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Holy Spirit, the Helper
aqrinc:
--- Quote from: lauriellen on October 13, 2009, 09:01:26 AM ---dear roy, thank you for your many posts and insight....you always seem to ask the tuff questions that are hard to put to words. i also had been wondering about why the the apostles had the ability to raise the dead, and do these amazing miracles, ect......and why it isn't done today. i had not read that particular email by Ray addressing this question. sometimes it does feel like God has withdrawn from us in this day and time.
thanks again,
lauriellen
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Hi Roy, lauriellen,
We have much Greater Spiritual gifts; raising the Spiritually dead, blind, lame and deaf.
Joh 14:12 (MKJV)
Truly, truly, I say to you, He who believes on Me, the works that I do he shall do also, and greater works than these he shall do, because I go to My Father.
Remember, anything we do is OF GOD THE FATHER.
Joh 5:19 (MKJV)
Then Jesus answered and said to them, Truly, truly, I say to you, The Son can do nothing of Himself but what He sees the Father do. For whatever things He does, these also the Son does likewise.
Act 3:12 (MKJV)
And seeing this, Peter answered the people, Men, Israelites, why do you marvel at this? Or why do you stare at us, as though we had made this man to walk by our own power or holiness?
george :).
kenny:
--- Quote from: Roy Martin on October 13, 2009, 12:29:17 PM ---Kenny to answer your question as you know will require some searching on my part. Your tricky my friend, answering a question with a question. ;D
Roy
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i really am not trying to be tricky, your own avatar shows the answer, it starts as a seed and the grows in stages to a full grown tree with many branches and leaves and in the end it is a mature tree that will continue to mature even more with the passage of time as the seasons change(even in nature God does the pruning with the elements) it will change and adapt to live to its fullest.
just as we will with the pruning of the Holly spirit.
My friend i have watched your prunings for years.
Roy Martin:
Kenny I know you weren't trying to be tricky, and yes you have seen a tree grow and wither with the seasons. Good analogy Kenny.
Roy
Kat:
Hi Roy,
Titus 3:3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful and hating one another.
All people first live in darkness and deception it is only when they receive the Holy Spirit/Comforter that their eyes are opened to the truth.
Eph 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
God gives us His Holy Spirit, but then He want us to really have a desire to know the truth and we have to dig for it like a "hidden treasure in a field" (Matt. 13). Notice the treasure is "hidden" and not out there for all to see and find. The only ones that can and will find it are those He has destined to, but there are only a few who will make it onto that narrow path. When He has brought those to the place where He wants them to be, then He will reveal Himself to them and teach them and they will know they are His sheep.
John 10:27 My sheep hear My voice, and I know them, and they follow Me.
v. 28 And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.
v. 29 My Father, who has given them to Me, is greater than all; and no one is able to snatch them out of My Father's hand.
v. 30 I and My Father are one."
John 15:16 You did not choose Me, but I chose you and appointed you that you should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should remain, that whatever you ask the Father in My name He may give you.
Once the Holy Spirit is indwelling then God will work through you to bear fruit and this is the way we can know someonr is a true believer, by their fruit.
--- Quote ---There is nothing in a million years that could convince me to go back to the lies that the Pastor teaches.
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This statement you made indicates that you can see the fruit of the pastor of the church, the lies and contradictions. But as you said;
--- Quote ---They feel guilt and love and seek God and do all the same things that we do.
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Yes they do look a lot like a believer, doesn't "Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light." (2 Cor. 11:14), so too does these pastors appear as one of the sheep. But Jesus warns us about them...
Mat 7:15 "Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravenous wolves.
v. 16 You will know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes from thornbushes or figs from thistles?
v. 17 Even so, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit.
v. 18 A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, nor can a bad tree bear good fruit.
v. 19 Every tree that does not bear good fruit is cut down and thrown into the fire.
v. 20 Therefore by their fruits you will know them.
Paul also warns us.
Acts 20:29 For I know this, that after my departure savage wolves will come in among you, not sparing the flock.
Eph 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light
v. 9 (for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth),
v. 10 finding out what is acceptable to the Lord.
v. 11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather expose them.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
cjwood:
--- Quote from: Marky Mark on October 13, 2009, 08:08:18 AM ---
http://www.forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,305.0.html
COMMENT: When sin no longer "has dominion over you," you will know that God's Holy Spirit is operating in you. Not that you will not sin, but sin will not lord it over you; you will no longer be a slave to sin; you will not be fighting sin ever moment of your day; you will be given peace in that area of your life.
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http://bible-truths.com/email10.htm#miracles ---Comforter *
...However, with that said, does God no longer perform miracles or healings? Yes, He does. I have seen and experienced them. Does He always heal? Does He always alleviate our problems and trials? NO. Why should we pray for God to TAKE AWAY all the things that are absolutely NECESSARY FOR OUR FAITH AND PERFECTION?
Don't neglect to ask God for EVERYTHING you feel you should have. But don't be disappointed if God allows you to CONTINUE IN YOUR TRIALS. Sometimes He removes certain trials after a period of time. We do not know when and how or even if God will do this that or the other thing, so we keep praying. I ask for STRENGTH AND FAITH to face my trials and OVERCOME my flesh. I no longer pray for God to make me HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE, with absolutely no price to pay for such privileges.
This site is an answer to prayer. My understanding of the Scriptures is an answer to prayer. Everything I have is an answer to prayer. I pray for others and many times, GOD ANSWERS MY PRAYERS! But I do NOT always heal the sick through my prayers, I do not make people wealthy through my prayers, and I have NEVER raised the dead through my prayers. So don't stop praying!! And ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS, thank God for all that you have.
And then,
don't WORRY about anything. Phil. 4:6 is a terrible translation in the KJV. Instead of "Be careful in nothing..." it should read:
"DON'T WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING..."
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and that "not worrying", THAT IS FAITH in God the Father! and, we may say that is easier said than done, BUT, it IS POSSIBLE. He has made it possible for us to not worry about anything. if we have 'this faith' we have it through His Spirit within us. and when His Spirit is working in us, guiding us, we WILL get to the point in our lives where "sin no longer has dominion over us, where sin is not lording over us, whereby we give in to the lusts of the flesh. through HIS SPIRIT operating in us WE CAN reach that time in our walk with our God and Father when we are no longer fighting sin every day of our lives. through HIM we have armor (eph. 6:10-17), to put on each day we get out of bed, and with THAT ARMOR we can STAND STRONG in our faith in HIM.
our Father God knew we would need a Savior, He knew we would be bombarded with all kinds of things in our lives for which we would need a Helper/Comforter. He knew there would be times when we felt like orphans in the storm, but He knew He would never leave us or forsake us, because He knew/knows that we cannot ever grow into His Image without Him within us.
claudia
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