OpenYourEyes1: — "Do not mix with winebibbers, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat" —Proverbs 23:20
"Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat; For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe one with rags." — Proverbs 23:20-21
— "Do not be idolaters, as some of them were; as it is written, “the people sat down to eat and drink, and stood up to play." — 1 Corinthians 10:7
OpenYourEyes1: The truth is that if that if CHRIST is not in you, how do you know what to eat, how to eat right and other good ways to eat? Besides, believers pray to GOD before eating the foods to make them holy. Can you pray and ask GOD to make the foods holy for you, and will HE make it holy for you if you don't believe in JESUS?
OpenYourEyes1: Everything created by GOD for food is ok to eat. You are free to eat them whether unbelievers eat them or not... GOD says we should eat them.
How to know these foods:
— Read the beginning of Genesis, what GOD told Adam and Eve to eat. — Read what GOD told Noah to eat after the flood. — Read what GOD told the apostles/believers to eat.
They ^ all can be eaten, and you did not sin, as long as you eat the right way. If someone does not like what you eat or is offended by them... don't eat the foods in their presence otherwise you are not acting in love. Try to let him/her know that GOD says it's OK to eat them. If they see the truth and accept them, you can eat in front of them. Eat the foods in moderation. Foods allowed by GOD have their limits that they should be eaten by people so that they're not overeaten or abused. And this limit could vary from person to person. So, know what is enough for you. Your abusing the foods is sin. Don't sin against GOD.
This is what we believe. And it is good and approved by GOD.
When saul was persecuting believers, what did our LORD JESUS ask him when he arrested him? "He fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him, “Saul! Saul! Why are you persecuting me?”—Acts 9:4
JESUS CHRIST called the Church "ME". Do you know the implications this? You fight the Holy Church, you are fighting JESUS CHRIST.
If you persecute GOD's true servants(the true Church), you are persecuting JESUS CHRIST. You are "fighting" against GOD. It's an abomination to "fight" against GOD.
JESUS CHRIST rules.
Always hope that GOD's servants do not stop asking GOD's to have mercy on you. Whoever/whatever is making you fight the Church is deceiving you.
OpenYourEyes1: Because it constantly reminds us of living for others and being selfless every day. If you celebrate christmas and easter, both pagan holidays, why not sabbath? Why only observe it on another day that isn't 7th day of the week?
OpenYourEyes1: What is the recommended day to rest from your paid work, Saturday or Sunday? I believe strongly it's Saturday not Sunday. Unless you don't demand for reward after working for people throughout Saturday. (Your work has to be pleasing to GOD.) Holy people don't demand for rewards from Sunday to Saturday though. We need to be holy and perfect all the days of our lives. That is what GOD demands from followers of CHRIST So, if you are holy, you are not bounded by the sabbath work law. You can work everyday and rest whenever you want (especially on Saturday)
OpenYourEyes1: A Better Sabbath: A holy person never demands for reward from Sunday to Saturday. Those you are helping should pay or reward you if they are moved to do so.
Remember to rest today though unless you find people or things that are in need of help.
"Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made" — Genesis 2:3
"Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy. Six days you shall labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath to the LORD your God. On it you shall not do any work, neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your male or female servant, nor your animals, nor any foreigner residing in your towns." — Exodus 20:8—10
You should listen to one Audio Bible multi times a day. What I usually do before Listening: I drink lots of warm water, eat fruit/vegs, start Fasting, rest myself a bit, put on my earpiece, then go to a quite place and listen. I keep repeating the audio after listening to the whole.
Believe while listening. Never allow doubts to keep you blind while listening. Then watch what will keep happening to you as you believe & grow.
OpenYourEyes1: Almost two weeks now I am no longer back to my evil addictions. I don't remember the last time I stay this long without going back to my vomit. Below are how I live my new life now.
1. Begin to love GOD & invite HIM into your life
2. Repent, confess your sin & ask GOD for forgiveness .
3. Pray always
4. Fast (deprivation of the flesh)
5. Be sober
6. Read your Bible every day
7. Mediate on the word of GOD every day and rebuke all evil thoughts that try to build up in your mind
OpenYourEyes1: Do you want GOD to really dwell in you? Do that^ more and start experiencing GOD in your life!
Love, love and love if you want to retain GOD's spirit in you and keep growing in power and Faith.
GOD is full of love. If you are exposed to HIS love, you can't handle it. It's overpowering and can easily move you to tears no matter how well you can hold back tears. .
It's about true love *not the love taught by the world* or the " love without action". Prove your love for GOD & your neighbor by your actions or the way you live your life. Don't be hateful or lukewarm and still claiming you love GOD and people. If you really love GOD, you will hardly break his law/commandments.
OpenYourEyes1: "John’s clothes were woven from coarse camel hair, and he wore a leather belt around his waist. For food he ate locusts and wild honey."— Matthew 3:4
I actually take few spoons of honey (most likely 100% natural honey) once in a while, especially in the morning, in empty stomach. Makes me feel great. Try it too for your health sake. Natural food is always the best!
✳ Remember the bolded^ part (morning & empty stomach). I'd fast afterwards, maybe 6am-12pm minimum
"Your glorying is not good. Know ye not that a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump? Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: Therefore let us keep the feast, not with old leaven, neither with the leaven of malice and wickedness; but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and truth." —1 Corinthians 5:6-8
OpenYourEyes1: If you always make sure others are well taken care of before yourself (in things that GOD approves, or things that pleases HIM" ) with your wealth or other things, you please GOD. The strong desire to satisfy your cravings/desires at the expense (or to the detriment) of others and yourself is Lust...This is bad. The worst is satisfying your evil desires like sex outside of marriage, stealing, pride, hate for good, lies, killings, witchcraft, etc. Doesnt matter if you're doing these for others, it's still sin and evil
✳Love of Money So, why are we discouraged from loving money whereas Love is a good thing ... because being emotionally attached to money has too many bad side-effects. Loving it will make it hard for us to serve GOD & do what is right/good. It'll makes us to desire it more and work in ways that displease GOD to build it up esp for our selfish purposes. You will be tempted to build up too much wealth especially for your sinful desires while others around you are in need. We can't have too much while there are needy people around us. Besides we are clearly discouraged from building up too much earthly wealth on earth because they don't last forever and can be stolen from us. Matthew 6:19-21
OpenYourEyes3: Not possible... especially if they are really filled with the Holy Spirit or are Matured believers who constantly live in holiness.
They could however make little mistakes, but the mistakes will easily be recognized by them as mistakes when they are shown to them... They are not deliberate. But be aware that they would not be making mistakes all the time... Only very few times. So always go through every bit of the teachings and prophesies of those who teach & prophesize, and make sure they're word of GOD and true.
I am telling you this so that you can easily recognize wolves in your midst and don't get decieved.
OpenYourEyes1: “But, someone might still argue, “how can God condemn me as a sinner if my dishonesty highlights his truthfulness and brings him more glory?” And some people even slander us by claiming that we say, “The more we sin, the better it is!” Those who say such things deserve to be condemned." — Romans 3:7-8 (NLT)
*" Romans 3:7-8 (NKJV) For if the truth of God has increased through my lie to His glory, why am I also still judged as a sinner? And why not say, “Let us do evil that good may come”?—as we are slanderously reported and as some affirm that we say. Their condemnation is just."
You should listen to one Audio Bible multi times a day. What I usually do before Listening: I drink lots of warm water, eat fruit/vegs, start Fasting, rest myself a bit, put on my earpiece, then go to a quite place and listen. I keep repeating the audio after listening to the whole.
Believe while listening. Never allow doubts to keep you blind while listening. Then watch what will keep happening to you as you believe & grow.
Not possible... especially if they are really filled with the Holy Spirit or are Matured believers who constantly live in holiness.
They could however make little mistakes, but the mistakes will easily be recognized by them as mistakes when they are shown to them... They are not deliberate. But be aware that they would not be making mistakes all the time... Only very few times. So always go through every bit of the teachings and prophesies of those who teach & prophesize, and make sure they're word of GOD and true.
I am telling you this so that you can easily recognize wolves in your midst and don't get decieved.
OpenYourEyes1: If you claim to be born-again and keep sinning intentionally hoping to ask for forgiveness later, do you think HE will be pleased? Ofcourse not. That is misuse of GOD's grace and mercy in your life. Once you have identified what displeases GOD, you stop doing them. If HE sees that you are serious about stopping them, HE will help you stop them and wash you clean. For the unintentional sin, always ask for forgiveness whenever you pray or once you understand it is sin and displeases GOD. Don't Intentionally go back to the sin after being aware it's sin
OpenYourEyes1: The truth is that once you're born again, become holy for sometimes and experience the power of GOD, the world outside of GOD's presence becomes too filthy and scary for you to go back to. It's just unthinkable for you to jump back into that filth. Being born again and dwelling in the presence of the ALMIGHTY is beautiful, full of peace, joy, happiness, powers, wonders and other good things you can think. The most surprising thing about my experience so far is that there is nothing you ask GOD to do for you HE wouldn't do quickly, or HE will assure you HE will do it. If what you ask for is good and pleasing to HIM, he will always do it.
OpenYourEyes1: If GOD's spirit really dwells in you, you will be doing good all the time because the SPIRIT drives you to do good, if you are not resisting...this is GOD's righteousness. A true Christian can't always be committing sin when GOD is in him/her, because GOD's righteousness makes him not to commit sin.
If you are not living a holy life as a Christian, you are decieving yourself.
A car driven by a "PERFECT DRIVER" won't be disobeying traffic rules, driving recklessly, having constant accidents etc. The car will drive perfectly because it is driven by a PERFECT DRIVER.
Repent, Accept JESUS CHRIST as your LORD and SAVIOR... HE will cleanse you of your sins, dwell in you and drive you perfectly! How do you recognize cars driven by JESUS CHRIST? They will move perfectly on the way. By their fruits you shall know them.
OpenYourEyes1: "Therefore thus saith the LORD concerning the prophets that prophesy in my name, and I sent them not, yet they say, Sword and famine shall not be in this land; By sword and famine shall those prophets be consumed." — Jeremiah 14:15
OpenYourEyes1: Our LORD JESUS says: "You can identify false prophets by their fruit"
Fruit of the Spirit of true teachers/prophets: Goodness , gentleness, faithfulness, self-control, love, joy, peace, patience , kindness, , (Galatians 5:22-23), truth, honesty and other GOD approved good behaviors you can think of. Whatever they do will be holy/righteous behaviors (they are of GOD)
— Fruits of false prophets/teachers
Hate, divisiveness, anger, hypocrisy, pride, false prophesies/teachings, lies, love for money/power/worldliness, selfishness, and other bad behaviors you can think of. They fake the holy/righteous behaviors. But you can occasionally/always detect the wrong things they do, say or approve... ungodly/bad things , or things that are not GOD approved (they are false prophets/teachers. They are not of GOD)
Christianity Etc › Re: What Does The Holybook Say About Eating Too Much (gluttony) by OpenYourEyes3: 7:38am On Oct 01, 2020
