Everyday is a gift from God who gives us the opportunity to witness to a dying world that there is hope.  It really does not matter the tribulation for we have hope of life eternal.  Our Father waits for us that we will be reunited in heaven because of the blood of His Son Jesus.  Christians need not argue but look up to the One who has done it all that we can live life abundantly and victoriously until we reach our final home.

The early christians were put in prison, tortured and killed for preaching in the streets.  Those who went through persecution before us for the sake of the gospel knew who they would die for..the cause of Christ.  We will know persecution and many will not believe the truth but there is hope for we are in Christ Jesus and we have the promise of eternal life that gives no fear of what men can do.  God's word stands true and man can decieve himself but while we are still on this earth, we have a mission and that is to pray and to preach the gospel no matter what.  This world will go down, but praise the Lord for those who will come to know Him through our love and obedience to our Father by telling a dying world there is hope in Jesus Christ.

The fellowship of truth will bring us to the fellowship of suffering. BUT, never fear! it also leads us to the fellowship of God's blessing.

They will do all these things to you on account of My Name, because they don't know the One who sent Me. If I had not come and spoken to them, they would not have sin. Now they have no excuse for their sin.

The one who hates Me also hates My Father. If I had not done the works among them that no one else has done, they would not have sin. Now they have seen and hated both Me and My Father.

 Many profess Jesus but compromise and call it faith In Christ Jesus.  When the storms come they blow away like the wind. It is not how big one's church is, nor how talented, what position one holds in church,  it is where your heart is that makes one even lay down their life for the cause of Christ jesus.  If there is anything to share in the church today is to be very sure your faith leads you to life eternal and that is God's blessing to His children through His Son Jesus Christ.

Hi Bea and welcome to the forum.

The hardest time a parent will go through with their child is puberty.  Between the ages of 14 and 18 children search for their own identity.  It is their foundation that has alot to do with their choices in the long run.  Even though you do not recognize the foundation in your child, it is there and you have to keep the boundaries clear to them that they understand you as a parent that has given the boundaries. Many of their piers do not have boundaries and more important foundaton and I can't even imagine what the world is like for teens now as it is hard for adults.  But..I can tell you God isfaithful and what you have taught your child will come back to the child.  The most important thing to do is pray and pray and keep being a godly parent that enforces the boundaries of your home.

So gald you came to the forum..I will be praying for you and your child.

Mj

May the Lord shine upon us that without a word..people will see the light that shines from within us..the love of God that causes a dying world to see there is hope..

The moment we took our first breath, we were born into this world..into the very core of what this world offers..sin is not new as there is nothing new under the sun..but the moment a life accepts the Lord Jesus..the moment life was given breath of the Holy Spirit..Christ living in us..the hope of Glory..A christian is not taken out of the world..but through th power of the Holy Spirit the strenth to stand in the midst of evil..Days will get worse and worse in this world..but we will stand even unto death..for to live is Christ to die is gain..Can you imagine how many become christians and do not grasp the meaning of being a christian but have made churches like that of social clubs accepting the evil and justifying it. Then when the consequences of their actions comes..they blame God..I often think of how narrow the gate is and the few that find it..If there is anyting I stess more and more is to study God's word..live it and share it..to have a foundation that cannot be shaken even when our eyes see and ears hear and when evil is thrown at us..we can stand victorious..to never forsake th fellowship that one another is encouraged..We are no better than our Master and He witnessed what we witness today..yet..He said..The poor have the gospel..the lame are healed..and showed us how o ask the Father that whatever we do brings glory to God..to feed the sheep..If there is anyting thing that we have been told to do is to preach the gospel..to preach the gospel is to preach repentance and the day is coming when to preach the gospel there will be persecution and if we think what is happening today is bad..well..it is not near as bad as it can get..but thanks be to God for His mercy on us and for the gift of His Son that gives us the power to stand in the days to come..to focus on the Lord insead of the world..that is how we will stand in the days to come..IWe do not need to fear what God has given us the victory over..

Even though the courts do what they do, and our country takes away the Word of God, no one can take away the freedom we have in Christ Jesus..He is our hope and peace.  We are under attack everyday and yet, we still cling to the promises for they are true and we can rest assured that God's word will come to pass. The Lord is not under attack..the ones under attack are the ones that do not know the Lord for their fate is eternal seperation from God and cast into hell.  People do not want to acknowledge there is a hell, but it is a fact.  In the end, the Lord will cast the devil into the pit and there will be no battle for the battle has been won the day the Lord rose from the grave. Thanks be to God that we have hope eternal and that even if this earth passes away, God's Word stands true..

The only end to immoral behavior is the day the Lord Comes and the evil one will be cast in a lake of fire..Isn't it wonderful to know that we have the assurance in days like these that as long as we breathe a new day we also breathe the Word of God to one who does not know there is hope and it is only found in Jesus? 

When we read and are told of such happenings, we can truly say WE HAVE WON THROUGH THE BLOOD OF JESUS WE HAVE WON..

Dottie Rambo wrote so many wonderful songs..She is gone to be with the Lord but leaves behind songs that uplift..

AMEN BEP..We have won through the blood of Jesus that covers us..it is the only reason we receive the gift of eternal life but more so to see our Savior and fall before His feet..

Hi Brothers and Sisters..

I know I posted earlier, but I was thinking about this post topic and it brought to mind that when man tries to be a god and will not listen to truth..then the Lord is not in that person and that person does not understand the Word because he is not of God. It is so sad that one cruises christian spaces and cannot see the truth..and can see but refuse and it brings to mind 2nd John..I hope Discovery will discover the only one that can save a sin sick soul and give eternal life..until then..that person is seperated from God

Yes..God is merciful and just..He is also Sovereign and even the birds and the trees praise Him..God will stand by His word no matter what man thinks..without accepting Jesus there is no salvation..it is funny to be called "church people" it was not church people who were persecuted unto death knowing that no matter what happens to their mortal bodies..they would endure for the cause of Christ and to endure is to reign with Him..these are called"Christians" we are christians when we bear the name of Christ..and to bear the name of Chrsit is to take up your cross daily..to live everyday for the one who gives eternal life..to know His word and to live it..it is the key for knowing the Word you know exactly what God requires of His creation..

What is more important than the music is the heart of the one who sings it..I can't even begin to count all the talented ones who can sing with great skill..but only God knows the heart of the one who sings..We hear much about 'annointed' and it is surprising to me that there is no such passage in the bible that speaks of annointed singers..and we do not know if the angels only sing soprano..but we do know that it is the heart the Lord knows and from the heart comes the song and from the lyrics also the heart will sing the word of God in song..reminding the listener of God's love, mercy, grace..of His Sovereignty and Holiness..

What a relief to the spirit within a person to remove the weight of unforgiveness..People who do not forgive wak around with not only unforgiveness..but all that comes attached to unforgiveness..To remove it would be like having an elephant get off your back..

The more I reqd thi the more I think about.."set your mind on things above"..