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481 | GOD (good) - satan (evil) | John 3:16 | stjohn | 219801 | ||
Henry, you are contradicting yourself. You wrote: "I don't question GOD, or judge HIM. I believe that satan cannot do anything to anybody unless GOD allows it. I don't question why GOD allows it. How can the creation, question the CREATOR?" (sic) So you start by saying that you don't question God, then your very next statement is a question and is indeed asking why God allows something-!? It cant be both, Henry, either you question Him or you don't. Sorry my friend, but your post is complete nonsense! Are you trying to be funny or something? Anyway; In deference to your question though, I'll offer you this from:gotquestions.org --"Question: "Why does God allow bad things to happen to good people?" Answer: This is one of the most difficult questions in all of theology. God is eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent. Why should human beings (not eternal, infinite, omniscient, omnipresent, or omnipotent) expect to be able to fully understand God’s ways? The book of Job deals with this issue. God had allowed Satan to do everything he wanted to Job except kill him. What was Job’s reaction? “Though he slay me, yet will I hope in him” (Job 13:15). “The LORD gave and the LORD has taken away; may the name of the LORD be praised” (Job 1:21). Job did not understand why God had allowed the things He did, but he knew God was good and therefore continued to trust in Him. Ultimately, that should be our reaction as well. Why do bad things happen to good people? The biblical answer is there are no “good” people. The Bible makes it abundantly clear that all of us are tainted by and infected with sin (Ecclesiastes 7:20; Romans 6:23; 1 John 1:8). Romans 3:10-18 could not be clearer about the non-existence of “good” people: “There is no one righteous, not even one; there is no one who understands, no one who seeks God. All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit. The poison of vipers is on their lips. Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness. Their feet are swift to shed blood; ruin and misery mark their ways, and the way of peace they do not know. There is no fear of God before their eyes.” Every human being on this planet deserves to be thrown into hell at this very moment. Every second we spend alive is only by the grace and mercy of God. Even the most terrible misery we could experience on this planet is merciful compared to what we deserve, eternal hell in the lake of fire. A better question would be “Why does God allow good things to happen to bad people?” Romans 5:8 declares, “But God demonstrates his own love for us in this: While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.” Despite the evil, wicked, sinful nature of the people of this world, God still loves us. He loved us enough to die to take the penalty for our sins (Romans 6:23). If we receive Jesus Christ as Savior (John 3:16; Romans 10:9), we will be forgiven and promised an eternal home in heaven (Romans 8:1). What we deserve is hell. What we are given is eternal life in heaven if we come to Christ in faith. Yes, sometimes bad things happen to people who seem undeserving of them. But God allows things to happen for His reasons, whether or not we understand them. Above all, however, we must remember that God is good, just, loving, and merciful. Often things happen to us that we simply cannot understand. However, instead of doubting God's goodness, our reaction should be to trust Him. ”Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight” (Proverbs 3:5-6)."-- http://www.gotquestions.org/bad-things-good-people.html John p.s. Doc asked you once already and you said you were sorry for the mistake, then you promptly carried on as if nothing had been said or done about it. So I'll ask you again... Please mark your responses to individuals as a note and NOT a question. Thanks p.p.s. Really, Henry, are you trying to be funny or perhaps cute? |
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482 | what does this show | John 5:30 | stjohn | 204110 | ||
Hi jun: Sorry this is kinda long but it's the best comentary I've found on this verse. John 5:30 "Ver. 30. I can of mine own self do nothing,.... This is the conclusion of the matter, the winding up of the several arguments concerning the Son's equality to the Father, and the application of the whole to Christ. He had before been chiefly speaking of the Son, in relation to the Father, as if he was a third person; but now he applies what he had said of the Son to himself: and it is as if he had said, I am the Son that can do nothing separate from the Father, and contrary to his will, but do all things in conjunction with him; who sees all that he does, by being in him, and co-operating with him, and do the selfsame. I am the Son to whom the Father shows, and by whom he does, all he does; and to whom he will show, and by whom he will do, as a co-efficient with him, greater works than what, as yet, he has done: I am the Son that quickens whom he pleases, and to whom all judgment is committed, and have the same honour the Father has: I am he that quickens dead sinners now, and will raise all the dead at the last day; and have authority to execute judgment on all mankind: and, as I hear, I judge; not as he hears men, or, according to the evidence men will give one of another; for it is denied of him, that he will proceed in judgment in this manner, Isa 11:3, but as he hears his Father; for being in his bosom, and one with him, as he sees, and knows all he does, his whole plan of operations, and acts according to them; so he hears, knows, and is perfectly acquainted with all his counsels, purposes, and rules of judgment, and never deviates from them. Hearing here signifies perfect knowledge, and understanding of a cause; and so it is used in the Jewish writings, in matters of difficulty, that come before a court of judicature: "there were three courts of judicature; one that sat at the gate of the mountain of the house; and one that sat at the gate of the court; and another that sat in the paved chamber: they go (first) to that which is at the gate of the mountain of the house, and say, so have I expounded, and so have the companions expounded; so have I taught, and so have the companions (or colleagues) taught: wemv Ma, "if they hear", they say; (i.e. as one of their commentators explains it (i), if they know the law, and hear, or understand the sense of the law; in such a case they declare what they know;) if not, they go to them that are at the gate of the court, and say (as before).--And, "if they hear", they tell them; but if not, they go to the great sanhedrim in the paved chamber, from whence goes forth the law to all Israel.'' Christ was now before the great sanhedrim, and speaks to them in their own language, and as a superior judge to them: and my judgment is just; in the administration of the affairs of his church, which are done in the strictest justice; just and true are all his ways, as King of saints; and in the execution of the last judgment, which will be in righteousness and truth; the judgment he passes must be right, since it is according to that perfect knowledge he has of his Father's will, which is an infallible rule of judgment: because I seek not mine own will, but the will of the Father which hath sent me; that is, he did not seek to gratify his own will, as distinct from his Father's, or in opposition to it; for he had no private end to answer, or separate interest, or advantage to pursue; and seeing therefore he acted according to his Father's will, and not his own, as contrary to that; his judgment must be just, and the sentence he passes right; since the will of God is indisputably such. The Vulgate Latin, and all the Oriental versions, the Alexandrian copy, and two of Beza's copies, leave out the word "father", without altering or hurting the sense at all." --John Gill God bless John |
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483 | the devil being the father of confusion | John 8:44 | stjohn | 219059 | ||
Hi LovemyLord, Scripture doesn't say expressly, but we can infer from Scripture that Satan is the father of confusion. 1 Cor 14:33 says that God is not a God of confusion but peace. And in John 8:44 we see that Satan is the father of lies and, lies certainly can and do cause confusion. John |
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484 | ... | John 8:58 | stjohn | 214429 | ||
"Question: "Is Jesus God? Did Jesus ever claim to be God?" Answer: Jesus is never recorded in the Bible as saying the exact words, “I am God.” That does not mean, however, that He did not proclaim that He is God. Take for example Jesus’ words in John 10:30, “I and the Father are one.” At first glance, this might not seem to be a claim to be God. However, look at the Jews’ reaction to His statement, “We are not stoning you for any of these, replied the Jews, but for blasphemy, because you, a mere man, claim to be God” (John 10:33). The Jews understood Jesus’ statement to be a claim to be God. In the following verses, Jesus never corrects the Jews by saying, “I did not claim to be God.” That indicates Jesus was truly saying He was God by declaring, “I and the Father are one” (John 10:30). John 8:58 is another example. Jesus declared, "I tell you the truth, before Abraham was born, I am!" Again, in response, the Jews take up stones in an attempt to stone Jesus (John 8:59). Why would the Jews want to stone Jesus if He hadn’t said something they believed to be blasphemous, namely, a claim to be God? John 1:1 says that “the Word was God.” John 1:14 says that “the Word became flesh.” This clearly indicates that Jesus is God in the flesh. Acts 20:28 tells us, "...Be shepherds of the church of God, which He bought with His own blood." Who bought the church with His own blood? Jesus Christ. Acts 20:28 declares that God purchased the church with His own blood. Therefore, Jesus is God! Thomas the disciple declared concerning Jesus, “Lord and my God” (John 20:28). Jesus does not correct him. Titus 2:13 encourages us to wait for the coming of our God and Savior - Jesus Christ (see also 2 Peter 1:1). In Hebrews 1:8, the Father declares of Jesus, "But about the Son He says, "Your throne, O God, will last for ever and ever, and righteousness will be the scepter of your kingdom." In Revelation, an angel instructed the Apostle John to only worship God (Revelation 19:10). Several times in Scripture Jesus receives worship (Matthew 2:11; 14:33; 28:9,17; Luke 24:52; John 9:38). He never rebukes people for worshiping Him. If Jesus were not God, He would have told people to not worship Him, just as the angel in Revelation had. There are many other verses and passages of Scripture that argue for Jesus’ deity. The most important reason that Jesus has to be God is that if He is not God, His death would not have been sufficient to pay the penalty for the sins of the whole world (1 John 2:2). Only God could pay such an infinite penalty. Only God could take on the sins of the world (2 Corinthians 5:21), die, and be resurrected - proving His victory over sin and death." http://www.gotquestions.org/is-Jesus-God.html |
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485 | What did it mean to be "put out"? | John 9:34 | stjohn | 207207 | ||
Hi Lor: Welcome to the forum! That isn't really the focus of the chapter, but in the context of the passage, it appears he was at least, simply put out of the building; at most, Scripture doesn't really say. God bless John |
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486 | how would you explain this JW pet Q | John 10:30 | stjohn | 200317 | ||
Hi hopalong, Sadly, when discussing God's word with jw's, the verse that often comes to mind is, 1 Cor 2:14. I guess, the best we can do sometimes, is to just pray for them. Pray that God opens their eye's to His truth, and that He turns their heart of stone, into a heart that truly knows the love of God. John 3:3, 3:7 The simple answer is that, The Bible does, most definitely say that, He is God, John 1:1, but, they just don't see it! I truly believe that prayer is the answer. They will not see, unless He gives it to them! God bless John |
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487 | explain John 11:47 | John 11:1 | stjohn | 214266 | ||
Hello, Linda Marie That's a lovley name by the way. :-) Welcome to the forum! John Gill ha this to say, and says it very well I think. John 11:47-48 Ver. 47. "Then gathered the chief priests and the Pharisees a council;" They convened the sanhedrim, the great council of the nation together, of which they were some of the principal members: "and said, what do we?" That is, why is nothing done? why are we so dilatory? why do we sit still, and do nothing? or what is to be done? this now lies before us, this is to be considered and deliberated on: "for this man doth many miracles;" This is owned, and could not be denied by them; and should have been a reason why they should have acknowledged him to have been the Messiah, and embraced him; whereas they used it as a reason, why they should think of, and concert some measures, to hinder and put a stop to the belief of him as such. John 11:48 Ver. 48. "If we let him thus alone;" Going about from place to place, teaching the people, and doing such miracles: "all men will believe on him;" The whole nation will receive him as the Messiah, and proclaim him their king, and yield a cheerful obedience to all his commands: "the Romans will come;" against us, with their powerful armies; interpreting the setting him up as Messiah, to be an instance of rebellion against Caesar, and his government: "and take away both our place and nation;" That is, will destroy the temple, their holy place, the place of their religion and worship; and their city, the place of their habitation, and lay waste their country; and take away from them that little share of power and government they had, and strip them both of their civil and religious privileges: the Persic version renders it, "they will take away our place, and make a decree against our religion".-- John Gill http://www.freegrace.net/gill/ I hope that helps John |
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488 | I don't entirely understand this verse. | John 12:25 | stjohn | 200255 | ||
Hi annrichelle, A warm welcome! That's a lovely name by the way. Any true regenerate (born-again) believer in Jesus Christ, will have a natural disregard for the life they have here and now. Because we have eternity in mind, and know that this is just a shadow of what God has in store for us in the future. We also have no regard for worldly things, they are not what we can store up as treasure in heaven. Matt 6:20, Nonetheless, no-one want's to die, (though we look forward to being with Him), at least, no-one I know does! :-) That is a future which is forever, by the way. :-) John 3:16 God bless John |
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489 | you can be as great as I am or greater | John 14:12 | stjohn | 204100 | ||
Hi Robert: Perhaps this is it? John 14:12 "Truly, truly, I say to you, he who believes in Me, the works that I do, he will do also; and greater works than these he will do; because I go to the Father. God bless John |
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490 | What is IN THE SPIRIT? | John 14:16 | stjohn | 206885 | ||
Dear MickysMom: Here is something from, http://www.gotquestions.org/feel-Holy-Spirit.html I believe this will answer your question, and strongly recommend you go there and read more on the subject, It is very helpful. "While certain ministries of the Holy Spirit may involve a “feeling,” such as conviction of sin, comfort, and empowerment – Scripture does not instruct us to base our relationship with the Holy Spirit on how or what we feel. Every born-again believer has the indwelling Holy Spirit. Jesus told us that when the Comforter has come He will be with us and in us. "And I will pray the Father, and He shall give you another Comforter, that He may abide with you for ever; Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth Him not, neither knoweth Him: but ye know Him; for He dwelleth with you, and shall be in you" (John 14:16-17). In other words, Jesus is sending one like Himself to be with us and in us." "Having said that, we cannot discount that there are times when we can be overwhelmed by the presence and the power of the Spirit, and this is often an emotional experience. When that happens, it is a joy like no other. King David "danced for joy" (2 Samuel 6:14) when they brought up the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. Experiencing joy by the Spirit is the understanding that as children of God we are being blessed by His grace. So, absolutely, the ministries of the Holy Spirit can involve our feelings and emotions. At the same time, while the Holy Spirit’s work in our lives can include a “feeling,” we are not to base the assurance of our possession of the Holy Spirit on how we feel."-- God bless John |
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491 | No Fruit? | John 15:8 | stjohn | 205468 | ||
Dear Brother, Steve: I hope this is worth two cents, It's just my thoughts on this. When I think of the fruit of the Spirit, I am drawn again to this passage of Scripture, and it is highlighted against any other, that I may consider to be fruit. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit. Let us not become boastful, challenging one another, envying one another. (Gal 5:22-26) Question I have to ask myself: If we abide in Him, and His love, how is it that we, move on, and to where do we move? By His Spirit we are being made fishers of men, and that is indeed our mission, and should always be in focus, we should strive always to battle the forces of darkness to reach this, our goal, and our hearts desire to do His will, but is making Disciples fruit, as defined in Scripture? Shalom and God bless John Footnote: I believe our ultimate goal, it to stand in His presence, in His heavenly court, and be judged rightly: washed in the blood of christ, not of ourselves nor our works, but by His grace. "I am not sure exactly what heaven will be like, but I don't know that when we die and it comes time for God to judge us, he will NOT ask, How many good things have you done in your life?, rather he will ask, How much LOVE did you put into what you did?"--Mother Teresa |
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492 | what does it mean????? | John 16:26 | stjohn | 215587 | ||
Hi John93, The amplified pretty much explains it, where in brackets is says: [for it will be unnecessary] meaning in that day, believers, [those who are called son's of God] will be able to pray to the Father directly. In that day, probably means the day of Pentecost and thereafter, or it could mean, after His resurrection. John |
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493 | should we pray to god in the name of jes | John 16:26 | stjohn | 215591 | ||
John93, Jesus is God, as much as the Father is God and, the Holy Spirit is God. They are all 100 percent God. Praying in Jesus' name, doesn't mean to just say His name at the end of a prayer, but to pray for what is revealed to us by Jesus and the Scriptures as the will of God. Many believe that we can and should pray for just about anything we want. But the Bible does not teach that at all. Jesus gives us an example for us to fallow in how we should pray. He says for us to, acknowledge the Father as holy, to have a desire to see Him come in glory to restore the corrupt world, to ask for our daily bread [which is probably referring more to Spiritual food] forgive our sins, as we forgive others, and to lead us away from evil. Prayer is not a grab-bag, as some would have us believe. So what we pray for is what is meant by praying in His name. That would be anything that advances the kingdom of God and His Gospel of Salvation or to edify and protect the saints, keep us from danger, etc, etc. Not praying for stuff, that would not in my opinion be praying in His name. John |
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494 | Iam having some questions | John 17:1 | stjohn | 212249 | ||
Hi Kcabm: It's good to see you are back here to study God's word with us! I'll try to answer as best I can. You ask: "What is it meaning when Jesus is saying. We and Him are not being of this world?" I think it means just what it says, but to put it in other words; we are in this sinful world, but we are not part of it. Just as He came from Heaven and is not part of His creation, He has come to dwell/live in us by His Holy Spirit, and as born again believers we can say Jesus lives in us. And as He is not part of this world, and because He is In us, we are not part of this world. We no longer belong to the world, but we now belong to God; We can call ourselves sons of God. "As He says also in Hosea, "I WILL CALL THOSE WHO WERE NOT MY PEOPLE, 'MY PEOPLE,' AND HER WHO WAS NOT BELOVED, 'BELOVED.'" "AND IT SHALL BE THAT IN THE PLACE WHERE IT WAS SAID TO THEM, 'YOU ARE NOT MY PEOPLE,' THERE THEY SHALL BE CALLED SONS OF THE LIVING GOD." Rom 9:25-26 We belong to Him and with Him and will be with Him for eternity. You ask: "How are we being kept from evil?" By the indwelling Holy Spirit, we no longer are held captive to a sinful life; we no longer live for the worldly lustful desires of the flesh and the word. But we live for higher things, and we seek Him, and we seek His gift's, and when we fail, we know He will keep us, for we are His sheep, and He is the good shepherd, and He will forgive us our sins, and wash us and impute righteousness unto us. You ask: "What is meaning when he is saying we are to be sanctified?" Sanctification is the process by which we learn and grow in righteousness and become more Christ-like as He by His Spirit and through His word (the Bible) teaches and changes us day by day, and year by year, as we learn and grow in the Lord. Easton's Bible Dictionary says this: "--Sanctification involves more than a mere moral reformation of character, brought about by the power of the truth: it is the work of the Holy Spirit bringing the whole nature more and more under the influences of the new gracious principles implanted in the soul in regeneration. In other words, sanctification is the carrying on to perfection the work begun in regeneration, and it extends to the whole man (Romans 6:13; 2 Corinthians 4:6; Colossians 3:10; 1 John 4:7; 1 Corinthians 6:19). It is the special office of the Holy Spirit in the plan of redemption to carry on this work (1 Corinthians 6:11; 2 Thessalonians 2:13). Faith is instrumental in securing sanctification, inasmuch as it (1) secures union to Christ (Galatians 2:20), and (2) brings the believer into living contact with the truth, whereby he is led to yield obedience "to the commands, trembling at the threatenings, and embracing the promises of God for this life and that which is to come." Perfect sanctification is not attainable in this life"-- Easton's Bible Dictionary "Jesus is saying He sends us into the world as He was by God." Yes, He was sent from Heaven (this does not diminish His equality with the Father) to teach the gospel, but more to save and redeem mankind from the power of sin and evil and from eternal hell. And as he also sends us into the world, not to say that every Christian is to go on a missionary journey but to preach the word at every opportunity. "He then is sanctifying Himself so we will be also sanctified through the truth." Not that He needed to be Sanctified, for He is and was always perfect, but that He willingly came to earth and through obedience lived a holy life in all ways perfect, and now in Him, we too can be brought to holiness through His living in us, and sanctified by the power of the Holy Spirit through His obedience and perfection. He is the truth, His word is truth. "Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me." John 14:6 I hope this helps God bless John |
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495 | John 17:2 Use of third person? | John 17:2 | stjohn | 216113 | ||
Hi Pkbldr, Welcome to the forum! Personally, I wouldn't spend too much time on it, there is so much more in this chapter to dwell on, It holds so much hope for believers, it's one of my favorite chapters of the whole Bible! John thinks it's just Jesus speaking in the third person, nothing more or less than that, and he wouldn't make too much of it. :-) John says: Sometimes, a horse, is just a horse. Thats John's 2 cents. :-) John |
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496 | John 17:2 Use of third person? | John 17:2 | stjohn | 216114 | ||
Hey pk... You may also take note that the Words spoken by Jesus are in red. This indicates that they are indeed His words, simply spoken in the third person, they are also in quotation marks, another indication that they are the actual word spoken by Jesus. John |
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497 | Jesus Died for all, why speak in parable | John 17:9 | stjohn | 212160 | ||
"I have manifested Your name to the men whom You gave Me out of the world; they were Yours and You gave them to Me, and they have kept Your word. Now they have come to know that everything You have given Me is from You; for the words which You gave Me I have given to them; and they received them and truly understood that I came forth from You, and they believed that You sent Me. I ask on their behalf; I do not ask on behalf of the world, but of those whom You have given Me; for they are Yours; and all things that are Mine are Yours, and Yours are Mine; and I have been glorified in them." John 17:6-10 Jesus did not die for the whole world, but for those that the Father had given Him, read the whole chapter of John 17. It is well known that there are many who are dyeing in sin, and to perdition; Just look around! It is obvious that God's purpose is not to save the whole world, (as He is sovereign in all things,) If it was his will to save the whole world, they would be saved, but he has made provition for His sheep, who he died for, and who He will keep for all eternity. John |
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498 | Where is 'Be in the world not of the wor | John 18:36 | stjohn | 194116 | ||
Hi Tim, welcome to the forum. I hope these are the verses you are looking for. John 15:19 "If you were of the world, the world would love its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, because of this the world hates you. John 17:14 "I have given them Your word; and the world has hated them, because they are not of the world, even as I am not of the world. John 18:36 Jesus answered, "My kingdom is not of this world. If My kingdom were of this world, then My servants would be fighting so that I would not be handed over to the Jews; but as it is, My kingdom is not of this realm." Rom 12:2 And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect. 1 Tim 6:17 Instruct those who are rich in this present world not to be conceited or to fix their hope on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly supplies us with all things to enjoy. God bless John |
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499 | Where was Joseph when Jesus was on cross | John 19:27 | stjohn | 226323 | ||
Hi Corner, Welcome to the forum! It is believed that Joseph, was dead. Because of Jesus giving His mother to the care of John, as stated in the verse above. -John |
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500 | What did jesus do while dead? | John 19:30 | stjohn | 196900 | ||
Hi Krystal, May I say, the question should be; what did He do on the Cross? God bless John |
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