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Ahaz was not a true believer and was not fallowing God, so when he heard the prophecies they did not ring true with him. If we are not seeking Jesus when the Holy Spirit speaks to us we do not hear or it is easy to ignore what the Holy Spirit says. Then we try to figure out what to do just like Ahaz did. Gods ways are not our ways.

To me this prophecy speaks of the time after the second coming of Christ Jesus. All people will seek the Yahweh and they will all live together in peace.

The People of Judah don't know how they were in God. It is the same today we don't know who we are in Christ Jesus. We are the loved sons of the creator of the world. If we could just truly understand this we could live with the faith and love of Christ and truly be Christ like. But we do have identity confusion and we live week and powerless lives that can be effected by the powers of darkness..

I am not sure how to say this but I have just read through the post and it make me sad to hear the these terms used: teaches US, strengthens US, increases OUR faith, OUR success, leads US. It is not about US. Paul says "take up your cross daily". This means to kill the flesh. Until the flesh (person) is out of the picture the Holy Spirit can not work. Either the flesh is in control of our life or the Holy Spirit is in control of our life. David learned this as is recorded in 2 Samuel 12: 13-23. From that point on in his life David was dead and the Holy Spirit was alive. A prayer; Lord what are you doing today could I tag along.

How does this story teach us the importance of listening carefully to God's voice? God only give us instruction one step at a time. If we don't follow a step we don't hear the next step. God says He will give us what we need for today. How do we learn to listen to the Spirit? For me it is spending time in quite meditation. I can't hear from Him if I always have noise going or always talking.

Could it be that rebellion and occult are the same? Occult members worship some one other then Yahweh. Could it be when we are rebellious to Yahweh we are worshiping ourselves?

Q2. (Mark 10:21) Why do you think Jesus requires the rich young ruler to divest himself of his fortune? Why does this trouble us so much? We have listen to the pastors tell us that if you come to Jesus our life will be easy and we will have no problems. What a lie. Jesus is trying to tell us that it will be costly to fallow Him. This troubles us because we want instant happiness, we don't want to sacrifice for the kingdom, our flesh want the easy life. It is not about what we can do for God it is taking the flesh out of the way, so Jesus can flow through us. It took Moss and Paul many years in the wilderness for Jesus to break the flesh and for them to learn to live confidence of the love of the Father.

Posted 24 May 2010 - 11:16 AM By lion of Grace I think sexual **** is difficult to people for many different reasons. First, we all have a God given sexual drive that is very strong by God's design. Men for the most part are visual beings and are tempted outside of marriage to **** after what they "see". If women do not feel loved and cared for, they act out "perceived" love in sexual misbehavior to satisfy an emotion. Many sexual addictions grow out of other areas. Sexual abuse in formative years contributes to confusion about love and sex. Unhealthy decisions to view *********** "just once" can set anyone on a journey battling **** and sexual sin for years. Going to see sexually charged movies, though rated acceptable by society or listening to sexually explicit music can all affect our willingness to give in to temptation when confronted with the real opportunity. Our society bombards us with everything sexual in magazines, on TV and anywhere advertisement is seen! So...in the midst of all these circumstances....how can we keep sexual desire from controlling us? From one who suffered from sexual molestation as a young teen from persons in authority, I took a plunge down into the darkness of immorality and all the "stuff" that came with it. I first had to learn who I was in Christ. That He loved me and never left me through those times and that He had plans for me to take me from that way of life and give me wholeness and a new life. I took His hand and began my journey, first overcoming bitterness and forgiving those who abused me. As the heaviness and darkness fell away, I began to see who God had created me to be and that I was worth more than what I had experienced and had begun to treat myself like. He loved me so much...through so much....I fell in love with Him....and I've never been the same! The journey was long and hard.....but believing in His love gave me the courage to get back up after every slip and fall. I was consumed with knowing Him more and more and the Bible became my constant companion. It became life to me. I learned ways to overcome from the Word and through Bible studies that I'm never without. One was on "Pulling the window shade of your mind" when faced with temptations or images. I literally learned to bring one down on my thoughts when anything tried to enter in. I prayed and prayed and prayed for help and cried and cried and cried when I failed. In it, God was faithful....but I had to choose....to believe....to follow....and to live.....accepting His goodness and promises to me. I fell in love with HimAMEN Thank you for sharing

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To me prayer is talking to my best friend with whom I have a personal relationship. That is Jesus Christ of Nazareth. It is not just a time on my knees but much more when something comes up I ask Him about it, like what should I do what should I say. Also a large percentage of my prayers are just thanking Jesus for what He has done for me and others. I also thank Him for keeping bad things from happen to me and other. What would this life be like if Jesus did not keep the plans of Satan from coming to fruition?

Q3. (Colossians 4:5-6) What instructions does Paul give us in sharing our faith with non-believers? Why, do you think, we sometimes let opportunities slip by? How will our conversation being

The world can do anything the church can do, except show grace. The churches in America show very little grace. The system of denominations in the church universal is not of Christ. His plan is one church living confident that we are loved by the Father, then living in that love and loving all the other in the body. Grace will flow out of this type of love.

So what is the relationship between obedience and answered prayer? There is no relationship between obedience and answered prayer. The relationship is between God and us. He loves the worst sinner the with the same degree of love as the most holy person. There is no amount of obedience willl give you any favor with God. Prayer is the talk between two persons in a relationship. Do we "earn" God's favor through obedience? Complete Gospel: God loves you. Incomplete Gospel: God loves you if... ... P. M. Summer

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What kinds of sins are covered by the three examples of worldliness that John gives? The **** of the flesh is the passionate desire of the body, the **** of the eye is passionate desire of the soul through the eyes, and the vainglory of life is the empty pride, boast, and display of the material thing of the present life. These are the components of the world. Why is worldliness so harmful to our future? We can't serve two masters. We are either of the this world and serve the ruler of this world ( the devil) or we are passing through this world and we belong to the kingdom of the Father and we are not of this world as He is not of this world.