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21 | Why seek healing for this flesh? | Phil 1:2 | Cyclist | 75305 | ||
Dear Forum Family, Blessed be the name of the Lord our God and His Son Jesus Christ forever more! Praise the Lord for His love and mercy and grace! Praise the Lord for He is good to His children! Praise the Lord for His patience with His children! Let everything that has breath praise the name of the Lord! Praise Him from the mountain tops! Praise Him from the valleys! praise Him! It's been quite a while since I've visited. Without going into any long details, I have been very busy! I have a question for those of you who are my elders and my brothers and my sisters on this forum (I pray that those of you whom I consider my elders or Brothers or Sisters know who you are.) Here it is. Even though this body I have been given is in great shape (I spend at least ten hours per week excercising it and the doctor tells me "I wish all of my patients were in as good of shape as your are, except for....."), there exists a cuouple of malfunctions. Sparing you all of the details, I was taken from my office to the emergency room on Wednesday morning. Woops! Got so caught up in all of that, I almost almost strayed away from posting my question! WHY SEEK HEALING FOR THIS BODY? Please, please don't get me wrong. I get annual physicals and that on my own, it is not required for my permenant illnesses. And, I do always go to my physician when having problems. When I read the holy word of the Lord my God I so desire to be with Him in His kingdom! Again, don't misunderstand me please, I haven't gone off my rocker, not yet anyway. Why seek healing for this flesh that will not inherit the kingdom of God? I know that the Lord our God has blessed us with some very good doctors, but, I'm having difficulty understanding the purpose. Honestly, it seems sometimes that the closer I am to death, the happier I am because I will be with the Lord forever. Again, I'm NOT CRAZY! Never the less, If here (on earth) is where His desire is for me, then here I am happy to be. Blessed be the Lord forever! I posted a couple of scriptures below. Please I pray you my friends, help me understand through the word of the Lord our God. I am thankful for each one of you! Bless you as you prayerfully consider your answer(s) to me. Your input is very important to me on this issue. Col 3:1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Phil 1:23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; I always pray for you my friends. Always your brother in Christ Jesus our Lord, David (Cyclist) I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
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22 | Physical sports contests? | Col 3:17 | Cyclist | 61851 | ||
Dear Forum elders, Good morning! First of all, I did an extensive search in the forum and found only one post in answer to a simmilar question, I've added that response to this posted question. As you probably know by my user name "Cyclist", and if you have read my profile, I exercise this body that God has given me to use on earth quite a bit. In fact, I exercise 1 1/2 to 2 hours per day, 5 to 6 days per week. I am also a certified personal fitness trainer. However, I do not let, and will not let, exercise interfere with my spiritual life, duties, and responsibilities (God and family first, Career second, exercise and me last). Here is the post I found when I did a search: charis 3/1/01 7:34PM "Amigo, Exercise is fine. Inflating every seperate muscle on your body for the purpose of showng your oiled skin to others or looking at your self in the mirror is indeed vain (empty). Becoming a brain-dead couch potato is not very good either. Fitness of mind and body makes sense. Extremes on either side are foolish. Even this forum is healthy if it is thought-provoking and faith-lifting. An 'over-pumped' mind is also foolish." Now to my question, finally! I consider body building a sport and there is a contest coming up that I have participated in before, but, would I possibly be offending my fellow Christians, or, not be a proper whitness to others? Rom 14:21 It is good not to eat meat or to drink wine, or to do anything by which your brother stumbles. I know of others,very few, that are body builders that claim to be Christian. However, I have not been able to share with them to know if the true Spirit of Jesus is in them. Here are scriptures that I found that may relate to physical exercise but I would like to know if there are more, and, I do value your opinion(s) as Christian elders because since I have been part of this forum your postings have really helped me to grow, by leaps and bounds! NASB 1 Cor 9:25 Everyone who competes in the games exercises self-control in all things. They then do it to receive a perishable wreath, but we an imperishable. NASB 1 Tim 4:8 for bodily discipline is only of little profit, but godliness is profitable for all things, since it holds promise for the present life and also for the life to come. KJV 1 Tim 4:8 For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. Thank you! Always your brother in Christ, Cyclist P.S. I spared you of opening my posted question with praise to my God and yours. Not that I will EVER apologize for praising and glorifying our Heavenly Father, God forbid! It has been brought to my attention that a forum may not be the place for that. I will, however, end my post the same way I always do, and, if you will still allow me to, begin my posts with praise. I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
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23 | john gill, "church"? | Hebrews | Cyclist | 48691 | ||
john gill, Cyclist here! Let me start this question by explaining to you that I start and end each post with praise to our Heavenly Father. Second, I absolutley, positively do not ask any questions with the purpose of challanging any one, I simply am eager to learn. So here goes. I will sing of the mercies of the Lord forever! I will praise my God from the time I get up in the morning until the time I fall asleep at night! Blessed be the name of the Lord! I didn't see the word/phrase "church" used in the old testament one time. Did they have a different word/phrase for it? or, Did they not join together weekly to worship? Did the "church" gets it's name in the new testament? I know that Jesus talked about His church of which all of us who believe in Him and follow His commandments are a part of. Are there any scriptures that you know of, old or new testament, that directs/commands us to go to a building that is called a church? Is the answer I seek to the last question present in the scripture verses below? Heb 10:23 Let us hold fast the confession of our hope without wavering, for He who promised is faithful; Heb 10:24 and let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, Heb 10:25 not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near. As always I appreciate input from anyone on the forum. Your brother in Christ, Cyclist I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
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24 | Why seek healing for this flesh? | James 5:14 | Cyclist | 75307 | ||
Dear Forum Family, Blessed be the name of the Lord our God and His Son Jesus Christ forever more! Praise the Lord for His love and mercy and grace! Praise the Lord for He is good to His children! Praise the Lord for His patience with His children! Let everything that has breath praise the name of the Lord! Praise Him from the mountain tops! Praise Him from the valleys! praise Him! It's been quite a while since I've visited. Without going into any long details, I have been very busy! I have a question for those of you who are my elders and my brothers and my sisters on this forum (I pray that those of you whom I consider my elders or Brothers or Sisters know who you are.) Here it is. Even though this body I have been given is in great shape (I spend at least ten hours per week excercising it and the doctor tells me "I wish all of my patients were in as good of shape as your are, except for....."), there exists a cuouple of malfunctions. Sparing you all of the details, I was taken from my office to the emergency room on Wednesday morning. Woops! Got so caught up in all of that, I almost almost strayed away from posting my question! WHY SEEK HEALING FOR THIS BODY? Please, please don't get me wrong. I get annual physicals and that on my own, it is not required for my permenant illnesses. And, I do always go to my physician when having problems. When I read the holy word of the Lord my God I so desire to be with Him in His kingdom! Again, don't misunderstand me please, I haven't gone off my rocker, not yet anyway. Why seek healing for this flesh that will not inherit the kingdom of God? I know that the Lord our God has blessed us with some very good doctors, but, I'm having difficulty understanding the purpose. Honestly, it seems sometimes that the closer I am to death, the happier I am because I will be with the Lord forever. Again, I'm NOT CRAZY! Never the less, If here (on earth) is where His desire is for me, then here I am happy to be. Blessed be the Lord forever! I posted a couple of scriptures below. Please I pray you my friends, help me understand through the word of the Lord our God. I am thankful for each one of you! Bless you as you prayerfully consider your answer(s) to me. Your input is very important to me on this issue. Col 3:1 Therefore if you have been raised up with Christ, keep seeking the things above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God. Phil 1:23 But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better; I always pray for you my friends. Always your brother in Christ Jesus our Lord, David (Cyclist) I will bless the Lord at all times! His praise shall continually be in my mouth! |
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25 | Mystery of lawlessness? | 1 John 3:4 | Cyclist | 41144 | ||
Greetings Forum members! Cyclist here With my mouth I will give thanks abundantly to the LORD; And in the midst of many I will praise Him! Praise the LORD, for the LORD is good! Sing praises to His name, for it is lovely! I would like to get some comments from you on 2 Thess 2:7. Should we know already the mystery of lawlessness and how it is at work? Does any one know some other scripture references regarding "lawlessness" as it is used by Paul in this verse? How is the man of lawlessness being restrained? I would appreciate any comments or scripture references on this. 2 Thess 2:1 Now we request you, brethren, with regard to the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our gathering together to Him, 2 Thess 2:2 that you not be quickly shaken from your composure or be disturbed either by a spirit or a message or a letter as if from us, to the effect that the day of the Lord has come. 2 Thess 2:3 Let no one in any way deceive you, for it will not come unless the apostasy comes first, and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the son of destruction, 2 Thess 2:4 who opposes and exalts himself above every so-called god or object of worship, so that he takes his seat in the temple of God, displaying himself as being God. 2 Thess 2:5 Do you not remember that while I was still with you, I was telling you these things? 2 Thess 2:6 And you know what restrains him now, so that in his time he will be revealed. 2 Thess 2:7 For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains will do so until he is taken out of the way. 2 Thess 2:8 Then that lawless one will be revealed whom the Lord will slay with the breath of His mouth and bring to an end by the appearance of His coming; Thanks in advance for giving this your attention. Blessed be the name of the Lord! Cyclist |
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