Heb 13:5
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
KJV
The scripture is clear that He would never leave us... we are forever with Him now if we live for Him.
Heb 13:5
5 Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
KJV
The scripture is clear that He would never leave us... we are forever with Him now if we live for Him.
It is one thing to be in Christ and he in us.
It is another to be in the transfigured state of full redemption.
Which we will not know until we taste death and are then called away to meet him in the clouds or glory or one of the ones that remains still when the catching away happens.
At the state of full redemption we will know Christ....
That will be a great day...
The service that will never end....
I say we have church great music and the best preaching with Christ himself revealing more of who he is to us....
It is another to be in the transfigured state of full redemption.
Which we will not know until we taste death and are then called away to meet him in the clouds or glory or one of the ones that remains still when the catching away happens.
At the state of full redemption we will know Christ....
That will be a great day...
The service that will never end....
I say we have church great music and the best preaching with Christ himself revealing more of who he is to us....
I know one thing, in order to come again, he has to leave and he isn't ever leaving...
The heresy hunters are still with us. Only now, instead of stakes, they use their books and radio programs to destroy those they consider heretics.... I'm concerned that heresy hunting may be turning into leukemia because some cultwatchers seem more intent on destroying parts of the body than healing the body....
I know one thing, in order to come again, he has to leave and he isn't ever leaving...
Acts 1:9 And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
Acts 1:10 And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
Acts 1:11 Which also said, Ye men of Galilee, why stand ye gazing up into heaven? this same Jesus, which is taken up from you into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have seen him go into heaven.
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When a newspaper posed the question, "What's Wrong with the World?" G. K. Chesterton reputedly wrote a brief letter in response: "Dear Sirs: I am. Sincerely Yours, G. K. Chesterton." That is the attitude of someone who has grasped the message of Jesus.
You know, its getting closer every day! Are you excited? Got your bags packed? Got your house in order? What a day that will be!!!!
I'm not. There's no way to know if it'll happen in my lifetime. I'd rather just live my life and enjoy today rather than focusing so much energy on something not guaranteed I'll even see (that's if it's even something still in the future..lol)
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You become free from who you have become, by becoming who you were meant to be. ~Mark from another forum I post on
God did it for us. Out of sheer generosity he put us in right standing with himself. A pure gift. He got us out of the mess we're in and restored us to where he always wanted us to be. And he did it by means of Jesus Christ. ~Romans 3:24 from The Message
Many dreams, hopes, plans and futures have been aborted out of false expectations of an immediate "at any moment" rapture. Lives have been wasted on a useless expectation that never happened. We have Mr. Darby fthat thank for the "rapture" doctrine and those who picked up on it and has been spreading that error, ever since.
I long for Jesus to come back. I expect to see Him one day. It is my vision and hope to see Him at His return. If I am deceased before His return, I will come back with Him. If I am still alive when He returns, I will meet Him in the air, joining all who have gone before me to continue with Jesus and them in their descent to the earth.
I believe in the catching away of the saints. I want to be ready for it. I want it to happen soon, but not today.
Maybe I'm being selfish, or worse.
But I sure would like the opportunity to be a faithful husband and loving father.
I'd like to be a Chaplain for the military one day.
There are other things I simply want to do right, consistently, knowing the thrill of victory, as a Christian man, in this life, before Christ returns for us.
I hesitated in posting this because I think that maybe I should not think this way.
But these are my thoughts.
I love His appearing, love it every time He appears in my life. I do want to go back with Him when He comes, and that will only happen by His Grace and Mercy because I know I am poor and needy.
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"The choices we make reveal the true nature of our character."
I believe in the catching away of the saints. I want to be ready for it. I want it to happen soon, but not today.
Maybe I'm being selfish, or worse.
But I sure would like the opportunity to be a faithful husband and loving father.
I'd like to be a Chaplain for the military one day.
There are other things I simply want to do right, consistently, knowing the thrill of victory, as a Christian man, in this life, before Christ returns for us.
I hesitated in posting this because I think that maybe I should not think this way.
But these are my thoughts.
I love His appearing, love it every time He appears in my life. I do want to go back with Him when He comes, and that will only happen by His Grace and Mercy because I know I am poor and needy.
I did too back when I was single. I wanted to get married first, then I wanted to be a father. Now I want to see our daughter born and be "daddy" to daddies littel girl. I'll probably want to see our son, and daddies little girl get married too. LOL
I think its natural of folks who have the joy of the Lord, and a positive outlook on life to want to participate in the things God may have for us.
I will admit that over the last few years I have become increasingly concerned about the future of this country and this world for my kids.
I think it will reach a point where real christians are so out of place in this world that we want the return and rapture far more than to stay and reach those type of goals. But I know many people who have and do feel the way you described.
I did too back when I was single. I wanted to get married first, then I wanted to be a father. Now I want to see our daughter born and be "daddy" to daddies littel girl. I'll probably want to see our son, and daddies little girl get married too. LOL
I think its natural of folks who have the joy of the Lord, and a positive outlook on life to want to participate in the things God may have for us.
I will admit that over the last few years I have become increasingly concerned about the future of this country and this world for my kids.
I think it will reach a point where real christians are so out of place in this world that we want the return and rapture far more than to stay and reach those type of goals. But I know many people who have and do feel the way you described.
Thanks alot.
I appreciate your response.
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"The choices we make reveal the true nature of our character."
I did too back when I was single. I wanted to get married first, then I wanted to be a father. Now I want to see our daughter born and be "daddy" to daddies littel girl. I'll probably want to see our son, and daddies little girl get married too. LOL
I think its natural of folks who have the joy of the Lord, and a positive outlook on life to want to participate in the things God may have for us.
I will admit that over the last few years I have become increasingly concerned about the future of this country and this world for my kids.
I think it will reach a point where real christians are so out of place in this world that we want the return and rapture far more than to stay and reach those type of goals. But I know many people who have and do feel the way you described.
I completely understand this. Now that I have my two small boys, I just want to go home before they face this old world.
If having children has done anything for me (and it has done much!) it has given me an even deeper desire for the Lord to take His church.
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Psalm 19:14
Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.
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