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Let's Be Like Daniel...
Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did aforetime. (Daniel 6:10)
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Random King James Bible Verse...
Jeremiah 40:4 And now, behold, I loose thee this day from the chains which [were] upon thine hand. If it seem good unto thee to come with me into Babylon, come; and I will look well unto thee: but if it seem ill unto thee to come with me into Babylon, forbear: behold, all the land [is] before thee: whither it seemeth good and convenient for thee to go, thither go.
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Please be aware that we address all sins, including of adult nature. Young children should not be free to be browsing all of the content, however, it is appropriate for young teens and upwards.
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Free Online Bible Study Time
Contact us regarding one-on-one online studies with a live person. We can conduct them via e-mail exchanges, messaging (chat), or video/audio method by something like Skype. Topics can be preset or if there's something on your mind. (Sign me up.)
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Basic Belief
This site is a non-denominational site not just being Bible based but solidly Bible structured.
We believe that we are saved alone by Jesus who "came into the world to save sinners." (1 Timothy 1:15).
But we also believe that he commanded us to "go, and sin no more" (John 8:11)
This is not in our strength but Jesus is "able to keep you from falling, and to present [you] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy" (Jude 1:24).
We do believe that all of us are in ignorance to the full knowledge of God's ways, however, "the times of this ignorance God winked at; but now commandeth all men every where to repent" (Acts 17:30).
And if our hearts are ever in love with God, then we should not be guilty of Jesus' words. "And this is the condemnation, that light is come into the world, and men loved darkness rather than light, because their deeds were evil" (John 3:19).
To find out what we should and should not do, we believe we are to "Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth" (2 Timothy 2:15).
Concluding there is a right way and many wrong ways to study, we use the method of "precept [must be] upon precept, precept upon precept; line upon line, line upon line; here a little, [and] there a little" (Isaiah 28:10), which means that we pick a topic, collect all the verses and in so doing, we have God's Word and not our opinion.
And we believe that "All scripture [is] given by inspiration of God, and [is] profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works" (2 Timothy 3:16-17). Notice we are to learn from the scriptures to live righteous lives.
Intead, all we here is condemnation of any such thought, despite James writing, "Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works" (James 2:18).
In short, we are not saved by works but our works show evidence we are saved for we believe "to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness" (Romans 6:16).
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Morning Thought...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Nehemiah 13:19 And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and [some] of my servants set I at the gates, [that] there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
Do you shut the gates, spiritually speaking? Do you personally shut off all temptations that comes your way, or do you evaluate the temptation first to see if there is any interest in it? Do you, for the home’s sake, also close out worldly influence having access to your home, which is a type of closing of the gates, or does Satan have free reign, both physically around the perimeter and electronically through the feed that comes into your televisions and even music playing devices?
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Words Mean Things...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
There are many Christians who interpret scriptures in a manner that either modern technology deems unlikely while others remove the simplicity of understanding. Take for instance Revelation 16:16, which says, “And he gathered them together into a place called in the Hebrew tongue Armageddon.” How is the whole world (Revelation 16:14) of eight billion people and growing to fit in a little valley called Megiddo? In the 1500s, with such a small worldwide population, that would be conceivable, but not today. And then we have Zechariah 14:12, which states, “And this shall be the plague wherewith the LORD will smite all the people that have fought against Jerusalem; Their flesh shall consume away while they stand upon their feet, and their eyes shall consume away in their holes, and their tongue shall consume away in their mouth”. Many Christians believe that only in our day can this be fulfilled through the use of nuclear weapons, and that is not so. The simple understanding is dismissed. After the thousand years (Revelation 20:7), all nations (Revelation 20:8) will try to take the city “New Jerusalem” (Revelation 21:2) but “they went up on the breadth of the earth, and compassed the camp of the saints about, and the beloved city: and fire came down from God out of heaven, and devoured them” (Revelation 20:9). It is the fires of hell and not a nuclear weapon that causes their eyes to burn out of their sockets. So, are you using the proper applications of scripture?
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Evening Thought...
Thursday, April 25, 2024
Luke 4:11 And in [their] hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.
It is true that God will protect even us when we go where He sends us but will not necessarily hold back the consequences when we venture onto Satan’s territory. That is known as presumption, which is something that true Christians do not partake in. So, are you presumptuous thinking you can go and do whatever you would like, or do you realize that true Christians do not purposely put themselves into spiritual harm just as Jesus did not?
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