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Corrections:
God's plan for everyone is perfect peace. God is not interested in the suffering of anyone let alone seeing anyone languishing in poverty. His plan is to see a sane and progressive society being governed or controlled by sincere love for one another.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

God's instructions or laws were meant to do us good alone and not evil.We humans are the major beneficiaries of these good things and not God. We are not doing God a favour but ourselves when we obey Gods commands. Obeying Gods instructions will help us get to our promised Land on Earth and heaven.

Exodus 20:23
See, I am sending an angel ( instructions/ laws ) ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

Take for example when God commands us to avoid fornication and adultery, obeying this is to benefit us human not to benefit God. Not obeying this instruction leaves us exposed to danger of contracting Sexual Transmitted Diseses (STD) or Spirit transmitted Demons(STD ) from your opposite sexual partner. All these can stop us from living a fulfilled live on Earth and could prevent us from dwelling in heaven.

Here is another of the instructions given to us by God "DO NOT TAKE BRIBE ". This was given to us as individuals or nation that when obeyed would benefit us human and not God positively.

Exodus 23: 8

Do not accept a bribe for a bribe makes people BLIND to what is right and RUIN the cause of those who are INNOCENT.

What does bribe/ bribery mean?

Bribery means money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust.

Bribery cut across every aspect of our life as individuals and as a nation.

Bribery occurrence as dividuals

Bribery could occur in the life of every individual as regards to their family. Take for example a situation where the husband has to bribe his way through the wife to get the wife do certain things that are naturally her responsible is not biblical and such act may affect negatively the peace that exists between the two couple. When the relationship that exists between the husband and wife is tampered with, the INNOCENT ( children ) suffer.

Bribery occurrence as a Nation

Gods instruction of do not take a bribe in Exodus 23:8 Can not be overlooked as a nation else the consequence can be very grieveous. This truth can not be far feteched using Nigeria as a case study. The future of the innocent ( Nigerians ) is really suffering because bribery / corruption have refused to abate.

Hosea 9:9 They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.

The effect of bribery in the country has affected virtually every system or section of the country.Until Nigeria starts enforcing laws that discourage bribery / corruption, the innocent ( citizens ) will continue to suffer. When the citizens suffer the economy and country itself suffer.



HOW TO CONNECT TO GOD

ACCEPT, BELIEVE AND FOLLOW JESUS.

John14:6
Jesus told him ' I am the way-
Yes, and the truth and the life. No one can GET to the father (GOD) except by means of me (JESUS ).

John14:1
Let not your heart be troubled. You are trust in God now trust in me ( JESUS ).


John15:23
Anyone that is hating me ( JESUS )
is hating the father (GOD)

Colossian 2: 10
So you have everything when you have christ and you are filled with GOD through your union with CHRIST. He is the highest RULER, with authority over every other power

Corrections:
Depression is not domiciled in some races, country, tribe or continent but rather it's a global thing. Depression does not know the rich nor the poor, it does not know the beautiful nor the ugly rather it overwhelmes those who can't resist it's forces.

The forces( reasons ) of depression varies from one person to another. However, it can be summarized that forces of depression come when we either being added to or subtracted from.

To some depression set in when they ( human ) are being added to with something e.g when one engages in new bad habits that he or she is not proud of. The new negative habit is the burden of depression ( helplessness ) upon his life. On the other side, some experience depression ( helplessness ) when something is being subtracted from them. Take for example, when some lose their loved ones they come depressed ( helpless or hopeless ).

WHAT TO DO WHEN DEPRESSED ( HELPLESS OR HOPELESS ) ?

* Genuinely Confess and repent of your sin and follow God as at the time of depression. This Will help draw God to your side to help you incase it came as a result of sin.

* Begin to proclaim the good promises of God to you from his words. Focus on these good promises of God for you.WHY?

Proverbs 4:23
Be careful how you think, your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Hebrew 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Other Bible passages to meditate on when depressed ( hopeless or helpless )

- Phillipian 4:8
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

- Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

- phillipian 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

- Deuteronomy 31:8
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

-Mstthew 11:28
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

-Psalm 23:4

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

-Psalm 9:9
“The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.”

Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Isaiah 41:10
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”

Corrections:
The male cub of a LION will NEVER grow up to become a donkey. Never!! When a PRINCE shows up at an event with all his father's support and authorities to represent him, NO ONE at the event would dare disrespect or denie such PRINCE the respect or recognition they would Accord his father "the KING."

God the creator of heaven and Earth rules over all that he creates. He gives out his orders and no one anywhere can reverse it.

Isaiah 14:27

The LORD of Heaven’s Armies has spoken— who can change his plans? When his hand is raised, who can stop him?”

He gave his order that the sun and the moon should keep shining out their lights till the end of time. Who has been able to reverse this order by God given to the moon and the sun?

When God chooses to bless or reward his people who can curse them? Or vice versa? God's authorities can never be challenged by anything or anyone? It pleased God to favour Joseph to become the prime minister of Egypt even though he had no credentials to occupy the position. Yet no one could challenge him.

It pleased him (God ) to declare Abraham his friend. It doesn't matter the opinion or questions of people ( does God need a friend? ) about his declaration, Abraham still remains a friend to God.


Isaiah 41:8
“ But you, Israel, are My servant,
Jacob whom I have chosen,
The descendants of Abraham My friend.

James 2:23
And the Scripture was fulfilled which says, 'Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him for righteousness.'And he was called the friend of God.

When God speaks people's logical questions or opinion systematically become outdated. Questions like " does God need a friend to be happy?" "How can Abraham be God's friend when he has not seen God?" do not in anyway concern or compare with God's knowledge because what he ( God ) can not do does not exist. No human logical thinking can be compared with that of God. Never!! If God says you are blind just know that indeed you are blind irrespective of tones of images your eyes see physically every day .

Isaiah 55:8-11

8 "For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the LORD.
9
"As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts.
10
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven, and do not return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish, so that it yields seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
11
so is my word that goes out from my mouth: It will not return to me empty, but will accomplish what I desire and achieve the purpose for which I sent it.


Now in the same light, this same God was pleased to reward and declare JESUS his beloved SON. Now know this and have peace that irrespective of logical questions people may ask no one can reverse it. Here this, if God can declare human being ( an ordinary flesh ) his people in Hosea 2:23, is it Jesus Christ whose birthday ( his mother got pregnant without her husbands sperm in her ) and death ( came back to live after practically dying for 3 day) are mysteriously strange ( [b]the first and the last of it kind combined the world would ever withness till end of time ) that God can't declare his BELOVED SON?[/b]

Here in the verse, Jesus was declared by God to be his Son

Mark 1:11, NIV: And a voice came from heaven: 'You are my Son, whom I love; with you I am well pleased.

Mark 9:7, ESV: And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”

Just like how a king would relinquish power to his loyal prince so also has God ( his father ) given him ( Jesus Christ the prince ) extra ordinary power to rule over all that he ( God the Father ) has created both on Earth and in heaven.

Ephesians 1:21-22
Now he is far above any ruler or authority or power or leader or anything else—not only in this world but also in the world to come. God has put all things under the authority of Christ and has made him head over all things for the benefit of the church.

Also, God his father ( the king ) has given him ( Jesus Christ the prince) power to be the medium or platform [/b]through which people can get to heaven to live with God his father for ever.


[b]John14:6
Jesus told him ' I am the way-
Yes, and the truth and the life. No one can GET to the father (GOD the king)
except by means of me ( JESUS Christ the prince ).

John14:1
Let not your heart be troubled. You have trust in God ( the king ) now trust in me ( JESUS Christ the prince ).


John15:23
Anyone that is hating me ( JESUS the prince ) is hating the father (GOD the king)



NOTE! NOTE! NOTE!
WHEN YOU SEE THE PRINCE YOU HAVE SEEN THE KING!!

John 12:49
I don’t speak on my own authority. The Father ( God the king ) who sent me has commanded me ( Jesus Christ ) what to say and how to say it

Corrections:
God's plan for everyone is perfect peace. God is not interested in the suffering of anyone let alone seeing anyone languishing in poverty. His plan is to see a sane and progressive society being governed or controlled by sincere love for one another.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.

God's instructions or laws were meant to do us good alone and not evil.We humans are the major beneficiaries of these good things and not God. We are not doing God a favour but ourselves when we obey Gods commands. Obeying Gods instructions will help us get to our promised Land on Earth and heaven.

Exodus 20:23
See, I am sending an angel ( instructions/ laws ) ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.

Take for example when God commands us to avoid fornication and adultery, obeying this is to benefit us human not to benefit God. Not obeying this instruction leaves us exposed to danger of contracting Sexual Transmitted Diseses (STD) or Spirit transmitted Demons(STD ) from your opposite sexual partner. All these can stop us from living a fulfilled live on Earth and could prevent us from dwelling in heaven.

Here is another of the instructions given to us by God "DO NOT TAKE BRIBE ". This was given to us as individuals or nation that when obeyed would benefit us human and not God positively.

Exodus 23: 8

Do not accept a bribe for a bribe makes people BLIND to what is right and RUIN the cause of those who are INNOCENT.

What does bribe/ bribery mean?

Bribery means money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust.

Bribery cut across every aspect of our life as individuals and as a nation.

Bribery occurrence as dividuals

Bribery could occur in the life of every individual as regards to their family. Take for example a situation where the husband has to bribe his way through the wife to get the wife do certain things that are naturally her responsible is not biblical and such act may affect negatively the peace that exists between the two couple. When the relationship that exists between the husband and wife is tampered with, the INNOCENT ( children ) suffer.

Bribery occurrence as a Nation

Gods instruction of do not take a bribe in Exodus 23:8 Can not be overlooked as a nation else the consequence can be very grieveous. This truth can not be far feteched using Nigeria as a case study. The future of the innocent ( Nigerians ) is really suffering because bribery / corruption have refused to abate.

Hosea 9:9 They have sunk deep into corruption, as in the days of Gibeah. God will remember their wickedness and punish them for their sins.

The effect of bribery in the country has affected virtually every system or section of the country.Until Nigeria starts enforcing laws that discourage bribery / corruption, the innocent ( citizens ) will continue to suffer. When the citizens suffer the economy and country itself suffer.



HOW TO CONNECT TO GOD

ACCEPT, BELIEVE AND FOLLOW JESUS.

John14:6
Jesus told him ' I am the way-
Yes, and the truth and the life. No one can GET to the father (GOD) except by means of me (JESUS ).

John14:1
Let not your heart be troubled. You are trust in God now trust in me ( JESUS ).


John15:23
Anyone that is hating me ( JESUS )
is hating the father (GOD)

Colossian 2: 10
So you have everything when you have christ and you are filled with GOD through your union with CHRIST. He is the highest RULER, with authority over every other power

Corrections:
Depression is not domiciled in some races, country, tribe or continent but rather it's a global thing. Depression does not know the rich nor the poor, it does not know the beautiful nor the ugly rather it overwhelmes those who can't resist it's forces.

The forces( reasons ) of depression varies from one person to another. However, it can be summarized that forces of depression come when we either being added to or subtracted from.

To some depression set in when they ( human ) are being added to with something e.g when one engages in new bad habits that he or she is not proud of. The new negative habit is the burden of depression ( helplessness ) upon his life. On the other side, some experience depression ( helplessness ) when something is being subtracted from them. Take for example, when some lose their loved ones they come depressed ( helpless or hopeless ).

WHAT TO DO WHEN DEPRESSED ( HELPLESS OR HOPELESS ) ?

* Genuinely Confess and repent of your sin and follow God as at the time of depression. This Will help draw God to your side to help you incase it came as a result of sin.

* Begin to proclaim the good promises of God to you from his words. Focus on these good promises of God for you.WHY?

Proverbs 4:23
Be careful how you think, your life is shaped by your thoughts.

Hebrew 4:12
For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

Other Bible passages to meditate on when depressed ( hopeless or helpless )

- Phillipian 4:8
“Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such things.”

- Jeremiah 29:11
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for peace and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.”

- phillipian 4:13
“I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.”

- Deuteronomy 31:8
“The Lord himself goes before you and will be with you; he will never leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged.”

-Mstthew 11:28
“Come to me, all who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”

Proverbs 3:5-6
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.”

-Psalm 23:4

“Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.”

-Psalm 9:9
“The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble.”

Joshua 1:9
“Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be frightened, and do not be dismayed, for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.”

Isaiah 41:10
“Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.”







Hi

MaxInDHouse:
That's why you people have so many doctrines contradicting and conflicting because you missed the mark of truth. Luke 11:23

God has many sons ✓
Jesus is one of them ✓
God refers Jesus as "Son" ✓
Jesus addresses his father as "Father" ✓
God has never been in agony needing help ✓
Jesus was begging God for help ✓
Jesus worships his Father ✓
God worships no one ✓

So if translators now use the same case for the both of them whereas one is described as standing/sitting at the right hand side of the other {Act 7:56 compare to Psalms 110:1} then something is wrong with your doctrine!

Janosky:
My main issue is the OMISSION indefinite article in your subject heading (in the last sentence).
You said:

A Lions Cub Is A Lion! A Kings Prince Is A King! Jesus Christ SON Of God is God!

The correct Heading should be:

"A Lions Cub Is A Lion! A Kings Prince Is A King! Jesus Christ SON Of God is A God!"
Better still, "Jesus Christ the Son of God is a god!"


Please Observe This point attentively:
In Greek John 14:1, Jesus said & John wrote:
Trust in the God (ho Theos)",

If you Go to Greek John 4:24, Jesus said & John wrote:
"The God (ho Theos) is a Spirit"
Confirmed again @ Greek Acts 3:13, Peter said & Luke wrote: the God (ho Theos ) of Abraham is the God (ho Theos) of Jesus Christ, his servant.

Confirmed again @ Deuteronomy 10:17
Is the God (ho Theos) the same the God (ho Theos)
of Jesus Christ @ Greek John 14:1 , Greek John 1:1 ,4:24 & Greek Acts 3:13?

Yes!
There is only one true God, his Father, the God ho Theos- 1 Corinthians 8:6.

Ho Theos ( the God Almighty) of other gods, (spirits, Jesus Christ & man,Deuteronomy 10:17. & Psalm 82:6) is our Father and our God, John 20:17.


Shalom.

Timtim007:
How old are they now?
How much?