Sundays are usually set aside for church, to worship and praise God.

-So many still derive pleasure in going to church despite life's challenges.
-Yet so many have stopped going to church due to one reason or the other.

If you fall in the second category, kindly share why you stopped going to church.
Let's encourage one another in love...

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Indeed...

"And let us consider one another in order to stir up love and good works, not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching." - Hebrews 10:24-25

Maynman:

You believe what you don't know, Believer.

Dead sea scrolls, 4QDeutj-- Deuteronomy 32:8-9.

"When El gave the nations as an inheritance, when he separated the sons of man, he set the boundaries of the peoples according to the number of the sons of El (bny 'l[hym]). For Yahweh's portion was his people; Jacob was the lot of his inheritance".

You are quoting Jewish books talking about their LOCAL DEITY.

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You neither know what I have undoubtedly seen, nor all that I believe... GOD is good and HE is many things Wonderful... GOD is the "GOD of all flesh" - Jeremiah 32:27

"For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that Day." - 2 Timothy 1:12

Maynman:

You are worshipping the Israelite god, even in your Jewish books it made mention of other gods that the Israelite god was jealous of.

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"For the Lord is great and greatly to be praised; He is to be feared above all gods. For all the gods of the peoples are idols, But the Lord made the heavens." - Psalm 96:4-6

Believe it!

There Is No Other God

“Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel, And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts: ‘I am the First and I am the Last; Besides Me there is no God." -Isaiah 44:6

"Tell and bring forth your case; Yes, let them take counsel together. Who has declared this from ancient time? Who has told it from that time? Have not I, the Lord? And there is no other God besides Me, A just God and a Savior; There is none besides Me." - Isaiah 45:21

One need only look at the cross and ask oneself why it was necessary for the holy SON of GOD, the WORD... the Lord YESHUA HIMSELF to under-go all that HE did in suffering and dying (and resurrecting) for all whom HE came to stand as the Substitute for... to know that, but for GOD's mercies:

sin is deadly serious!!!

"But the cowardly, unbelieving, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars shall have their part in the lake which burns with fire and brimstone, which is the second death.” - Revelation 21:8

"For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord." - Romans 6:23

What does the quran - which was written several hundred years after the Holy Bible was completed in approx. A.D. 90 - say about the Holy Bible?

According to this scholar in the video, the quran says that the Holy Bible is "the revelation of GOD.." that the Bible is "true" and that "it says to believe it..."

"Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me." - John 14:6

"Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved." - Acts 4:!2

(Also 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Peter 1:21)

https://youtube.com/shorts/4eRa6fy_VVc?si=JHMbHAFbdcTmTW4g

Op...

Your comparison is faulty... the comparison of Moses putting off the tent of his physical body and the future destruction of the bodies and souls of all people in hell who don't belong to the Lord YESHUA. There is no comparison to be made.

The LORD GOD called Moses home as his task was done! Moses, like all whom the LORD GOD has mercifully saved over the millennia from the foundation of the world, is alive in CHRIST!

Jesus Transfigured on the Mount
"Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him." - Matthew 17:1-3

"But concerning the dead, that they rise, have you not read in the book of Moses, in the burning bush passage, how God spoke to him, saying, ‘I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob’? He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. You are therefore greatly mistaken.” - Mark 12:26-27

"We are confident, yes, well pleased rather to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord." - 2 Corinthians 5:8

Busybrain2233:
Do unborn babies have souls?

If yes, then;

At what stage do soul enters an unborn child?

Is it at the BLASTOCYST stage?
or
Is it at the EMBRYO stage?
or
Is it at the FETUS stage?

Please oblige me if you know you know.

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Only GOD, the Creator of souls and all things, knows this and all things!

The Lord GOD declared to HIS prophet Jeremiah:

“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you; Before you were born I sanctified you; I ordained you a prophet to the nations.” - Jeremiah 1:5

ismail4sure:
I always wondering if God really exist because anytime I wanted to believe that God truly exist I have to stop my brain from working,
I believe most of us believe that there's God because someone (parents, pastors, Alfas) told us so,
Without anyone telling you that there's God, how do you know that God really exist?

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Friend, take a good look at yourself and how complex human beings are in design, take a good look at your entire environment and see how complex each creation is and their symbiotic relationships, including the Heavens... these things don't occur by chance...

The LORD lives, the LORD reigns!

God’s Wrath on Unrighteousness

"For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who suppress the truth in unrighteousness, because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them. For since the creation of the world His invisible attributes are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even His eternal power and Godhead, so that they are without excuse, because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened." - Romans 1:18-21

Yet through it all, "The Lord is gracious and full of compassion, Slow to anger and great in mercy. The Lord is good to all, And His tender mercies are over all His works." - Psalm 145:8-9

Today is still the day of salvation... please believe the good news of the Gospel! (John 3:16)

jaephoenix:

Can you point out where the prophecies were made?

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From cover to cover in all sixty-six books of the Holy Bible... a few of which I alluded to prior... do some prayer and research.

Acts 17:10-11
New King James Version
Ministering at Berea

"Then the brethren immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Berea. When they arrived, they went into the synagogue of the Jews. These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so."

jaephoenix:

So was the Bible divinely inspired?

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Without question, yes... mankind does not write like this... only GOD declares centuries prior (of the arrival of the Lord YESHUA, MESSIAH HIMSELF, of Persian king Cyrus and his part in history, other empires past and their end) and decades before with specificity (destruction of the second temple in A.D. 70, the reformation and return of the nation of Israel to their given homeland, etc).

In the Holy Bible the evidence of humankinds' shortcomings are apparent, but certainly more evident is GOD's purpose, and power and infinite wisdom!

"All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work." - 2 Timothy 3:16-17

"for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit." - 2 Peter 1:21

David’s Last Words:
"Now these are the last words of David. Thus says David the son of Jesse; Thus says the man raised up on high, The anointed of the God of Jacob, And the sweet psalmist of Israel: "The Spirit of the Lord spoke by me, And His word was on my tongue. The God of Israel said, The Rock of Israel spoke to me: ‘He who rules over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God." - 2 Samuel 23:1-3

It appears to be a simple Transcription related matter.

1 KINGS 4:26—HOW CAN THIS VERSE SAY SOLOMON HAD 40,000 STALLS WHEN 2 CHRONICLES 9:25 SAYS HE HAD ONLY 4,000 STALLS?
PROBLEM: In recording the prosperity of Solomon, this passage states that he had 40,000 stalls of horses for his chariots. However, 1 Chronicles 9:25 affirms that Solomon had only 4,000 stalls for horses. Which one is right?

SOLUTION: This is undoubtedly a copyist error. The ratio of 4,000 horses to 1,400 chariots, as found in the 2 Chronicles passage, is much more reasonable than a ratio of 40,000 to 1,400 found in the 1 Kings text. In the Hebrew language, the visual difference between the two numbers is very slight. The consonants for the number 40 are rbym,? while the consonants for the number 4 are rbh (the vowels were not written in the text). The manuscripts from which the scribe worked may have been smudged or damaged and have given the appearance of being forty thousand rather than four thousand. - https://defendinginerrancy.com/bible-solutions/1_Kings_4.26.php

Indeed...

"Therefore tongues are for a sign, not to those who believe but to unbelievers; but prophesying is not for unbelievers but for those who believe. Therefore if the whole church comes together in one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those who are uninformed or unbelievers, will they not say that you are out of your mind? But if all prophesy, and an unbeliever or an uninformed person comes in, he is convinced by all, he is convicted by all." -1 Corinthians 14:22-24

"I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification." -1 Corinthians 14:5

Speaking and preaching the word of GOD / the Bible is prophecy... which is greater than the sign of speaking in tongues (which is prayer to GOD in an unknown language).

"And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” - Revelation 19:10

The three major things to watch out for and pray against are:

1. The lust of the flesh,
2. The lust of the eyes, and
3. The pride of life

The same or similar tricks were used against Adam and Eve until this very day!

Do Not Love the World
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world—the lust of the flesh, the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not of the Father but is of the world. And the world is passing away, and the lust of it; but he who does the will of God abides forever." - 1 John 2:15-17

"Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil walks about like a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour." - 1 Peter 5:8

"Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” - Mark 14:38

"Flee sexual immorality. Every sin that a man does is outside the body, but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body." - 1 Corinthians 6:18

"Or do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body with her? For “the two,” He says, “shall become one flesh.” - 1 Corinthians 6:16

"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life." - Galatians 6:7-8

"Then I fell down at his feet to worship him, but he said to me, “You must not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who hold to the testimony of Jesus. Worship God.” For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy." - Revelation 19:10

"...remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me, declaring the end from the beginning and from ancient times things not yet done, saying, ‘My counsel shall stand, and I will accomplish all my purpose,’ calling a bird of prey from the east, the man of my counsel from a far country. I have spoken, and I will bring it to pass; I have purposed, and I will do it." - Isaiah 46:9-11

FxMasterz:



Throughout the scriptures, wherever there is hearty praises and worship, the power of God is always manifested.

Those who know how to praise God would be the carriers of His Presence. Those who carry His Presence would manifest the Presence. The Presence of God is the most important asset of a believer.

Without it, I am nobody.

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Amen!

God inhabits the praise of His people... Psalm 22:3

“I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." - John 15:5

"for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." - Philippians 2:13

To GOD be all thanks, praise and glory!

To corroborate the op's post... pride, disobedience/sin (which is "as the sin of witchcraft" - 1 Samuel 15:23... separates one from the Most High GOD!

"For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry." - Psalm 73:27

"I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other; for everyone who exalts himself will be humbled, and he who humbles himself will be exalted.” - Luke 18:14

"But it is good for me to draw near to God; I have put my trust in the Lord God, That I may declare all Your works" - Psalm 73:28

"Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded[b][/b]." - James 4:8

Indeed...

"Watch and pray, lest you enter into temptation. The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” - Matthew 26:41

"For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly to the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need." - Hebrews 4:15-16

Thus says the Lord YESHUA, the CHRIST - "I am the vine, you are the branches. He who abides in Me, and I in him, bears much fruit; for without Me you can do nothing." - John 15:5

"Do not be deceived, God is not mocked; for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap. For he who sows to his flesh will of the flesh reap corruption, but he who sows to the Spirit will of the Spirit reap everlasting life." - Galatians 6:7-8

"Also to You, O Lord, belongs mercy; For You render to each one according to his work." - Psalm 62:12

Napata77:
One colonised Igbo girl was arguing with me, and called me an ‘ancestral worshiper’.

In her mind she was insulting me, not realising it was high praise to my ears, as a person who believes in African spirituality and detests the foreign imported religions forced on Africans by colonial mass murderers and invaders.

So I’m raising a glass to all ancestral worshipers, and happily reject the garbage of colonised slaves for whom God is a white man, courtesy of their comprehensive colonial brainwashing.

Thanks all.

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Truly, truly... the above practice profits nothing and will only lead to condemnation and destruction.

"Then JESUS said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve." - Matthew 4:10

Only the Almighty GOD is to be worshipped!

"And I fell at his feet to worship him. But he said to me, “See that you do not do that! I am your fellow servant, and of your brethren who have the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.” - Revelation 19:10

Kayouzka:
Having children is selfish, common! look at the world we live in today isn't evident that it full of struggles yet it all futility.
One thing is certain the child you bring here would definitely suffer.

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GOD's command to mankind to be "fruitful and multiply" from before and particularly after the flood remains the same!

"So God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them: “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth" -Genesis 9:1 (Also Genesis 1:22 & 28, Genesis 8:17< Genesis 9:7).

It was because of disobedience to this command that GOD scattered the would-be inhabitants of Babel, who for pride, etc did not want to fill the earth, but rather stay in one place and "build ourselves a city, and a tower whose top is in the heavens; let us make a name for ourselves, lest we be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." (Genesis 11:1-9)

Furthermore, "Behold, children are a heritage from the Lord, The fruit of the womb is a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior, So are the children of one’s youth. Happy is the man who has his quiver full of them; They shall not be ashamed, But shall speak with their enemies in the gate." - Psalm 127:3-5

None can defeat GOD's purposes via avoidance, abortion and/or straight murder - like Herod's attempt to stop the Lord YESHUA, the MESSIAH... (Matthew 2:13-16), no one can stop certain people, who are the Lord's, from being born and the Lord GOD cares for His own always!... this is my testimony; GOD is good! (Psalm 145:8-9)

"I have been young, and now am old; Yet I have not seen the righteous forsaken, Nor his descendants begging bread." - Psalm 37:25

Sex / physical intimacy for a married heterosexual couple... yes! For the unmarried... no!

1 Corinthians 7:2-5
"Nevertheless, because of sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband. Let the husband render to his wife the affection due her, and likewise also the wife to her husband. The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does. And likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does. Do not deprive one another except with consent for a time, that you may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again so that Satan does not tempt you because of your lack of self-control."

Stubborn82:
Why Jesus didn't pay tithe?
This is another controversial question and the point of reference for many to generate justification about tithing, it is very important to know that, while tax is to be paid, tithe is to be giving, you don't pay tithe, you give tithe, which ever way, but the question is why Jesus didn't pay or give tithe? Like I said before, that the key to understand mystery is WHY, one good reason that Jesus didn't pay tithe is because neither Jesus nor the apostles works or engaged in profitable business, tithe is only mandatory to income earners or profit enterprise, Jesus didn't come to contradict the word of God, he came to fulfill it, tithe is not mandatory on gift items, tithe is strictly for income earners, you can't expect Jesus to give ten percent of the food someone invited him to eat in his house, same way you can't tell someone to give tithe on a gift items or materials that he or she received from someone, tithe is not mandatory on gift items but only on profit and income earnings.

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Op, first I commend your attempt to share the good word of GOD!

Second, and this is where I take issue... how does anyone know whether the Lord GOD YESHUA, the CHRIST did not paid tithes?

Third - the Holy Scriptures should be our guide in seeking answers.

In looking at the Holy Scriptures we do see that the Apostles in following the Lord YESHUA appear to have stopped for-profit /commercial work like fishing (Peter), tax collecting (Matthew) once the Lord said to them "follow me"... so you are correct on this point.

However, note a few things - non-commercial activity notwithstanding:
1. Were the Temple taxes (מחצית השקל, lit. 'half shekel') paid by Israelites and Levites which went towards the upkeep of the Jewish Temple... not a form of / part of tithing? The tithing today goes (at least in some part) toward the upkeep of church buildings, etc. Well, the Lord YESHUA paid these taxes!

Peter and His Master Pay Their Taxes - Matthew 17:24-27
24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who received the temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?”

25 He said, “Yes.”

And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?”

26 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.”

Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”

2. Despite not being engaged in commercial activity, the Lord YESHUA still had money to pay taxes and tithes/alms by giving the money to the poor!

"But no one at the table knew for what reason He said this to him. For some thought, because Judas had the money box, that Jesus had said to him, “Buy those things we need for the feast,” or that he should give something to the poor." - John 13:28-29... meaning that it wasn't unusual for the Lord to give money to the poor (in addition to miraculously feeding thousands, healing them and saving their souls).

3. The Lord reprimanded the scribes and Pharisees for paying tithes but then failing to do the things that matter more!

Matthew 23:23
“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have neglected the weightier matters of the law: justice and mercy and faith. These you ought to have done, without leaving the others undone."

The point here is that the Lord in doing so, would not HIMSELF fail to do the right thing/s (i.e. pay tithes and attend to things that matter more). The Lord would do both as the Lord is perfect and keeps HIS own laws!

Matthew 5:20
"For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven."

4. To support point number 3 above... The Lord YESHUA, Who gave the law/s - including tithing, always kept and keeps the laws Himself... like when HE was with John the Baptist in Jordan:

"Then Jesus came from Galilee to John at the Jordan to be baptized by him. And John tried to prevent Him, saying, “I need to be baptized by You, and are You coming to me?” But Jesus answered and said to him, “Permit it to be so now, for thus it is fitting for us to fulfill all righteousness.” Then he allowed Him." - Matthew 3:13-15

Conclusion... the Lord YESHUA apparently paid tithes, in addition to giving HIMSELF in HIS entirety, all the way to giving HIS life on the cross to ransom many of HIS sheep. (John 15:13)

Like the Savior, we fulfill righteousness when we submit to the ordinances and covenants of the everlasting gospel.

We do what the Lord YESHUA does... pay tithes and then give all of yourself that you possibly can for the Kingdom of GOD, by GOD's grace and in the strength of the Almighty HOLY SPIRIT!

Racoon:
This was God’s original plan for humanity before satan corrupted it. But Jesus Christ came to redeem us back and restore all the damages the devil have wrecked.

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Praise GOD!

Also, spot on!

Jude 1:7
"....as Sodom and Gomorrah, and the cities around them in a similar manner to these, having given themselves over to sexual immorality and gone after strange flesh, are set forth as an example, suffering the vengeance of eternal fire."

"Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband." - 1 Corinthians 7:1-3

The Wiles of a Harlot
7 My son, keep my words,
And treasure my commands within you.
2 Keep my commands and live,
And my law as the apple of your eye.
3 Bind them on your fingers;
Write them on the tablet of your heart.
4 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,”
And call understanding your nearest kin,
5 That they may keep you from the immoral woman,
From the seductress who flatters with her words.

The Crafty Harlot
6 For at the window of my house
I looked through my lattice,
7 And saw among the simple,
I perceived among the [a]youths,
A young man devoid[b] of understanding,
8 Passing along the street near her corner;
And he took the path to her house
9 In the twilight, in the evening,
In the black and dark night.

10 And there a woman met him,
With the attire of a harlot, and a crafty heart.
11 She was loud and rebellious,
Her feet would not stay at home.
12 At times she was outside, at times in the open square,
Lurking at every corner.
13 So she caught him and kissed him;
With an [c]impudent face she said to him:
14 “I have peace offerings with me;
Today I have paid my vows.
15 So I came out to meet you,
Diligently to seek your face,
And I have found you.
16 I have spread my bed with tapestry,
Colored coverings of Egyptian linen.
17 I have perfumed my bed
With myrrh, aloes, and cinnamon.
18 Come, let us take our fill of love until morning;
Let us delight ourselves with love.
19 For [d]my husband is not at home;
He has gone on a long journey;
20 He has taken a bag of money [e]with him,
And will come home [f]on the appointed day.”

21 [g]With her enticing speech she caused him to yield,
With her flattering lips she [h]seduced him.
22 Immediately he went after her, as an ox goes to the slaughter,
Or [i]as a fool to the correction of the [j]stocks,
23 Till an arrow struck his liver.
As a bird hastens to the snare,
He did not know it [k]would cost his life.

24 Now therefore, listen to me, my children;
Pay attention to the words of my mouth:
25 Do not let your heart turn aside to her ways,
Do not stray into her paths;
26 For she has cast down many wounded,
And all who were slain by her were strong men.
27 Her house is the way to [l]hell,
Descending to the chambers of death.

Footnotes
Proverbs 7:7 Lit. sons
Proverbs 7:7 lacking
Proverbs 7:13 shameless
Proverbs 7:19 Lit. the man
Proverbs 7:20 Lit. in his hand
Proverbs 7:20 at the full moon
Proverbs 7:21 By the greatness of her words
Proverbs 7:21 compelled
Proverbs 7:22 LXX, Syr., Tg. as a dog to bonds; Vg. as a lamb . . . to bonds
Proverbs 7:22 shackles
Proverbs 7:23 Lit. is for
Proverbs 7:27 Or Sheol

Call upon the name of the Lord GOD through prayer and in humility - GOD is Wonderful! Here is the word of GOD on the matter:

Psalm 86:5
"For thou, Lord, art good, and ready to forgive; and plenteous in mercy unto all them that call upon thee."

Psalm 51:17
"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."

Psalm 34:18
"The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit."

Psalm 145:8
"The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy."

1 John 1:9
"If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."

Hebrews 4:15-16
"For we have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need."

Opanka44:
For all have sinned and fallen short of God's Glory.
Even the OP is a concentrated And undiluted Sinner

I need someone who can dash me something to buy food pls. The hardship is something else

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The fact that all humanity has sinned doesn't make what OP stated incorrect... he's actually Biblically spot on! A word is enough for the wise, they say.

Yes..."For all have sinned , and come short of the glory of God." - Romans 3:23

Yet remember that main message of the gospel of the Lord YESHUA, the CHRIST is that HE has indeed, and is still saving people from the deserved punishment for sin - the second death.

Believe the good news, by GOD's grace...

"He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him." - John 3:36

There is nothing wrong with water baptism as a sign/symbolic declaration that one professes with one's tongue the Lord YESHUA, the CHRIST - with belief in one's heart, all by the grace and mercy of GOD (not works).

However, the real washing of a person/soul unto salvation from hell is done by GOD alone with HIS word, the Holy Bible, which is living (Hebrews 4:12-13) and by the Almighty HOLY SPIRIT.

"The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ" - 1 Peter 3:21 (Note - physical water baptism does not save anyone).

"Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." - Ephesians 5:25-27

"Then will I sprinkle clean water upon you, and ye shall be clean: from all your filthiness, and from all your idols, will I cleanse you." - Ezekiel 36:25

"I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire" - Matthew 3:11

jesusjnr2020:
Jesus was the Prayer Master, He prayed a lot and relied so much upon prayer.

Mark 1:35 (KJV)

And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.

Matthew 14:23 (KJV)

And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

Luke 6:12 (KJV)

And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.

Matthew 26:40-41 (KJV)

And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour?
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.

If you want to be like Jesus, and be able to achieve the kind of results He achieved, you ought not just to pray but to pray a lot as though your life depends on it.

God bless.

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Amen to "pray a lot as though your life depends on it."

Indeed, "pray without ceasing" - 1 Thessalonians 5:17

"But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him." - Hebrews 11:6

The Parable of the Persistent Widow - Luke 18:1-8

"Then He spoke a parable to them, that men always ought to pray and not lose heart, saying: “There was in a certain city a judge who did not fear God nor regard man. Now there was a widow in that city; and she came to him, saying, ‘Get justice for me from my adversary.’ And he would not for a while; but afterward he said within himself, ‘Though I do not fear God nor regard man, yet because this widow troubles me I will avenge her, lest by her continual coming she weary me." Then the Lord said, “Hear what the unjust judge said. And shall God not avenge His own elect who cry out day and night to Him, though He bears long with them? I tell you that He will avenge them speedily. Nevertheless, when the Son of Man comes, will He really find faith on the earth?”