What does this means?

Peter 2:5, NIV: "you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ."

We must engage in battle with our selfishness and desire to sin. This includes submitting to human authorities, no matter how evil or harsh. It means enduring suffering, as Christ did for our sake when He died on the cross. Our role is not to fight a physical war for justice here; we will be going home soon.

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1PET.2:1-5 (NKJV) = 2:1 Therefore, laying aside all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil speaking, 2 as newborn babes, desire the pure milk of the word, that you may grow thereby, 3 if indeed you have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

4 Coming to Him as to a living stone, rejected indeed by men, but chosen by God and precious, 5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

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HEB.4:12-13 = . 12 For the word of God is living and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the division of soul and spirit, and of joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart. 13 And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are naked and open to the eyes of Him to whom we must give account.

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MATT.4:4 = 4 But He answered and said, “It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.’ ”
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HEB.8:10 = . 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put My laws in their mind and write them on their hearts; and I will be their God, and they shall be My people.

EPH.6:17 = and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God;

JOHN.1:1 = 1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
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This post has been edited by lurkingaround: Dec 15 2019, 02:15 PM

Living Stones basically means Alive....Stone denoting Church Building, the Church is about people.

Spiritual house = You're a house for God

Holy Priesthood = That is what you are as Christian...you're a priest to God, it is not just ordain priest in office. Meaning you have the right to pray to God for yourself and for others.

Spiritual Sacrifice = means you offer your life living a spiritual life that please God even though you may not feel like it..that is what sacrifice means.


Jesus says, you want to follow Him, you got to deny yourself. This "self" is about the sinful life. I don't really need to explain what is a sinful life, I think people generally know this in their soul.


Hope this helps.

Wsup fellow believers.


If you're not feeling well, you can pray or ask someone to pray for you for healing.

But if you need to see doctors or take medicine, please do so also.

Why?

Because medicine or doctors....do you know all in creation belongs to God?

the component of the medicine, even the chemicals ...without God's creation nothing in existence can form the medicine out of thin air.

Even for doctors, God is the one who give man the wisdom, the know how ...even scientists. Every profession there is, God is the one who breath life and can lead his people into medicine, science etc.

What about non believer doctors? To me, it's okay because God is the highest being who gave Man their lot in life, it is unwise to think by going to doctors for whatever reason is being unfaithful to God.

That is just being religiously stupid, sorry for that harsh word but it's just what it is.

is buying insurance a demonstration of lack of faith?

Nothing wrong with buying Insurance imo.

Churches with missions helps the poor wherever they are lead to help.

Why is it nobody says anything bad about that. Just because it's the Church's doing?

No, the core principle is to lift people out of their plight, that involves finances, the principle is the same on insurance which is getting you out of your plight if needed.

What if the main income earner can no longer earn income? Some people will say, Oh you know Christians during Bible says all suffered so in that religious thought they think it is God's will for people to suffer...so just depend on God.

But you forgot, it is not God who wants anyone to suffer but the devil. Read the Bible carefully, it is always the devil who wants evil for man but God always want and intend good for his beloved.

God allows it but that doesn't mean it is what God heart's desire. We need to learn to differentiate that.

Another thing..I've been observing Kanye West.

the guy seems legit.

He's trying, though not perfect but still trying and I'm not going to judge, I think He is ok.

Another brother in the Kingdom.

This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Dec 18 2019, 02:14 PM

Justin bieber recent daily post is an encouraging to humanity

I know how to live on almost nothing or with everything. I have learned the secret of living in every situation, whether it is with a full stomach or empty, with plenty or little. For I can do everything through Christ, who gives me strength.
Philippians 4:12‭-‬13 NLT

For years I heard ppl keep quoting verse 13, but to me this 2 verse came together make more sense.

Looks like God is using secular celebrities now for his kingdom.

There was also another guy....Korn Rock group member Brian head Welch.

Then a rapper by stage name "DMX".

Wow bro, this thread is heading to positive track once again kudos!!!

Merry Christmas to all!

Righteousness because of Faith in Christ is what move God

Romans 3:22 (NIV) - But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. This righteousness is given through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no difference between Jew and Gentile,


Blessed New Year to all of you fellow believers of various denominations.

We need to believe we are righteous because of our Faith in Christ. This is how God has ordained righteousness under the New Covenant which He cuts with all of us. Because until we learn to let go our confidence in our works as a gauge before God, we will never really experience the divine and the miraculous power of God.

Faith is what moves God and Faith is what basically attracts God. And it's not just simply faith in faith but faith in Jesus Christ particularly. And the Faith that believes God will.......

Perhaps there are circumstances in your life that has caused you to be disappointed towards God. I'm here to tell you many times it is because of the lack of believe that caused us to be in stagnant in life, that has caused disappointment.

Faith is so important if not critical. It is severe that God himself said this in

Hebrews 10:38 (NIV) - But My righteous one will live by faith; and if he shrinks back, I will take no pleasure in him."

Perhaps you are in the season where you wondered why God is being silent or that everything seems to be wrong, I'm here today to let you know, you got to re-study on why Faith is so important..important to God, important to your life.

I hope this devotion will help you.

God Bless.

I got a question
You know last time Robert huckle was indicted for raping orphans and other kids from Christians homes.
Would want to know why God allowed this to happen ?
These children, aren’t they suppose to be god’s children ?
Why was huckle allowed to dress as a sheep skin when he is a wolf ?
He pretended to be a Christian worker
How would these children ever be able to grow as Christians when their own bodies has been violated ?

Have you ever come across what fallen world means?

Sorry can you enlighten me on this ?

A lot of people blame God for allowing evil in this world but they forgotten this world is a fallen world where the devil roams.

God has said it, this world will be destroyed one day and a new Heaven and a New Earth will come in to replace it where God himself is the ruler.

Until then evil will always happen until judgement day come where evil will end.

With that being said, does it mean God does not protect his own? Question to ask is that have those people claim a prayer protection over their children? Have they been close to God or just Christian by name? Have they been authentic and honest to God or have they just been playing religion?

We don't really know. There are many things we don't know but God knows.

Despite of that being said, there are people who have been raped and God raise that person to help others today. One such person is Joyce Meyer. She was rape by her dad at young age and yet God restored to her so many things, she's used by God mightily to teach and help others today. Sure she was scarred but you can hear her own testimony how she have been alleviated from her past.

But question is we can’t deny asking ourselves what is to become of these children. After the rape, if they choose to sway, as a result They felt they were allowed to be raped, then wouldn’t it be bad testimony to the others ?

Erm, I don't think anyone should think they are allowed to be raped, it's a violation and a crime.

I think perhaps you're thinking to ask why did God allowed them to be rape, I would be the 1st to tell you, No, God would not be willing anyone to be raped.

But why it did happened, as I've said, it's a fallen world.