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According to this video by Bishop Mar Mari Emmanuel and some christians not feeling sure christ will or can accept you will cause Him to judge but I am not sure I agree because of the below verse but it means atleast person must follow all christ way.But the question is how can one know for sure he is ready that he is doing all he must to follow christ. It may be about gaining knowledge of christ personally which I hope one can obtain from christ but it may be supposed one gains that experience through sacraments or learning from others so one may experience christ through that knowledge

1 John 3:20-21
20 For if our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and knows all things. 21 Beloved, if our heart does not condemn us, we have confidence toward God.

 

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The below is true but is not wrong to have a career if that is not your god that you consider most important to serve Christ if you are following a career to use your talent to make most impact for the kingdom for one is not saved by works and not need to use all talents but to be rewarded you should gain as most talents. And the bible says whatever your hand finds to do do it with all your might for there is no work in the grave where you are going which is where all went in the old testament because paradise had not yet been open which is when christ took the righteous of the old testament later to which is not to say you need to have had great achievements to be saved but you do less for the kingdom one only must commit to something while he can to be profitable servant to confess christ or preach if you have incase you have not opportunity to repent to call on the Lord that that is the meaning is as Jesus said I must work the works of Him who sent Me while it is day the night is coming when no man can work.

Colossians 3:23-24
23 And whatever you do,
do it heartily, as to the Lord and not to men, 24 knowing that from the Lord you will receive the reward of the inheritance; for you serve the Lord Christ.

 

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I believe prayer is not a chore you have to do you do it only when you need it and also to give peace in knowing what christ has done the way that you should have and fasting is not an obligation it is a blessing to break strongholds to provide clarity to help one live more effective for jesus or perhaps only if chains of sin are not broken without it and also with prayer to give clarity to have peace.

That is my thoughts that I think it may be but I dont know maybe persons have responsibility to pray and fast not needing to fast all time but just what you can now even if you didnt before and often as you dont know when you will die but not need to all time but if you didnt you just have to do now to do unless you know you are accepted as that may be way of getting oil and guidance but not need to all time but if have not done to do now if one is not sure he is fully knowing all way and if accepted otherwise as bible says pray without ceasing meaning not literally if have to do other things but often and as below bible verse says.

 

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It is good to always be reminded of the gospel the bible is clear that any person can be saved so he didnt need to have served God for long time but I believe there is an order in the kingdom that those who left everything to follow christ will be judge the tribes of israel and all of which some will be saved but so as by judgement for the bible also says the righteous is scarcely saved to mean straight away but others will be saved.

But this could also apply to each believer in becoming a believer must give up something a sin or his his heart of unrepentance that he must be contrite to despise his old lifestyle and some people have to give up more to be christian to be persecuted but christ enables them to do. Life is not equal some people have sicknesses others dont have but God is fair as it is within people ability to endure but that is the truth people are called to accept because of evil in the world people may suffer even as terrorist can kill anyone.

 

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Being a missionary is a path perhaps God has provided for christians that is an abundant life in reaching help people with gospel that provides purpose to help many but is better when one has skills to serve with and is right not to be proud that only one who does is saved. It is good to occupy to do to find purpose until one is married and go do together if things are not working to find spouse now.

But I am not completely sure though I think is ok that any one should be missionary that not sure if testing God that maybe wont be able to endure persecution if He did not send that we are told just to pray God sends laborers into His harvest to trust He makes sure He will get the message to all He wants for it to spread for righteousness that He makes Himself responsible for those who did not hear.

For He knows if they are seeking Him to give them chance in the world to come that if they were seeking God and were righteous will not be damned but cease to exist if such is just for a reason I dont know which I am not sure since then it would be better not to preach but I dont see that reason that I believe they will be given chance in world to come.

 

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Evangelism is important that we should do more often. If anyone is looking for a tract to help I believe this one is best I know I have at home though does not mention confessing christ it does say in prayer to ask Him to be Lord of life which will involve confession and in prayer says may Your grace help me obey and follow You which involves confessing christ if can incase you have not opportunity to repent to call on the Lord. But I want to look for a better one which mentions confessing in it only as needed to do incase not have opportunity to call on christ and following christ too. I hope others can show me

 

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I have no problem with my faith because of assumption church chose canon because anyone with conscience will be able to pick good books of bible in accord with 4 gospels which was always preached in churches it was established yes because apostles preached it. God made sure churches received it as revelations says in early church that even though they followed divisions they were churches that God made sure letters were sent to them so that generation follows can not deny it.

They would not be able to lie because all who lived at apostles time shared it to the descendants that if they said it was not many descendants would have objected so that it would not be agreed upon atleast matthew mark luke and john so that majority who witnessed testified and God allowed that to happen to raise up His own people in every generation to support the truth.

Also gospels are themselves purpose to tell why you need to believe in jesus because He is God and died for your sins and you accept the gospels because they are right from your conscience. Also we know good news of gospel any can be saved that it is not a corrupt scripture for old testament before said his mercy endures forever. That psalm has never been disputed by any historical proof of men of God in history during old testament so must be legitimate to be part of bible.

 

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I dont know what people agenda is to preach to observe days and seasons as necessary to be saved but I think it may be a false gospel even if you believe in christ as Paul seemed to teach galatians however those days and seasons are meant for our benefit just as the church makes days for fasting for our benefit but if you are doing often no day is required but is a chance to make sure you are filled. As Jesus says the sabbath was made for man and not man for the sabbath.

 

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Though this song may have been produced by a christian living in the orthodox church it is nonetheless true in its message that God always cares but He is trying to lead to truth and the message anyway is true even to save for those who believe what is right


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Below is true not because jesus work on cross is not enough but because the devil can turn you away from believing and also to defeat you by doing so to stop you from preaching

Feed yourself with Gods word even if you don’t feel like it. When you are under a spiritual attack, the enemy doesn’t just want to destroy you but also defeat you by spiritual starvation.
Vlad Savchuk

 

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I decided even though it may be true you dont need works it is safer to seek to do some works that if possible to needy that God may not let you die until it is possible if you are seeking for christ will understand if dont know but if you die before it is possible christ will accept as bible says saved not of works lest any boast

 

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Such means only if accepting to suffer it would convict the harsh sometimes doing so does not so Jesus stood up for Himself when high priest slapped him to awaken the others even if high priest did not get saved

1 Peter 2:18-25
18 Servants, be submissive to your masters with all fear, not only to the good and gentle, but also to the harsh. 19 For this is commendable, if because of conscience toward God one endures grief, suffering wrongfully. 20 For what credit is it if, when you are beaten for your faults, you take it patiently? But when you do good and suffer, if you take it patiently, this is commendable before God. 21 For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that you should follow His steps:
22 “Who committed no sin,
Nor was deceit found in His mouth”;
23 who, when He was reviled, did not revile in return; when He suffered, He did not threaten, but committed Himself to Him who judges righteously; 24 who Himself bore our sins in His own body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live for righteousness—by whose stripes you were healed. 25 For you were like sheep going astray, but have now returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls.

 

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We cant know if Mary the mother of Christ had other children just from the verse in Mark 6:3

Mark 6:3
Is this not the carpenter, the Son of Mary, and brother of James, Joses, Judas, and Simon? And are not His sisters here with us?” So they were offended at Him.

Matthew 27:55-56
55 And many women who followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering to Him, were there
looking on from afar, 56 among whom were Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James and Joses, and the mother of Zebedee’s sons.

Matthew 27:55-56 shows that the children mentioned in Mark 6:3 belong to another Mary that it is not Mary the mother of Jesus as they would have said Mary His mother not the mother of James and Joses but it is a relative of Jesus if they call James and Joses his brothers in Mark 6:3