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Deborah-Leigh:


Heb 4:7 Again He sets a definite day, a new TODAY and gives another opportunity of securing that rest, saying through David after so long a time in which words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His voice and whenyou hear it, do not harden your hearts. 8. This mention of a rest was not a reference to their entering into Canaan. For if Joshua had given them rest, he, God would not speak afterward about ANOTHER DAY.  9. So then, there is STILL AWAITING A FULL AND COMPLETE SABBATH REST, reserved for the true people of God.

Matt 11: 29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, for I am meek and lowly in heart; and you shall find rest unto your souls.

zvezda:
Thank you all for your input, I was just troubled by the tense, I mean, if Gen 1:26 - 27 is not in past tense, then why should Gen 2:2 be in past tense? But I think I get the ideas and understand it now, thanks for all your help.  :)

hillsbororiver:
Hello Everyone,

While rereading Ray's article Worship In Spirit And Truth! I found this portion that I thought would fit nicely here;                 

So the more we study this Word of God, the more we see it’s all one thing.  There is one giant parable and it is this.

Gen 1:26  “And God said, Let Us be making man in Our image…”

There it is! 
You know the teaching is, that that has already happened.  No it didn’t!  That is why they don’t understand the Bible, because it didn’t happen back then.  Only the physical aspect was back then. 
First the physical then the spiritual, that’s the principle.  If you don’t believe that principle, how can you believe the Bible?  Why do you think the Bible teaches principles, if they aren’t true.  If it is true, why don’t you believe it?  Does the physical come first and then the spiritual?  Yes it does.  That’s the principle of God and so He’s making man into God’s image.  Are we spirit?  No.  Is God spirit?  Yes.  Well if He is making us into HIS image, don’t you think this stinking, rotten, carnal minded body is going to have to change, if we are going to be made into His image?  We know it hasn’t happened yet.  That’s why people kill each other and hate each other and all the misery and stuff we have among society, because they are not in His image.  These people are not in the image of God!  But one day they will be. 

It doesn’t matter what subject we study it always goes back to that one thing.  What is it that God is doing?  He's changing us from what we are, into what we are going to be.  That whole thing is what we call life, creation, existence, the plan of God.  It’s all that ONE thing, all of it.  You’ve got to relate everything that there is in the universe to this one thing that God is doing. 
He’s changing humanity into His own image!

John 4:32  “But He said unto them, I have meat to eat that you do not know of.”
v. 33  “The disciples therefore said one to another, Hath any man brought Him aught to eat?”
v. 34  “Jesus said unto them, My meat (food - What did we just read in Matt. 4, you worship God and God only do you worship and serve, you don’t live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God.) is TO DO THE WILL OF HIM THAT SENT ME…”

There it is.  Obeisance.  What is worship?  Obeisance.  What does obeir mean?  Obey.  Jesus Christ obeyed, “the will of Him that sent Me and to finish the work.”
Finish means to complete perfectly.  It’s not just to bring it to a conclusion, but to complete it 'perfectly'.

http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,5312.0.html

His Peace and Wisdom to you;

Joe

skydreamers:
Beautiful thread everyone!

Bradigans:
All i can say is, amen!!! alleluia!!

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