prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

[PeepersMama]

That makes sense. Maybe He will punish them but then somehow use this whole thing to turn them back to Him. One can hope aha

And I will continue to do the same

 

[ocap]

Jacob Study ..... comments appreciated

Nahum 2:2
For the Lord will restore the splendor of Jacob Like the splendor of Israel, Even though devastators have devastated them And destroyed their vine branches.

Malachi 1:1
[ God’s Love for Jacob ] The oracle of the word of the Lord to Israel through Malachi.

Malachi 1:2
“I have loved you,” says the Lord. But you say, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the Lord. “Yet I have loved Jacob;

Malachi 2:12
As for the man who does this, may the Lord cut off from the tents of Jacob everyone who awakes and answers, or who presents an offering to the Lord of hosts.

Malachi 3:6
“For I, the Lord, do not change; therefore you, O sons of Jacob, are not consumed.



Matthew 1:2
Abraham was the father of Isaac, Isaac the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Judah and his brothers.

Matthew 1:15
Eliud was the father of Eleazar, Eleazar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob.

Matthew 1:16
Jacob was the father of Joseph the husband of Mary, by whom Jesus was born, who is called the Messiah.

Matthew 8:11
I say to you that many will come from east and west, and recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven;

Matthew 22:32
‘I am the God of Abraham, and the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead but of the living.”

 

[tastyacres]

Quote: Thank you!
Oh, YES HE IS!

With the struggles of this year, I was mentally worn down and just couldn't see where he was at in my life but he was right there waiting for me to wake up to him. The cool thing is once you are thru the rough times, you can look back and see that he was there!

 

[ocap]

I have tried to pick verses that depict how "strict" Christianity is and how narrow minded Jesus was, please be careful, when reading spiritual literature always spend some time reading the Bible every time you read the spiritual literature to see if the author of the "spiritual" literature supports Jesus' narrow gate. Please add to the "strict and narrow minded" verses that quote Jesus.

John 14:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB)
6 Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.



Matthew 7:14 NASB
For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.



Matthew 7:21 NASB
“Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

 

[Flock Master64]

Here's what I think I want to do in the military.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sokanu.com/careers/artillery-crew-member.amp

 

[Sunnyducks]

@ocap Thank you for reminding me

 

[ocap]

Here's what I think I want to do in the military.

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.sokanu.com/careers/artillery-crew-member.amp

you can also do that job in the air force. this airplane has a howitzer that fires out the back

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AC-130

 

[ocap]

Here is a passage that points toward my need for Jesus.

Matthew 5 NASB

21 “You have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not commit murder’ and ‘Whoever commits murder shall be liable to the court.’ 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be guilty before the court; and whoever says to his brother, ‘You good-for-nothing,’ shall be guilty before the supreme court; and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell. 23 Therefore if you are presenting your offering at the altar, and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your offering there before the altar and go; first be reconciled to your brother, and then come and present your offering. 25 Make friends quickly with your opponent at law while you are with him on the way, so that your opponent may not hand you over to the judge, and the judge to the officer, and you be thrown into prison. 26 Truly I say to you, you will not come out of there until you have paid up the last cent.
27 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery’; 28 but I say to you that everyone who looks at a woman with lust for her has already committed adultery with her in his heart. 29 If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. 30 If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body, than for your whole body to go into hell.
31 “It was said, ‘Whoever sends his wife away, let him give her a certificate of divorce’; 32 but I say to you that everyone who divorces his wife, except for the reason of unchastity, makes her commit adultery; and whoever marries a divorced woman commits adultery.
33 “Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall fulfill your vows to the Lord.’ 34 But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is the city of the great King. 36 Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 But let your statement be, ‘Yes, yes’ or ‘No, no’; anything beyond these is of evil.
38 “You have heard that it was said, ‘An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth.’ 39 But I say to you, do not resist an evil person; but whoever slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also. 40 If anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, let him have your coat also. 41 Whoever forces you to go one mile, go with him two. 42 Give to him who asks of you, and do not turn away from him who wants to borrow from you.
43 “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ 44 But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, 45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for He causes His sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the righteous and the unrighteous. 46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same? 47 If you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same? 48 Therefore you are to be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.

 

[shortgrass]

I have tried to pick verses that depict how "strict" Christianity is and how narrow minded Jesus was, please be careful, when reading spiritual literature always spend some time reading the Bible every time you read the spiritual literature to see if the author of the "spiritual" literature supports Jesus' narrow gate. Please add to the "strict and narrow minded" verses that quote Jesus. John 14:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB) [SUP]6 [/SUP]Jesus *said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life; no one comes to the Father but through Me.


[COLOR=0066CC]Matthew 7:14[/COLOR] NASB For the gate is small and the way is narrow that leads to life, and there are few who find it.


[COLOR=0066CC]Matthew 7:21[/COLOR] NASB “Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but he who does the will of My Father who is in heaven will enter.

Ok.... I went through the book of Luke.. This is a huge list! Starting with the 5th chapter... He also told them a parable: "No one tears a piece from a new garment and puts it on an old garment. If he does, he will tear the new, and the piece from the new will not match the old. And no one puts new wine into old wineskins. If he does, the new wine will burst the skins and it will be spilled, and the skins will be destroyed. But new wine must be put into fresh wineskins. And no one after drinking old wine desires new, for he says, 'The old is good.'" Luke 5:36‭-‬39 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.5.36-39.ESV Chapter 6 "But woe to you who are rich, for you have received your consolation. "Woe to you who are full now, for you shall be hungry. "Woe to you who laugh now, for you shall mourn and weep. "Woe to you, when all people speak well of you, for so their fathers did to the false prophets. Luke 6:24‭-‬26 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.6.24-26.ESV "If you love those who love you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners love those who love them. And if you do good to those who do good to you, what benefit is that to you? For even sinners do the same. And if you lend to those from whom you expect to receive, what credit is that to you? Even sinners lend to sinners, to get back the same amount. Luke 6:32‭-‬34 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.6.32-34.ESV He also told them a parable: "Can a blind man lead a blind man? Will they not both fall into a pit? A disciple is not above his teacher, but everyone when he is fully trained will be like his teacher. Why do you see the speck that is in your brother's eye, but do not notice the log that is in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, 'Brother, let me take out the speck that is in your eye,' when you yourself do not see the log that is in your own eye? You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take out the speck that is in your brother's eye. "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor again does a bad tree bear good fruit, Luke 6:39‭-‬43 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.6.39-43.ESV "Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' and not do what I tell you? Luke 6:46 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.6.46.ESV But the one who hears and does not do them is like a man who built a house on the ground without a foundation. When the stream broke against it, immediately it fell, and the ruin of that house was great." Luke 6:49 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.6.49.ESV Chapter 7.... Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little." Luke 7:47 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.7.47.ESV Chapter 8... Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away." Luke 8:18 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.8.18.ESV But he answered them, "My mother and my brothers are those who hear the word of God and do it." Luke 8:21 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.8.21.ESV Chapter 9.... And he said to all, "If anyone would come after me, let him deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. Luke 9:23 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.9.23.ESV Jesus said to him, "No one who puts his hand to the plow and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God." Luke 9:62 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.9.62.ESV Chapter 11... Whoever is not with me is against me, and whoever does not gather with me scatters. Luke 11:23 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.11.23.ESV Chapter 12... But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Luke 12:5 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.12.5.ESV but the one who denies me before men will be denied before the angels of God. And everyone who speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but the one who blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven. Luke 12:9‭-‬10 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.12.9-10.ESV And he said to them, "Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions." Luke 12:15 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.12.15.ESV Chapter 13... No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish. No, I tell you; but unless you repent, you will all likewise perish." Luke 13:3‭, ‬5 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.13.3-5.ESV "Strive to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will seek to enter and will not be able. When once the master of the house has risen and shut the door, and you begin to stand outside and to knock at the door, saying, 'Lord, open to us,' then he will answer you, 'I do not know where you come from.' Then you will begin to say, 'We ate and drank in your presence, and you taught in our streets.' But he will say, 'I tell you, I do not know where you come from. Depart from me, all you workers of evil!' In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth, when you see Abraham and Isaac and Jacob and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves cast out. Luke 13:24‭-‬28 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.13.24-28.ESV Chapter 14.... For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted." Luke 14:11 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.14.11.ESV For I tell you, none of those men who were invited shall taste my banquet.'" Luke 14:24 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.14.24.ESV "If anyone comes to me and does not hate his own father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters, yes, and even his own life, he cannot be my disciple. Whoever does not bear his own cross and come after me cannot be my disciple. So therefore, any one of you who does not renounce all that he has cannot be my disciple. Luke 14:26‭-‬27‭, ‬33 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.14.26-33.ESV Chapter 16... No servant can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." And he said to them, "You are those who justify yourselves before men, but God knows your hearts. For what is exalted among men is an abomination in the sight of God. Luke 16:13‭, ‬15 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.16.13-15.ESV Chapter 17... Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life will keep it. Luke 17:33 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.17.33.ESV Chapter 18... I tell you, this man went down to his house justified, rather than the other. For everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, but the one who humbles himself will be exalted." Truly, I say to you, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child shall not enter it." Luke 18:14‭, ‬17 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.18.14-17.ESV For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich person to enter the kingdom of God." Luke 18:25 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.18.25.ESV And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there is no one who has left house or wife or brothers or parents or children, for the sake of the kingdom of God, who will not receive many times more in this time, and in the age to come eternal life." Luke 18:29‭-‬30 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.18.29-30.ESV Chapter 19... 'I tell you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away. Luke 19:26 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.19.26.ESV Chapter 20.... Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls on anyone, it will crush him." Luke 20:18 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.20.18.ESV Chapter 21... "But watch yourselves lest your hearts be weighed down with dissipation and drunkenness and cares of this life, and that day come upon you suddenly like a trap. For it will come upon all who dwell on the face of the whole earth. But stay awake at all times, praying that you may have strength to escape all these things that are going to take place, and to stand before the Son of Man." Luke 21:34‭-‬36 ESV http://bible.com/59/luk.21.34-36.ESV

 

[ocap]

BIG DADDY WEAVE


Redeemed Lyrics


Seems like all I can see was the struggle
Haunted by ghosts that lived in my past
Bound up in shackles of all my failures
Wondering how long is this gonna last
Then You look at this prisoner and say to me "son
Stop fighting a fight...it's already been won"

And I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off theses heavy chains
And wipe away every stain now I'm not who I used to be
I am redeemed I am redeemed

All my life I have been called unworthy
Named by the voice of my shame and regret
But when I hear You whisper, "Child lift up your head"
I remember oh God, You're not done with me yet

And I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
And wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be
Because I don't have to be the old man inside of me
Cause his day is long dead and gone
Because I've got a new name, a new life, I'm not the same
And a hope that will carry me home

I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
And wipe away every stain, cause I'm not who I used to be
I am redeemed, You set me free
So I'll shake off these heavy chains
And wipe away every stain, now I'm not who I used to be
Oh God I'm not who I used to be
Jesus I'm not who I used to be
Cause I am redeemed
Thank God Redeemed