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241 | ... | Ex 31:16 | keliy | 212820 | ||
Hello, Humility, It was on March 7, 321 A.D., when Constantine I decreed that Sunday would be observed as the Roman day of rest. This is past the biblical era so I am afraid that support from the Good Book will be hard to come by. However if you were to use the search feature of this Forum, I am sure that you will find much more info than I have offered. Blessings to you and yours, keliy |
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242 | 13Who among you is wise and understandin | James 3:18 | keliy | 212818 | ||
Thank You, Lisa, your response edifies me as I begin my day. Yes, now that you mention it, worldly wisdom is quite an oxymoron, isn't it. So do not fizzle out, but stay in the Word, and keep enough oil in your lamp. Psa 119:105 keliy |
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243 | satan comes to steal,kill and destroy | John 10:10 | keliy | 212817 | ||
Hi Feather, Yes, God's Word plainly speaks about the goal of satan, who has been given a divine permission to try everything he can think of to distract us from living the life that God wants us to lead. But, if someone "opens the doors" then where does this oppression originate? Can we even blame satan if we are the one who is tempting him to enter? He would be acting as his nature dictates. It is US who must make the choice to govern ourselves, as in Eph 6:18, "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and watching thereunto with all perseverance and supplication for all saints" -And this is only after putting on the "Armor of God" So there is much that we are commanded to do first. And if we by default or ommission give in to our sin nature, we can not blame satan or anyone else but ourselves and this is why we will be judged for our actions, and satan will not be held responsible for our failures. In addition, satan is not the only one that we can blame for the oppression which exists in our lives. God's Word teaches us that actually we each have enemies that war against us. The first enemy is referred to as the 'World'. This is not the created world, that proclaims the Lord's majesty, and it is not the people in the world, whom God also created and loved enough to die for. The "world" that wars against our soul is the self-centered way of life which pursues ungodly standards. This is the philosophy of the world, and the principles of the world. the world promotes selfishness, ambition, and pleasure. We are constantly in danger of choosing one of the paths of the world, and in doing so, we by default are giving godly, spiritual values second place. The second enemy of our souls is the "Flesh". The word "flesh" refers to our fallen self-centered nature. God's Word teaches us that we are born with an inclination to sin, will be with us throughout our entire life. We each have two natures - the new life which he received when he accepted Christ, and the old sinful nature called "the flesh." There is an ongoing conflict between these two natures which Galatians 5:17 describes quite vividly. The "flesh lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; and these are contrary the one to the other" Our fleshly desires are tainted by selfishness and pride and become expressions of the flesh. It is possible to pray (in the flesh) in order to impress others with our spirituality. It is possible to give money in order to be praised for our generosity. Such actions are of the flesh, and are not pleasing to God. The third enemy is satan, and every believing Christian is also subjected to his powers. Satan is the devil, who is constantly seeking to hold us in captivity. Satan's attacks do not come in easily observed forms. He is subtle and crafty, and often comes disguised as an angel of light. Stay strong, and pray for strength. keliy |
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244 | What is sin? How is sin commited? | Rom 14:23 | keliy | 212811 | ||
Hello KC, If you will allow me to add to Doc's wonderful post, there are actually three different words used for sin in the Bible. They describe the same thing, -yet with a difference. The word 'sin' literally means missing the target, like an arrow that veers off to the side. But God's standard is perfection, which would amount to a perfect bullseye every single time. 'Transgression' refers to rebellion as we fight against God's absolute standards and His right to be in control. 'Iniquity' is straying off of the path. God's path is marked by truth, and we cannot improve or add to truth. But there are many distractions in the world that cause us to become sidetracked or stray from the straight path that God has marked out for us. Thy word [is] a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto my path. (Psa 119:105) Grace and strength, keliy |
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245 | 13Who among you is wise and understandin | James 3:18 | keliy | 212810 | ||
Helllo haalo, Welcome, and thank you for a great question. May I begin with the verses involved for the benefit of the Forum: James 3:13 "Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealously and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. 15 This wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish. 16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. 17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without uncertainty or insincerity. 18 And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." Now, James had just finished writing about how our tongues cause destruction through our doublemindedness (And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is an unrighteous world among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the cycle of nature, and set on fire by hell.vs. 6) He goes on to teach that God's wisdom is what we need in this life to face our circumstances and interact with those around us. Two basic sources of wisdom are compared -Wisdom from the world around us, and then, wisdom from God. We must be diligent in order to focus on how we should be living as Christians in this fallen world as we try to behave in the midst of trials that seem to never cease. Many times our struggles might lead us to question God's wisdom, or if He even cares, or is even aware of the enemy's present activity in our lives. How are we to handle these ever-present dangers of health concerns which are multiplied by financial problems, or coupled with abusive relationships, and all the other daily frustrations that pile up against us that lead our focus away from our heavenly Father? To know how to cope with trials and tribulations in a godly manner is to be wise. And James is clear from the start that the only true wisdom is wisdom "from above". To the one who is wise and understanding, James says, "By his good life let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom." James also encourages his readers concerning 'their' wisdom by explaining where jealousy and selfishness comes from. "This wisdom is not such as comes down from above, but is earthly and unspiritual. For where these exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice." And we have all experienced the truth of this statement in our lives. James then ends this particular section with this thought, "And the harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace." (vs 18) And he sums up his point by helping us to understand that envy and jealousy will never lead to righteousness. True wisdom is from God, given as a gift from above. Since His Word shall not return to Him without accomplishing the purpose for which He sent it, This wisdom bears fruit and that fruit is the harvest of righteousness which is peace with God and peace with others. Wisdom and peace always go together, because Jesus said that He offers us His own peace, through Himself and that is a peace that the world cannot provide Grace and Peace, keliy |
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246 | TRUE HEART OF WORSHIP | Bible general Archive 4 | keliy | 212748 | ||
Hi Val, Yes contrition is certainly true to the heart, but if I may suggest, brokenness brings to my mind penitence, such as Psalm 51. Of course, that is also a very authentic form of worship. Blessings, keliy |
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247 | TRUE HEART OF WORSHIP | Bible general Archive 4 | keliy | 212745 | ||
Thanks again Doc, for the embellishment. I agree with you in that God is providing us with the worship, He is the author and is our all in all. Your words reminded me of a study on the Lord's prayer, as to the beginning where it says, "hallowed be thy name". This means that God's name is hallowed, with or without any effort on our part, because there is nothing that we can add to the word 'be'. And we are not righteous enough to improve any of God's attributes. Amen. keliy |
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248 | TRUE HEART OF WORSHIP | Bible general Archive 4 | keliy | 212742 | ||
Hi Doc, I guess you just refined it for me. (o; Or, for Brittany for that matter. In any case, thank you for the edification. keliy |
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249 | Are apostles the same as evangelists? | Matt 28:19 | keliy | 212741 | ||
The word apostle comes from the Greek, apostolos, meaning "someone sent out", -as with a purpose, such as with a message. The word evangelist comes from the Greek word euangelion which means "the one who delivers the message." The word angel or, 'angelos' is from the same root word and means "messenger" . The intention of most evangelism is to convert those who do not follow Christianity in order to obtain salvation. Evangelists are acting in obedience to the Great Commission, a command from Jesus to his disciples. So while they all have a common purpose or goal, they are actually different. It is like the difference between an apostle and a disciple. While an apostle actually has to be chosen for the task by the one who is doing the sending, such as an ambassador would be, a disciple can make the decision himself to follow in the disciplines of Jesus Christ. Though we may have different talents today as relating to evangelism, we must still make the decision ourselves, without necessarily being chosen for the specific task. Angels on the other hand, are different. They are spiritual beings and we are unable to 'choose' to be an angel. Joyful blessings, keliy |
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250 | TRUE HEART OF WORSHIP | Bible general Archive 4 | keliy | 212738 | ||
Hi Brittany, sometimes it is hard to place a question in specific terms, so I will do my best as to what I think, and you can give feedback as well as other forum members. So, here I go, and Welcome! I would say that True Worship is God worship. Or, worship that is God-centered. People sometimes get distracted in side issues like where they should worship, The worship team, the music they should sing, or even how they look to other people while they are worshiping. Focusing on these things and whether we enjoy them is focusing on self and does not please God. Besides, it completely misses the point of worship. Jesus tells us that true worshipers will worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). True Worship can include praying, reading or studying God's Word, singing, participating in communion, or even serving others. It's not limited to any one act, but the important part is that it's done properly with the heart and attitude in the right place. May our Lord Bless you as you seek Him, keliy |
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251 | is jesus god? | John 1:1 | keliy | 212709 | ||
Good morning to you, John. I guess I forgot to switch back to Hancock before I posted. Sorry, it is not my first :-( Yes, the Book of Esther does lack any obvious references to God. But hey, can you deny the parallels to the salvation of the Jews? While Esther means "Star", or "A Star" in the Greek, to look in Hebrew it means "That which is hidden" and the tetragrammaton is found many times using equi-distant letter spacing. I Hope that Hancock monitored this thread to catch his response. (Maybe I should have posted my response to you, to his name) Anyway, thanks for the correction. Joyful blessings keliy |
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252 | is jesus god? | John 1:1 | keliy | 212706 | ||
Hi Hancock, I haven't heard from you since last year, (o: The Bible speaks of Jesus in every Book. But here are just a few examples that prove Jesus is God. Matthew introduces Jesus with a quotation from Isaiah 7:14: “Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel” (which means, God with us) (Matt. 1:23). Mark continues, “Who can forgive sins but God alone?” Jesus not only by forgave the paraplegic, but implanted life to his dead limbs! (Mark 2:1-12). and John picks up the pace: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God; all things were made through him, and without him was not anything made that was made (John 1:1-3). Jesus is God. He is not next to the Father, but is with the Father. He is the co-Creator of the universe. The Jews then said to him, “You are not yet fifty years old, and have you seen Abraham?” Jesus said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I AM.” So they took up stones to throw at him (John 8:57-59). When the woman of Samaria wonders whether Jesus might be the Messiah, He replies, “The one speaking to you, I AM” (John 4:26) John not only begins his gospel by proving that Jesus is God, he ends on the same note. When Thomas saw the risen Christ he exclaimed, “My Lord and my God!” (20:28). Philippians 2:5-11 is also significant. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, who, though he was in the form of God, did not count equality with God a thing to be grasped, but emptied himself, taking the form of a servant, being born in the likeness of men. And being found in human form he humbled himself and became obedient unto death, even death on a cross. . Let's not forget Isaiah, Thus says the LORD, the King of Israel and his Redeemer, the LORD of hosts; “I am the first and I am the last; besides me there is no god.” (Isaiah 44:6) But in Revelation 22 Jesus uses these titles for Himself: “I am the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end” (v. 13). So, let us not be strangers (o: keliy |
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253 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | keliy | 212686 | ||
Bandaid, Yes, I believe you have tried nearly everything. And I believe that you love your husband beyond his shortcomings. You asked, "Can prayer and fasting set him free?" Well, I have proof that it can. Yesterday, you blamed me for misunderstanding, and threatened to report me for harrassment. I forgave you instantaneously and I offered to pray and fast for your situation. You disagreed with my post and said you would not read any more from me. I completely understand, because there are some on the forum that I do not respond to even when they are being nice. Anyway, I did fast, today and the Spirit has turned our relationship into one that is mutually accepting. This is not because I fasted. I believe that the Holy Spirit saw that I cared enough to actually suffer (mildly) for your cause, and He brought to my heart and my mind what I was then able to put into my post. Then there was a 180 bat-turn for our situation. God is capable, and He truly wants to do it again. But what I said about Him waiting, and doing things on His time still stands. It is not the fasting that effects the change, -but you know that. I had an idea tonight, with help from the Lord. Can you send an anonymous card in the mail? You can maybe write in it that you are trying to help, but if he does not know who its from, he can not answer to the person whether he ever even received it. (type, or write with your left hand) It might drive him to embarrasment wondering who sent it. You might include this verse: "Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, your body also is full of darkness. See to it, then, that the light within you is not darkness." -Jesus (Luke 11:34-35 NIV) Then you can send a card with a link to a site for porn addiction I have found a site for you, at www.porn-free.org/ (I found the above verse at the site) MAKE sure that you put the dash between the words or you will be directed to a site that actually offers free porn. This is from the site: "This site also is intended to help people discover how to live the "new life" that comes through knowing Jesus Christ and living by the power of the Holy Spirit. Many people may put their faith in Jesus, but how many people go on to live as the "new creation" that the scriptures say they can be? Jesus said, "I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly" (John 10:10). Living as a new creation is the secret to experiencing God's joy and peace in life!" They also claim to Connect spouses of sex addicts for "e-fellowship" So, I hope that you will try my suggestion, about remaining anonymous. Send the link to the site with the paragraph above to him in a card that tells him you care. Anonymously. Then send another card in a day or two with a similar message, always anonymously. Continue to fast and pray but be aware of the spiritual warfare that is sure to ramp up. The enemy does not want to lose this one! I will pray for your victory. keliy |
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254 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | keliy | 212679 | ||
Sister, First, let me post my regrets that it took so long to get to the crux of the problem. Yet I am thankful we are here. I do not entirely agree with the censorship guidelines of this forum, whatever they are. Because now there are many that will miss the fruit that our posts have born. Sobeit. it is all God's will, amen? The end of your last post said, which will overcome? That is easy to answer. It is the one that we choose to feed. Will we choose to feed (by spending time and energy on) the side that exhibits the aroma of Christ, or the one that demands our immediate attention -which is our own ambitions? One side is light and one is darkness. One leads to life and the other leads to death. I do not want to preach to the choir but you understand that you are not responsible for your husbands actions. Only how you react to those actions. Being a man of 52 years, I know the struggles that he faces. It is the same as the fruit in the garden of Eden that spelled the downfall of our entire human race. This is the lust of the flesh and the lust of the eyes, (obvious) and (less obvious) is the pride of life, which allows the male to "conquer" the harlot in his own mind. This is why he is in denial. The Bible says the darkness hides from the light for fear of being exposed. Just as Adam and Eve hid when they heard God approach. May I suggest that you steer him to a website that deals with porn addiction on an anonymous basis? Just a suggestion, I do not have one for you but I have seen them in the past. just Google some key words. Your husband needs to be willing to let the light shine in. And stop hiding in darkness. But it is like a cancer that needs to be cut out with a knife. The initial pain is scary. By steering him to the resources that are needed, he can secretly work out his problem and maybe even be held accountable by an online pal. This is where our prayers will be most beneficial. And in return, with the Spirit's help, you may rescue him from the clutches of the enemy and he will love you all the more for it without having to know anything.. I will monitor this thread for a few days, or as long as you need some help from a christian brother. In His service and yours, keliy |
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255 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | keliy | 212660 | ||
Bandaid, Thank you for your kind reply, I have gained much understanding into your situation. I have been looking into this all day and I think I have what may be of interest to you. There are many who may argue that the viewing of pornography would not be grounds for divorce. However if this practice includes masturbation and this spouse becomes so addicted to pornography that it becomes a barrier to the one flesh union, then the vows spoken in the marriage covenant are broken, and biblically, it defiles the marriage bed. Marriage is to be held in honor among all, and the marriage bed is to be undefiled; for fornicators and adulterers God will judge. (Heb 13:4) The actions of your husband may very well break the marriage covenant and thus the marriage bond would be considered effectively severed. (Here's the disclaimer:) Yet, this is not considered an unforgivable sin and there are other verses that would likely apply to temper one's judgement with love and forgiveness. In 1 Corinthians 7:3, Paul says, "Let the husband render unto his wife due benevolence" (KJV). So, in the marriage relationship, conjugal relations are considered a duty, and could amount to a debt that is unfulfilled. This may require the offending party to make reparations to an injured spouse. The KJV translators considered it as 'benevolence'. Benevolence implies affection -including during the act of physical love. I believe that what Paul is saying in 1Cor 7 is that every spouse is due normal affection in the form of normal conjugal relations. Yet, it may become impossible for you, the wife (due to the knowledge of sinful activity) to receive what is owed, which is described in the KJV as benevolence. Impossible, because the sexual relationship likely ends up being a disgusting act. I am aware that marriages should not be based upon the success of the sex life, there is more to life than that. (next disclaimer:) Therefore, this is not intended as a justification for any wife to file for divorce because her husband is not perfectly fulfilling her benevolence that is due. However, it does establish that when there is habitual addiction to pornography, then the wife can claim that their marriage bed has been defiled. Since you began asking for scriptural references, I have one more for you that you may find interesting: Exod 21:10-11 God Bless, and bless God. keliy |
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256 | Porn in spouse overcome thru fasting? | Galatians | keliy | 212633 | ||
Bandaid, dear sister, I can not express how sorry I am that my posts have been interpreted in such a way. It is hard for me to get my true feelings across on such an electronic format. Please believe, that my only intention is to serve, and not offend. In serving others through serving the Lord, I have realized that a true servant's reward comes only when the other person is blessed. That has always been my intention, and to read it any other way is to block any benefit that may otherwise be received I have been down some paths that are parallel to some struggles you are facing, and am familiar with mental illness. I have been arrested and jailed for situations that were due to a believer who refused to stop tampering with the prescribed dosage of her seratonin-reuptake-inhibitors ( psyche-meds) Thankfully the charges were dropped due to the Holy Spirit speaking through me during the trial. To God be the glory! I have also suffered from addictive behaviors during my decades of apostasy and rebellion. If I were to mention some habitual behaviors, there are people that would say these were more destructive than any they have ever known. I am not trying to blow my horn here, I actually am only breathing today by the grace of God and the hedge of protection that He placed over me, as well as the expertise of the EMT's who attended to me on a flight for life helicopter dispatched to a rural location before sunrise one Sunday morning as I laid alone. Yet I remained in denial and actually got worse in my behaviors. All of that to get to this: It was 15 long years after that incident while ignoring the pleadings of Christian family members that I realized I needed to look towards the resources of God to introduce any type of lasting change in my life and they have consistently proven to be sufficient. After my conversion to Jesus, and accepting Him as the Lord and Savior of my life, He has made possible my transformation by making God's divine power available to me. Here are some notes I kept, that I turn to in times of need: God's Spirit is within me (Rom 8:9; Jhn 14:16-17), Always available to teach me God's truths (1Cor 2:10-13; John 14:26, 16:13). God's Spirit will strengthen me (Rom 8:11) and intercede for me (8:26-27) God will help me discern between good and evil (1Jhn 2:18-27) and develop character (Gal 5:16-17, 5:22-23) His Word is sufficient to change me completely (1Thes 2:13; Heb 4:12; 2Pet 1:2-4). His Word is able to counsel me in any situation (2Tim 3:16-17), and gives me hope (Rom 15:4). Instead of relying on the wisdom of this world -which is foolish (1Cor 3:19) and inadequate (Isa 55:8-9), I can have God's wisdom (Jas 1:5), strength (Eph 6:10; 2Thes 3:3; 1Jhn 4:4), and sufficiency (Phil 4:19; 2Cor 9:8-10) in every circumstance (1Cor 10:13; Phlp 4:11-13). The Lord Jesus Christ will remain with me (Mat 28:20; Heb 13:5) to sustain me (Jhn 15:1-11) and care for me (Jhn 10:27-29; Eph 5:29) Jesus is and will always be my defender (1Jhn 2:1), and He will always intercede to God our Father on my behalf (Rom 8:34; Heb 7:25) May he turn all your sorrows to joy, keliy |
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257 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | keliy | 212616 | ||
Dear bandaid, Please forgive me, I meant no harm, I do realize that I do have a problem with being blunt at times. Even in personal situations, I have a problem with being too honest about what I feel -sometimes to the point of being brutal. My honest answer to you, since I do see that you have long been making an honest effort, is just keep doing exactly what you are doing. The reason is because God oftentimes waits to move until all other resources are expended. I know it is hard, But. -God does this so we know that it is nothing that we possibly could have done to bring about the change that we are working so hard for. Or else He can do the work and we will take the credit. When the Lord finally steps in, we always know that it is Him and we might say, "Lord, what took you so long" through eyes that are wet with tears of joy. Then we can give Him glory as we come to understand. I have seen this and lived this over and over. Having bore children, you know at least as well as I that the outcome is worth the pain. I am not saying it is easy, just that it is do-able with strength from above. So at the risk of sounding 'preachy', I would like to bring you to the end of Heb 10: 35.)Therefore, do not throw away your confidence, which has a great reward. 36.)For you have need of endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised. 37.)FOR YET IN A VERY LITTLE WHILE, HE WHO IS COMING WILL COME, AND WILL NOT DELAY. 38.)BUT MY RIGHTEOUS ONE SHALL LIVE BY FAITH; AND IF HE SHRINKS BACK, MY SOUL HAS NO PLEASURE IN HIM. 39.)But we are not of those who shrink back to destruction, but of those who have faith to the preserving of the soul. (the caps are not mine, but in the NASB) So I sincerely hope that you are receiving some amount of succorance from the many posts you have received. Even if you do not get the answer you were looking for. All the hearts here do pray for you and wish you the very best in this, possibly the worst situation you might ever go through. It also doesn't help to carry on a convo with a dozen people at a time, but hey, we all do our best (o: When I go through a problematic situation involving others, I go to where our Lord once told me to go, as He said "The answer is in Colossians" and I have found Chapter 3 to be particularly beneficial. Below is an excerpt for your benefit: Again, you are in my prayers, and I promise to fast as well, keliy 12 Put on then, as God's chosen ones, holy and beloved, compassionate hearts, kindness, humility, meekness, and patience, 13 bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive. 14 And above all these put on love, which binds everything together in perfect harmony. 15 And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one body. And be thankful. 16 Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. |
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258 | Porn in spouse overcome thru fasting? | Galatians | keliy | 212580 | ||
Bandaid, Sorry, but since you are questioning the effectiveness of fasting and prayer, is your faith sufficient to do so? And the Lord said, If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root, and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you.(Luk 17:6) Jesus said, in John 16:24f, ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full.but He also said, Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. (Jam 4:3) Well, I do wish I could be of more help, but it is verses that you asked for, and verses you shall get, (o; keliy |
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259 | Can a woman divorce man: Ongoing porn? | Matthew | keliy | 212577 | ||
Dear Bandaid, It is clear that you are asking for scriptural references, but I am afraid you will not find any in the Bible. To file for a divorce, would you not be exercizing authority over your spouse in opposition to God's Word? And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man... (1Tim 2:12a) I do have chidren that were little at one point, and I did have some anxious moments concerning their sin in this arena also. Now,since your husband likely proposed to you, and you likely answered 'Yes', did you not agree to love honor and cherish thru thick and thin till death doth ye part? Which husband did you have in mind, one who lived up to your wishes and was without faults? 5 years is not that long of a time. Did he show any signs of repentance? Did you give this man an opportunity to repent? Again, you are on the wrong side of Scripture, for God's Word clearly states, "For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body." (Eph 5:23) To file for divorce, you would be forcing the husband to do your bidding, using the civil authorities as a tool. You ask for "scriptural references, not advice" but since there are no Scriptures to advise you on your path, you will be getting biblical advice that points in the right direction My prayers are with you, may His will become manifest in this uncomfortable situation. keliy |
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260 | besides Moses who was to go without food | Ex 4:25 | keliy | 212571 | ||
Question 1, from Mat 4:1,2 Then was Jesus led up of the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted of the devil. And when he had fasted forty days and forty nights, he was afterward an hungred. Question 2, From Chuck Smith: So he would veil his face when he would go out and talk with the children of Israel, because he would have this shining on his face. When he'd go before the Lord he'd take the veil off. Now twice in the New Testament this veil is mentioned there in a couple of different ways. Number one, why the veil over the face of Moses? Because it was hard to look at his shining face? No. In Corinthians we are told that the reason for the veil over his face is so that they would not see the shining go away, fading. But the fact that the shine was fading away from his face, was indicating the fact that the law that God was given was to fade away when God established the new covenant with man through Jesus Christ. So that they would not see the fading away of the old covenant, his face was veiled. But Paul goes on to say, "But even today their faces are still veiled when it comes to the word of God." They can't see the truth of God in Jesus Christ. They still have that veil over their face as God seeks to speak to them today, and they cannot see that Jesus Christ is indeed the Messiah that God had promised to the nation Israel. So the veil still over their eyes, not being able to behold the truth of Jesus Christ. keliy |
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