture. I agree with you we do appear to be on the brink of the season of the locusts. According to God it has been approximately 6 days since the birth of Adam and we are seeing the signs of Matt 24 before our very eyes which preceeds the return of Christ for the 1000 year(1 day) millenial reign which upon completion of the millenium do we see the end of this earth age appointed at 7 days? Bless you, Love Fountain |
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