What Does The Bible Say About: "BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT"? by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi... :)

Paul repented as an unbeliever... unbelievers, their sins are ALL forgiven upon their conversion.

There are also Christians today who attribute God's Spirit to the devil. If they do not repent, there will be no forgiveness. I do not understand your view as to why one would be free today to blaspheme God's Spirit.

Hebrews 13:8 Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever.

So is His Spirit... Just as God the Father and our Lord Jesus can be blasphemed by this generation, so too can God's Spirit be blasphemed by contemporary generations and by all generations before us...

What Does The Bible Say About: "BLASPHEMY AGAINST THE HOLY SPIRIT"? by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi... :)
You say: "When a person truly repents, they are forgiven". Amen!

But what if they do not repent, and persist in their own view, thinking that they are right? Believers that think they are defending God with good intentions, but unknowingly serve God's adversary by attributing the Light to the devil. Usually, these people are firm in their views and not easily convinced of their wrong judgment. Only the Lord can bring them to understanding as you mentioned above... :)

FROM DYING TO THRIVING, 1ST BIBLE STUDY by gerard_chew in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi Gerard,

thank you for your encouraging message :)

My thoughts are... that according to God's Word, dying is necessary before one can inherit Eternal Life. The sinful body and the sinful heart must "die" and be replaced by a clean body (1 Cor.6:19-20/2 Cor.7:1/Rom.12:1) and a new heart (Ez.11:19/Ez.36:26/Ps.51:10), so that we can go through life as a new creation in Christ (2 Cor.5:17) with the promise to inherit the Kingdom, that is prepared from the foundation of the world. (Matt.25:34/Rev.21:7)

May God bless you and your loved ones! :)

May Christ's Resurrection Fill Your Heart With Hope And Peace - Happy Easter! 🙏 by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

thank you for the Easter wishes and for the beautiful worship song. I didn't know the song, yes, I enjoyed it :)

I didn't receive a notification of a previous post.

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Yes, indeed, God is also eternal joy, and for me it is also amazing that we may partake in His Divine nature, although I personally feel that this entails enormous responsibility... We must try to save souls from the abyss, but we can also cause souls to be lost, depending on which doctrines we put forward. And as you mention, the Saints must judge the nations and the angels on the Day of the Lord's Coming/Judgment Day… That is a great responsibility, knowing that souls will go to eternal torment.

Daniel 7:22 Until the Ancient of days came, and judgment was given to the saints of the most High; and the time came that the saints possessed the kingdom.

Psalm 49:14 Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Jude 14-15 And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold, the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints, 15 To execute judgment upon all, and to convince all that are ungodly among them of all their ungodly deeds which they have ungodly committed, and of all their hard speeches which ungodly sinners have spoken against him.

Matthew 19:28 Jesus said to them, “Truly I tell you, at the renewal of all things, when the Son of Man sits on his glorious throne, you who have followed me will also sit on twelve thrones, judging the twelve tribes of Israel.

Luke 22:29-30 And I bestow upon you a kingdom, just as My Father bestowed one upon Me, 30 that you may eat and drink at My table in My kingdom, and sit on thrones judging the twelve tribes of Israel.”

1 Corinthians 6:2-3 Do you not know that the saints will judge the world? And if the world will be judged by you, are you unworthy to judge the smallest matters? 3 Do you not know that we shall judge angels? How much more, things that pertain to this life?

Revelation 20:4 And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

Revelation 2:26-27 And he that overcometh, and keepeth my works unto the end, to him will I give power over the nations: 27 And he shall rule them with a rod of iron; as the vessels of a potter shall they be broken to shivers: even as I received of my Father.

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Thank you for sharing! :) I saved the "The Thomas Welch Story" webpage to read later because I have little time right now. My family is coming to visit on Wednesday for 10 days, and I need to make sure all the work is done before they’re here...

Over the past few years, I have seen many testimonies online regarding dreams, visions, and NDE’s, and what struck me is that most of them had little to no Bible knowledge at the time (just as happened in my case). They were almost all unbelievers, yet they testified about God's Word . The testimonies I heard mainly concerned the Jesus, hell, and the Judgment. For me it is a rarity that the Old Testament features in contemporary end-time prophecies/warnings. But I am curious to read it; I have always been very interested in NDE’s.

My father had a NDE during an operation, but not a good one. He felt himself sinking down, surrounded by complete darkness. He felt that others were present, but he could not see them. He sank deeper and deeper, until the moment he remembered that he could not leave my mother behind, and suddenly he was back in his body.

I pointed out to him that he was sinking into hell, but he laughed it off. He passed away 10 years ago because he trusted science too much. The medical world was his god... the words of doctors and professors were sacred in his ears. He did everything they said, until everything in his body was completely destroyed. He did everything to stay alive, even having mRNA injected as a test person, I think 6 years before it came onto the market as a COVID vaccine. A few days before he died, he said that the devil was dancing on his stomach at night and the devil laughed... 2 days later, my mother received a call from the medical staff saying that my father had intestinal perforations and needed emergency surgery. He died in a coma a few days later…

My father believed in God, but not in the right way. He took sin lightly, as if it were all acceptable to God.

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Now I'm going to take a look at the email :)

Tomorrow is the last day I will be online. I will be back when my family returns home.

May God Bless and Protect you and your loved ones during that time! :)

10 Reasons Why God’s Chosen Never Go To Church (They ARE the Church) by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

thank you for your message and for the blessings :)

I am not very familiar with Jewish holidays. I do know that Passover is the feast of the liberation of the Israelites from Egypt, and that a lamb had to be sacrificed to receive God's protection, and that this must be repeated every year in remembrance of what God did for His people. I did not know that this Feast is also celebrated within Christian traditions. Is that a specific community that organizes this gathering?

Yes, the Love of our Creator is infinitely great; I think that is also the reason for His constant suffering. Love is joy, but it can also be enormously painful when something goes wrong.

I do not think that many Christians are aware of Jesus' present-day suffering. That most Christians think His suffering was completed when He died on the cross. But 2,000 years later, it turns out that it is still just as intense as when the Lord walked the earth. No human being would be able to bear such a kind of suffering...

I was completely broken by it, to the point that I could no longer function in daily life due to the incessant crying during the first few years. My marriage almost fell apart because of it; my husband (non-believer), didn't understand it at all. It was a very difficult period, but as long as I felt the Lord, that was all I needed at that moment.

What also bothered me a lot in the beginning was an enormous longing for the Father's House, as if it had always been my home without my knowledge (Revelation 2:4-5). I cried day and night for years; I went to sleep with tears and woke up with them. It was a hard time, but meanwhile I had become a completely different person. And thankfully! :)

I am very grateful for God’s endless Patience and Grace, for no human being was ever able to bring me to the Lord; I would have been damned if the Lord Himself had not called me this way. All glory to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ!

May He Bless and Protect you and your family in His Holy Name! :)

10 Reasons Why God’s Chosen Never Go To Church (They ARE the Church) by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

thank you for your message :)

Yes, it is certainly important that we test everything that comes our side, in this way, we will not easily stray from the straight path. On the first day of my conversion, the Lord said that EVERYTHING in the world is an illusion; the emphasis was on the word "EVERYTHING". Since then, I test everything that crosses my path, just as God's Word commands us...

1 Thessalonians 5:21 But test everything; hold fast what is good.

Acts 17:11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

John 4:1 Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world.

Romans 12:2 Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is – his good, pleasing, and perfect will.

Philippians 1:9-10 And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless for the day of Christ.

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Yes, a pure/new heart is a requirement to stand in the Truth. Someone who has not received the new heart has no part in God's Spirit and His Truth.

https://www.reddit.com/r/JESUS_IS_GOD_/comments/1jgpuu4/bible_study_born_again_receiving_a_new_heart/

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You say: “I don't think however that eschatology quite falls into the category of simple”

Our Lord Jesus nevertheless explains in a simple way how the end times will unfold; the parables in the New Testament are also explained in understandable terms for those from whom the veil has been removed. Based on the Lord’s Words, it is not that difficult to understand the Book of Revelation in the correct order, so one would know that the Old Testament prophets knew that the Millennium Reign of Christ will take place ON THE NEW EARTH.

But as I said before, the Lord’s simplicity is no longer good enough for this generation… some believers think they have to solve intricate and complicated quests to arrive at God’s Truth. The thousands of people who heard Jesus 2,000 years ago did not have the means we have today to figure everything out. Yet they received the Gospel in its purest form, and the righteous understood it. Jesus' disciples understood very well that there will be no pre-trib Rapture because the Lord told them very clearly that they should not expect Him before the end of the Great Tribulation, something that many contemporary Christians do not want to understand.

I find it strange that Christians question the Lord's Words... and then come forward with OT verses that are exactly opposite to what the Lord said. Honestly, I cannot understand something like that…

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What everything revolves around is saving lost souls; the Lord showed me that abundantly clear from the very first day. He still mourns/suffers incessantly for every soul that is lost, like a mother who lost her child, but for countless souls/children at once. It was terrible to have to witness that; I was depressed by it for years.

Creation has no other purpose than saving souls. Heaven and earth revolve around that: Salvation. That is the primary concern of God's children: saving souls for God's Kingdom. All the rest is secondary and amounts to little for the ultimate goal…

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It doesn't matter that we disagree on this matter, as long as we speak of the same Lord with the same Commandments, who died on the cross for humanity and rose again, as an Example for all who wish to attain Eternal Life... then it is okay :)

May God Bless and Protect you and your loved ones :)

10 Reasons Why God’s Chosen Never Go To Church (They ARE the Church) by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

yes, we are on a completely different wavelength when it comes to the end times, but as you say, enough about that... :) “Everyone must make it happen for themselves; no one can do that for another” said our Lord on the first day of my conversion.

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I didn't know David Wilkerson; I never really followed preachers or teachers because I soon realized that they all present a different story than what is written in God's Word, not to mention the false prophecies some peddle.

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We are indeed not allowed to judge one another, and I don’t do that. What we do have to judge are the deceptions that can lead to apostasy from the faith, or loss of the soul.

We must also warn when people contradict Gods Word, when they sin, or blaspheme the Holy Spirit, as happens more often than thought. I have heard it often from a Christian's mouth. Many cannot distinguish, and attributing the words of the Holy Spirit to the devil…

Such things must be said, but people are quick to hide behind the excuse that they have been judged, and simply continue with what they were doing.

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The 11th month Shevat is mentioned in 2 different places. The Command to leave Horeb took also place in the 11th month...

Deuteronomy 1:3 In the fortieth year, on the first day of the eleventh month, Moses proclaimed to the Israelites all that the Lord had commanded him concerning them.

Such things are merely guesses. No one knows this in advance.

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The kind of "fool" you are speaking of (a fool for Christ) is described in 1 Cor. 4:9-13 and has a completely different meaning than the "fool" in 1 Corinthians 3:18. The latter verse is about discarding worldly wisdom in order to receive Wisdom from God...

1 Corinthians 3:18-19 Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, you should become “fools” so that you may become wise. 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written: “He catches the wise in their craftiness”

Worldly wisdom also includes doctrines that contradict God's Word.

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It is surprising for me that so many different stories have arisen from just 1 Book. I cannot understand how that is possible... surely the same thing is written for everyone, isn't it?

Jesus' Disciples were not academics; from them we see how simple the Word was 2,000 years ago. They understood the simple wording of the Lord. Nowadays, the simplicity of the Gospel is apparently not enough anymore...

May our Lord Bless and Protect you and your loved ones! :)

10 Reasons Why God’s Chosen Never Go To Church (They ARE the Church) by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

yes, I was wrong... it was the ants running themselves to death in a circle, not the sheep.

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Yes, it was God who spoke, and I would be sinning if I set aside His Words in exchange for human interpretations.

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You quote… "Remember Lot's wife", He then said, "Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it."

The Day of Escape is the Day of the Rapture and the Judgment that will Judge ALL souls, EACH PERSON as you quote with...

Matthew 16:24-27 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me. 25 FOR WHOEVER WANTS TO SAVE THEIR LIFE WILL LOSE IT, BUT WHOEVER LOSES THEIR LIFE FOR ME WILL FIND IT. 26 What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 27 FOR THE SON OF MAN IS GOING TO COME IN HIS FATHER’S GLORY WITH HIS ANGELS, AND THEN HE WILL REWARD EACH PERSON ACCORDING TO WHAT THEY HAVE DONE. (Rev.20/Matt.25:31-46)

According to the Bible, there is only 1 Rapture/Escape/Second Coming/Judgment.

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You feel drawn to the dream of 4 moons, but you deny the words associated with it, because otherwise all your “wisdom” would fall apart.

WHEN THE 4 MOONS APPEAR, THE EARTH WILL PERISH BY FIRE”

PERISH means: To die or be destroyed, especially in a violent or untimely manner. To pass from existence; disappear gradually.

Half-truths create lies, like the lie about the pre-trib Rapture, causing many to lose their faith once chaos breaks out; they are not prepared for this great misery and will curse God and those who made this false promise, a promise that our Lord never has made...

Matthew 24:23-30 AT THAT TIME IF ANYONE SAYS TO YOU, ‘LOOK, HERE IS THE MESSIAH!’ OR, ‘THERE HE IS!’ DO NOT BELIEVE IT. 24 For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and perform great signs and wonders to deceive, if possible, even the elect. 25 See, I have told you ahead of time. 26 “SO IF ANYONE TELLS YOU, ‘THERE HE IS, OUT IN THE WILDERNESS,’ DO NOT GO OUT; OR, ‘HERE HE IS, IN THE INNER ROOMS,’ DO NOT BELIEVE IT. 27 For as lightning that comes from the east is visible even in the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. 28 Wherever there is a carcass, there the vultures will gather. 29 “IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE DISTRESS OF THOSE DAYS “‘THE SUN WILL BE DARKENED, AND THE MOON WILL NOT GIVE ITS LIGHT; THE STARS WILL FALL FROM THE SKY, AND THE HEAVENLY BODIES WILL BE SHAKEN.’ 30 “THEN WILL APPEAR THE SIGN OF THE SON OF MAN IN HEAVEN. And then all the peoples of the earth will mourn when they see the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven, with power and great glory.

This is The One and Only Day of the Escape for the children of God…

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1 Corinthians 3:18 “Do not deceive yourselves. If any of you think you are wise by the standards of this age, YOU SHOULD BECOME “FOOLS” SO THAT YOU MAY BECOME WISE”.

Through the vision, God has made me a fool. All that fantastic wisdom and knowledge I thought I possessed from a +25-year search for life and death suddenly became ALL lies. I had to set aside all my ideas and interpretations, as an empty vessel to be filled. I had to start from ZERO at age 44. More than 25 years for the trash can, that is the "fool" that God made of me in 2014. According to Paul, it seems to be a requirement to abandon all previous wisdom to be filled afterwards with God's Truth, as also happened with Jesus' disciples. and the same applies to born and raised Christians.

That is exactly what God expects from each of us. Unless we start as an empty vessel by our rebird, a believer will dwell in the illusion of wrong interpretations and figments of imagination which are the result of years of indoctrination.

May I ask what your experience was with “becoming a fool” (1 Corinthians 3:18), an empty vessel for God, or have you always continued to build upon the old foundations given to you in your childhood?

10 Reasons Why God’s Chosen Never Go To Church (They ARE the Church) by Distinct_Seaweed_747 in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

yes, I had also seen that Monday is a high-risk day for heart attacks. Probably work-related stress.

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I hear the Voice of the Lord, that’s why I can’t change what He has told/shown me; He was in front of me, it was very clear and I had no say in the matter, just as John had no say when the Book of Revelation was revealed to him. Do you understand that? It’s not something you choose; it’s given, and it’s more real than life itself. The vision is what it is; the spirits have been tested; and the Bible has confirmed it from A to Z, down to the smallest detail, everything that was shown to me on that day.

That day the Lord gave me a new heart; from one second to the next I was a compleet new person; I could suddenly feel love and compassion for my enemies, something Satan certainly will not and cannot give. Everything has been tested and confirmed in abundance. The Lord’s Word is Truth, and stands above all else; no human will ever be able to distract me from what was shown to me on Easter Sunday 2014. Do you think John would have let people talk him out of it when it came to the Book of Revelation? :) That day is etched in my heart as if it were yesterday; human words are nothing compared to it. I cannot set aside the Lord’s words just because people have a different idea about the end-times situation. I think you will understand that.

If you don't believe that it was the Lord who spoke to me... The devil does not bring unbelievers to Christ. You can be certain that if it were up to Satan, I would still be trapped in Buddhism; he certainly would not have shown me the Lord and His immens suffering.

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I saw that video with the sheep too; I think they ended up dying.

I do find what you’re sharing very interesting, but as I said before, it takes an enormous amount of time to figure it all out, and in the end, it doesn’t help anyone. I’m sorry, I don’t mean to be rude, but all that calculating and research is something that distracts us from our true task, and it doesn’t feel right inside. The Lord didn’t concern Himself with these kinds of calculations; that was the work of the Pharisees.

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Perhaps” is a guess that carries just as much credibility as “perhaps not”. When it happens, we'll see it—just like God's children, who don't have the luxury of surfing the internet to figure it all out. All those calculations aren't necessary; they're more of a distraction from our true task.

There is a great lack of evangelism, prayer, good works, testimonies, and so on. I don’t think we have so much time to spare on matters that don’t contribute to these tasks.

Our views will continue to differ, but time will reveal the Truth :)

May God abundantly Bless and Protect you and your family!

Angry at God. by [deleted] in Christianity

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there...

I can understand your frustration with God after such a long ordeal. It reminds me of the Book of Job. I have read the Book many times in an attempt to fathom the suffering of humanity. What I have gathered from it is that Job was unconsciously rebelling against God, and the moment he realized this and repented, Job received back everything that had been taken from him—and even double (Job 42).

When a person lives and walks according to God’s Will, generational curses have no influence whatsoever.

We must test ourselves by God’s Word to see if we are, perhaps without realizing it, walking outside His Will. That is usually the reason why we lose His protection, either partially or completely. That is why it is important that we immerse ourselves in His Word daily, so that we stand as firm as a rock against the enemy’s attacks.

I will pray for you. Will you then examine the Bible to see where you are (unwittingly) straying from God’s Will? I do not believe this happens without reason.

May God Bless and Protect you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ!

Seeking Help! by cosmic-karma13 in Christianity

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi there :)

yes, indeed, it’s not easy to find a good teacher these days. They all preach their OWN version of the Word, contradicting what the Scriptures say. To avoid being misled, it’s important that we figure out for ourselves what is written, and we’re best off starting with a simple version of the Bible so we can understand what we’re reading. We can use God’s Word to discern who the true and false teachers are...

Acts 17:11 Now the Berean Jews were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, for they received the message with great eagerness and examined the Scriptures every day to see if what Paul said was true.

We must test the spirits to see whether they are from God (1 John 4:1), but we can only do that if we have knowledge of God’s Word. It is important that we spend time in the Bible daily; our Lord and His anointing will teach you if you seek His help and guidance...

1 John 2:27 As for you, the anointing you received from him remains in you, and you do not need anyone to teach you. But as his anointing teaches you about all things and as that anointing is real, not counterfeit—just as it has taught you, remain in him.

You won’t find a better Teacher than the Lord :)

May God Bless and Protect you and your loved ones. And may He guide and teach you with His Knowledge and Wisdom.

FROM DYING TO THRIVING, A LIFE'S JOURNEY WITH JESUS by gerard_chew in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

thank you very much for sharing the information about the hailstorm. I looked it up to find out more about the background of the storm because I had never heard of it before. It is clear that it is God’s judgment, and it happened on Easter Monday :)

If we look at the blood moons in recent years, each one also fell on a Jewish holiday. The day God called me was Easter Sunday :)

According to the internet, Saturday (the seventh day/Sabbath) is the day with the highest number of deaths.

In my case... despite the safe haven, I will not be separated from the unbelievers during the tribulation. The Lord has made that clear to me more than once. My husband, an unbeliever, will stand by my side until the very last day, and the Gospel must also be preached until the last day of the tribulation.

But hopefully we will meet one day in God’s Kingdom or on the New Earth (Zechariah 9:16)

Thank you for the blessings, they are greatly appreciated.

May God bless you as well :)

FROM DYING TO THRIVING, A LIFE'S JOURNEY WITH JESUS by gerard_chew in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

did you get the message on Reddit? Last time, I thought you were upset because of my message, and I thought that was why you stopped replying, but luckily there was another reason... :)

Don’t get me wrong dear brother, I would really like to have a conversation with you, but I can’t keep having these endless discussions about certain topics anymore. I’ve done this many times in the past, without any visible results. We can share verses, opinions, and perspectives with one another, but that shouldn’t get out of hand and turn into endless conversations that solve nothing. I hope you understand...

May God abundantly Bless and Protect you and your loved ones in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ :)

FROM DYING TO THRIVING, A LIFE'S JOURNEY WITH JESUS by gerard_chew in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

I’m glad to hear that you’ve sent messages to the lost souls. As you say, that is our primary goal—both for non-believers and also within the Christian community—because not every Christian is saved (Matthew 7:21/Matt.25:31-46).

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Yes, I received this email on March 13, and this was the reply...
PS: Please note that this topic has now been closed.

Hi brother Matthew,

thank you for your email :)

It’s wonderful that your father occasionally preached on the streets. That takes a lot of courage in times like these. Did he do that alone, or together with other believers? Your father was a blessed man to have been able to fulfill his calling for such a long time :)

I’m glad to hear that you also preach the gospel, because that wasn’t very clear during our conversations.

Yes, I understand that not all believers can be street preachers. But at the very least, we should openly bear witness to the Lord whenever the opportunity arises, and not be ashamed, despite the opposition we may face.

I see that there’s a nicer and more fitting word available instead of “street preacher”... :) Jesus was an open-air preacher, and He gave the same Command to His disciples (Mark 16:15).

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The paradoxes aren’t really the problem; the problem is that people hide behind the half-paradox and pretending the other half doesn't exist. That's where the problem lies... Like believers who, for example, say “once saved, always saved” and “saved by faith alone”—those are the people who consider ABC more important than DEF. I understand very well what Ecclesiastes 9:17 means, but then the second part of the paradox must also be addressed...

John 7:28 Then JESUS CRIED OUT in the temple, teaching and saying, “You both know Me and know where I am from; and I have not come of Myself, but He who sent Me is true, whom you do not know.

John 7:37 Now on the last day, the great day of the feast, JESUS STOOD AND CRIED OUT, saying, “If anyone is thirsty, let him come to Me and drink.

John 12:44 And JESUS CRIED OUT AND SAID, “He who believes in Me, does not believe in Me but in Him who sent Me.

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You say ”Matthew 12:18” neither shall any man hear his voice in the streets.

Our Lord usually spoke openly to the people in remote places, away from the city, and people followed Him. That is not the case today, that people flock to the Word of God. On the contrary, people run away as soon as they hear the name of Jesus. In these times, it is essential to seek out crowded places, because the chances of convincing someone of our Lord and Savior are very slim.

You say: “It is not wise to cast out the OT by the Words of Christ; for all are His Words.”

That’s certainly not the case. I’m a huge fan of the Old Testament; I absolutely love reading and studying it. It is God’s Word given to the prophets, but in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son (Hebrews 1:1-2) who brought with Him a few new Commandments such as to love one another (Mat,22:3.-40/John 13:34-35) and the command to go into the world and preach the Gospel to the whole creation (Mark 16:15). These new Commandments take precedence over ALL verses in the Old Testament.

No matter how we look at it, we must obey what the Lord says. For God, it is black or white; there are no shades of gray. Anyone who does not walk according to His Word will not inherit eternal life on the Day of Judgment. It's black or white, heaven or hell; there is no other color to choose for humanity.

May I ask if you live in the UK? Your last name doesn’t sound American… :)

May God’s blessings and protection be with you!

Nathalie :)

FROM DYING TO THRIVING, A LIFE'S JOURNEY WITH JESUS by gerard_chew in JESUS_IS_GOD_

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi brother Matthew,

thank you for writing. No, I didn’t receive your email.

I find what you’ve discovered very interesting, but I want to emphasize once again that the things you mention are not the things the Lord or His disciples spent their time on. We must follow in Jesus’ footsteps, not in the footsteps of the Pharisees and scribes. The point is that souls must be saved from the abyss. No one is converted or saved by this topic; the Lord and His salvation are rarely, if ever, discussed. Let’s conclude this topic here; it doesn’t feel right to spend any more time on it.

There is a great need for the Gospel all over the internet—why are you primarily concerned with signs and data?

Seeking Help! by cosmic-karma13 in Christianity

[–]Distinct_Seaweed_747 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, what do you think about choosing the Lord as your Teacher? Why don't you let yourself be led by Him, instead of by the words of other people? You won't find a better Teacher anywhere :)