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Decision Making for Christians.

Opening blessing Grace to you and peace  from God our Father and the Lord Jesus the Messiah. Romans 1:7 Beginning reading Then David consulted The Lord . He asked, “Should I go in pursuit of these raiders? Will I catch up with them?” And The Lord  ] answered him, “Go in pursuit, because you will overtake them and recover everyone and everything." 1 Samuel 30:8 The reason for message The Bible teaches us how to live godly lives; a life which is acceptable to God and which also is a blessing to people we affect. We see this in Mathew 22: 37-40. 37   He told him, “ ‘You are to love The Lord  your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength.’ [ c ]   38   This is the greatest and most important commandment .  39   And a second is similar to it,  ‘You are to love your neighbor as yourself.’ [ d ]   40   All of the Law  and the Prophets are dependent on these two commandments .”  When it comes to making specific decisions on so many matters in

The Will of God and Time: Example of Joseph

Opening verse : For everything there is a season,  a right time for every intention under heaven. Ecclesiastes 3:1 Reason for Topic : For some time now, I have been feeling the urge to talk about both the "Will of God" and "Time." They are of significant importance in the life of a Christian. An understanding of the two concepts would resolve some of the hard to comprehend things, for example, why do Christians suffer, in the life of a worshipper.  The Choice of Joseph for an Example : We see the story of Joseph in the book of Genesis 37. He had a dramatic experience of the workings of God in his life. The extraordinary pain that was his lot, and the unusual salvation and elevation God gave him, would speak to some of the struggles in the lives of the believer today. An Examination of the Experiences, or Trials and Elevation, of Joseph 1. The Promise that Joseph will be King :  5 J oseph had a dream which he told his brothers, and that made them hate him a

Should Christians Observe the Old Testament?

Opening Greeting May mercy, love and peace  be yours in full measure. Jude 1:2 Beginning Scripture The Law  was given through Moses; G race and Truth came through Jesus the Messiah. John 1:17 Purpose: There is controversy among some Christians whether believers are to still observe and keep the Old Testament (OT), even if only portions of it. As well, some groups of Christians tend not to differentiate between OT scriptures and the New Testament (NT) teachings. There is insistence on following some practices of the OT. The thought is, since it is in the Bible, they must be followed. I will attempt to, by the Grace of Jesus, address these thinking here and put forward scriptures to bring a clear answer on the issue. Examining the topic from the eyes of, 1. Jesus, 2. The Apostles, and 3. Paul, the official apostle to the gentiles, would be an effective way to deal with the subject, I believe. Discourse A. What Jesus said about the Old Testament-   17   “Don’t think that

Does God Still Speak to People?

Opening greeting May mercy, love and peace  be yours in full measure.  Jude 1:2 Beginning reading 1   In days gone by, God spoke in many and varied ways to the Fathers through the prophets.  2   But now, in the  last days , he has spoken to us through his Son, to whom he has given ownership of everything and through whom he created the universe. Hebrews 1:1-2  Message The idea of God speaking to anyone tends to raise controversy notwithstanding universal acceptance of the fact of God having spoken to individuals as well as people in the Bible. I will attempt in this article to bring scriptures to shine light on the phenomenon and phenomena of God speaking to somebody or people or of somebody or people hearing from God.  Hebrews 1:1-2 (cited above) declares God speaking to us. This is true. The New Testament is filled with the words of Jesus Christ which are also words he heard from his Father. Per John 12:49 ,  " I have not spoken on my own initiative, but the Father