What is he telling you to do? 1 tim 3-5
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If a man can not take care of his own household how can he take care of God's church.  Its an honorable responsibility you cant just let anyone do it. I think its referring to pastors they have to live a righteous life outside of the church also. God Bless!!
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Amen!\n\n"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. \n Romans 8:31-39
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17 makes God sound like he's angry.\n22 makes God sound as though he's afraid of humanity being equal to whoever "us" is.\n23 well what better action to take when fear has crept in.
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2nd Timothy 2:15 (and the surrounding verses) might be good for what you're looking for: \n\n Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.
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I was aware that God had a plan for my life as early as 7 years of age. By the time I had reached my teens, I had drifted away from a rather sad and tired church and into sin.\n\nIt was a long slow decline with more troughs than peaks.\n\nTwo marriages, one divorce and a whole load of heart ache later, I have finally come full circle and back where I belong, walking with Jesus.\n\nI am now 47 and born again less than two years. I can look back now and know that God was always with me, as He is with us all. But as I am now wiping away my tears I can testify to knowing the true meaning of regret, for a life untill recently, spent traveling in the wrong direction, away from God.\n\nI now give Him praise knowing that I am back on track and heading home. I am probably on at least revision XY or Z of God's perfect plan for my life. But wherever we are and whatever our condition, He has a plan to get us to where we should be.\n\nDon't let the deceiver, fool you into thinking that you can gamble with your salvation. Don't delay, just come as you are, get right with God and stay that way and be everything that God intends for you and more than you can possibly imagine. It's in your hand, claim it.\n\n2Co 6:1-2\nWe then, as workers together with him, beseech you also that ye receive not the grace of God in vain. \n(For he saith, I have heard thee in a time accepted, and in the day of salvation have I succored thee: behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation.) \n\nGod Bless you and keep you, in Jesus name
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Yes . please read James ch 5:13-15 .Mark 5:36 Be not afraid, only believe :) jita
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How do you know what God wants?
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And Jesus continued: "God commanded your forefathers: 'Thou shalt not kill.' But their heart was hardened and they killed. Then Moses desired that at least they should not kill men, and he suffered them to kill beasts. And then the heart of your forefathers was hardened yet more, and they killed men and beasts likewise. But I do say to you: Kill neither men, nor beasts, nor yet the food which goes into your mouth. For if you eat living food, the same will quicken you, but if you kill your food, the dead food will kill you also. \n\nNow for the answer to your question:\n\n"And when you eat, never eat unto fulness. Flee the temptations of Satan, and listen to the voice of God's angels. For Satan and his power tempt you always to eat more and more. But live by the spirit, and resist the desires of the body. And your fasting is always pleasing in the eyes of the angels of God. So give heed to how much you have eaten when your body is sated, and always eat less by a third.\n\n                                       Page 301
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Basically He is saying if we do what He commands and teaches, and live as close to the way He did, we are true followers of His.  He is often referred to as "the truth", the way and the life.  So really, to know the truth, is to know Him, and He will make you free.  Free from sin and sorrow...
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God has a plan for you and me and He alone decides when to accomplish His plans. He is a faithful God not willing to let any of us to perish.His plans for us are known only by Him.
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In 1 Timothy 2:12-15 Paul says: \n\n12 And I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man, but to be in silence. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14 And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression. 15 Nevertheless she will be saved in childbearing if they continue in faith, love, and holiness, with self-control.\n\n\nSo he states why right after he says they aren't allowed.  I know women in our culture have a hard time with this. But don't assume it means God loves you less than a man or that you're less important, it means what it means, women and men have different roles to play.\n\nThe women don't speak in our church, but neither do the men, the only one speaking is the pastor, so it's kind of a moot point.
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Love him and pray for him. But there are times you will have to leave him and move on and trust the lord to take care of him and place him in his hands.God is able to do all things.We can not depend on our self to get the job done.The Lord cares even more than we do. So I would just sort of speak, cast your care on the Lord. Or he will bring you down also. Love in Christ.
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I find that mildly insulting, since "Just read the Bible for yourself and you'll see" *is* my religious practice.  I use many translations in an attempt to understand the context and meaning of the original words, and take timeout to actually *experience* God in my life as well, through prayer and observation.\n\nPoint 1)\nJesus said "you are not to be called teacher. There is only one Teacher, and all of you are brothers.  Do not call any man here on earth your father. There is only one Father and He is in heaven.  You are not to be called leader. There is only one Leader and He is Christ." \n\nSo if we only have One teacher, and He isn't obviously visible or tangible to everyone, it's going to take a change in our perception to find Him.  Following any leader, any church, any teacher traps us.\n\nPoint 2)\nJesus said "The holy nation (kingdom) of God is not coming in such a way that can be seen with the eyes. It will not be said, 'See, here it is!' or, 'There it is!' For the holy nation of God is in you."\n\nAs we respond to our internal reactions to the scriptures, we will find Christ at work in it.\n\nPoint 3)\nRomans 1:19-20 Paul is saying:\nMen know about God. He has made it plain to them. Men cannot say they do not know about God. From the beginning of the world, men could see what God is like through the things He has made.This shows His power that lasts forever. It shows that He is God.\n\nWe also react to the world around us, but it is the internal reaction which reveals God at work in our hearts.  This works even if you don't read scripture.\n\nPoint 4)\nBut Jesus said, "It must be done, because we must do everything that is right." So then John baptized him.\n\nJesus did things that weren't even necessary for Him to do.  Being baptized for example, was a way for a Gentile (non-Jew) to become "grafted" to Judaism.  So we see Jesus being observant in all the ways a person can be observant.\n\nI try to act in a way that reveals God's presence and love to all people, Jews first, but also Christians, Muslims, Pagans, Wiccans, Hindus, and Native Americans especially, since I am living in their space and I am in part descended from them, Mexicans, Canadians, anyone stigmatized, homosexuals, the handicapped, the homeless, and that really annoying guy at work.\n\nThis brings me to\nMy final Point)\nGod is Love 1 John 4:8,16\n\nIf you learn anything on the way that leads you to act hatefully, you weren't learning that from Jesus.\n\nI'm sorry if you expected more.  I hope you weren't expecting me to point you in a church you never noticed, sitting right there on your corner, with white doves perched on a running fountain.  But fortunately, the religion I'm talking about is open to everyone, and not just the literate, not just the social, not just the convicted, but also the conversational, the solitary, and the skeptical.  You seek God with all your heart and ability and He Himself teaches you.
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Lend not to thy own understanding but in all thou ways acknowledge God and He will direct your path.\n\nI use this scripture in my prayers by asking God to help me to do his will; to do things and treat people as he wants me to do. For if I lend to my own understanding in a whole lot of things I would and do fail. But it I do it God's way I will succeed every time.
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How 'bout this choice:\n\nThere's a God.\n\nHe loves you.\n\nHe doesn't love/like what you do.\n\nHe wants you to change your ways.\n\nHe gave you Jesus. you can accept his forgiveness.\n\nWe're all sinners, but we're all children of God. We can still say sorry and do what is right.
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We are to tell others about Jesus, and how to be saved. We need to be praying, Reading our Bible, and going to church. We need to live our life apart from this world.We are to seek God for His will in our life. Put our faith and Trust in Him. let others see Christ in you. When God saves you, He puts a new song in your heart. A heart that wants to serve Him. let your light shine for Jesus. Watch for the Lord. Be ready. For we knowth not the day,or hour, that He is coming. Yes. I do agree with you. God Bless you.
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Who's the quote from?\n\nWe are to fish for men/women with the truth of God's Word. When you fish you use bait or a lure. You dangle the bait enticingly and don't beat them over the head with it.\n\nGod and His Word do the cleaning.