I think at one point or another we have to make a choice to follow God or follow the world. The world certainly has no real answers for us but the word of God Shows us the truth, I started from a desire to know the truth and continued to pray and fast that it would be let known to me, as well as came to understand the character of God in scriptures. It was then I realized every man is a liar and the truth could only be found in him. May God bless yhis man with a willingness to search out Gods heart and the truth.
Matthew😅❤1:18-25( The Birth😊❤ of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤ ) ) "18 Now the birth(😊❤)of Jesus Christ(😊1st❤) took place in this way. When his mother Mary( 😊❤) had been betrothed to Joseph(😊❤), before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit(😊❤). 19 And her husband Joseph(😊❤), being just(😊❤) man(😊❤) and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) appeared to him( Joseph😊❤) in a dream, saying, " Joseph(😊❤), son of David(😊❤), do not fear to take Mary(😊❤) as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit(😊❤ our helper in Christ). 21 She will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤), and you shall call hisname Jesus(😊1st❤), ( you might ask why call his name Jesus(😊1st❤)? ) for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤) will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤) from their sins." 22 All this took(😊❤) place(😊❤) to fulfill (😊❤) what the Lord has spoken by the prophet: 23 " Behold(😊❤), the virgin shall conceive and bear a son(Jesus😊1st❤), and they shall call his( Jesus😊1st❤'s ) name Immanuel(😊❤)"( which means, God(😊100%❤) with us(😊❤'s)) 24 When Joseph(😊❤) woke from sleep, he( Joseph😊❤) did(😊❤) as the angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) commanded him; he took his wife(😊❤), 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son(Jesus😊1st❤). And he(Joseph😊❤) called his name Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ 😊❤ too)."( Matthew 1:18-25 ESV Study Bible) Mary will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤) and Joseph shall call his name Jesus(😊1st❤), ( you might ask why Jesus(😊1st❤)?) "...for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤) will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤) from their sins."( from Matthew 1:21 b ESV Study Bible) Why Joseph call the baby Jesus(😊1st❤)? Matthew 1:21b😊❤ in Christ. What does Immanuel means ? Why they( Joseph and Mary) call his name "Immanuel"? Matthew 1:23b "...( which means God( God😊100%❤ our Father Jesus😊100%❤ in heaven) with us(😊❤'s)) ."( from Matthew 1:23b ESV Study Bible) amen in Christ.
“Simon son of John do you love me more than these?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He asked, "Do you love me?", He did not ask "Do you understand me?" or "Are you convinced...?" or even "Do you believe?" or "Do you doubt...?" no. He asked, "Do you love me?" I think this is the real question, this is the only thing that matters, not that we are persuaded, convinced or even that we might know. What matters is "Do I love You, my God?" Then if yes all beyond that are perks, but for me a "Yes" as an answer to that question is all I need to know.
Am not an atheist I was raised by Christian parents. And I have soo many reasons to believe in God, I've had dreams that occurred exactly as I saw it happen to me the next day. I've been attacked in my dreams, chased and almost stabbed, I have also seen spirits in real life and fainted afterwards and yet when I pray or a pastor prays for me, I find it hard to believe.
My friend, the flesh is weak and the enemy is cunning. I know what it is like to have doubts that often last for months of spiritual battle. But you cannot let yourself get carried away. Keep resisting, read the word of God, pray to Him, ask for help from faithful pastors and brothers in Christ. The world lies in the evil one, and especially in our generation, it is easy to apostatize from the gospel with distractions and fables of men to say that a Creator does not exist. Evil is intensifying every day, so I advise you to isolate yourself from social networks if they are a stumbling block. Have a specific moment with God and come back refreshed. We will never stop fighting in this corrupted word. This is perseverance. But we will have God with us.May peace be with you brother.
Interesting. Sounds like what a lot of us are experiencing. Over the last few years I've been struggling with accepting that this place is "real." Every day now I see more evidence (to me) that this is just a dream. A very well designed and brilliantly crafted dream. It just cannot be real. It all seems so familiar, almost like we're living this again. It's like a rerun... 😮😅 Believe in God because you are in God's Mind. Start there. We are God's 'Thoughts.' That makes the most sense to me. ❤
Jesus(😊1st❤) is the cornerstone(😊1st❤) from Ephesians 2:20b in Christ😊❤. Ephesians 2:20-22 "20 built(😊❤) on the foundation( 😊❤) of the apostles(😊❤'s) and prophets(😊❤'s), Christ Jesus (😊1st❤) himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom( Jesus😊1st❤) the whole structure, being joined(😊❤) together(😊❤), grows(😊❤) into a holy (😊❤) temple(😊❤) in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤). 22 In him(Jesus😊1st❤) you also are being built(😊❤) together(😊❤) into a dwelling place(😊❤) for God(😊100%❤) by the Spirit( Holy Spirit😊❤). "( Ephesians 2:20-22 ESV Study Bible) Happy Thanksgiving😊❤ in Christ for those of US😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for thanksgiving on November 28,2024 ahead of time in Christ😊❤ too in Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ(😊❤)& Romans 8:28(😊❤) in Christ😊❤ and John 14:6(😊❤ )in Christ(😊❤).
Exodus 35:30-36:1 of Exodus 35:30-36:38(Construction 😊❤ of the Tabernacle😊❤) Exodus 35:30-36:1 "30 Then Moses(😊❤) said to the people(😊❤) of Israel(😊❤), " See , the LORD(😊❤) has called(😊❤) by name Bezalel(😊❤) the son of Uri(😊❤) , son of Hur(😊❤), of the tribe of Judah(😊❤); 31 and he has filled him(Bezalel😊❤); with the Spirit(😊❤) of God(😊100%❤), with skill(😊❤) with intelligence(😊❤), with knowledge(😊❤), and all craftmanship(😊❤), 32 to devise artistic(😊❤) designs(😊❤), to work in gold and silver and bronze, 33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled(😊❤) craft(😊❤). 34 And he( the LORD😊❤) has inspired him( Bezalel😊❤) to teach(😊❤), both him( Bezalel😊❤) and Oholiab(😊❤) the son of Ahisamach(😊❤) of the tribe of Dan(😊❤). 35 He( the Lord God😊❤) has filled them( Bezalel😊❤ from Exodus 35:30b and Oholiab (😊❤ ) from Exodus 35:34. Therefore Bezalel😊❤ and Oholiab(😊❤) equal " them") with skill(😊❤) to do(😊❤) every (😊❤) sort(😊❤) of work(😊❤) done(😊❤) by an engraver(😊❤) or by a designer(😊❤) or by an embroiderer(😊❤) in blue(😊❤) and purple(😊❤) and scarlet (😊❤) yarns(😊❤) and fined twined linen(😊❤), or by a weaver(😊❤)- by any sort of workman(😊❤) or skilled designer(😊❤). 36 " Bezalel(😊❤) and Oholiab(😊❤) and every(😊❤) craftman(😊❤) in whom(😊❤) the LORD(😊❤) has put(❤😊) skill(😊❤) and intelligence(😊❤) to know(😊❤) how to do any(😊❤) work(😊❤) in the construction(😊❤) of the sanctuary(😊❤) shall work(😊❤) in accordance(😊❤) with all that the LORD(😊❤) has commanded(😊❤)." "( Exodus 35:30-36:1 ESV Study Bible) Jesus(😊1st❤) is the cornerstone(😊1st❤) from Ephesians 2:20b in Christ😊❤. Ephesians 2:20-22 "20 built(😊❤) on the foundation( 😊❤) of the apostles(😊❤'s) and prophets(😊❤'s), Christ Jesus (😊1st❤) himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom( Jesus😊1st❤) the whole structure, being joined(😊❤) together(😊❤), grows(😊❤) into a holy (😊❤) temple(😊❤) in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤). 22 In him(Jesus😊1st❤) you also are being built(😊❤) together(😊❤) into a dwelling place(😊❤) for God(😊100%❤) by the Spirit( Holy Spirit😊❤). "( Ephesians 2:20-22 ESV Study Bible) Happy Thanksgiving😊❤ in Christ for those of US😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for thanksgiving on November 28,2024 ahead of time in Christ😊❤ too in Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ(😊❤)& Romans 8:28(😊❤) in Christ😊❤ and John 14:6(😊❤ )in Christ(😊❤).
Luke 15:25-32 of Luke 15:11-32( The Parable❤ of the prodigal son) Luke 15:25-32 "25 "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music(😊❤) and dancing(😊❤). 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he( the servant😊❤) said to him( the older son), " Your brother( younger son) has come, and your father(😊❤) has killed the fattened calf, because he has receive(❤😊) him back safe(😊❤) and sound(😊❤).' 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father(😊❤) came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him! ' 31 And he( the father😊❤) said❤ to him( 😊❤), " Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting(😊❤) to celebrate(😊❤) and be glad(😊❤), ( you might ask why? Or how come?) for( because) this your brother(😊❤) was(😊❤) dead, and is(😊❤) alive(😊❤); he was lost, and is(😊❤) found(😊❤).' " "( Luke 15:25-32 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for(😊❤) and in (😊❤) Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ )in Christ. Be more like God(😊100%❤) our Father(😊100%❤) and to love (❤😊) like a father who has two sons(😊❤😊❤) in Christ. John 3:16😊❤ "16 For( Because) God( God 😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) so loved(❤😊) the world( world of people😊❤'s), that he( God😊100%❤) gave(❤) his only Son( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ too), that whoever(😊❤) believes( trusts😊❤) in him( Jesus😊1st❤) should not perish( not died twice both physically and spiritual but only die once physically) but(😊❤) have (😊❤) eternal life(😊❤)."( John 3:16 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) also for ( 😊❤) and in(😊❤) Christ too. John 14:6😊❤ " 6 Jesus(😊1st❤) answered( answered Thomas), " I am the way (Jesus😊1st❤) and the truth (Jesus 😊1st❤) and the life(Jesus😊1st❤). No one comes to the Father( God😊100%❤ , our Father in heaven ) except through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.
Matthew😅❤1:18-25( The Birth😊❤ of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤ ) ) "18 Now the birth(😊❤)of Jesus Christ(😊1st❤) took place in this way. When his mother Mary( 😊❤) had been betrothed to Joseph(😊❤), before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit(😊❤). 19 And her husband Joseph(😊❤), being just(😊❤) man(😊❤) and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly. 20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) appeared to him( Joseph😊❤) in a dream, saying, " Joseph(😊❤), son of David(😊❤), do not fear to take Mary(😊❤) as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit(😊❤ our helper in Christ). 21 She will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤), and you shall call hisname Jesus(😊1st❤), ( you might ask why call his name Jesus(😊1st❤)? ) for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤) will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤) from their sins." 22 All this took(😊❤) place(😊❤) to fulfill (😊❤) what the Lord has spoken by the prophet: 23 " Behold(😊❤), the virgin shall conceive and bear a son(Jesus😊1st❤), and they shall call his( Jesus😊1st❤'s ) name Immanuel(😊❤)"( which means, God(😊100%❤) with us(😊❤'s)) 24 When Joseph(😊❤) woke from sleep, he( Joseph😊❤) did(😊❤) as the angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) commanded him; he took his wife(😊❤), 25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son(Jesus😊1st❤). And he(Joseph😊❤) called his name Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ 😊❤ too)."( Matthew 1:18-25 ESV Study Bible) Mary will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤) and Joseph shall call his name Jesus(😊1st❤), ( you might ask why Jesus(😊1st❤)?) "...for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤) will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤) from their sins."( from Matthew 1:21 b ESV Study Bible) Why Joseph call the baby Jesus(😊1st❤)? Matthew 1:21b😊❤ in Christ. What does Immanuel means ? Why they( Joseph and Mary) call his name "Immanuel"? Matthew 1:23b "...( which means God( God😊100%❤ our Father Jesus😊100%❤ in heaven) with us(😊❤'s)) ."( from Matthew 1:23b ESV Study Bible) amen in Christ.
The problem, unfortunately, with this answer from Bro. John to the question that was asked, is that it is too biblical too theoretical too idealistic, too big, and this is a problem for every Christian apologist dealing with these types of questions. The answer to these questions shouldn’t be a religious biblical philosophical big answer because when we read the Bible we are reading about people who are having literal explicit, tangible real experiences with the divine it is not a philosophical, theoretical, ideal of mana falling from heaven, bread literally fell out of the sky, and people eat it. It’s not a metaphorical philosophical, religious exercise of the rivers of Egypt, becoming like blood the rip, the water was literally blood. The Red Sea literally parts, the walls of Jericho literally fell from trumpet blows, on and on literal miracle after literal demonstration of the power of God are witnessed by regular people. In the world of the Bible, James nor I, would have no problems believing in the truth of God because we’d be living in the manifestation of undeniable power. Today, this biblical world is NOT the reality of the world we live. In this world we don’t see the many bold shows of God making the days dark and striking the firstborn and calling fire down from heaven… we don’t see the blind receiving their sight, the lame walking, hospitals closing down because of the demonstration of the power of God. We should leave this at the altar of God to say, we need a new demonstration of the reality of God. That’s not a haughty request. Between Malachi and Matthew, they say years went by without a prophet, without a word, without a demonstration of the reality of God. And then God sends the prophet like Moses, Jesus, and puts his words in his mouth and Jesus came to reveal and exegete the Father. I’m a deconstructing Christian. My desire is like David and Moses, to seek the reality of the presence of God. And biblical apologetics that are divorced from biblical stories of God not being shy to PROVE he is real in the way he did to Gideon, or any of the unbelievers too, for me is to MISS the premise and heart of the types of questions that Bro. James asked.
I've seen bibles open on their own and an origami heart teleport. Sort of poltergeist like activities, but bringing me towards the messiah. That said all of nature shows his glory, take a hike and breath in nature and say this is all the work of the Lords hands, thank you Lord. I hope not to discourage, I needed and need lots of extra help from God. Just remember to Love God and Love your neighbour.
@mythacat1 Amen. Christianity is great and all but it tends to overcomplicate something simple. That's what we do here... we turn it into a puzzle so complex that nobody can put it together. All we we're commanded to do was Love. God first, our neighbors second for they are one in the same. Easy.... 😊 The Beatles mentioned something about that years ago. All You Need is Love... ❤
@@mythacat1 no doubt that we can find pieces of God‘s glory in the creation that is around us, but the question that Pastor Piper is receiving is about someone who could be losing their faith. My argument is that in biblical times God is not shy to reveal that he is real, and if we were living in that biblical world, we would not have any conflict about if God is real or if God‘s word is truth because we will be seeing feeling experiencing a tangible explicit God, just like everybody else in the Bible. When we read the Bible, everyone there is not told to hey just look at the sky or look at a waterfall, they are seeing the dead rise. They are seeing bread fall out of the sky. They are seeing fire reign upon the city and brimstone, the people in the Bible are absolutely surrounded with evidence of the reality of God, but in our reality in our world, we don’t have those things Which is why you are leaning on a verse about breathing in nature and going on a hike as opposed to telling me about the dead rising in the blind seeing and the lame, walking and rivers parting in and rock splitting open so water flows out of them. I believe the responsibility is gods responsibility, and that we should leave this on God‘s altar and say of God God we want to believe that you are real, but we need new demonstration that you are real. And this request is nothing foreign from everybody. We see in the Bible requesting evidence that he is real.
Very interesting assessment @johnniemack What if it was truly is more simple than how you’re describing your response? It can get confusing and super complicated but when I almost took my life some years ago, he heard me say I needed a friend to talk to and help me through my current situation at the time and someone (a pastor’s wife) invited me to a bible study that same day. From that day forward, God blessed me with a dozen women and their husbands to share life with during a hard season of mine. God showed up that afternoon for me at my lowest moment and answered my most sincerest prayer just before I was going to do something horrible. He shows up for you every single day Brother. He whispers because He expects you to be listening. Take off the ear muffs that the system (old teaching at church growing up, weird verses in the Old Testament, hard times seen in the world) and just be still. He has a lot to say to you, sir. God bless you.
Matthew 1:1-17( The Genealogy of Jesus Christ(😊1st❤)) "1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤), the son of David(😊❤), the son of Abraham(😊❤). 2 Abraham(😊❤) was the father of Isaac (😊❤) and Isaac(😊❤) the father of Jacob( 😊❤), and Jacob(😊❤) the father of Judah(😊❤) and his brothers(😊❤'s), 3 and Judah(😊❤) the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar(😊❤) , and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram, 4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Ammminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon, 5 and Salmon the father of Boaz(😊❤) by Rehab (😊❤) , and Boaz(😊❤) the father of Obed by Ruth(😊❤) and Obed the father of Jesse, 6 and Jesse the father of David(😊❤) the king. And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah( " wife of Uriah " equals Bathsheba😊❤) , 7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph, 8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat(😊❤) and Jehoshaphat(😊❤) the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah, 9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, andb Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah, 10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Mannasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah, 11 and Josiah the father of Jochoniah and his brother at the time of the deportation of Babylon. 12 And after the deportation Babylon : Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel, 13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor, 14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud. 15 And Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob(😊❤) 16 and Jacob(😊❤) the father of Joseph(😊❤) the husband of Mary(😊❤) of whom Jesus(😊1st❤) was born, who(😊❤) is called Christ(Jesus😊1st❤). 17 So all the generation from Abraham(😊❤) to David(😊❤) were fourteen generations(😊❤'s) and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations(😊❤'s), and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) fourteen generations(😊❤'s)."(Matthew 1:1-17 ESV Study Bible)
Exodus 35:30-36:1 of Exodus 35:30-36:38(Construction 😊❤ of the Tabernacle😊❤) Exodus 35:30-36:1 "30 Then Moses(😊❤) said to the people(😊❤) of Israel(😊❤), " See , the LORD(😊❤) has called(😊❤) by name Bezalel(😊❤) the son of Uri(😊❤) , son of Hur(😊❤), of the tribe of Judah(😊❤); 31 and he has filled him(Bezalel😊❤); with the Spirit(😊❤) of God(😊100%❤), with skill(😊❤) with intelligence(😊❤), with knowledge(😊❤), and all craftmanship(😊❤), 32 to devise artistic(😊❤) designs(😊❤), to work in gold and silver and bronze, 33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled(😊❤) craft(😊❤). 34 And he( the LORD😊❤) has inspired him( Bezalel😊❤) to teach(😊❤), both him( Bezalel😊❤) and Oholiab(😊❤) the son of Ahisamach(😊❤) of the tribe of Dan(😊❤). 35 He( the Lord God😊❤) has filled them( Bezalel😊❤ from Exodus 35:30b and Oholiab (😊❤ ) from Exodus 35:34. Therefore Bezalel😊❤ and Oholiab(😊❤) equal " them") with skill(😊❤) to do(😊❤) every (😊❤) sort(😊❤) of work(😊❤) done(😊❤) by an engraver(😊❤) or by a designer(😊❤) or by an embroiderer(😊❤) in blue(😊❤) and purple(😊❤) and scarlet (😊❤) yarns(😊❤) and fined twined linen(😊❤), or by a weaver(😊❤)- by any sort of workman(😊❤) or skilled designer(😊❤). 36 " Bezalel(😊❤) and Oholiab(😊❤) and every(😊❤) craftman(😊❤) in whom(😊❤) the LORD(😊❤) has put(❤😊) skill(😊❤) and intelligence(😊❤) to know(😊❤) how to do any(😊❤) work(😊❤) in the construction(😊❤) of the sanctuary(😊❤) shall work(😊❤) in accordance(😊❤) with all that the LORD(😊❤) has commanded(😊❤)." "( Exodus 35:30-36:1 ESV Study Bible) Jesus(😊1st❤) is the cornerstone(😊1st❤) from Ephesians 2:20b in Christ😊❤. Ephesians 2:20-22 "20 built(😊❤) on the foundation( 😊❤) of the apostles(😊❤'s) and prophets(😊❤'s), Christ Jesus (😊1st❤) himself being the cornerstone, 21 in whom( Jesus😊1st❤) the whole structure, being joined(😊❤) together(😊❤), grows(😊❤) into a holy (😊❤) temple(😊❤) in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤). 22 In him(Jesus😊1st❤) you also are being built(😊❤) together(😊❤) into a dwelling place(😊❤) for God(😊100%❤) by the Spirit( Holy Spirit😊❤). "( Ephesians 2:20-22 ESV Study Bible) Happy Thanksgiving😊❤ in Christ for those of US😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for thanksgiving on November 28,2024 ahead of time in Christ😊❤ too in Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ(😊❤)& Romans 8:28(😊❤) in Christ😊❤ and John 14:6(😊❤ )in Christ(😊❤).
Luke 15:25-32 of Luke 15:11-32( The Parable❤ of the prodigal son) Luke 15:25-32 "25 "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music(😊❤) and dancing(😊❤). 26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. 27 And he( the servant😊❤) said to him( the older son), " Your brother( younger son) has come, and your father(😊❤) has killed the fattened calf, because he has receive(❤😊) him back safe(😊❤) and sound(😊❤).' 28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father(😊❤) came out and entreated him, 29 but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends. 30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him! ' 31 And he( the father😊❤) said❤ to him( 😊❤), " Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours. 32 It was fitting(😊❤) to celebrate(😊❤) and be glad(😊❤), ( you might ask why? Or how come?) for( because) this your brother(😊❤) was(😊❤) dead, and is(😊❤) alive(😊❤); he was lost, and is(😊❤) found(😊❤).' " "( Luke 15:25-32 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for(😊❤) and in (😊❤) Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ )in Christ. Be more like God(😊100%❤) our Father(😊100%❤) and to love (❤😊) like a father who has two sons(😊❤😊❤) in Christ. John 3:16😊❤ "16 For( Because) God( God 😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) so loved(❤😊) the world( world of people😊❤'s), that he( God😊100%❤) gave(❤) his only Son( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ too), that whoever(😊❤) believes( trusts😊❤) in him( Jesus😊1st❤) should not perish( not died twice both physically and spiritual but only die once physically) but(😊❤) have (😊❤) eternal life(😊❤)."( John 3:16 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) also for ( 😊❤) and in(😊❤) Christ too. John 14:6😊❤ " 6 Jesus(😊1st❤) answered( answered Thomas), " I am the way (Jesus😊1st❤) and the truth (Jesus 😊1st❤) and the life(Jesus😊1st❤). No one comes to the Father( God😊100%❤ , our Father in heaven ) except through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.
No need to worry; the sovereign Calvinist potter God “fatalistically” and randomly plucked the name of the elect Calvinist lambs out of an Abe Lincoln hat prior to Creation; irreversibly predestining the elect to Heaven and predestining the non-chosen, non-elect goats to barbecue in Hell and there is absolutely nothing anyone can do about their fated destination!
John, have you got a timestamp to what you're referring to? Also, can you offer any doctrines to replace the ones you don't like? Which church are you part of? I keep asking you these questions and you keep running away from them.
@@HearGodsWord --- I keep asking and commenting; -----> you/Calvinists keep running away. My questions and comments are based upon decades of debating Calvinists while studying and investigating the factual and official presuppositions, claims, beliefs, and published confessions and doctrines of Reformed Theology. Any < ----- serious knowledgeable person would spot and know my questions and comments are an important part of the widespread public debate surrounding the validity of Calvinism’s claims. Are you unaware of the fact that these ideas are a part of the public debate about Calvinism? Do you, or do you not, know and recognize these topics as part of the public debate? Do you, or do you not, have any logical, non-contradictory plausible explanations for why Calvinism’s non-serious, illogical, contradictory and implausible explanations defeat non-Calvinist serious, logical, non-contradictory and plausible criticisms? Why are all of your responses are either an ad hominem attack, or an intellectually dishonest attempt to shift and deflect the discussion about Calvinism’s claims, beliefs and doctrines, onto me, about me and what I believe, instead of staying focused upon and defending the topic of the contradictions in what Reformed Theology claims and believes? .
This is exactly the question I’ve wanted to be answered, God is good.
may we believe in the truth of our Lord and when in doubt ask for His help to see clearly!
I think at one point or another we have to make a choice to follow God or follow the world. The world certainly has no real answers for us but the word of God Shows us the truth, I started from a desire to know the truth and continued to pray and fast that it would be let known to me, as well as came to understand the character of God in scriptures. It was then I realized every man is a liar and the truth could only be found in him. May God bless yhis man with a willingness to search out Gods heart and the truth.
John Piper has a heart for doubting and even wayward sons, doubtless in part due to his own son, Abraham.
Praise to the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) and thank you pastor John😊❤ for sharing. Happy Thanksgiving 😊❤ in Christ ahead of time in Christ😊❤.
Matthew😅❤1:18-25(
The Birth😊❤
of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤
) )
"18 Now the birth(😊❤)of Jesus Christ(😊1st❤) took place in this way. When his mother Mary( 😊❤) had been betrothed to Joseph(😊❤), before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit(😊❤).
19 And her husband Joseph(😊❤), being just(😊❤) man(😊❤) and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) appeared to him( Joseph😊❤) in a dream, saying, " Joseph(😊❤), son of David(😊❤), do not fear to take Mary(😊❤)
as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit(😊❤ our helper in Christ).
21 She will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤), and you shall
call
hisname
Jesus(😊1st❤),
( you might ask why call his name Jesus(😊1st❤)? )
for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤)
will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤)
from their sins."
22 All this took(😊❤)
place(😊❤) to fulfill (😊❤) what the Lord has spoken by the prophet:
23 " Behold(😊❤), the virgin shall conceive and bear a son(Jesus😊1st❤), and they shall call his( Jesus😊1st❤'s ) name Immanuel(😊❤)"( which means, God(😊100%❤) with us(😊❤'s))
24 When Joseph(😊❤) woke from sleep, he( Joseph😊❤) did(😊❤) as the angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) commanded him; he took his wife(😊❤),
25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son(Jesus😊1st❤). And
he(Joseph😊❤)
called his name Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ 😊❤ too)."( Matthew 1:18-25 ESV Study Bible)
Mary will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤) and Joseph shall call his name Jesus(😊1st❤), ( you might ask why Jesus(😊1st❤)?)
"...for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤)
will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤)
from their sins."( from Matthew 1:21 b ESV Study Bible)
Why Joseph call the baby Jesus(😊1st❤)?
Matthew 1:21b😊❤ in Christ.
What does Immanuel means ? Why they( Joseph and Mary) call his name "Immanuel"?
Matthew 1:23b
"...( which means God( God😊100%❤ our Father Jesus😊100%❤ in heaven) with us(😊❤'s)) ."( from Matthew 1:23b ESV Study Bible) amen in Christ.
“Simon son of John do you love me more than these?” He answered, “Yes, Lord, you know that I love you." He asked, "Do you love me?", He did not ask "Do you understand me?" or "Are you convinced...?" or even "Do you believe?" or "Do you doubt...?" no. He asked, "Do you love me?" I think this is the real question, this is the only thing that matters, not that we are persuaded, convinced or even that we might know. What matters is "Do I love You, my God?" Then if yes all beyond that are perks, but for me a "Yes" as an answer to that question is all I need to know.
Am not an atheist I was raised by Christian parents. And I have soo many reasons to believe in God, I've had dreams that occurred exactly as I saw it happen to me the next day. I've been attacked in my dreams, chased and almost stabbed, I have also seen spirits in real life and fainted afterwards and yet when I pray or a pastor prays for me, I find it hard to believe.
Pray the st Michael novena
My friend, the flesh is weak and the enemy is cunning. I know what it is like to have doubts that often last for months of spiritual battle. But you cannot let yourself get carried away. Keep resisting, read the word of God, pray to Him, ask for help from faithful pastors and brothers in Christ. The world lies in the evil one, and especially in our generation, it is easy to apostatize from the gospel with distractions and fables of men to say that a Creator does not exist. Evil is intensifying every day, so I advise you to isolate yourself from social networks if they are a stumbling block. Have a specific moment with God and come back refreshed. We will never stop fighting in this corrupted word. This is perseverance. But we will have God with us.May peace be with you brother.
Interesting. Sounds like what a lot of us are experiencing. Over the last few years I've been struggling with accepting that this place is "real." Every day now I see more evidence (to me) that this is just a dream. A very well designed and brilliantly crafted dream. It just cannot be real. It all seems so familiar, almost like we're living this again. It's like a rerun... 😮😅
Believe in God because you are in God's Mind. Start there.
We are God's 'Thoughts.' That makes the most sense to me. ❤
Amen brother @@thewanderer144
@@MuzaffarKrylovyou get me
Jesus(😊1st❤)
is the cornerstone(😊1st❤)
from Ephesians 2:20b in Christ😊❤.
Ephesians 2:20-22
"20 built(😊❤)
on the foundation(
😊❤)
of the apostles(😊❤'s) and prophets(😊❤'s), Christ Jesus (😊1st❤) himself being the cornerstone,
21 in whom( Jesus😊1st❤) the whole structure, being joined(😊❤) together(😊❤), grows(😊❤) into a holy (😊❤) temple(😊❤) in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤).
22 In him(Jesus😊1st❤) you also are being built(😊❤) together(😊❤) into a dwelling place(😊❤) for God(😊100%❤) by the Spirit( Holy Spirit😊❤). "( Ephesians 2:20-22 ESV Study Bible)
Happy Thanksgiving😊❤ in Christ for those of US😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for thanksgiving on November 28,2024 ahead of time in Christ😊❤ too in Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ(😊❤)& Romans 8:28(😊❤) in Christ😊❤ and John 14:6(😊❤ )in Christ(😊❤).
Exodus 35:30-36:1 of Exodus 35:30-36:38(Construction 😊❤
of the Tabernacle😊❤)
Exodus 35:30-36:1
"30 Then Moses(😊❤) said to the people(😊❤) of Israel(😊❤), " See , the LORD(😊❤)
has called(😊❤) by name Bezalel(😊❤)
the son of Uri(😊❤)
, son of Hur(😊❤), of the tribe of Judah(😊❤);
31 and he has filled him(Bezalel😊❤); with the Spirit(😊❤) of God(😊100%❤), with skill(😊❤) with intelligence(😊❤),
with knowledge(😊❤), and all craftmanship(😊❤),
32 to devise artistic(😊❤)
designs(😊❤), to work in gold and silver and bronze,
33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled(😊❤) craft(😊❤).
34 And he( the LORD😊❤) has inspired him( Bezalel😊❤) to teach(😊❤), both him( Bezalel😊❤) and
Oholiab(😊❤) the son of Ahisamach(😊❤) of the tribe of Dan(😊❤).
35 He( the Lord God😊❤) has filled them( Bezalel😊❤ from Exodus 35:30b and Oholiab (😊❤ ) from Exodus 35:34. Therefore Bezalel😊❤ and Oholiab(😊❤) equal " them") with skill(😊❤) to do(😊❤) every (😊❤) sort(😊❤) of work(😊❤) done(😊❤) by an engraver(😊❤) or by a designer(😊❤) or by an embroiderer(😊❤) in blue(😊❤) and purple(😊❤) and scarlet (😊❤) yarns(😊❤) and fined twined linen(😊❤), or by a weaver(😊❤)- by any sort of workman(😊❤)
or skilled designer(😊❤).
36 " Bezalel(😊❤) and Oholiab(😊❤) and every(😊❤)
craftman(😊❤) in whom(😊❤) the LORD(😊❤) has put(❤😊) skill(😊❤) and intelligence(😊❤) to know(😊❤) how to do any(😊❤) work(😊❤) in the construction(😊❤) of the sanctuary(😊❤) shall work(😊❤) in accordance(😊❤) with all that the LORD(😊❤) has commanded(😊❤)." "( Exodus 35:30-36:1 ESV Study Bible)
Jesus(😊1st❤)
is the cornerstone(😊1st❤)
from Ephesians 2:20b in Christ😊❤.
Ephesians 2:20-22
"20 built(😊❤)
on the foundation(
😊❤)
of the apostles(😊❤'s) and prophets(😊❤'s), Christ Jesus (😊1st❤) himself being the cornerstone,
21 in whom( Jesus😊1st❤) the whole structure, being joined(😊❤) together(😊❤), grows(😊❤) into a holy (😊❤) temple(😊❤) in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤).
22 In him(Jesus😊1st❤) you also are being built(😊❤) together(😊❤) into a dwelling place(😊❤) for God(😊100%❤) by the Spirit( Holy Spirit😊❤). "( Ephesians 2:20-22 ESV Study Bible)
Happy Thanksgiving😊❤ in Christ for those of US😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for thanksgiving on November 28,2024 ahead of time in Christ😊❤ too in Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ(😊❤)& Romans 8:28(😊❤) in Christ😊❤ and John 14:6(😊❤ )in Christ(😊❤).
Luke 15:25-32 of Luke 15:11-32( The Parable❤ of the prodigal son)
Luke 15:25-32
"25 "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music(😊❤)
and dancing(😊❤).
26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
27 And he( the servant😊❤)
said to him( the older son),
" Your brother( younger son) has come, and your father(😊❤) has killed the fattened calf, because he has receive(❤😊) him back safe(😊❤) and sound(😊❤).'
28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father(😊❤) came out and entreated him,
29 but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him! '
31 And he( the father😊❤)
said❤ to him( 😊❤),
" Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
32 It was fitting(😊❤) to celebrate(😊❤) and be glad(😊❤), ( you might ask why? Or how come?)
for( because) this your brother(😊❤) was(😊❤) dead, and is(😊❤) alive(😊❤); he was lost, and is(😊❤) found(😊❤).' " "( Luke 15:25-32 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for(😊❤) and in (😊❤) Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ )in Christ. Be more like God(😊100%❤) our Father(😊100%❤) and to love (❤😊) like a father who has two sons(😊❤😊❤) in Christ.
John 3:16😊❤
"16 For( Because) God( God 😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) so loved(❤😊) the world( world of people😊❤'s), that he( God😊100%❤) gave(❤) his only Son( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ too), that whoever(😊❤) believes( trusts😊❤) in him( Jesus😊1st❤) should not perish( not died twice both physically and spiritual but only die once physically)
but(😊❤)
have (😊❤) eternal life(😊❤)."( John 3:16 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) also for
( 😊❤)
and in(😊❤)
Christ too.
John 14:6😊❤
" 6 Jesus(😊1st❤) answered( answered Thomas),
" I am
the way (Jesus😊1st❤)
and
the truth (Jesus 😊1st❤)
and
the life(Jesus😊1st❤).
No one
comes
to the Father( God😊100%❤
, our Father in heaven )
except
through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.
Matthew😅❤1:18-25(
The Birth😊❤
of Jesus Christ( Jesus😊1st❤
) )
"18 Now the birth(😊❤)of Jesus Christ(😊1st❤) took place in this way. When his mother Mary( 😊❤) had been betrothed to Joseph(😊❤), before they came together she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit(😊❤).
19 And her husband Joseph(😊❤), being just(😊❤) man(😊❤) and unwilling to put her to shame, resolved to divorce her quietly.
20 But as he considered these things, behold, an angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) appeared to him( Joseph😊❤) in a dream, saying, " Joseph(😊❤), son of David(😊❤), do not fear to take Mary(😊❤)
as your wife, for that which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit(😊❤ our helper in Christ).
21 She will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤), and you shall
call
hisname
Jesus(😊1st❤),
( you might ask why call his name Jesus(😊1st❤)? )
for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤)
will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤)
from their sins."
22 All this took(😊❤)
place(😊❤) to fulfill (😊❤) what the Lord has spoken by the prophet:
23 " Behold(😊❤), the virgin shall conceive and bear a son(Jesus😊1st❤), and they shall call his( Jesus😊1st❤'s ) name Immanuel(😊❤)"( which means, God(😊100%❤) with us(😊❤'s))
24 When Joseph(😊❤) woke from sleep, he( Joseph😊❤) did(😊❤) as the angel(😊❤) of the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤) commanded him; he took his wife(😊❤),
25 but knew her not until she had given birth to a son(Jesus😊1st❤). And
he(Joseph😊❤)
called his name Jesus(😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ 😊❤ too)."( Matthew 1:18-25 ESV Study Bible)
Mary will bear a son( Jesus😊1st❤) and Joseph shall call his name Jesus(😊1st❤), ( you might ask why Jesus(😊1st❤)?)
"...for ( because) he( Jesus😊1st❤)
will save(😊❤) his people(😊❤)
from their sins."( from Matthew 1:21 b ESV Study Bible)
Why Joseph call the baby Jesus(😊1st❤)?
Matthew 1:21b😊❤ in Christ.
What does Immanuel means ? Why they( Joseph and Mary) call his name "Immanuel"?
Matthew 1:23b
"...( which means God( God😊100%❤ our Father Jesus😊100%❤ in heaven) with us(😊❤'s)) ."( from Matthew 1:23b ESV Study Bible) amen in Christ.
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The problem, unfortunately, with this answer from Bro. John to the question that was asked, is that it is too biblical too theoretical too idealistic, too big, and this is a problem for every Christian apologist dealing with these types of questions.
The answer to these questions shouldn’t be a religious biblical philosophical big answer because when we read the Bible we are reading about people who are having literal explicit, tangible real experiences with the divine it is not a philosophical, theoretical, ideal of mana falling from heaven, bread literally fell out of the sky, and people eat it. It’s not a metaphorical philosophical, religious exercise of the rivers of Egypt, becoming like blood the rip, the water was literally blood. The Red Sea literally parts, the walls of Jericho literally fell from trumpet blows, on and on literal miracle after literal demonstration of the power of God are witnessed by regular people.
In the world of the Bible, James nor I, would have no problems believing in the truth of God because we’d be living in the manifestation of undeniable power.
Today, this biblical world is NOT the reality of the world we live. In this world we don’t see the many bold shows of God making the days dark and striking the firstborn and calling fire down from heaven… we don’t see the blind receiving their sight, the lame walking, hospitals closing down because of the demonstration of the power of God.
We should leave this at the altar of God to say, we need a new demonstration of the reality of God. That’s not a haughty request. Between Malachi and Matthew, they say years went by without a prophet, without a word, without a demonstration of the reality of God. And then God sends the prophet like Moses, Jesus, and puts his words in his mouth and Jesus came to reveal and exegete the Father.
I’m a deconstructing Christian. My desire is like David and Moses, to seek the reality of the presence of God. And biblical apologetics that are divorced from biblical stories of God not being shy to PROVE he is real in the way he did to Gideon, or any of the unbelievers too, for me is to MISS the premise and heart of the types of questions that Bro. James asked.
I've seen bibles open on their own and an origami heart teleport. Sort of poltergeist like activities, but bringing me towards the messiah. That said all of nature shows his glory, take a hike and breath in nature and say this is all the work of the Lords hands, thank you Lord. I hope not to discourage, I needed and need lots of extra help from God. Just remember to Love God and Love your neighbour.
@mythacat1 Amen. Christianity is great and all but it tends to overcomplicate something simple. That's what we do here... we turn it into a puzzle so complex that nobody can put it together. All we we're commanded to do was Love. God first, our neighbors second for they are one in the same.
Easy.... 😊
The Beatles mentioned something about that years ago.
All You Need is Love... ❤
Very well said and I agree with your assessment.
@@mythacat1 no doubt that we can find pieces of God‘s glory in the creation that is around us, but the question that Pastor Piper is receiving is about someone who could be losing their faith. My argument is that in biblical times God is not shy to reveal that he is real, and if we were living in that biblical world, we would not have any conflict about if God is real or if God‘s word is truth because we will be seeing feeling experiencing a tangible explicit God, just like everybody else in the Bible.
When we read the Bible, everyone there is not told to hey just look at the sky or look at a waterfall, they are seeing the dead rise. They are seeing bread fall out of the sky. They are seeing fire reign upon the city and brimstone, the people in the Bible are absolutely surrounded with evidence of the reality of God, but in our reality in our world, we don’t have those things
Which is why you are leaning on a verse about breathing in nature and going on a hike as opposed to telling me about the dead rising in the blind seeing and the lame, walking and rivers parting in and rock splitting open so water flows out of them.
I believe the responsibility is gods responsibility, and that we should leave this on God‘s altar and say of God God we want to believe that you are real, but we need new demonstration that you are real. And this request is nothing foreign from everybody. We see in the Bible requesting evidence that he is real.
Very interesting assessment @johnniemack
What if it was truly is more simple than how you’re describing your response?
It can get confusing and super complicated but when I almost took my life some years ago, he heard me say I needed a friend to talk to and help me through my current situation at the time and someone (a pastor’s wife) invited me to a bible study that same day. From that day forward, God blessed me with a dozen women and their husbands to share life with during a hard season of mine.
God showed up that afternoon for me at my lowest moment and answered my most sincerest prayer just before I was going to do something horrible.
He shows up for you every single day Brother. He whispers because He expects you to be listening. Take off the ear muffs that the system (old teaching at church growing up, weird verses in the Old Testament, hard times seen in the world) and just be still. He has a lot to say to you, sir.
God bless you.
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Read the Word my dear❤
Matthew 1:1-17( The Genealogy of Jesus Christ(😊1st❤))
"1 The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤), the son of David(😊❤), the son of Abraham(😊❤).
2 Abraham(😊❤) was the father of Isaac (😊❤) and Isaac(😊❤) the father of Jacob( 😊❤), and Jacob(😊❤) the father of Judah(😊❤)
and his brothers(😊❤'s),
3 and Judah(😊❤) the father of Perez and Zerah by Tamar(😊❤)
, and Perez the father of Hezron, and Hezron the father of Ram,
4 and Ram the father of Amminadab, and Ammminadab the father of Nahshon, and Nahshon the father of Salmon,
5 and Salmon the father of Boaz(😊❤)
by Rehab
(😊❤)
, and Boaz(😊❤) the father of Obed by Ruth(😊❤) and Obed the father of Jesse,
6 and Jesse the father of David(😊❤) the king.
And David was the father of Solomon by the wife of Uriah( " wife of Uriah " equals Bathsheba😊❤)
,
7 and Solomon the father of Rehoboam, and Rehoboam the father of Abijah, and Abijah the father of Asaph,
8 and Asaph the father of Jehoshaphat(😊❤) and Jehoshaphat(😊❤) the father of Joram, and Joram the father of Uzziah,
9 and Uzziah the father of Jotham, andb Jotham the father of Ahaz, and Ahaz the father of Hezekiah,
10 and Hezekiah the father of Manasseh, and Mannasseh the father of Amos, and Amos the father of Josiah,
11 and Josiah the father of Jochoniah and his brother at the time of the deportation of Babylon.
12 And after the deportation Babylon : Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the father of Zerubbabel,
13 and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Azor,
14 and Azor the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Achim the father of Eliud.
15 And Eliud the father of Eleazar, and Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob(😊❤) 16 and Jacob(😊❤)
the father of Joseph(😊❤) the husband of Mary(😊❤) of whom Jesus(😊1st❤) was born, who(😊❤)
is called Christ(Jesus😊1st❤).
17 So all the generation from Abraham(😊❤) to David(😊❤) were fourteen generations(😊❤'s) and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations(😊❤'s), and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ) fourteen generations(😊❤'s)."(Matthew 1:1-17 ESV Study Bible)
Exodus 35:30-36:1 of Exodus 35:30-36:38(Construction 😊❤
of the Tabernacle😊❤)
Exodus 35:30-36:1
"30 Then Moses(😊❤) said to the people(😊❤) of Israel(😊❤), " See , the LORD(😊❤)
has called(😊❤) by name Bezalel(😊❤)
the son of Uri(😊❤)
, son of Hur(😊❤), of the tribe of Judah(😊❤);
31 and he has filled him(Bezalel😊❤); with the Spirit(😊❤) of God(😊100%❤), with skill(😊❤) with intelligence(😊❤),
with knowledge(😊❤), and all craftmanship(😊❤),
32 to devise artistic(😊❤)
designs(😊❤), to work in gold and silver and bronze,
33 in cutting stones for setting, and in carving wood, for work in every skilled(😊❤) craft(😊❤).
34 And he( the LORD😊❤) has inspired him( Bezalel😊❤) to teach(😊❤), both him( Bezalel😊❤) and
Oholiab(😊❤) the son of Ahisamach(😊❤) of the tribe of Dan(😊❤).
35 He( the Lord God😊❤) has filled them( Bezalel😊❤ from Exodus 35:30b and Oholiab (😊❤ ) from Exodus 35:34. Therefore Bezalel😊❤ and Oholiab(😊❤) equal " them") with skill(😊❤) to do(😊❤) every (😊❤) sort(😊❤) of work(😊❤) done(😊❤) by an engraver(😊❤) or by a designer(😊❤) or by an embroiderer(😊❤) in blue(😊❤) and purple(😊❤) and scarlet (😊❤) yarns(😊❤) and fined twined linen(😊❤), or by a weaver(😊❤)- by any sort of workman(😊❤)
or skilled designer(😊❤).
36 " Bezalel(😊❤) and Oholiab(😊❤) and every(😊❤)
craftman(😊❤) in whom(😊❤) the LORD(😊❤) has put(❤😊) skill(😊❤) and intelligence(😊❤) to know(😊❤) how to do any(😊❤) work(😊❤) in the construction(😊❤) of the sanctuary(😊❤) shall work(😊❤) in accordance(😊❤) with all that the LORD(😊❤) has commanded(😊❤)." "( Exodus 35:30-36:1 ESV Study Bible)
Jesus(😊1st❤)
is the cornerstone(😊1st❤)
from Ephesians 2:20b in Christ😊❤.
Ephesians 2:20-22
"20 built(😊❤)
on the foundation(
😊❤)
of the apostles(😊❤'s) and prophets(😊❤'s), Christ Jesus (😊1st❤) himself being the cornerstone,
21 in whom( Jesus😊1st❤) the whole structure, being joined(😊❤) together(😊❤), grows(😊❤) into a holy (😊❤) temple(😊❤) in the Lord( Jesus😊1st❤).
22 In him(Jesus😊1st❤) you also are being built(😊❤) together(😊❤) into a dwelling place(😊❤) for God(😊100%❤) by the Spirit( Holy Spirit😊❤). "( Ephesians 2:20-22 ESV Study Bible)
Happy Thanksgiving😊❤ in Christ for those of US😊❤ in Christ( Jesus😊1st❤) for thanksgiving on November 28,2024 ahead of time in Christ😊❤ too in Jesus Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) in Christ(😊❤)& Romans 8:28(😊❤) in Christ😊❤ and John 14:6(😊❤ )in Christ(😊❤).
Luke 15:25-32 of Luke 15:11-32( The Parable❤ of the prodigal son)
Luke 15:25-32
"25 "Now his older son was in the field, and as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music(😊❤)
and dancing(😊❤).
26 And he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant.
27 And he( the servant😊❤)
said to him( the older son),
" Your brother( younger son) has come, and your father(😊❤) has killed the fattened calf, because he has receive(❤😊) him back safe(😊❤) and sound(😊❤).'
28 But he was angry and refused to go in. His father(😊❤) came out and entreated him,
29 but he answered his father, 'Look, these many years I have served you, and I never disobeyed your command, yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might celebrate with my friends.
30 But when this son of yours came, who has devoured your property with prostitutes, you killed the fattened calf for him! '
31 And he( the father😊❤)
said❤ to him( 😊❤),
" Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
32 It was fitting(😊❤) to celebrate(😊❤) and be glad(😊❤), ( you might ask why? Or how come?)
for( because) this your brother(😊❤) was(😊❤) dead, and is(😊❤) alive(😊❤); he was lost, and is(😊❤) found(😊❤).' " "( Luke 15:25-32 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ also for(😊❤) and in (😊❤) Christ Jesus(😊1st❤ )in Christ. Be more like God(😊100%❤) our Father(😊100%❤) and to love (❤😊) like a father who has two sons(😊❤😊❤) in Christ.
John 3:16😊❤
"16 For( Because) God( God 😊100%❤ our Father in heaven) so loved(❤😊) the world( world of people😊❤'s), that he( God😊100%❤) gave(❤) his only Son( Jesus😊1st❤ our Lord and our savior in Christ too), that whoever(😊❤) believes( trusts😊❤) in him( Jesus😊1st❤) should not perish( not died twice both physically and spiritual but only die once physically)
but(😊❤)
have (😊❤) eternal life(😊❤)."( John 3:16 ESV Study Bible and all parenthesis parts and symbols in Christ(Jesus😊1st❤) also for
( 😊❤)
and in(😊❤)
Christ too.
John 14:6😊❤
" 6 Jesus(😊1st❤) answered( answered Thomas),
" I am
the way (Jesus😊1st❤)
and
the truth (Jesus 😊1st❤)
and
the life(Jesus😊1st❤).
No one
comes
to the Father( God😊100%❤
, our Father in heaven )
except
through me."( John 14:6😊❤ Zondervan NIV Study Bible.Amen.). Amen.
No need to worry; the sovereign Calvinist potter God “fatalistically” and randomly plucked the name of the elect Calvinist lambs out of an Abe Lincoln hat prior to Creation; irreversibly predestining the elect to Heaven and predestining the non-chosen, non-elect goats to barbecue in Hell and there is absolutely nothing anyone can do about their fated destination!
sounds like it bothers you
John, have you got a timestamp to what you're referring to?
Also, can you offer any doctrines to replace the ones you don't like?
Which church are you part of?
I keep asking you these questions and you keep running away from them.
@@HearGodsWord --- I keep asking and commenting; -----> you/Calvinists keep running away. My questions and comments are based upon decades of debating Calvinists while studying and investigating the factual and official presuppositions, claims, beliefs, and published confessions and doctrines of Reformed Theology.
Any < ----- serious knowledgeable person would spot and know my questions and comments are an important part of the widespread public debate surrounding the validity of Calvinism’s claims.
Are you unaware of the fact that these ideas are a part of the public debate about Calvinism?
Do you, or do you not, know and recognize these topics as part of the public debate?
Do you, or do you not, have any logical, non-contradictory plausible explanations for why Calvinism’s non-serious, illogical, contradictory and implausible explanations defeat non-Calvinist serious, logical, non-contradictory and plausible criticisms?
Why are all of your responses are either an ad hominem attack, or an intellectually dishonest attempt to shift and deflect the discussion about Calvinism’s claims, beliefs and doctrines, onto me, about me and what I believe, instead of staying focused upon and defending the topic of the contradictions in what Reformed Theology claims and believes?
.
Alistair Begg, Steve Lawson and John Piper, Wokeness within the church. Very sad, praying for all their repentance
Ahhh keeping lists are you? Great work!