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NxNW · 2026-06-04T07:38:48-0500

Servus said:
Never happened.

All you have to do is click on the link to see proof.

JulieB67 · 2026-06-04T07:30:20-0500

BelieveItOarKnot said:
In the "mean"time try to reconnoiter the fact that the lusts of the flesh are and remain active all the days of our lives and resist the Spirit.

Of course it's a battle daily and sometimes we fail but it doesn't make these verses untrue.

Galatians 5:16 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."

Galatians 5:24 "And they that are Christ's have crucified the flesh with the affections and lusts.

Galatians 5:25 "If we live in the Spirit, let us also walk in the Spirit."

stevevw · 2026-06-04T07:24:23-0500

Hans Blaster said:
That video and its creator sure are.

Sure are what, racist ? What did the video say that was racist ?.

Apple Sky · 2026-06-04T07:18:19-0500

prodromos said:
Lord have mercy!
Can we have your first name? It feels odd praying for Apple Sky.

Maggie, my friends call me Maggie May

Maine Progressive · 2026-06-04T07:08:41-0500

Leviathan-at-play said:
Every one of Bella’s statements here are not only true but also should have been considered with care and wisdom before simply ricocheting back with a cheap “Not one bit is true” egoistic response. You don’t even think “You’re not his equal” is true? Not even a bit? This demonstrates why of all people you should not be in front of a weeks-long thread about how Christians have “failed”.

Please request this thread be closed. I’m tired of day after day of seeing the “utter failure of Christian influence” cluttering up my view. There’s more than enough content here for you to gain wisdom from, if that’s even your goal.

I’m glad you support Bella. She has a lot of good things to say. Also, you have every right to criticize me, though I believe you choose to misunderstand. However, there’s no need for you to continue to inflict yourself. You can block me. You must know that? Anyway, in my defense, first, I never have nor do I now, claim to be equal to God nor inerrant. That is something you have gratuitously chosen to misunderstand. Second, what I have claimed is Scripturally sound. Third, this forum is, by definition, a place to dialogue regarding our differences among ourselves as Christians. It is not my intent to demean anyone by noting where we have failed. It is just a prayer that we may seek to do better.

Bob Crowley · 2026-06-04T07:05:22-0500

I've always been hard of hearing and I've worn hearing aids since I was about six years old. I'm now 71 so I'm no stranger to the technology although they still don't solve all issues eg. noisy backgrounds and social situations with several people talking at the same time. An audiologist (not the one I've mentioned below) said that to hear well in noisy backgrounds our brain needs two good ears.

Other readers with hearing aids would know what I'm talking about.

But that's bye the bye.

I got married in September 1991 and moved from the northside of Brisbane to the southside (actually a bit further south).

But before that if I needed hardware I would go to a local hardware store which had a family name. I'll call it Smith's Hardware for the sake of the story but it was actually a different name.

Anyway I was talking to my current audiologist a few months ago. Her maiden name was the same as the hardware store, but I hadn't thought anything about it as it was a fairly common name. But then she said she grew up in the next suburb to the one where I grew up.

We reminisced a bit and she said her father owned the local hardware store. When she said that the connection between the two names came to mind and I said "Was that 'Smith's Hardware'?" She said it was.

But later I cast my mind back. I remembered seeing a schoolgirl working there to help out in the store and at the time I had this strange sense she would become significant in some way. It spooked me a bit at the time as I wondered why a schoolgirl should have this effect.

As the years passed and nothing happened I pretty much forgot about it. But when she told me the store was her fathers, I started to remember the incident.

So I told the audiologist the story and she said she used to work in the store in 1991. Her siblings worked there a few years later, but I moved out of the area in September 1991 and never had any reason to go back there. So it was definitely her, not her siblings.

The "significance" of the schoolgirl in the hardware store was that years later she would become my audiologist!

I think God was giving me a minor hint that there would be some connection, but I had no idea what it would be at the time.

It also means He sees our future.

Leviathan-at-play · 2026-06-04T06:39:55-0500

Maine Progressive said:
Ouch. Not one bit true. But Ouch. Peace be with you.

Every one of Bella’s statements here are not only true but also should have been considered with care and wisdom before simply ricocheting back with a cheap “Not one bit is true” egoistic response. You don’t even think “You’re not his equal” is true? Not even a bit? This demonstrates why of all people you should not be in front of a weeks-long thread about how Christians have “failed”.

Please request this thread be closed. I’m tired of day after day seeing the “utter failure of Christian influence” cluttering up my view. There’s more than enough content here for you to gain wisdom from, if that’s even your goal.

johnnypapa · 2026-06-04T06:31:12-0500

St. Charles Lwanga and his companions stand out in the Church’s history of martyrs due to the unique and specific reason for their sacrifice. Unlike others, their martyrdom was not merely for general chastity but for resisting a particular demand placed upon them. This distinction is especially relevant in June, observed as the month for celebrating the very behavior they opposed.

Not Just Another Martyr

The Feast of St. Charles Lwanga and Companions comes every year on June 3rd; while many sermons will be heard about their martyrdom on that day, few priests will mention the reason they were killed.

crisismagazine.com

HIM · 2026-06-04T06:15:30-0500

HIM said:
NO MENTION OF THE SPIRIT WRITING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ON OUR HEARTS. WE ARE LETTERS OF CHRIST WRITTEN BY THE SPIRIT ON THE FLESHLY TABLES OF THE HEART. THE MINISTRY OF THE SPIRIT WHICH IS CALLED THE MINISTRY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS. NOT THAT WE ARE SUFFIENT IN AND OF OURSELVES, BUT OUR SUFFIENCY IS OF GOD. WHO HAS MADE US ABLED MINISTERS OF THE SPIRIT NOT OF THE LETTER. FOR THE LETTER KILLETH, BUT THE SPIRIT, THE MINISTRY OF RIGHTEOUSNESS GIVETH LIFE. FOR WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS FREEDOM. IN THAT WE ARE REFLECTING THE GLORY OF THE LORD WE ARE CHANGED INTO THE SAME IMAGE FROM THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD.

Capbook2 said:
Yes, and what do we understand verse 6, "new covenant" referred to? Hebrews 8 or not?
May we know your definition of the word "covenant?"

Covenant is typically a peace agreement between two parties who are estranged.

Yes The New Covenant mention in 2Cor is that which is mentioned in Jer 31, Heb 8, Deut 30:10-14, Rom 10:6-6 and Ezek 36:26, 2Cor3: 6. BUT NOWHERE DOES IT SAY THE TEN COMMANDMENTS are written in our hearts in 2 Cor 3

And once again no mention of any commandments in Heb 8 or Jer 31. It says the Law not commandments. This includes the Commandments but also things like loving God with all our being, loving our neighbor, incest, bestiality, reading our Bible, not eating unclean animals and so forth.

And no those mentioned above are not included in the Ten. They are separate issues inclusive of themselves.
Though I show my love for my neighbor by keeping them I can keep them and not love my neighbor. Though I show love for my God by keeping them I can do them and not love God.

Though incest is a sexually immoral issue like adultery it is not adultery unless one of the participants is married.

Same with in Deut 30:10-14 and Rom 10:6-8. However the commandments are mentioned directly in Deut 30:10-14 which Rom 10:6-8 quotes. However it says the commandments and statutes contained in the Book of the Law are to be kept by hearkening unto the voice of the Lord and says this word is in our hearts and mouths that we keep it. So there it says the Word is in our hearts and it is says it in the present tense as they are to enter into the promise land. Where as in Jeremiah it says Law. Both Law and Word include the Commandments but also other laws that are not in the Ten as explained above.

Ezek 36:26 says the Spirit will give us a new heart. If we go by what is written the Theology that a lot of the members in our church teach falls short.

For our God and Father gives us of His Spirit. Yes the Ten are part of this but there is so much more. We are given a new conscience, heart and mind that is not boxed in by a book or tables of stone. We are a new creation created in Christ Jesus. Behold all is or is to be new and of God.

johnnypapa · 2026-06-04T06:13:53-0500

What then is the longest prayer at Mass? The Eucharistic Prayer. Since 1970 a priest can use four options: Eucharistic Prayer I, II, III, or IV. Before 1970, for about 1,500 years, there was just one long prayer, which became known as the Canon, meaning “fixed rule,” as in permanent, never-changing, like the truth. The prayer was ancient, arguably the oldest and most important part, the essential part of Mass.

Modernism’s Effect on the Eucharistic Prayer - Catholic Exchange

The Canon is not addressed to the congregation—it is the priest standing in for Christ before the Father, interceding for our sake.

catholicexchange.com

David Lamb · 2026-06-04T06:10:08-0500

keras said:
This interpretation is impossible, so is therefore wrong.
Obviously, it will be the Christian peoples alive after the Sixths Seal, who will occupy the Holy Land. They will gather into the very same place as their spiritual ancestors were exiled out of.

All the faithful Christians; Jews, Gentiles, Eskimos, etc, will gather into all of the Holy Land, our heritage and our great privilege. Proved by how the Anti-Christ 'beast' conquers us. Daniel 7:25, Revelation 13:5-7

We'll have to agree to disagree on this. It certainly is not obvious to me that all Christians alive after the sixth seal will occupy the Holy Land.

(Rev 6:12) I looked when He opened the sixth seal, and behold, there was a great earthquake; and the sun became black as sackcloth of hair, and the moon became like blood.
(Rev 6:13) And the stars of heaven fell to the earth, as a fig tree drops its late figs when it is shaken by a mighty wind.
(Rev 6:14) Then the sky receded as a scroll when it is rolled up, and every mountain and island was moved out of its place.
(Rev 6:15) And the kings of the earth, the great men, the rich men, the commanders, the mighty men, every slave and every free man, hid themselves in the caves and in the rocks of the mountains,
(Rev 6:16) and said to the mountains and rocks, "Fall on us and hide us from the face of Him who sits on the throne and from the wrath of the Lamb!
(Rev 6:17) For the great day of His wrath has come, and who is able to stand?"

Nothing there about Christians going to the Holy Land.

Then you mention these verses, which you say prove that "all the faithful Christians; Jews, Gentiles, Eskimos, etc, will gather into all of the Holy Land, our heritage and our great privilege.":

(Dan 7:25) He shall speak pompous words against the Most High, Shall persecute the saints of the Most High, And shall intend to change times and law. Then the saints shall be given into his hand For a time and times and half a time.

(Rev 13:5) And he was given a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies, and he was given authority to continue for forty-two months.
(Rev 13:6) Then he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme His name, His tabernacle, and those who dwell in heaven.
(Rev 13:7) It was granted to him to make war with the saints and to overcome them. And authority was given him over every tribe, tongue, and nation.

Certainly those verses tell us of the evil one opposing the saints, but nothing about all the saints congregating in the Holy and.

Maine Progressive · 2026-06-04T06:04:32-0500

bèlla said:
Instead of lecturing people on christian failings you need to get grounded in the word. Your arguments are humanistic and display a noticeable bias towards the human experience above God's precepts. The bible tells us to trust in the Lord and not to lean on our own understanding. Your human intellect is no match for the Father's and you don't seem to grasp that nor your position in relation to something greater than yourself. You're not His equal.

~bella

Ouch. Not one bit true. But Ouch. Peace be with you.

johnnypapa · 2026-06-04T06:01:46-0500

Speaking of the Eucharist as a spiritual weapon might strike you as odd, yet St. Paul reminds us we’re in a war, and that our primary enemies are ones we cannot see:

For we are not contending against flesh and blood, but against the principalities, against the powers, against the world rulers of this present darkness, against the spiritual hosts of wickedness in the heavenly places (Eph. 6:12).

Eucharistic Adoration: A Neglected Spiritual Weapon

Eucharistic adoration does not require exposition. On the contrary, let the churches encourage faithful and non-believers to visit our Lord at all times.

www.catholic.com

reddogs · 2026-06-04T05:52:59-0500

The following list comes from Steve Wohlberg's (an SDA pastor and theologian) website and is good overview of Adventist beliefs...

We Believe
The following is not meant to be the formation of a creed, but is rather a statement of beliefs based on solid biblical teachings. We invite all readers to follow the example of the noble Bereans who, nearly two thousand years ago, “searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so” (Acts 17:11).

The Bible (Old and New Testaments) is fully inspired by God, and is profitable for doctrine, reproof, correction, and instruction in righteousness (2 Tim. 3:16)
God created our world in six literal, 24-hour days, and rested on the seventh day (Gen. 1; 2:1-3; Exodus 20:11).
Satan (a fallen angel), led Eve into sin (Gen. 3:1-6; Isaiah 14:12-14; Rev. 12:9)
Jesus Christ is the Messiah of Israel and the Savior of the world (1 John 4:14)
Jesus Christ has revealed to the entire human family God’s loving character (John 3:16; 14:9)
Jesus Christ is fully God and fully Man (John 1:1-3, 14; 1 Tim. 2:5)
Jesus was born of a virgin and died on the cross for the sins “of the whole world” (Matthew 1:23; 1 Cor. 15:3; 1 John 2:2)
On the third day (Sunday morning), Jesus rose from the dead, as predicted in advance by the Scriptures (Luke 24; 1 Cor. 15:3,4)
God is not prejudiced against any race, color, or nation (Acts 17:26; Rom. 2:11; Rev. 7:9)
Eternal life is a free gift through Jesus Christ (Rom. 6:23)
God’s love brings a sinner to repentance (Rom. 2:4)
God calls all to repent and believe in Jesus Christ (Acts 20:21)
We must be born again by the power of the Holy Spirit (John 3:6,7)
Believers in Jesus should be baptized by immersion (Mat. 3:16,17; Mark 16:15; Acts 2:38,41)
We should follow God’s Word above man’s traditions (Mat. 4:4; Col. 2:8)
We should treat everyone with love and respect (Eph. 4:25, 5:1, 9)
We should keep ourselves “unspotted from the world” (James 1:27)
We are living in “the time of the end” (Daniel 12:4,10)
By His grace and motivated by love, God’s end-time people will keep the Ten Commandments and the faith of Jesus Christ (John 14:15; Rev. 14:12)
Christians should endure tribulation “to the end” (Mat. 24:13; Acts 14:22)
The Antichrist of prophecy is “already in the world” (1 John 2:18; 4:3)
The major Protestant Reformers were correct about the Antichrist.
Jesus Christ is the only Mediator between God and fallen humanity (1 Timothy 2:5)
Jesus will not return secretly, but openly and visibly for all to see (Mat. 24:26,27,30,31)
There will be “a resurrection of the dead, both the just and the unjust” (Acts 24:15; John 5:28,29)
Jesus Christ is “the seed of Abraham” (Galatians 3:16)
True believers in Jesus Christ – Jews and Gentiles – become part of Abraham’s seed, “the Israel of God” (Gal. 3:28,29; 6:14-16)
Our final home is the New Jerusalem (Hebrews 12:22-24; Rev. 21:1-4, 10-27)
All the lost will end up in “the lake of fire, which is the second death” (Revelation 20:14,15)
God will make a new heaven and a new earth for His people to live in, where righteousness dwells (2 Peter 3:9-14)
The truth of the Bible is bigger than any church or denomination.
The Bible is our final authority.

Normandt · 2026-06-04T05:51:02-0500

Homily Friday, June 5, 2026

2 Timothy 3:10-17

Paul to Timothy: “You have followed my teaching, way of life, purpose, faith, patience, love, endurance.”

And the purpose of this journey is to receive and teach what the grace of God is and what it is not.

Mark 12:35-37

Let us give thanks before the Trinity. Let us thank the Lord, for he is always with us. Let us remain with the Lord.

Biblical texts: NAB-RE

Normand Thomas.

Brightfame52 · 2026-06-04T05:50:05-0500

Jan001 said:
"We shall be saved by his life" when we imitate his obedience to his father's commands until we die.

False, you changing the text, a mark of a false teacher. Tis by His one obedience to God the many shall be made righteous Rom 5:19

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

Back to Rom 5:10 shall be saved by His life is because they were reconciled by His death, even while disobedient enemies.

Jan001 said:
Philippians 2:8
he humbled himself and became obedient to the point of death— even death on a cross.

Yes and that one obedience of His unto death, made the elect righteous Rom 5:19

19 For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous.

The word righteous here is the greek word dikaios and its properties:

righteous, observing divine laws

in a wide sense, upright, righteous, virtuous, keeping the commands of God

of those who seem to themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves to be righteous, who pride themselves in their virtues, whether real or imagined

innocent, faultless, guiltless

used of him whose way of thinking, feeling, and acting is wholly conformed to the will of God, and who therefore needs no rectification in the heart or life

only Christ truly

approved of or acceptable of God

All the righteous obedience and law keeping of commandments for life, have been charged to the many, God approves of all of them as fully obeying His commandments through Christs One obedience unto death in their behalf.

BelieveItOarKnot · 2026-06-04T05:45:53-0500

JulieB67 said:
We are to continually try and kill the desires and lusts of the flesh.

We've done this enough. Come back when you get the picture and maybe we'll see better.

In the "mean"time try to reconnoiter the fact that the lusts of the flesh are and remain active all the days of our lives and resist the Spirit. IF you manage to get that far. The resistance to the fact is real and tangible, leading people to falsely think "they're all that" in God when that is never the case.

The child of God whom all people are is blessed

The children of the devil whom we ALL bear in the flesh are not

This is how scripture divides everyone

One saved
one lost

johnnypapa · 2026-06-04T05:45:05-0500

The Sacred Heart of Jesus – Short Meditations for June. June 4 — The Sacred Heart formed in Mary’s Womb

June 4 — The Sacred Heart formed in Mary’s Womb.

The Sacred Heart formed in Mary’s Womb. 1. Time was when there was no Heart of Jesus burning with love for men. God loved men, pitied them, perfectly understood human treachery and human misery, but not from personal experience of it. Before Jesus came mankind were hurrying down to hell...

bellarmineforum.org

Day 4: What Happened When Jesus Was Pierced?

What happened after Christ breathed His last upon the Cross?

Saint John records that a soldier pierced the side of Jesus with a lance, and immediately blood and water flowed forth. This was not merely a historical detail. The Church has contemplated this mystery for centuries because it reveals the Sacred Heart of the Redeemer and the price paid for our salvation.

In this lesson, we examine the pierced side of Christ, the reality of His sacrifice, and the love by which He redeemed mankind.

Tomorrow:
Blood and Water — What It Means

“One of the soldiers with a spear opened his side, and immediately there came out blood and water.”
— John 19:34

Sacred Heart of Jesus, have mercy on us.

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BelieveItOarKnot · 2026-06-04T05:42:01-0500

timothyu said:
True but it verifies who we serve

Pretty sure the evil within no one serves God, but resists, no exceptions

Brightfame52 · 2026-06-04T05:38:50-0500

What is Gods purpose according to election?

Rom 9:11

11 (For the children being not yet born, neither having done any good or evil, that the purpose of God according to election might stand, not of works, but of him that calleth )

What is Gods purpose according to election? The purpose of God according to election is that salvation be accomplished by the work of his Son, that his Son might be the Firstborn among many brethren, all the honor and glory of the Firstborn belongs to Christ

Rom 8:28-29

28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did predestinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren.

HIM · 2026-06-04T05:38:32-0500

HIM said:
NO MENTION OF THE SPIRIT WRITING THE TEN COMMANDMENTS ON OUR HEARTS.

Capbook2 said:
Well, if your God in Hebrews 8 is not a spirit, you are correct. (John 4:24)

First off it is Our God and Father.

Second no mention of any commandments in Heb 8. It says the Law not commandments. This includes the Commandments but also things like loving God with all our being, loving our neighbor, incest, bestiality, reading our Bible and so forth.

And no those mentioned above are not included in the Ten. They are separate issues inclusive of themselves.
Though I show my love for my neighbor by keeping them I can keep them and not love my neighbor.

Though incest is a sexually immoral issue like adultery it is not adultery unless one of the participants is married.

johnnypapa · 2026-06-04T05:33:36-0500

THE SECOND DAY

With the Blessed Virgin, the Cherubim, and the Holy Prophets.

Adore the Sacred Heart of Jesus, which solicits, night and day, the mercy of God in our favour, and incessantly offers itself in sacrifice for the expiation of our sins.

Practice--Recall to your mind, in the bitterness of your soul, the enormity of your sins; implore this Sacred Heart to give you a true contrition for them, and unite the sorrow which you endeavour to conceive with that which our Lord experienced in His adorable Heart.

Prayer of St. Alphonsus Liguori to the Sacred Heart

O Adorable heart of my Jesus, heart created expressly for the love of men! Until now I have shown towards Thee only ingratitude. Pardon me, O my Jesus. Heart of my Jesus, abyss of love and of mercy, how is it possible that I do not die of sorrow when I reflect on Thy goodness to me and my ingratitude to Thee? Thou, my Creator, after having created me, hast given Thy blood and Thy life for me; and, not content with this, Thou hast invented a means of offering Thyself up every day for me in the holy Eucharist, exposing Thyself to a thousand insults and outrages. Ah, Jesus, do Thou wound my heart with a great contrition for my sins, and a lively love for Thee. Through Thy tears and Thy blood give me the grace of perseverance in Thy fervent love until I breathe my last sigh. Amen.

Christ's Bride · 2026-06-04T05:28:36-0500

Maria Billingsley said:
If we look at His Holy Spirit Baptism as an "authoritative seal"instead of a separate act after conversion we may be able to understand more clearly.
We need to go back in scripture( just before the Day of Pentecost) and realize that there were many believers before His Holy Spirit was even released upon the earth. These people were saved even though His Holy Spirit was not available. So we can safely say they were saved by their faith. Now we move on to Acts , the Day of Pentecost, where His Holy Spirit for the very first time came down and "filled" these exact same people with His Holy Spirit and to what purpose? Jesus Christ of Nazareth tells us:

"But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, He will teach you all things, and bring to your remembrance all things that I said to you." — John 14:26

"But when the Helper comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who proceeds from the Father, He will testify of Me." — John 15:26

"Nevertheless I tell you the truth. It is to your advantage that I go away; for if I do not go away, the Helper will not come to you; but if I depart, I will send Him to you. And when He has come, He will convict the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: of sin, because they do not believe in Me; of righteousness, because I go to My Father and you see Me no more; of judgment, because the ruler of this world is judged." — John 16:7–11

"However, when He, the Spirit of truth, has come, He will guide you into all truth; for He will not speak on His own authority, but whatever He hears He will speak; and He will tell you things to come. He will glorify Me, for He will take of what is Mine and declare it to you." — John 16:13–14

From these verses we can derive the purpose. His Holy Spirit is a " Helper "who teaches all things, brings remembrance, guilds the believer to all truth, testifies on behalf of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, convicts the world of sin, reveals righteousness and judgment, glorifies Jesus Christ of Nazareth and most importantly, empowers the believer to speak in His name and authority.
This is the purpose and in addition to this He gives tools to accomplish the purpose known as " gifts". These gifts are:

* Wisdom
* Understanding
* Counsel
* Might
* Knowledge
* Fear of the Lord
* The word of wisdom
* The word of knowledge
* Faith
* Gifts of healings
* The working of miracles
* Prophecy
* Discerning of spirits
* Different kinds of tongues
* The interpretation of tongues
* Ministry
* Teaching
* Exhorting
* Giving
* Leading
* Showing mercy

Now that I have laid down the foundation , I will address the three possible interpretations you have laid out in your post.

1.It is not the same as the Baptism of the Holy Spirit as mentioned in the Gospels and experienced in the Book of Acts.

It is the same Spirit everywhere.

2. It could be a reference to water baptism, symbolizing our incorporation into the Body of Christ. Calvin's view.

It is not by water, It is by Spirit that we gain such power and authority in His Name.

3. It is a separate baptism, placing believers into the body of Christ at conversion but is not the Baptism of the Holy Spirit.

It is the same Spirit everywhere.

Hope this helps.
Be blessed.

Christ told the 120 to wait for the "Promise of the Father".
At day 50, the 120 assembled on the Feast of Pentecost.

Then God the Father pour out HIS One Spirit on the 120 at 9AM which is the time of the Morning Daily Sacrifice. Why?

From Adam until that Pentecost only a very few had the Holy Spirit in them. Saul had the Spirit taken from him and Christ gave it to David, the prophets of God had the Holy Spirit.
The Old Covenant did not offer the Holy Spirit nor eternal life, only physical blessings like protection and weather.
What was the results --- no one could obey, all sinned.

At the time of Christ, only John the Baptist and Jesus Christ had the Holy Spirit dwelling in them, Christ had the Spirit without measure and was able to live a sinless life to become our Passover

The New Covenant Christ instituted, offers the indwelling of the Holy Spirit and eternal life with the Torah in our minds and hearts/nature. Jeremiah 31: 33
Why? without the power of God's ONE Spirit in a person, none can over come sin, we are told the first step is repentance -- repenting from sin is only possible by the Power of God in us. Christ was clear; there are none good - no not one.

none can grow into the perfection of Jesus Christ without God's Spirit. Overcoming our human nature and Satan is only possible by that ONE Spirit. Conversion of our human nature comes only by the power of the Father working in the person by HIS Spirit.

Once a repentant person is 'impregnated', the spirit must dwell in us, by the Father with that ONE Spirit they become sons of the Father and by the power the Spirit, that person can begin to live that one narrow way difficult only the few find.

How is that ONE Spirit put in a person?
Acts 8
14 Now when the apostles which were at Jerusalem heard that Samaria had received the word of God, they sent unto them Peter and John:
15 Who, when they were come down, prayed for them, that they might receive the Holy Spirit: 16 (For as yet he was fallen upon none of them: only they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. )
17 Then laid they [their] hands on them, and they received the Holy Spirit.
18 And when Simon saw that through laying on of the apostles' hands the Holy Spirit was given, he offered them money,

chilehed · 2026-06-04T05:18:43-0500

Aldebaran said:
Are you about to try making the case that the store owner wasn't a reasonable person?

You don't listen very well. I'm glad that it's not likely you'll ever be on any jury that I might be involved with.

Christsfreeservant · 2026-06-04T05:10:20-0500

Romans 5:1-2 NKJV

“1Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2through whom also we have access by faith into this grace in which we stand, and rejoice in hope of the glory of God.”

I am borrowing this from a writing from two months ago, “Peace with God,” because this is what I am being led of the Lord to do today. For it is good if we can know and understand the meanings of these words in the Scriptures so that we can apply them to our walks of faith in the Lord Jesus.

Justified

What does it mean to be justified? It means to be made righteous, to be conformed to a proper standard, which is God’s standard for how we ought to live as followers of Jesus Christ. And to be righteous is to be morally pure, upright, honorable, faithful, honest, decent, and obedient to God, in practice, by the grace of God, and in the power of God, which is not of our own flesh. For it refers to what is deemed right by the Lord, what is approved in his eyes. Justification is to show what is right, and to be cleared of all charges.

Faith

And what is faith? It is belief, fidelity, moral conviction, and faithfulness. And it is divine persuasion, the persuasion of God as to his righteousness and holiness, and of our sinfulness, and of our need to deny self, die to sin, and follow our Lord in obedience to his commands in holy living, by the grace of God, in the power of God. For this faith comes from God, it is authored by God, it is gifted to us by God, and it is persuaded of God, and it is not of our own doing, but it is something we must put into practice, by God’s grace.

[Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 1:12-13; John 6:44; Acts 26:18; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Hebrews 12:1-2; Titus 2:11-14; 1 Peter 2:24]

Peace

And what is this peace with God being spoken of here? It is wholeness, fullness, and completeness. It has to do with us being joined together with Christ, united with him by faith in him, no longer separate (apart) from God, but now joined with him in unity of heart, mind, purpose, and action. We are now in Christ by faith in him, and he is in us by his Spirit. And we are at peace because our trust is now in our Lord and not in ourselves, and because we know God has all things under his control. So we trust him.

Grace

And what is this grace of God in which we are to be standing? Well, the grace of God, which is gifted to us by God, is training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives while we wait for our Lord’s return. God’s grace is what sent Jesus Christ to the cross to put our sins to death with him, and to be raised from the dead, so we can now die to sin and obey God, in practice. For it is God’s purpose that we no longer walk in sin but in obedience to him.

[Titus 2:11-14; Matthew 7:21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23]

God’s Glory

And so we exult (rejoice) in the hope (faith, anticipation, expectation) of the glory (honor, praise, worship, and intrinsic worth) of Almighty God – Father, Son Jesus Christ, and Holy Spirit – the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Our God always was, and always will be. And he is absolutely holy and righteous in all that he does. And he is the one who formed us in the wombs of our mothers. And he is the one who made salvation from sin possible for all of us who put our faith and hope in him to deliver us out of sin.

And Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; John 10:27-30; Acts 26:18; Romans 1:18-32; Romans 2:5-10; Romans 3:23; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Romans 12:1-2; 1 Corinthians 6:9-10,19-20; 1 Corinthians 10:1-22; 2 Corinthians 5:10,15,21; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:1-19; Hebrews 4:1-13; Hebrews 10:19-39; Hebrews 12:1-2; 1 Peter 2:24; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Revelation 2:1-29; Revelation 3:1-22]

The Peace of Christ

Based off of Colossians 3:1-17; Ephesians 5:19-20
An Original Work / October 31, 2011
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Let the word of Christ dwell in you,
As you teach with all wisdom,
Teaching one another to not
Think on earthly things;
Think instead on things above,
Where Christ sits with God, in love,
Saving us from all of our sins,
Cleansing us; made new within.

Let the peace of Christ rule your hearts,
As you sing songs unto Him;
Speak to one another with psalms,
Hymns, and spir’tual songs;
Always giving thanks to God,
In the name of Christ, His Son,
Who gave His life up for us all,
And gave us eternal life.

Let the love of Christ within you
Rule in your hearts; grace within,
Purifying you from your sin,
Make you whole within.
Forgive as the Lord forgave.
Show His kindness ev’ry day.
In word or deed, whate’er you do,
Glory give to Jesus Christ.

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Justified By Faith
Borrowed from “Peace with God”
An Original Work / April 8, 2026
Reposted on June 4, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

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