Read the letters to the different churches in Revelation. There ya go.I'm so very happy that it will be GOD who judges me, and He has said nothing about "two groups of Christians".
Read the letters to the different churches in Revelation. There ya go.I'm so very happy that it will be GOD who judges me, and He has said nothing about "two groups of Christians".
Brother Ab, keep us updated on your breakthrough. It is very encouraging to hear about the great things the Lord does in our lives. Seek them and ye shall find. May God bless you in a big way.To All:
I will not be caught up in the "if this" or "why that" anymore. It's going to be different for each person based on THEIR faith. I do not add to the word of God nor hide what it plainly says. It's one's own choice to believe and each has to work out their own salvation this way. I can only speak for myself. What you may or may not understand about what I wrote last night is that it was happening to me as I wrote it. When I said, "this verse reminds me of..." that what happened right then and there. So, as such, I'm sticking to the word of God, not trying to theologize any longer the why this or why that - those questions are really only disbelief, nothing more. I know because I'm the one who started the "why then" question.
Because of last night's writing and learning anew, I slept so good last night for the first time in a many MANY nights. And I had a dream. I won't spell it all out, but in the dream I had my wallet stolen and my phone, but for the life of me I couldn't understand when it happened let alone how it happened. As I went into a diner to call the cops, I heard the Lord ask "Do you believe I can fix this?" I didn't answer, but by not answering, I knew it was the same as saying "no" but I didn't utter anything. Right then a guy walked in with my wallet and phone and said it was a test of my street smarts by the company I work for. I was so happy I got my stuff back that I hugged the guy. Then I woke up and praised the Lord for His grace! First for not letting my doubt keep me from His blessing and second for fixing my problem in a miraculous way. Praise God for His truth!
All day I've been thinking about Heb 11:1. Like it or not, believe it or not, we Christians exist here and in the spirit realm. The Kingdom of God is with us and the Kingdom of Heaven contains our resources. These resources are there for the taking. Here's an example: Jesus clearly stated that He had no power, John 5:19, that it is was all the Father's doing through the Holy Spirit, Luke 4:1, 4:14. When Jesus was preaching and the people were hungry, He thanked God for the food He had and by it fed 4000 once and 5000 another time with just a few fish and loaves of bread. So much so that they ate all THEY wanted and the disciples gathered up baskets full of leftover bread. That's super-abounding grace. He thanks the Father for the resources He needed. When He needed money, he sent Peter to go and get it out of the mouth of a fish. His first recorded miracle was turning water into wine - it wasn't His first because Mary commanded the servants to listen to Jesus and do as He said. She had already been a recipient of God's power through Jesus. Smith Wigglesworth once said "When the Spirit isn't moving, move the Spirit." What he was saying was, doing something bold in faith and let the Holy Spirit work it out. How can you get strong in faith if you don't exercise the invisible resources around us. God make the universe, you don't think He can fix your problem? He's already said so, therefore, claim it, speak it, declare it, until you believe it - hoping to hope as Abraham did! That's what I'm going to do!
So these promises in the scriptures, what do you do with them? Do you accept the unseen (Kingdom of Heaven resources) or do you theologize away the pain of inaction "by God"? What do you do with the Lord's words?
Mark 16:17-18 (KJV)
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues; They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them; they shall lay hands on the sick, and they shall recover.
I intend to find out for myself! I'm no longer going to gloss over them or dismiss them because they don't "fit" my theology. If the U.S. Government can identify the tongues of Agnes Ozman spoken in the Spirit as a real non-earthly language and her that she spoke perfect Chinese and Harvard verified Wigglesworth's resurrections, how can I not believe the word of God and His promises for my own life?! God is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow, only men change, and I'm changing my mind - aka repenting.
Two days ago the Lord impressed upon me to pray. I did not know what to pray for, so I started praying in the Spirit for about 20 minutes. After praying I sensed that something was going to happen to either my mother, or father in law in which my wife and I take care of as they are in their mid 80's. The very next day my father in law rolled off his bead, and could not get back up. We went to him and could not get him to answer us, or move half of his body. We called 911 and the paramedics came to our house. After checking him out they thought he just had a "stroke", and they decided to have him transported by helicopter to a Hospital down the hill from where we live. Loma Linda University Hospital is where they took him, which is about 50 miles from us. We called all our family, and calmly drove down to where he was. We knew strokes a lot of times wind up the person dying, depending on how bad it is. My family are all Christians and believe that God is always in control no matter how bad things look.
When we got to the Hospital, the doctor there told us that "Dan", my father in law, had just suffered a "major catastrophic stroke" Half of his brain had no blood flow to it for over two hours. It only takes 15 minutes of no blood flow to cause irreversible brain damage. The doctor said because Dan had a "pace maker" they could not do a MRI which would show them any hemorrhaging in his brain. Things looked very very bad, and doctor said, there was not much he could do. There were only two options. One would just let life take its course and let him die, the other was to do a procedure that only this Hospital could do that might give him a chance, but was very risky. We decided to let the doctor do what he thought was best. The procedure took over two hours to perform, and when completed the doctor came out and showed us on his "cell phone" images of a "CT" scan they had taken before, and after this procedure. The first CT scan showed no blood flow at all covering half of his brain. The other images showed us the "blood clog" he had removed, and how after finding a spot in his vein in his brain that was clogged, and reopened. The last imaged show blood once again flowing where there was none before.
The doctor was unsure of what the outcome would be, and said Dan will most likely be in the "trauma ICU" unit for a few weeks, most likely unconscious.
That same day at 8:20pm we went in to see him, and he was awake. He was very conscience and was able to move parts of his body that was paralyzed.
We were able to talk to him, and he understood what we were saying, by nodding his head.
The next day, when we got there he was sitting up on the side of his bead. We were shocked!!! He even was able to stand up and walk around and speak to us.
All the nurses and doctors in the ICU unit where totally surprised that after less then 2 days, and having major brain surgery that he was able to do any of these things. The first words that came out of my father in law mouth was, "I want to go home"!!!
This is all beyond medical science. This just does not happen.
We are so blessed beyond all we could ever ask or think. Even being able to minister to those in the waiting room who had things nowhere near as bad as what my family was experiencing was a joy to behold, Seeing the peace, and joy that Jesus gives to those who serve him is unspeakable!
Yes, I expect one day to see Him take back His church from all the "word faith" and "prosperity" falsehood.Well all I can say is keep watch and watch as JESUS TAKES BACK HIS CHURCH....
There are a couple things that Job did. He knew it was his own fear that brought about his problems. Job did not accuse God of letting this happen to him....at first. Then after his second affliction, Job begins a accuse God of causing his problems.What exactly is it that Job is repenting of?
Was Job guilty of this heinous crime at the outset of the story?
WHEN did Job say that?If Job did not sin, then why did he repent over something he did not do?
Job 42:5 I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.
Job 42:6 Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
I've read them. It is Jesus who judges. Not any of you, not the "word faith" false teachers, not the "prosperity" teachers.Read the letters to the different churches in Revelation. There ya go.
Why not read all the Word of God? You can not take a single scripture and make a doctrine out of it.WHEN did Job say that?
Before Satan approached God and said that Job only worshiped God because God protected him?
Or after?
God called Job "blameless and upright".
God did NOT associate Job's attacks with fear.
God did NOT call fear 'sin'.
This is ridiculous, CCW95A. How can you keep IGNORING what scripture ACTUALLY SAYS and insert words that are neither expressed nor implied?
No, but at the same time you can't read the last page and apply it to the first page.Why not read all the Word of God? You can not take a single scripture and make a doctrine out of it.
I have. That's why I keep trying to get you to read the actual words. That "single scripture" is in context. Show me where, at any point before Job was struck by Satan, that he was charged by God with any wrongdoing.Why not read all the Word of God? You can not take a single scripture and make a doctrine out of it.
Well said. This is the issue.No, but at the same time you can't read the last page and apply it to the first page.
To whom are you referring here?Don't go telling people things about God that you don't understand. Job did that, he said God did some wicked thing that Satan did and in doing so put himself higher than God.
The first page to the last page is the complete story. You can not have one without the other. God will only protect someone to a certain point. The only person who can make himself unprotected is the person God is protecting.No, but at the same time you can't read the last page and apply it to the first page.
Job did it out of fear. God sacrificed His Son out of Love. Big difference hereY'know, Job sacrificing on behalf of his sons reminds me somewhat of God the Father sacrificing His Son on our behalf.
I see no sin in Job, as a father sacrificing for his children.
No, you cannot just take a verse after an event and plug it in before. This is a terrible way to interpret any text.The first page to the last page is the complete story. You can not have one without the other. God will only protect someone to a certain point. The only person who can make himself unprotected is the person God is protecting.
Ecc 10:8 He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
So, it develops that you see that at first when the Lord says that Job is 'blameless and upright'...he was. what might have happened later is another story.There are a couple things that Job did. He knew it was his own fear that brought about his problems. Job did not accuse God of letting this happen to him....at first. Then after his second affliction, Job begins a accuse God of causing his problems.