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Hello Everyone. This is a note to say "Good Bye" for now. I am not in the flow with this study so am going to let this one go for now. I am glad see many new people in here, as well as with Everyone. Maybe I'll catch ya's in the next study. Take Care, and Blessings!!! Lisa My answer to today's question would reflect off CCS's responce. ...(that's the only one I read today)

Before I go on to answer this question. I need to clarify my studying because of the responces I am receiving. The odd thing about the responces is that not one person who responded gave me any idea of what I said that they are referring to. Please reread my post and ask specific questions when you do. I am responding to these questions from the "KJV" of the Bible. I went directly to that after skipping most of the Exposition, for although Pastor Ralph, it is clear that you put some time into it. I don't know which version/s of the Bible you used in writing it. I don't recognize the Scripture from the start. For me, I get wonderful Understanding from the way God said it. I appreciate the questions though, that are designed to cause one to go deeper into the Word. So my reference to the question's don't have to do with the Exposition. It has to do With Gods Word in accordance to the Questions. I don't read every Scripture translation. The Word I have, I understand as God gives me the understanding, as I DAILY, and OFTEN DAILY, set my own desires for my flesh aside, TO STUDY GODS WORD. Not trying to lift myself up, just trying to help you understand What It Is That I Do for a LIVING. I am not of this world. Before you scolled me for saying it. Go deeper into your own Word and talk to God about it, although you just did, for Christ is in Me, and I spoke nothing but the Truth. uhoh Wisdom Faith By the building up of Christ's Character in us.

Because of Doublemindedness, we have trials. Growth comes when Doublemindedness leaves. Sometimes we can still grow and still be Doubleminded, but we usually don't get to far beyond that trial, until we see why it's coming around and nip it in the bud. Don't be surprised if the next trial starts immediately or even before you're finnished with the last trial. This is a good thing, the trials help to keep us from being doubleminded, and are the perfect opprotunities to keep learning the same lessons, until we get it. And most of all, the perfect opprotunity to teach that which we know in God. Because God love's us So much, he allow's Satan to try us where we are weak, because it wares us down, and we get sick of it, again and again, and begin to change. But changing just because somebody is sick of something isn't growth either, because it'll come back until it's nip it in the bud. Maybe it will just take a long time to reach you. For me, the reason it takes certain trials a while to reach me, it's because I don't give people much of an opprotunity anymore to try and sway me. Sure I pretty much stay within my place, but the biggest part is that I stay in the Word. That's why I am sortofsay, like a shut in. But by choise. Studying Gods Word is what I want to be doing, all the time. I have to close the door, because people don't want me there. They want me thinking and behalving like them. The more I learn to Rightly Divide The Word Of Truth, the greater Abba & My's relationship is becoming. I removed myself from the way's of the world. And let me tell you, it is so Worth it. I get lonely sometimes, but that's why we have eachother, and God told us to take care of eachother, not with those of this world. We take care of each other, and seperate ourselves from the way's of the World. Then the world will, and they do, watch you. They want to see how you are going to handle differently that which we've always done with them. And when they see God at work in us, then they do come around, and they want to know. The Truth. So study It, so the Truth may be Revealed. It is Awesomly Wonderful. Keep Maturing In Christ. Grace & Peace Just a note, sometimes people see God at work in you and will do everything they can to bring you down. But if you hold on to God and speak The Truth, they HAVE to bow down, or back away, because we are covered by the Blood of Jesus. And Jesus gave us already that which we need to Overcome. His Word & Life, and the Power of... Although I do try to stay seperated and Into Gods Word, the trials still come to my door. I don't have to go look for them. All's I have to do sometimes, is check my mail, and there they are. I just smile and Love God and unless I get out of line, they leave me alone.

Why do people blame God for evil? Because that is how the first man (Adam) decided to handle his shame...Ro 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: So people blame God for creating man in the first place I guess, so they don

This study was deep. I was all over the place as I reflected on the questions and learned some things about myself that were hidden. I can not recall which questions, but some (mostly in the first 1/2) I felt were leading me out of Grace, and I became depressed as they forced me to look back on much pain and sorrow. I almost quit the study a lot of times because of that, because God say's to not look back in His Word, and to be ye a new creature In Him. But I do see now how it was important for me to remember, so as to heal from the abuse and to be able to forgive. I Love Gods Word, all of it is profitable, and good for instruction, for truely nothing has changed sense the beginning. This was a huge study and you Pastor Ralph did a fine job on presenting it. Again I'm not sure which questions I'm talking about here, but some could use a rewording. Thank you though. but then again, maybe not. As I study and am learning to Rightly Divide The Word Of Truth, this study has helped me to see where people are coming from, with questions not related to the dispensation of Grace. It is by Faith, through Grace, that I am Saved and Sealed by The Holy Spirit at the moment I first believed. Although much of it was painful, I am better prepared now to reach out, not because I have to, but because I want to because of what Jesus did for me, to a lost and hurting people. God Bless You Pastor Ralph, and All of You who gave much encouragement as I went through what I did. I Appreciate You's and look forward to future studies with You All.

Abraham's life was full, as I place myself there in thought and reflect on his life through my own, it's not enough to say "never a dull moment". Praise God I don't see where there is any one part of his life mentioned or imagined that is more significant then the other. Weaved in a labour of love & war. I am blessed. and redeemed by The Blood Of Our Lord Jesus!

I don't see the servant's prayer as a "test of God". The servant once there just prayed a specific prayer, that he may know for sure which girl was to be Isaac's wife. Obviously the "right" girl came, and she came first, and he knew by the specifics of his prayer. His prayer was not hasty, it was well thought of in the moment, very specific. Nothing wrong with that.

I am seeing this transaction to be "Prefigurative" of that to come. Several things come to mind, like Jesus being born in a cave, even buried in one. The field and the cave as a burial site, causes me to think of the Gentiles, and the price that was paid (Jesus' Blood, Suffering, Crucification on the Cross), and how He died once and for all, depositing our sins in hell, to redeem us into His self. We died in Him, that is our sin died in Him, that He may live in us. We are His temple.

Take some time to review Sarah's life and legacy. What were her strengths? Her weaknesses? Strengths All's I can say for her marrying her 1/2 brother is, it was to be, for the fulfilling of prophesy. She was loyal, a survivor. Smart and loving. She had both joy & grief. She doubted but hung in there till the end. She was angry and scared. She loved her husband and remained with him through it all. Weaknesses? I wouldn't say she was ever weak. Probably wiery at times, yes, but not weak. Where did she show faith? Where did she lack faith? Sarah and Abraham's whole life show's faith. They had it rough. She lacked faith in her ability to believe contrary to what she knew to be true about her own body. But who knew, this was a first.

Through understanding that the Old Testiment is a "Type" of the New Testiment.

When I asked Jesus to be my Savior, Who died with my sins on Him, to dispose of them, and lock them away, never to be remembered again (that is ALL Sin for All time - Once and For All), and Rose from the dead on the third day, that I (we-Gentiles) may Live in Him, in the Kingdom of Heaven, when I am presented to Himself without spot nor wrinkle at the end. That I am a member of His Body - in righteousness, justified, and redeemed from death. I am no longer guilty. His Grace (Provided) is sufficient for me in the mortifying of my physical body, as I move on in life here on earth, loving and helping others because He Loved me first, not because I have to be good, but because I want to do good, and possible win other's to Him. That is when I first trusted Him. When I asked Him to forgive me for all of my past, present, and future sins, and accepted His Forgiveness, and Him as my Savior with Faith that He did. I was SEALED in Christ right then, and although I was tossed about by every wind of doctrine, The Word Not Rightly Divided for way to many years, God is Faithful and brought me back to Him in my consious as I sawt to know Him better and am learning how to rightly divide The Word of Truth, to be a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, for again, sin is dead and I no longer live for it, but in God, even though I am currently in the carnal flesh. Hallelujah

I am not sure what is meant by this question (Can we really know God until we can trust him with our whole lives?) I am not sure which Gospel is being refered to here by this question (Have you surrendered your life to Jesus Christ?) We are Gentiles under Paul's Gospel, which is Christs' Gospel for us. Rightly Divide The Truth Christ did for me what I cannot do for myself already We are joined to Christ by the ministering of The Holy Spirit. We are SEALED in Christ at the moment we Believe in Him. That comes by Faith, not works. Although of course, because Jesus died Once and for All, for the Remission of sin (that is for our past, present, & future sins), so quit worrying about how good you are or how many times you surrender. We by nature help and do good unto eachother because of Love, in what Jesus did for us, but that doesn't make us anymore Saved, or even the lack of doing good unto others. I am blessed by God that He guides me through to the Truth of who I am in Him, by what ever means He does, for I am hungry to know The Truth. And am no longer Stranded in His Word. <<<that doesn't mean that I'm not still growing in Truth. Hallelujah

satan would have us stressed out unto death God would have us full of Joy unto life Have you ever been through a trial that strengthens and invigorates you at the end? Yes, although some of the trials are not very joyous at the time, they all are strengthening sooner or later Have any of your trials inspired others or have you been inspired by another's trial? Yes

God in all of the Names that describe Him gives me hope, and keeps me in the race.