Hey guys!

Preface, yes, I believe in the perpetual virginity, but tired from discussions with a protestant who's rewriting some of Christian history just to be anti-Catholic. I want to prevent him from misunderstanding history and being ridiculed.

So, I've been speaking to a protestant who contends that several "faulty" Roman doctrines, including the perpetual virginity of Mary, are the fault of St. Augustine. I told him that while two of the problems he listed were legitimate concerns about Augustinian theology and subsequent Catholic theology, that the perpetual virginity of Mary significantly predates Augustine, who was also not influential in the East. He countered with it being a faulty belief in both East and West because of St. Jerome. Now, given given the history of St. Jerome and his views on the holy family and the "brothers of Christ", this is again faulty.

So, I told him I needed time to write up an explanation of the history until its dogmatization at the 5th Ecumenical Council.

He responded with nothing could change his mind on the doctrine other than Scripture but that he was interested in the history. I responded that that wasn't interested in changing his mind on the dogma, but I wanted to help him create a position that was historically accurate and wouldn't leave him open to ridicule. And, that's all there is in it for me. It's just that while there are honest concerns with Roman Catholic theology as stems from St. Augustine, the dogma of the perpetual virginity isn't one of them and will leave him open to not being taken particularly seriously. He has a genuine interested in having his history corrected.

I've started by outlining the three parts of perpetual virginity (at Christ's conception, at His birth, for the rest of Mary's life). After that, I plan on explaining the Protoevangelium of James and its reception in East and West. Am going to add quotes from Clement of Alexandria (support of protoevangelium and perpetual virginity), Origen (support of perpetual virginity but disagreement with protoevangelium), and Tertullian (his disregard for both the perpetual virginity and the protoevangelium) to show how widespread this belief may have been. Also going to outline how while St. Jerome agreed with the perpetual virginity, he disagreed with the protoevangelium because it disagreed with his views on the holy family and the "brothers of Christ". Also plan on pointing out that Pope Innocent I condemned the protoevangelium because it contradicted St. Jerome's readings, but that it continued to be widely read and influential in eastern Patriarchates.

Plan on quoting Hilary of Poitiers on his reading of Jesus giving Mary to John at the foot of the cross in the Gospel of John. Plan on quoting Ezekial 44:2, and I know there's Patristic commentary on that reading, but can't recall from whom; have it somewhere. Honestly very tired tonight while typing this up, and in essence, I'm asking for help doing my homework.

Who else should I quote or what else should I reference to point out that it was a widespread early belief that had little to do with either St. Jerome or St. Augustine.

Thanks in advance,
Catie

I keep thinking about the unforgivable sin day and night. I keep thinking about it so much and it's not OCD or demonic attacks but just an obsession about it because I have nothing to do. Like I have nothing to do all day and no work. It's just constantly thinking about the unforgivable sin. I don't have OCD and I was tested and it was proven that I have no OCD. It's not satanic attacks because these thoughts don't go away and as I said, I have nothing to think about. It's constantly obsessed about the unforgivable sin all day and night and that's a problem. What should I do?

I have been married for several years. I love my family.
However, I am being pursued by a former colleague( former friend). I say former friend because as I know it he’s married and knows I’m married. I don’t consider him a friend anymore because he refuses to accept me as a sister.
We became close over the last two years while working on community projects. I admit we both made mistakes during the time we worked closely together. We have since apologized to each other. I have moved back.
However, he continues to pursue a relationship. I have informed him that I want him to be my brother. He has adamantly refused and says he cares for me let me help you and don’t push me away.
What would you do?

I saw a random usb at home and wanted to see what is in it and I found these two text files I saved which was commentary by church fathers on matthew 24 and matthew 25 I saved and I don't know if the Lord wants me to look at it either to learn from it to test it to see if useful to preach or to learn from it.

It explains the parables of Jesus according to church. Which though I believe may not be true as I believe it may not be true because I know God offers salvation to all but they could perhaps suppose perhaps if you don’t join church you may die before you have opportunity to repent when you are not seeking to. I thought I should teach to learn or so others know

I feel like the more I've been reading scripture lately, the more I've been finding contradictions.

John 1:12

Yet to all who did receive him, to those who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God—

Now, correct me if I'm wrong. To recieve something or someone implies that a decision is made to accept that person or thing, right? To accept or reject anything necessitates free will, does it not?

John 1:13

...children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband’s will, but born of God

This very next verse states the opposite of previous in that it denies a decision of receptation was made by a person and inserts God's Sovereignty. How does this work? Does He allow us to accept His terms or does He override and make the decision for us?

It even says we are not born of a husband's will, but God is supposed to be our husband and it is His will that we be saved, for if it is not, then whose will could it possibly be?

Can anyone smarter than me explain this?

The Text



Many credobaptists see the remedy of infant salvation in the Age of Accountability and use Isaiah 7 as evidence. Some believe when Isaiah’s son Shear-jashub is old enough to “refuse evil and choose good,” is the functional equivalent of guiltlessness or sinlessness before God prior to the "Age of Accountability."

I disagree. The age when the child “refuses evil and chooses good” is a Hebraism. It is much closer to the meaning of “maturity and immaturity” than “guiltlessness and sinlessness” of Isaiah’s child and the context bears this out.

The Context of Isaiah 7.

King Ahaz in Jerusalem is deeply troubled about being invaded by the alliance of Northern Israel and Syria. God tells Isaiah to take his young son Shear-jashub, to go to Ahaz and have Ahaz ask for a sign from God for Jerusalem not to be conquered. Ahaz refuses to ask for a sign, but God gives Ahaz not one sign but two signs.

The first sign is remote and Messianic ( v. 14); the second sign (vs. 15-16) is immediate and specifically deals with the maturing age of Isaiah’s son.

What vs. 15 means is when Isaiah’s child as infant or a toddler, can distinguish between the mild taste of curds (substance of milk obtained by coagulation, like cottage cheese) and the appreciate the harsher taste of honey, Jerusalem will be safe from a military attack from the Northern Kingdom and Syria. This will occur in just a few years.

Isaiah’s child will eat mild foods like cottage cheese but being so young will spit out harsher tasting foods like honey. As the child grows and matures in developing his taste in food, he will be able to eat honey. The prophecy to Ahaz is when the Isaiah's child matures and can consume honey, the threat of Jerusalem will be no more.

The prophecy is strictly tied to a time in the future when Shear-jashub has the ability to consume honey— the Hebraism -- to refuse evil and choose good.

Within a few years of this prophecy, Shear-jashub is able to eat honey. Through God's providence, Assyria conquers the Northern Kingdom and Syria and took them into captivity. The last part of vs. 16 prophecy refers to this: "the land whose two kings you dread will be forsaken."

God saves Jerusalem through the sign of Isaiah's son.

Isaiah 7 has nothing to do with the sinlessness or guiltlessness of infants or toddlers. It is not a proof text for the Age of Accountability.

The full text of his Commentary on the Letter to the Hebrews, found in Armenia in 2020, is now available in English.

Until now, Cyril of Alexandria’sCommentary on the Letter to the Hebrews was known to scholars only through small fragments. Thought to be lost forever, a manuscript of the Classical Armenian translation was found in Matenadaran depositary in Yerevan, Armenia, back in 2020. This year, the English translation has finally been made available.

All the fragments that were known to scholars are present in the Armenian text, which is about 43,000 words long. Cyril’s commentary, though, only goes from Hebrews 1:1 to Hebrews 3:19. Most scholars think that is all the commentary that Cyril ever wrote on this letter. Still, this is a capital Patristic and a critical source for Cyril’s Christology, as explained in the press release sent by Books From Armenia.

Continued below.

“Whatever you ask in My name, that will I do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.”
‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭13‬ ‭

Please, pray for us(Ha-yeong, Ye-yeong, Ui-seop, Jung-won, Hye-ok, Yul-bin, Suzy, Eun-tae, In-sook, Im-hak, Tan-ae, You).

I seek that the will of the only true God be fulfilled, not the will of man. And that all of us will clearly see the Glory that God the Father gave to the Son because He loved His Son before the foundation of the world.

Let Jesus Christ Himself make the Shem of God(the Name of God) known to each of us.

I Pray that we and all our glory be truly dedicated to your Son, Jesus Christ. And that we all shomer mitzvot regarding his commandments(keep his commandments) without failure.

May God make possible what is impossible for man.

Over the past couple of years I've noticed how the brand of Catholicism can have it's own unique expressions depending on the geographic region. This goes beyond liturgy too, but in daily practices as well.

For example, I attended a Mass last year in Martinsburg, WV and there was a certain part of the Mass that all the parishioners stayed standing when most Catholics kneel. It totally threw off my friends and I because we were headed for the kneelers and realized nobody else was so we stood back up. My friend whose cabin we had been staying at told me he's experienced this before and even written the bishop of Wheeling-Charleston about it, apparently it's a phenomenon unique to West Virginia that he can't seem to put a stop to.

In a different vein, I've been observing Catholics in New York now for a few months and between that and the Catholics from there I've known for a couple years now I've noticed an odd duality: they can be both very pious and yet downplay a lot of important aspects of the faith. @Chrystal-J's thread about fasting before Mass got me thinking about this one because all of the NY Catholics I know shrug off fasting before Mass like it's no big deal to follow that (except the trads). They also have a somewhat lackadaisical attitude about Confession. I've been away for a couple weeks and here at home in CA I tried to go to Confession. I waited over an hour but the line was about 25+ people long and time ran out before I could get in. Afterwards I told my wife on the phone and she was just like "oh well, I guess it wasn't meant to be." and I'm thinking (sardonically) "Well if I get smacked by a Mack truck on my way home then I'm quite literally going to hell, so if my receiving the sacrament of confession wasn't meant to be then that sucks."

What are some observations you've made in this regard?

Would it be possible to adjust the forum so that the LOCAL TIME (in my case, Italy) shows for the replies
and posts, instead of whatever local time you're using?

It gets confusing at times, but is not an earth-shattering matter.

It would be nice though!

Thanks.

You click on messages and it just comes up as an unexpected server error.

A server error occurred. Please try again later.

I was looking for a post a friend made. When I clicked on his messages, the message above is what I got.

Just not sure if that's a positive direction to go, so I've opened this thread up for discussion.

There are denomination that cling to the old tradition and have hugh respect on old theologian, they are Roman catholic, eastern ortbdox, Lutheran, reformed, anglican

But on the other hand there are new wave who cling forward, they're pentecostal and new protestants movement, I can't name them because they're too many.

What's your take on this? Isn't it safer to cling backward? I can't imagine clinging forward to follow groups that overwrite leaders age by age, it seems like this kind of movement always have something new to sell. They like to predict the future, takes 7 day Adventist for example, have failed numerous of time trying to guess the exact date of Jesus's return.


One thing that isn't convincing to me is that, they can read the same text but still get new lights.

Should there be more movies and TV shows,
with positive representation of Slavic people ?

We like to decorate our homes, and so far I like the little hats. I think they are cute, and why not make our home on CF a comfy place?

There are denomination that cling to the old tradition and have hugh respect on old theologian, they are Roman catholic, eastern ortbdox, Lutheran, reformed, anglican

But on the other hand there are new wave who cling forward, they're pentecostal and new protestants movement, I can't name them because they're too many.

What's your take on this? Isn't it safer to cling backward? I can't imagine clinging forward to follow groups that overwrite leaders age by age, it seems like this kind of movement always have something new to sell. They like to predict the future, takes 7 day Adventist for example, have failed numerous of time trying to guess the exact date of Jesus's return.


One thing that isn't convincing to me is that, they can read the same text but still get new lights.

This has been described by religious conservatives as the greatest evil of our time. We have lost our "sense of sin."

Here's my read on it. An act can be objectively sinful, but the person committing the act may or may not be sinning--his responsibility diminished or even erased based on numerous factors--cultural, situational, emotional, intellectual, etc.

Suicide, for example, is a sinful act, but the deceased almost always was mentally or emotionally ill, diminishing or erasing his responsibility.

A moral relativist recognizes the objective act but looks at each act in the context of the life and situational factors of each individual.

Obviously society needs to find a balance between toxic judgmentalism and unconditional acceptance.

I tend to fall closer to the second alternative and sometimes think it might be better if I did not always bend over backwards to understand people's motivations and issues.

I would like to hear what people on the other edge of the spectrum think of this theory.

I seek only greater understanding.

My Testimony



"But God"... a story of Amazing Grace


Ephesians 2

And you were dead in the trespasses and sins 2 in which you once walked, following the course of this world, following the prince of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work in the sons of disobedience— 3 among whom we all once lived in the passions of our flesh, carrying out the desires of the body and the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, like the rest of mankind. 4 But God, being rich in mercy, because of the great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in our trespasses, made us alive together with Christ—by grace you have been saved— 6 and raised us up with Him and seated us with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 so that in the coming ages He might show the immeasurable riches of His grace in kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God,9 not a result of works, so that no one may boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.



I pray that my testimony touches your heart! My name is Keith, but everyone knows me as KK. The first thing to say is that I am just an ordinary person; I am not a pastor; I have no special gifts or abilities: I am what I am because God has showered His grace upon me.


Well, I had better start at the beginning. I was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, U.K., and then lived most of my life in Morecambe, a beautiful seaside town on the Lancashire coast. My childhood was difficult. My parents were great, but they were consumed with work and as I spent much time on my own, I gained a very rebellious and angry streak from an early age. I was a very troubled and restless child. . .I craved attention. My parents tried everything, I had serious issues relating to a childhood stammer, which led to bullying. I was in and out of speech therapy/relaxation classes
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Sent to Sunday school, I listened to the stories of Jesus and thought that they were just stories. My favourite hymn was "There was a Green Hill Far Away". This hymn said that He died to save us all. "Great," I thought, "Jesus died - I can live as I want."


I was in the church; I even did the collection for upstairs at the church. Sad to say, I was a Judas-- not just from the church, but from my parents. By the age of 14, I was placed in the lowest class at school; I was a very nasty and angry person; a sinner who had all the appearance of a good person, but was a devil on the inside. . . in all my churchgoing, I have never heard the true Gospel that Jesus saves personally.



At school, I was known as trouble; teachers thought I had no hope, but my parents didn't give up-- they fought for me to be placed in a higher class. They finally got their wish and I was placed in Class 4S, along with two very special people, both whom are close friends today, David and Andrew, the person whom God used to bring me to faith.


As I said, I was trouble at school: if there was trouble in class, it usually revolved around me; Keith had said or done something to upset them. Well, I created havoc in class, tormenting virtually everyone: I was a mixture of Dennis the Menace and Homer Simpson, loveable and dumb but just a pain in the bum: well. . . except for Andrew.
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Everything I tried to do to him, it didn't upset him at all! What is it with this guy? Why is he so calm? OK, he's a Christian; well, so am I! I go to church, so what's the big deal? Also, we had R.E. (Religious Education) in our school, led by Mr Curnow. I just sat the back of the class and mocked him. He said at the end of the class, "Jesus loves you and is the Answer!" "What?" I thought, "Why doesn't he tell it to us through all the class, if Jesus is so good?" Many years later I had the pleasure of meeting him and his wife, who was my French teacher; also, my history teacher, Mr Waterhouse, who were all Believers-- the ones I had mocked were Christians.

Andrew was getting under my skin; he invited me to these meetings, and on a Saturday night! "What, you go to these Bible meetings on a Saturday? You are a fanatic, man!" One day he invited me: and to be honest, just to stop him asking me, I said "OK, but look, I have to be home by 10, the football is on."


So, on Saturday, the 15th of February, I set out to Moorlands Gospel Hall in Lancaster. Meeting me at the bus station, we made our way to the meeting. It was different to everything I had ever been to: this was lively, hymns were sung truly and powerfully, people stood up and told how Jesus had changed their lives, and finally Victor Jack (an evangelist) stood up and preached. He said "If Jesus came tonight, where would you spend eternity? You are a guilty sinner, condemned by your sin; but Jesus has provided salvation through the Cross." For the first time I had heard the true Gospel. Victor said he was going into a side room, anyone who would like to talk with him, please do so. I remember closing my eyes-- the curtain was raised; the light went on! I turned to Andrew, "I want to go into that room!" I got there first, just before someone else; this was something I just had to do. Victor took me through "Journey into Life" (tract by Norman Warren). I said the prayer, and trusted Christ. My prayer was sincere. Something happened that night-- something life changing! Thanks, Andrew and Victor!


I remember going home: I shouted out in glee, "I've become a Christian!" My parents weren't impressed. "It will wear off," they said. My form teacher had said to Andrew, "Keith will never get saved." Things did change. I went to church and got baptised, but still had many problems. . . but I knew something had happened-- I had new affections and new interests; I loved reading the Bible and praying.
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For the first 10 years of my Faith walk I went up and down, but I still made progress. But I was now to enter the "wilderness years". For nearly 15 years from 1986-2001, I went off the rails completely. Not terrible sin, but just rebellion and disobedience: no prayer, no church, living in the world; yet through all that time God Who had saved me, held me.

He was drawing me back to himself.

During my wilderness years, I saw many things and met many people, I wish I hadn't. My life was apart from God, I was out of work, depressed and very alone. During that time, I thought about suicide and was on anti-depressants, Ciprail 15mg, eventually I was able to stop taking them, but it took time and prayer.

I was and am a modern-day prodigal, one more thing I saw.

On the 11th May 1985, I sat in the stand at my home town football played (Bradford City), a fire broke out in the stand where I was sitting (right behind me). Five minutes earlier, something had stopped me going to the toilet at the back of the stand, it was God preventing me, if I had gone, then I would have been trapped by the fire, again it was the hand of God on my life.

I do not tell you these things to make you think, look at Keith, but to let you know that Christ is everything, he is faithful, despite me, despite my failings. He is and always will be ..MY LORD AND MY GOD.


But God... a story of amazing grace!

My wilderness years were between 1986-2001. Yes, I did go to church on occasion, not the best one to be honest... I picked up my Bible on occasion and I prayed, but not with same love and fervour I once had.


Something was happening, and the Holy Spirit was speaking. At this time, I was back home with mum after living away for a long time. I had put all my effort into trying to do it my way. I had a computer and through that I came into contact with a Christian who challenged me to repent and to come back to God. My answer was that although God would forgive, HE would never trust me and would never forget MY sin.


I remember one day being in my bedroom, when I broke down in tears. The Lord restored me! He is truly the God of the second chance, and I was a prodigal who had come home.

I found a church and settled there, but my computer turned out to be my enemy. I was led away by my own lusts and the devil, and made friends with a so-called female "pastor" in the USA. Being very foolish, I moved there in 2004 and got married, losing not only my testimony, but also my mother, the respect of my family and nearly my life. The three years spent in America were a sobering experience. I blame no one but myself, but again God was gracious and merciful, giving me the mercy and grace that I didn't deserve.


Thankfully, I was able to spend three months at my brothers in Canada, taking lots of time to restore my relationship with him and most importantly the Lord. I then returned to the UK and went back to my old church, and they looked aghast when I turned up, and I heard lots of "Well, I told you so."


Over the next four years, the Lord restored me. I thought that was it for me, but God had another surprise for me. I thought I would not be moving again. Relationships tool a back burner, as I remember, and after I had the latest let down I said to the Lord, "No relationships and no internet relationships ever Lord."


The summer of 2011 was a time of great fellowship between me and the Lord. I spent hours in prayer, fellowship was sweet, and I also had a website, which was getting hits from all over the world, including Nanjing China. Wow China... that's great, but I gave it little thought.


I had an old email, so I decided to move to Gmail, and told these few people on Hotmail that I was moving, never expecting to receive a reply. I did, from a lady who was in China. She didn't know if I was a sister or a brother, or a strange person. I thought she was the person that viewed the site, and thought, "Hey that's cool. She wants to be friends. Wow a Chinese friend!!"


Over the summer of 11, something happened. I didn't hear from my friend for a few weeks, but then she wanted to skype. "Okay, I thought... we can see what the other looks like, and that will put her off for good."


We soon found ourselves chatting every day. Something was happening... No come on Lord!, are you joking with me? We all know the end of the story.


As autumn came around things moved quickly. Our friendship had deepened, and on October 1st, God spoke to Helen clearly about me being her husband. On the following Tuesday, He spoke to me about her being my wife. I remember it clearly; it was early morning and He spoke clearly and decisively.


But I had just moved into my caravan and I was settled. What did my family think? My niece went bonkers and my brother refused to talk to me for two weeks. Everything was becoming obvious, and as we both prayed and sought the Lord, He made it even clearer. Obstacles were removed and I bought the ticket to China on 29 feb 2012. I went in June, lost my luggage (fortunately I had tag and track, and they found it) and was the last one off the plane. Helen must have thought I wasn't coming, but we met and things changed forever.


We became engaged in China and I returned after a month to the UK. My static had to be sold, along with my furniture, which the Lord graciously blessed.


Now I live in China. My life here is not easy, the language is still a mystery to me, but I am thankful to my two wonderful girls, my dear wife and our special daughter.


But God is my story. I was dead totally dead... not just sick. I had no hope. Spiritually we aren't sick... we are dead, in rebellion against God and His ways, lost to His wonderful grace and truth, and under His wrath.


I could do nothing to help myself. You see we are all like that. We are dead spiritually, and it takes God to step in and to spiritually activate us. Someone has said it's all about grace.. amazing grace to be exact:


G - God's
R - Riches
A - At
C - Christ's
E - Expense



I have been saved by God's grace, and it's all about His amazing grace. God has intervened in my life. BUT GOD... because of this I have been redeemed. I have nothing to offer to God except my sins, but what He offered to me was His love, mercy and grace, all of which was totally underserved.


I hope what I have shared is used by God to open someone's eyes to the Saviour, who I love and treasure, to His finished work on the cross. It is because of this that I can sing the words:


Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....

I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.

T'was Grace that taught...
my heart to fear.
And Grace, my fears relieved.

How precious did that Grace appear...
the hour I first believed.

Through many dangers, toils and snares...
we have already come.

T'was Grace that brought us safe thus far...
and Grace will lead us home.

The Lord has promised good to me...

His word my hope secures.

He will my shield and portion be...
as long as life endures.

When we've been here ten thousand years...
bright shining as the sun.

We've no less days to sing God's praise...
then when we've first begun.


Amazing Grace, how sweet the sound,
That saved a wretch like me....

I once was lost but now am found,
Was blind, but now, I see.


God bless you,

Keith

Only one point makes the doctrine of Amillennialism fall into pieces. Revelation tells us that the Millennial Kingdom will take place after the Antichrist is destroyed by Jesus. This is especially clear in Revelation 20:4 because it says that the Christians who were executed during the reign of the Antichrist will be resurrected and will reign with Christ for 1000 years. What does this passage tell us? That the Antichrist and his reign are already a thing of the past and that the Millennium will come only afterwards. But Amillennialism teaches that the millennium began in a symbolic way on Pentecost of the year 30 A.D.. So, if the millennium started 30 AD, it means that the Antichrist must have been there before 30 AD. But, of course, that can't be true, and I think everyone will agree with that.

As you can see, the amminalism has been refuted by this passage alone. It is as simple as that.

Just a discussion here, I'm not interested in debating.

I just want to know what others views are on this question? If a person already had a background in religion, believed in their heart in the Heavenly Father, but was never taught properly about the Holy Trinity (e.g. that Jesus is the Son of God, but is not God) could they still have the Holy Spirit convicting them and guiding them in things like spiritual discernment?

edit* I ask this question because it seems before I came to Christ, I was being drawn.

John 6

44 For no one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws them to me, and at the last day I will raise them up. 45 As it is written in the Scriptures, ‘They will all be taught by God.’ Everyone who listens to the Father and learns from him comes to me.

I have recently (in the past year) come to Christ. I'm asking this question out of curiosity, because the only point of difference to my experiences with God has been Jesus. (Albeit, the proper addition of Jesus to my understanding has made a big difference).

Experience appreciated, thanks

Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

It says we will not be Male or female. Does that mean we will be transgender or sexless or something? And if that's the case, then what about the verse that says the effeminate will not I herit the kingdom of earth? Aren't sexless people typically effeminate looking in appearance?

1 Corinthians 6:9
Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind

Personally I'm okay with being sexless in heaven.

Please pray that me and all of my family members(sangeun, junghee, jieun, dohan, hochul, nosun, zzomi) to know the Jesus and Gospel and the truth by Spirit of God and accept the Gospel and Jesus christ and believe in Jesus christ. and not to give up on Jesus christ and faith at any situation and repent of all our sins and be free from all our sins and be forgiven all our sins by Jesus. And that me and all of my family members(father,mother,little sister, grandparents, maternal grandparents,dog) to go to heaven surely.

Yesterday, i was listening to worldly music and these prayers came up with my mind.
So I ask for the prayer that everything that pertains to me and all of my family members and our lives be truly dedicated to Jesus Christ.
And I ask for the prayer that God fulfils these following bible verses to me and all of my family members

“But if I cast out demons by the Spirit of God, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.”
‭‭[Matthew‬ ‭12‬:‭28‬]

“I will manifest myself to him.”
[‭‭John‬ ‭14‬:‭21‬ ‭]

“Your kingdom come. Your will be done, On earth as it is in heaven.”

‭‭[Matthew‬ ‭6:10]‬

“Behold, I long for Your precepts; Revive me through Your righteousness. May Your lovingkindnesses also come to me, O Lord, Your salvation according to Your word;”

‭‭[Psalms‬ ‭119:40-41‬ ‭‬]

‬‬ “One thing I have asked from the Lord, that I shall seek: That I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, To behold the beauty of the Lord And to meditate in His temple.”

[‭‭Psalms‬ ‭27:4‬] ‭

Im just posting prayer request by what i ve really expierenced.

When I was a new Believer, I would binge read the Bible. I would finish entire books in a day such as the Pauline Epistles, but those are quicker to read I find.

I would read up to 30 Chapters of Genesis in 1 day. Look up multiple Bible studies, I was even interested in learning the Greek and Hebrew. The history of Israel.

I have come very far I believe.

I am still as strong as a believer as I was when I first believed, but I am not reading the Bible daily or as frequently anymore. I am not tired of it, and I am not uninterested, I just sort of want to slow down.

I ask myself, how is it I believe the Bible is the word of God, yet I am not reading the entire Bible or even finished reading it?

I do know part of it has to do with the time commitment, I am a little overwhelmed if I read it for hours a day.

Now I'm starting to slow down. And read portions of it a day or weekly. With a hour long Bible study about once a month.

Hi there,

The matter of understanding the Greek word in reference to submission in this and other passages needs some discussion.

I understand the passive voice in the Greek has no english equivalent.

Can someone clearly and simply explain what was meant so as to correct the common mis-understanding that emphases servitude.

Let's correct together this common error.

Wives and Husbands​

22 Wives, submit to your own husbands, as to the Lord. 23 For the husband is the head of the wife even as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit in everything to their husbands.

25 Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her, 26 that he might sanctify her, having cleansed her by the washing of water with the word, 27 so that he might present the church to himself in splendor, without spot or wrinkle or any such thing, that she might be holy and without blemish.[a] 28 In the same way husbands should love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh, but nourishes and cherishes it, just as Christ does the church, 30 because we are members of his body. 31 “Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and hold fast to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.” 32 This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church. 33 However, let each one of you love his wife as himself, and let the wife see that she respects her husband.