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81 | seeking God | Is 43:7 | Wild Olive Shoot | 173053 | ||
Before accepting this free publication as has been suggested in this thread, please see the following: Check out the following: http://www.blueletterbible.org/knowgod.html And then the following: http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/cults/rajwd/index.html http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/cults/exposejw/index.html http://www.blueletterbible.org/study/cults/acts/acts_jw.html WOS |
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82 | Saved or not ? | Jer 17:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 188874 | ||
Dear justme, Jeremiah 17:9,10: 9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it? 10 I the LORD search the heart, I try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, and according to the fruit of his doings. Romans 8:27 And he that searcheth the hearts knoweth what is the mind of the Spirit, because he maketh intercession for the saints according to the will of God. You ask the question like you believe you can really tell who is saved and who isn’t. The truth is, you can’t, for you cannot possibly know another’s heart, that is an attribute of God and we are simply not capable. We are called to preach the Gospel, to every creature, not just those who we may think are lost, because again in part, we know not their heart. Mark 16:15 And he said unto them, Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature. 2Timothy 4:2 Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort with all longsuffering and doctrine. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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83 | 1 Thess. 5:17 | Jer 29:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149843 | ||
Does prayer really help? Yes. Prayer helps in many ways. 1 Timothy 2:1-4 shows us that prayer can help us to lead peaceful and quiet lives in all godliness and holiness and that it pleases God. It also helps us to overcome temptation, to keep us from sinning. We pray for strength to overcome because our bodies are weak but our spirits are willing. (Matthew 26:41) Prayer also helps us to focus on God, which is where are focus should be anyhow. Psalm 77 shows us how God can shift our focus to where it should be when we pray. As Asaph prayed, he began with a whole bunch of “I”, v1-12. But as he continued in prayer, God re-focused Asaph to worshipping Him, v13-20. Prayer can put us under God’s control. Who better to lead us? Many people see prayer as a chance to ask God to perform some sort of cosmic trick. The attempt to use prayer for good fortune or spectacular events instead of using it to desire God’s pardon or love. Luke 6:19 shows how many react to God and the sense of His magic. But rather than using prayer to control God, which is futile to begin with, we should use prayer to submit ourselves to God, to come under His control. This is only a sampling of what prayer can do. What kind of prayers does God answer? I believe He answers those that are aligned with His will, although, we see times when He answered a prayer in the affirmative to ungrateful or lustful requests as with the quail and following plague in Numbers 11. So be careful what you pray for. For requests made that are aligned with God’s will, He answers them in His own way, in His own time. We must be open to what God can do and allow Him to answer His way, even if we seem the situation as impossible. 1 John 5:14-15(NIV) 14This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15And if we know that he hears us—whatever we ask—we know that we have what we asked of him. Galatians 4:4 (NIV) But when the time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under law, God’s timing is perfect. At the right time He will respond. Trust His judgment and timing. God does hear and answer the prayers of those who are His. Now the answer may not always be in the affirmative. It may be no, or even wait. But He will hear and He will answer. Psalm 4:3 (NIV) Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself; the LORD will hear when I call to him. How can one develop an attitude of prayer? True prayer is an outpouring of the soul or a crying out to God. In true prayer we see our guilt but also our joy of knowing we are forgiving. We not only bow to God in search of His mercy, but we offer thanksgiving for the grace He offers. Develop a prayerful attitude by thinking about it and doing it. Sow a thought; reap an action. Sow an action; reap a habit. Sow a habit; reap a character. Sow a character; reap a destiny. Martin Luther said prayer should be “the first business of the morning and the last at night.” He said to “cultivate the habit of falling asleep with the Lord’s Prayer on your lips every evening when you go to bed and again every morning when you get up.” Just do it. Don’t worry about not knowing what to pray; Romans 8:26(NIV) In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. It seems that the prayer I have been hearing are no more than begging God for things? Is that the object of prayer? In 1 Kings 8:56-60 we see Solomon praying. It is a good pattern for us to follow. It contained 5 basic requests. Prayed for God’s presence; The desire to do God’s will; The desire and ability to obey God; Help with each day; Spread the Kingdom of God throughout the world. Jesus then showed us in Matthew 6:5-15 the example of how our prayers should be structured. Praise God; Pray for His work; Pray for daily needs; Pray for help in daily struggles. The object of prayer, I think, is to first honor God as God with praise and thanksgiving. Then humble yourself and ask for His help in your life. Submit yourself to Him. Then ask how you may serve, not so much what can you get out of it. Prayer should, could and can and will bring you closer to the Almighty God. God will answer those prayers that are aligned with His will. Matthew 21:22 (NIV) If you believe, you will receive whatever you ask for in prayer." WOS |
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84 | Define "happiness" based on the Bible | Lam 3:17 | Wild Olive Shoot | 188557 | ||
Dear 00123, Philippians 4:4 Rejoice in the Lord alway: and again I say, Rejoice. "All our joy must terminate in God; and our thoughts of God must be delightful thoughts."... ..."It is our duty and privilege to rejoice in God, and to rejoice in him always; at all times, in all conditions; even when we suffer for him, or are afflicted by him. We must not think the worse of him or of his ways for the hardships we meet with in his service. There is enough in God to furnish us with matter of joy in the worst circumstance on earth."... ..."Joy in God is a duty of great consequence in the Christian life; and Christians need to be again and again called to it. If good men have not a continual feast, it is their own fault." - Matthew Henry I don't know if the above actually defines happiness, but it directs us to where we can find it. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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85 | Our sins affect our children. | Ezek 18:20 | Wild Olive Shoot | 161704 | ||
Hi smwatkin, Question: "Are children punished for the sins of their parents?" Answer: Ezekiel 18:20 tells us, “The soul who sins is the one who will die. The son will not share the guilt of the father, nor will the father share the guilt of the son. The righteousness of the righteous man will be credited to him, and the wickedness of the wicked will be charged against him.” Exodus 20:5 declares, "You shall not bow down to them or worship them; for I, the LORD your God, am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the fathers to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me." Do these Scriptures contradict each other? The difference between Ezekiel 18:20 and Exodus 20:5 is that while Exodus 20:5 is speaking of consequences, Ezekiel 18:20 is speaking of punishment. Exodus 20:5 is saying that the consequences of a man’s sins can be felt generations later. Ezekiel 18:20 is saying that sons should not be punished for their father’s sins. God does not hold us accountable for the sins of our parents, but we sometimes suffer as a result of the sins our parents committed. http://www.gotquestions.org/parents-sin.html Copyright 2002-2005 Got Questions Ministries. All Rights Reserved. www.gotquestions.org - Are children punished for the sins WOS |
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86 | Why jonah chose tarshish? | Jon 1:3 | Wild Olive Shoot | 156278 | ||
The following is from Ray Stedman's "Jonah: The Reluctant Ambassador" "What made Jonah so anxious to avoid this commission? Why did he not want to go to Nineveh? Why did he flee from God? Well, some suggest that he had such a primitive idea of God that he regarded him as just a tribal deity, for Israel alone; that he thought God could not really be interested in Nineveh; and that is he could get out of the land, he would get away from God. I think that idea is scotched by Jonah's own reference to God. When the voyagers asked who he was, he said to them, "I am a Hebrew; and I fear the Lord, the God of heaven, who made the sea and the dry land." (1:9) That does not sound like a tribal deity to me. No, this is not why Jonah avoided going to Nineveh. The answer is that Jonah knew God too well and that is why he did not go to Nineveh. Does that sound strange? Well, look at the beginning of chapter 4: But it [Nineveh's repentance] displeased Jonah exceedingly, and be was angry. And he prayed to the Lord and said, "I pray thee, Lord, is not this what I said when I was yet in my country? That is why I made haste to flee to Tarshish; for I knew that thou art a gracious God and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love, and repentest of evil." Because Jonah knew that God was that way, he would not go to Nineveh. This is interesting, don't you think? Look again at the last phrase. Jonah says, "I knew you God. I knew that you were the kind that repents from evil if you get a chance." God had said to this prophet, "Now go to Nineveh and announce to them 'forty days and the city shall be overthrown.'" And that was exactly what Jonah wanted. He wanted to see this city destroyed. This was the great enemy of his people. Perhaps Jonah had actually seen these cruel, ruthless, bloody Ninevites periodically coming down into his land and raiding his people. Perhaps he had even suffered the loss of loved ones at the hands of these merciless people. In the ancient world, the record for the .bloodiest and most vicious kinds of cruelty belongs, perhaps, to the Ninevites. They found more incredibly ingenious ways to be cruel than any other nation that has ever lived. They were brutal and godless and sinful---and Jonah hated them. The one thing that he wanted more than anything else was to see Nineveh destroyed. Yet when God told him to go announce to Ninevah its destruction, he said, "I know you too well, O God. If anybody, by repenting, gives you half a chance to be merciful, you'll change your mind and won't cay out your sentence upon them." So he fled to Tarshish." - Ray Stedman Stedman, Ray. "Jonah: The Reluctant Ambassador." Discovery Publishing. Blue Letter Bible. 01 Mar 1996. 20 Aug 2005. http://www.blueletterbible.org/Comm/ray_stedman/adv/adv_jon.htm WOS |
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87 | Divorced pastors and repentence | Matt 3:8 | Wild Olive Shoot | 158752 | ||
isaiah4031nc, 1Ti 3:1 This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. 1Ti 3:2 A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behavior, given to hospitality, apt to teach; 1Ti 3:3 Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; 1Ti 3:4 One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; 1Ti 3:5 (For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?) 1Ti 3:6 Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil. 1Ti 3:7 Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil. Reference: 1Ti 3:2 “He must be the husband of one wife; not having given a bill of divorce to one, and then taken another, or not having many wives at once, as at that time was too common both among Jews and Gentiles, especially among the Gentiles.” – Matthew Henry Reference: 1Ti 3:7 “He must be of good reputation among his neighbours, and under no reproach from former conversation; for the devil will make use of that to ensnare others, and work in them an aversion to the doctrine of Christ preached by those who have not had a good report.”—Matthew Henry I don't know how effective one could be in that position given his past practices while previously holding it. Personally, I would not want him to assume leadership again, but that's just me. WOS |
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88 | What was reason for the virgin birth? | Matt 4:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 184935 | ||
Stjohn, You pose the question, in part: “Why was it a Virgin birth?” Because that is what the Lord decreed brother. Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. “It was requisite that is conception should be otherwise than by ordinary generation, that so, so though he partook of the human nature, yet he might escape the corruption and pollution of it, and not be conceived and shapen in iniquity.” – Matthew Henry Stand in His grace, WOS |
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89 | forgiveness | Matt 5:24 | Wild Olive Shoot | 151863 | ||
The question may better be; Aren’t we unfit to commune with God until we forgive. Mark 11:25 (NASB) 25"Whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father who is in heaven will also forgive you your transgressions. Is the offering acceptable to God if offered with an unrepentant heart? Or in the present case, seeking God’s forgiveness at the altar is a religious exercise, is it a proper exercise if you hold malice, envy, discontent or any form of wrath in our heart when we approach God? 1 Timothy 2:8 (NASB) 8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and dissension. Isaiah 1:15 (NASB) 15"So when you spread out your hands in prayer, I will hide My eyes from you; Yes, even though you multiply prayers, I will not listen Your hands are covered with blood. Love is better than any sacrifice or gift you can offer. So much better that God will wait for the gift (or whatever the act may be) until reconciliation is made with the brother rather than receiving it while we are still under the guilt of our quarrel or disagreement. WOS |
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90 | Difference b/w pleasing God vs man | Matt 6:1 | Wild Olive Shoot | 164267 | ||
Jaci, Mat 5:14 Ye are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hid. Mat 5:15 Neither do men light a lamp, and put it under the bushel, but on the stand; and it shineth unto all that are in the house. Mat 5:16 Even so let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven. Only you can know your true motives for performing what is seemingly an honorable attempt to adhere to Luke 6:31. If the tables were reversed, would you expect the other to do the same? Others and their perception of what you may possibly do will be greatly affected by how you yourself present the situation. In the verses I inserted above, I see that Christ was telling us that we are to let others see our good works. But I also see that we are to let those good works speak for themselves. And keep in mind that we are discerning of one another based on the evidences that our life and activities have presented not just what each of us profess. If you boast about such an act, you surely take the focus from the act itself, which should be used to glorify God and not your own self. Matthew Henry wrote: “We must do good works that may be seen to the edification of others, but not that they may be seen to our own ostentation; we are bid to pray in secret, and what lies between God and our souls, must be kept to ourselves; but that which is of itself open and obvious to the sight of men, we must study to make congruous to our profession, and praiseworthy, Phi_4:8. Those about us must not only hear our good words, but see our good works; that they may be convinced that religion is more than a bare name, and that we do not only make a profession of it, but abide under the power of it.”… … “We must not only endeavor to glorify God ourselves, but we must do all we can to bring others to glorify him. The sight of our good works will do this, by furnishing them, 1. With matter for praise. “Let them see your good works, that they may see the power of God's grace in you, and may thank him for it, and give him the glory of it, who has given such power unto men.” 2. With motives of piety. “Let them see your good works, that they may be convinced of the truth and excellency of the Christian religion, may be provoked by a holy emulation to imitate your good works, and so may glorify God.” I get the sense that if motives are true and pure, there is no need whatsoever to boast of the works we do, the acts will speak far more captivating words than you could ever use to justify them. And most importantly, it is God rather than us, who is worthy of the praise to begin with. Excerpt from a poem written by Rhea F. Miller in which George Beverly Shea put to music and entitled it "I'd Rather Have Jesus": I'd rather have Jesus than men's applause; I'd rather be faithful to His dear cause; I'd rather have Jesus than world-wide fame; I'd rather be true to His holy name: Just some thoughts. WOS |
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91 | Scriptural basis of rising early to pray | Matt 6:5 | Wild Olive Shoot | 182002 | ||
1Thessalonians 5:17: Pray without ceasing. Romans 12:12: Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer; Following is commentary given by Albert Barnes regarding prayer. I hope you find it useful. “Continuing instant in prayer - That is, be persevering in prayer; see Col_4:2; see the notes at Luk_18:1. The meaning of this direction is, that in order to discharge aright the duties of the Christian life, and especially to maintain a joyful hope, and to be sustained in the midst of afflictions, it is necessary to cherish a spirit of prayer, and to live near to God. How often a Christian should pray, the Scriptures do not inform us. Of David we are told that he prayed seven times a day Psa_119:164; of Daniel, that he was accustomed to pray three times a day Dan_6:10; of our Saviour we have repeated instances of his praying mentioned; and the same of the apostles. The following rules, perhaps, may guide us in this. (1) Every Christian should have some time allotted for this service, and some place where he may be alone with God. (2) It is not easy, perhaps not possible, to maintain a life of piety without regular habits of secret devotion. (3) The morning, when we have experienced God’s protecting care, when the mind is fresh, and the thoughts are as yet clear and unoccupied with the world, when we go forth to the duties, trials, and temptations of the day; and the evening, when we have again experienced his goodness, and are about to commit ourselves to his protecting care, and when we need his pardoning mercy for the errors and follies of the day, seem to be times which commend themselves to all as appropriate seasons for private devotion. (4) Every person will also find other times when private prayer will be needful, and when he will be inclined to it. In affliction, in perplexity, in moments of despondency, in danger, and want, and disappointment, and in the loss of friends, we shall feel the propriety of drawing near to God, and of pouring out the heart before him. (5) Besides this, every Christian is probably conscious of times when he feels especially inclined to pray; he feels just like praying; he has a spirit of supplication; and nothing but prayer will meet the instinctive desires of his bosom. We are often conscious of an earnest desire to see and converse with an absent friend, to have communion with those we love; and we value such fellowship as among the happiest moments of life. So with the Christian. He may have an earnest desire to have communion with God; his heart pants for it; and he cannot resist the propensity to seek him, and pour out his desires before him. Compare the feelings expressed by David in Psa_42:1-2, “As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth my soul after thee O God. My soul thirsteth for God for the living God; when shall I come and appear before God;” compare Psa_63:1. Such seasons should be improved; they are the “spring times” of our piety; and we should expand every sail, that we may be “filled with all the fullness of God.” They are happy, blessed moments of our life; and then devotion is sweetest and most pure; and then the soul knows what it is to have fellowship with the Father and with his Son Jesus Christ, 1Jo_1:3. (6) In addition to all this, Christians may be in the habit of praying to God without the formality of retirement, God locks upon the heart; and the heart may pour forth its secret desires to Him even when in business, when conversing with a friend, when walking, when alone, and when in society. Thus, the Christian may live a life of prayer; and it shall be one of the characteristics of his life that he prays! By this he shall be known; and in this he shall learn the way to possess peace in religion:” - Albert Barnes Stand in His grace, WOS |
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92 | Did people call "our Father" in prayer? | Matt 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 190008 | ||
Dear 00123, I’ve read the following that I found interesting regarding your question and wanted to share. An excerpt from the 2007 June issue of Tabletalk magazine http://www.ligonier.org/tt_rightnowcountsforever.php “The German scholar Joachim Jeremias has argued that in almost every prayer that Jesus utters in the New Testament, He addresses God as Father. Jeremias notes that this represents a radical departure from Jewish custom and tradition. Though Jewish people were given a lengthy number of appropriate titles for God in personal prayer, significantly absent from the approved list was the title “Father.” God has only one child, His only-begotten Son, the monogençs, which restricts this filial relationship to Christ. We do not have the natural right to call God “Father.” That right is bestowed upon us only through God’s gracious work of adoption. This is an extraordinary privilege, that those who are in Christ now have the right to address God in such a personal, intimate, filial term as “Father.” Therefore, we ought never to take for granted this unspeakable privilege bestowed upon us by God’s grace. We note in the Lord’s Prayer that Jesus instructs us that now when we pray, we are to refer to God as “Our Father.” Again the “ourness” of this relationship is grounded in the unique ministry of Jesus by which, through adoption, He is our elder brother and He gives to us those privileges that by nature belong only to Him. Now, by adopting us, He says that we may regard God, not only as His Father, but as our Father.” – R. C. Sproul ©2007 Ligonier Ministries. All Rights Reserved. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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93 | can you pray directly to God | Matt 6:9 | Wild Olive Shoot | 215772 | ||
Dear prettyboy, Here is some Scripture for you to look into. Colossians 3:17 And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him. 1Peter 2:5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. Ephesians 2:18 For through him we both have access by one Spirit unto the Father. It is important to understand that we have a Mediator in Jesus and Him only. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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94 | is there 2 translation of matt 6:12? | Matt 6:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 169383 | ||
The King James Version references "trespasses" directly after the Lord's Prayer in vv14 and 15. Matthew 6:12-15: 12 And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. 14 For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: 15 But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses. WOS |
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95 | I was cheated on - can you help? | Matt 6:14 | Wild Olive Shoot | 154346 | ||
Melodie, First and foremost, I do hope the relationship of yours that you mention is one that would be approved by God. Secondly, "Turn all your worries over to Him. He cares about you" (1 Peter 5:7). You’ll see this quote and others at the following site, please check it out and the online resource it recommends: http://www.gotquestions.org/affair-response.html Thirdly, I myself have an inkling of the feelings and the emotions that you must be fumbling through, as I was a victim of an extra-marital affair. Prior to coming to faith in Christ, my wife ventured outside of our marriage and engaged in an adulterous relationship. Some point after I had accepted Christ as my Savior is when she confessed it to me, some seven years after the act. For a long time, I struggled with how I should handle the situation. I knew that unfaithfulness from your spouse was surely an acceptable reason for ending a marriage, but as also I learned, it doesn’t have to. I turned my worries, my fears, my unforgiving heart, my distrust and all I could over to the Lord and asked that He direct me through His word and whatever other means He deemed appropriate. He did. I am proof that “cheating” does not have to end a marriage. My wife and I celebrated our fifteenth wedding anniversary last year and our marriage is stronger than ever and continually growing. We worked hard to mend what was broken between us and believe me; we had help. There are still some areas under repair, but nothing that would seem out of the ordinary as compared to any other relationship I suppose. All that said, please realize, my situation is not the same as yours, yours not the same as mine, so the approaches taken and results rendered may not be the same and may not be appropriate from one to the other. However please know that you are not alone in your feelings. There are many who have and many who will, go through the same experience that you are. I suppose there are many factors that will come into play in determining how one should approach such a hurtful thing and no one person will be able to supply you with all of the right answers. But God can. I would advise you seek guidance from your Pastor or another person from within the church in whom you can trust. Whomever you reach out to, ensure they are godly persons and will do their best to help point you in the right direction in finding a resolution and finding peace. Be careful of whom you open your heart to, especially when dealing with strangers in the essence of those who do not know you or your situation firsthand. There are many loving and caring Christian brothers and sisters that participate in this forum so I’m sure you will see some kind responses and the references to Scripture that you asked for. Also know that in most cases, all kindness aside, you’ll receive another Christian’s true perspective of God’s word and how it may apply to you and your circumstances. May God may bless you and help you find the answers that you seek. WOS |
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96 | HOW IMPORTANT IS FASTING? | Matt 6:16 | Wild Olive Shoot | 150115 | ||
The following link may help you. http://www.gotquestions.org/fasting.html If he feels secure in his relationship with the Lord, he may not feel that he is in need of fasting. That's okay. Fasting is a way to focus on God and to bring you closer to Him. Our relationship with God is a personal one. Only He and I know truly what state our relationship with one another is in. If the Pastor feels he is that close to God and is comfortable in that relationship then it seems appropriate that he would see fasting as unnecessary. I feel there is always room for us to draw more near to God, but that is just me. WOS |
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97 | Conditional organs donation | Matt 7:12 | Wild Olive Shoot | 188948 | ||
Dear Azure, Matthew 7:12 Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets. I would also direct you to Romans chapter 12 for the application of brotherly love and not thinking to highly of ourselves, that those in the condition you have mentioned are any less in need of grace than you or I. A personal thought, the actual deed of donating an organ is yours and a charitable God looks upon charity favorably. How the recipient chooses to take full benefit of possibly a second chance is between the recipient and God. A donor has done the right thing in giving. That’s just a personal thought at a glance. I’m sure there are many factors that one could take into consideration. We all need grace, stand in His, WOS |
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98 | Hebrews10:26-31 | Matt 11:28 | Wild Olive Shoot | 212294 | ||
Dear Crystal, It is never too late to come to Christ unless it is actually too late, if that makes sense. Mattew 11:28 Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Some good commentary you might find helpful. "Those who come to Christ aright, come as sinners, to a full, suitable, able, and willing Saviour; venture their souls upon him, and trust in him for righteousness, life, and salvation, which they are encouraged to do, by this kind invitation; which shows his willingness to save, and his readiness to give relief to distressed minds." - John Gill In Christ you'll find your rest and His strength. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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99 | mustard seed and the kindgom of heaven? | Matt 13:31 | Wild Olive Shoot | 149136 | ||
I think more along the lines that the Kingdom will start with small beginnings and grow and produce great results. I think you could also view this as Christianity starting out small and growing into a worldwide community of believers. God is building a worldwide Kingdom. The turn on yeast is interesting to me. Elsewhere it is used to depict evil of uncleanness. But Jesus used it here as a symbol of growth. The little minor ingredient of yeast permeates the whole loaf. So although the Kingdom started small and barely visible, it would grow and have a humungous impact on the world. WOS |
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100 | Jesus' thoughts on child abuse | Matt 18:6 | Wild Olive Shoot | 187518 | ||
The verse speaks more of enticing someone to sin, not necessarily hurting them physically. Stand in His grace, WOS |
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