importance in knowing the Feast of the LORD--I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD READ THIS
Posted : 17 Dec, 2009 04:06 PM
Dear Manofgod42,
According to your statement:
" As an example, those who erroneously teach that a Christian can lose his or her salvation are, in essence, denying the sufficiency of Christ to save to the utmost. They believe sin to be greater than Christ's grace. But Christ's righteousness which he counts toward us is not only effecient for our salvation, but sufficient. His once for all sacrifice put away sin for all time in those He has united to Himself. His salvation also means that he not only saves at the beginning but preserves us to the end, sealing us in His perfect righteousness whose blood "reminds the covenant God" not to treat us as our sins deserve. Any attempt to add our covenant faithfulness as part of the price of redemption after regeneration is an "attempt to attain our goal by human effort" and thus a complete misapprehension of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We must, therefore, reject any and all attempts to maintain a judicial standing before God by any act on our part. Salvation is of the Lord."
Salvation cannot be lost under no condition.
Yet, Jesus, and the apostles clearly taught that a Christian can blaspheme the Holy Ghost, backslide into sin and unbelief, or draw back unto perdition (destruction ). All of these acts are considerder conditions for the lake of fire.
Here are just a few:
12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with
me scattereth abroad.
12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall
be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
shall not be forgiven unto men.
12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it
shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world
to come.
12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree
corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
( Matt 12: 30-33 )
24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made
ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
24:46 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find
so doing.
24:47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his
goods.
24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth
his coming;
24:49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink
with the drunken;
24:50 The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not
for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
24:51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the
hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
( Matt 24: 45-51)
25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I
knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not
sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there
thou hast that is thine.
25:26 His Lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful
servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather
where I have not strawed:
25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers,
and then at my coming I should have received mine own with
usury.
25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath
ten talents.
25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
( Matt 25: 24-30 )
12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when he
will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh,
they may open unto him immediately.
12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall
find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and
make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve
them.
12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what
hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have
suffered his house to be broken through.
12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour
when ye think not.
12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us,
or even to all?
12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward,
whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them
their portion of meat in due season?
12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find
so doing.
12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that
he hath.
12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his
coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and
to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
12:46 The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not
for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
( Luke 12: 35-46 )
3:12 Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of
unbelief, in departing from the living God.
3:13 But exhort one another daily, while it is called Today; lest any of
you be hardened through the deceitfulness of sin.
3:14 For we are made partakers of Christ, if we hold the beginning of
our confidence stedfast unto the end;
3:15 While it is said, To day if ye will hear his voice, harden not your
hearts, as in the provocation.
3:16 For some, when they had heard, did provoke: howbeit not all that
came out of Egypt by Moses.
3:17 But with whom was he grieved forty years? was it not with them
that had sinned, whose carcases fell in the wilderness?
( Heb. 3: 12-17 )
6:4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have
tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy
Ghost,
6:5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the
world to come,
6:6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing
they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to
an open shame.
( Heb. 6: 4-6 )
10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of
the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins,
10:27 But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation,
which shall devour the adversaries.
10:28 He that despised Moses� law died without mercy under two or
three witnesses:
10:29 Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought
worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath
counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an
unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
10:30 For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I
will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge
his people.
10:31 It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
( Heb. 10: 26-31 )
10:36 For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of
God, ye might receive the promise.
10:37 For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not
tarry.
10:38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul
shall have no pleasure in him.
10:39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them
that believe to the saving of the soul.
( Heb. 10: 36-39 )
2:20 For if after they have escaped the pollutions of the world through
the knowledge of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, they are again
entangled therein, and overcome, the latter end is worse with them
than the beginning.
2:21 For it had been better for them not to have known the way of
righteousness, than, after they have known it, to turn from the holy
commandment delivered unto them.
2:22 But it is happened unto them according to the true proverb, The
dog is turned to his own vomit again; and the sow that was washed
to her wallowing in the mire.
( 2 Peter 2: 20-22 )
21:7 He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God,
and he shall be my son.
21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and
murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all
liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and
brimstone: which is the second death.
( Rev. 21: 7-8 )
Note:********* No difference is made between the fearful,
unbelieving, or lying Christian, and fearful , unbelieving, or lying
importance in knowing the Feast of the LORD--I THINK YOU ALL SHOULD READ THIS
Posted : 17 Dec, 2009 01:25 PM
Dear Manofgod42,
According to your statement:
" As an example, those who erroneously teach that a Christian can lose his or her salvation are, in essence, denying the sufficiency of Christ to save to the utmost. They believe sin to be greater than Christ's grace. But Christ's righteousness which he counts toward us is not only effecient for our salvation, but sufficient. His once for all sacrifice put away sin for all time in those He has united to Himself. His salvation also means that he not only saves at the beginning but preserves us to the end, sealing us in His perfect righteousness whose blood "reminds the covenant God" not to treat us as our sins deserve. Any attempt to add our covenant faithfulness as part of the price of redemption after regeneration is an "attempt to attain our goal by human effort" and thus a complete misapprehension of the fullness of the gospel of Jesus Christ. We must, therefore, reject any and all attempts to maintain a judicial standing before God by any act on our part. Salvation is of the Lord."
Salvation cannot be lost under no condition.
Yet, Jesus, and the apostles clearly taught that a Christian can blaspheme the Holy Ghost, backslide into sin and unbelief, or draw back unto perdition (destruction ). All of these acts are considerder conditions for the lake of fire.
Here are just a few:
12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not with
me scattereth abroad.
12:31 Wherefore I say unto you, All manner of sin and blasphemy shall
be forgiven unto men: but the blasphemy against the Holy Ghost
shall not be forgiven unto men.
12:32 And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of man, it shall be
forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it
shall not be forgiven him, neither in this world, neither in the world
to come.
12:33 Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree
corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit.
( Matt 12: 30-33 )
24:45 Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his Lord hath made
ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?
24:46 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find
so doing.
24:47 Verily I say unto you, That he shall make him ruler over all his
goods.
24:48 But and if that evil servant shall say in his heart, My Lord delayeth
his coming;
24:49 And shall begin to smite his fellowservants, and to eat and drink
with the drunken;
24:50 The Lord of that servant shall come in a day when he looketh not
for him, and in an hour that he is not aware of,
24:51 And shall cut him asunder, and appoint him his portion with the
hypocrites: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
( Matt 24: 45-51)
25:24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I
knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not
sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:
25:25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there
thou hast that is thine.
25:26 His Lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful
servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather
where I have not strawed:
25:27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers,
and then at my coming I should have received mine own with
usury.
25:28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath
ten talents.
25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have
abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even
that which he hath.
25:30 And cast ye the unprofitable servant into outer darkness: there
shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
( Matt 25: 24-30 )
12:35 Let your loins be girded about, and your lights burning;
12:36 And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their Lord, when he
will return from the wedding; that when he cometh and knocketh,
they may open unto him immediately.
12:37 Blessed are those servants, whom the Lord when he cometh shall
find watching: verily I say unto you, that he shall gird himself, and
make them to sit down to meat, and will come forth and serve
them.
12:38 And if he shall come in the second watch, or come in the third
watch, and find them so, blessed are those servants.
12:39 And this know, that if the goodman of the house had known what
hour the thief would come, he would have watched, and not have
suffered his house to be broken through.
12:40 Be ye therefore ready also: for the Son of man cometh at an hour
when ye think not.
12:41 Then Peter said unto him, Lord, speakest thou this parable unto us,
or even to all?
12:42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward,
whom his Lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them
their portion of meat in due season?
12:43 Blessed is that servant, whom his Lord when he cometh shall find
so doing.
12:44 Of a truth I say unto you, that he will make him ruler over all that
he hath.
12:45 But and if that servant say in his heart, My Lord delayeth his
coming; and shall begin to beat the menservants and maidens, and
to eat and drink, and to be drunken;
12:46 The Lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not
for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in
sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Two men up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican.
The pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God I thank thee that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this pubilcan.
I fast twice a week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes to heaven, but smote uopn his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner.
I tell you, that this man went down to his house justified more than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted. Luke 18: 10-14
It appears to me that you have become bitter over your lack of having a healthy relationship with the opposite sex, and that you now are being tempted to blame other women, over their successfulness in obtaining one.
It seems to me, that you are being abased ( humbled ) because of that self righteous attitude, and envy of other women, which you appear to have totally accepted as being normal, or somhow ok in God 's sight.
It is sad, that no one has apparently pointed this out to you.
We are never justified when we behave in this manner, and God will always be faithful to let us know this, by taking us though experiences we need to be humbled.
Here are a couple of scriptures, which I hope will give you
God's veiwpoint over the matter, and change your feelings and thoughts on the issue:
In John chapter 4 verses 23 & 24, I beleive Jesus made it clear to the Samaritain woman, and to the world, the only way, and reason open singing shuold be done.
The way : By the true ( real) worshipers, in spirit and in truth (the reality of God).
The reason: Because the Father seeks such to worhip him. God is a Spirit: and they that worship him MUST worship him in spirit and in truth.
Be it through psalms, hymns or spiritual songs, all singing should be conducted by true worshipers, for the purpose of fulfilling God's will.
Hi Surfgirl, I cannot speak for all men, I can only share with you my reasons why I personally seek to find a marriage partner somewhat younger than myself. I am a very active 49 year old male. I grew up running Track and Cross Country, and have been an active runner throughout my adult life. I enjoy running 10k's, and funruns for charities, just to to keep myself in the best condition physically, and spiritually as I can be for the work of the ministry. I am not a career runner, I just love to run.
It has been very difficult for me to find a christian woman my age or older who, actively works out to keep herself fit. Nearly all of the women whom I met that were my age or older, were so not into working out, they suffered from all kinds of health related ailments.
They also tended to act and behave more like 60 year old retirees, who had no real passion for life, so I stopped looking to marry women who were my age or older.
I began seeking women who were younger, with a true passion for God, because I felt that they would be more active in the ministry, and more excited about our life together in God.
I also believe personally, that they have a more teachable spirit, and are not stubbornly set in their ways, when it come learning from their husbands. But this is just MY opinion, and my experiences, no one elses.
There is none righteous, no not one. The scriptures tell us that our (self) righteousness, is like filthy rags before God.
It is the righteousness of Christ that makes us fit to be called sons and daughters of God.
When a man marries a woman, he is under command to love her as "Christ loved the church". He is to give himself therefore, selflessly to her betterment (spiritual well being).
That he may present her to himself not having a spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing.
Christ loves us, continually cleanses, and makes intercession
for us on a daily basis, for this very purpose.
Therefore, it should be no great mystery that this kind of love and dedication can be seen working in the hearts
I have found that most of the women that come here, come out of their own self serving motives, and not to please God.
It is a tragic shame that in this day and age, you can hardly find a self respecting woman anymore. Not even among those professing to know Christ.
It really grieves the Holy Spirit in me, and vexes my spirit man whenever I am contacted by such women.
My question to the women on this site is:
Why do you think that some of your quote " God fearing" sisters act like it is okay to expose themselves in this way, before God, all the people who viist this site?
Do you think that they are truly looking to be considered as a Godly wife? Is there some other motive?
Lastly, why is there not much teachings on Godly dressing by both men and women from the pulpit, in light of what God spoke in Isaiah 3:16-26, 4:1-6
The key to understanding the spiritual practice the apostle Paul was trying to correct, can be found by examining the previous portion of his letter to the Corinthians ( we call chapter10 ).
In this section of his letter, he warns the Corinthians saints about how their forefathers (children of Israel) partook of the spiritual things of God, and yet were destroyed by God because of their lack of respect towards those spiritual things, and the God who gave them.
As end time saints, and fellow partakers of the body Christ, Paul commands the Corinthian church to be conscience of those events, lest they too should fall.
All sacred, secular, or unholy customs, must be approached and handled in ways which give Godly direction, and edification to all people, and give all glory and honor to God.
In addressing this custom of covering ones head while praying or prophesying, the apostle Paul was simply attempting to make sure that those men and women who were observing the custom, were doing so out of knowing, acknowledging, and respecting the spiritual hierarcy and order of God.
To practice this custom without spiritual knowledge and mindfulness of the disservice which was being rendered to God through their ignorance of His redemptive works, and divine order of authority, was to Paul, dishonorable in the sight of God. I agree
This can be seen in his opening words which he spoke in I Cor. 11: 3, which read: �But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God�
To simply put it, he was letting the men know that when you cover your natural head in the presence of God you dishonor your spiritual head which is Christ. The act of covering ones head was an outward expression of ones feelings of unworthiness before the presence of a holy God, which openly subjected the spiritual head ( which is Christ ) to those same outward expressions of unworthiness.
Thus it is fitting that a women be covered on behalf of herself and her husband (her head). For in so doing, she openly acknowledges their dependence upon the sin covering power of God and His Christ, which is upon them both. The began in Eden, when God covered their natural shame and was finished on Golgotha when he cleansed their spiritual shame.
Is is the making of a spiritual statement before God, the church, and the world, which is to be done to the glorification of God and his Christ, and not for satisfying ones self. If it is to be practiced, it must not be done as some self glorifying ritual, but rather a holy spiritual statement to the Almighty God.
It is not an ordinance given directly by God himself to the church, but rather Godly instructions to the saints, which God will honor as instructions in righteousness. Note Paul's statement in verse 16 of chapter 11, which clearly reflects his views on the practice of this custom.
Yes true love is very possible and this I personally know to be true.
I met a woman from your country who very recently abandoned our realtionship because I could not immediately come there and take care of her and her four children. I tried so very hard to get her to realize that things could work out if we together work to make them happen, but that was not her plan. She only planned to depend totally on me alone to provide for us financially. I am now left with trying to find the courage to trust again. I say to you, whoever finds your heart, be honset and true about your intentions.
