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Re: Is It Right For A Born Again Spirit Filled Christian To Work In These Places?? by Polchiz(m): 6:10am On May 26, 2020 |
STEVENcrack:For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber [an excessive drinker], a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’” (Luke 7:33-34). Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words says the Greek word for winebibber, oinopotes, means “ ‘a wine drinker’ (oinos, and potes, ‘a drinker’).” In the Old Testament the word winebibber is used to describe those who abuse the use of alcohol (Proverbs 23:20). Since Jesus drank a little wine from time to time, this opened Him up to the charge of abusing it. Christ, of course, always drank in moderation; He never abused alcohol. The Bible teaches that it is the misuse of alcohol that is a sin (Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21; 1 Peter 4:3). Reflecting its use in moderation, Judges 9:13 speaks of wine that “cheers both God and men.”Psalm 104 also presents moderate alcohol use in a positive light: “And wine that makes glad the heart of man” (verse 15). It’s also noteworthy that Christ’s first public miracle was turning water into a fine quality wine (John 2:1-11), something He surely would not have done if drinking any alcoholic beverage were a sin. Christ instructed Christians to take wine as part of the Passover service (1 Corinthians 11:25-26). In the context of this instruction, Paul corrected some of the Corinthian congregation for getting drunk at the Passover (1 Corinthians 11:21).Clearly, they were using fermented wine in the observance of the Passover or it would not have been possible for them to become drunk. |
Re: Is It Right For A Born Again Spirit Filled Christian To Work In These Places?? by Polchiz(m): 6:11am On May 26, 2020 |
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a winebibber [an excessive drinker], a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’” (Luke 7:33-34). Vine’s Expository Dictionary of Biblical Words says the Greek word for winebibber, oinopotes, means “ ‘a wine drinker’ (oinos, and potes, ‘a drinker’).” In the Old Testament the word winebibber is used to describe those who abuse the use of alcohol (Proverbs 23:20). Since Jesus drank a little wine from time to time, this opened Him up to the charge of abusing it. Christ, of course, always drank in moderation; He never abused alcohol. The Bible teaches that it is the misuse of alcohol that is a sin (Romans 13:13; Galatians 5:21; 1 Peter 4:3). Reflecting its use in moderation, Judges 9:13 speaks of wine that “cheers both God and men.”Psalm 104 also presents moderate alcohol use in a positive light: “And wine that makes glad the heart of man” (verse 15). It’s also noteworthy that Christ’s first public miracle was turning water into a fine quality wine (John 2:1-11), something He surely would not have done if drinking any alcoholic beverage were a sin. Christ instructed Christians to take wine as part of the Passover service (1 Corinthians 11:25-26). In the context of this instruction, Paul corrected some of the Corinthian congregation for getting drunk at the Passover (1 Corinthians 11:21).Clearly, they were using fermented wine in the observance of the Passover or it would not have been possible for them to become drunk. |
Re: Is It Right For A Born Again Spirit Filled Christian To Work In These Places?? by Kobojunkie: 7:05pm On May 26, 2020 |
Which one of them is a Sin ?
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Re: Is It Right For A Born Again Spirit Filled Christian To Work In These Places?? by oaroloye(m): 4:20am On Aug 06, 2021 |
SHALOM! arshavineering: THE OYINBOS HAVE GOTTEN US USED TO A MASSIVELY WATERED-DOWN PERCEPTION OF YAHWEH GOD AND HIS RELIGION! . GENESIS 28:10-22. 10. And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran. 11. And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all night, because the Sun was set; and he took of the stones of that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that place to sleep. 12. And he Dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the Earth, and the top of it reached to Heaven: and behold The Angels of God ascending and descending on It. 13. And, behold, The LORD stood above It, and Said, "I am The LORD God of Abraham thy father, and The God of Isaac: the land whereon thou liest, to thee will I give it, and to thy seed; 14. And thy seed shall be as The Dust of the Earth, and thou shalt spread abroad to the West, and to the East, and to the North, and to the South: and in thee and in thy seed shall all the families of the Earth be Blessed. 15. "And, behold, 'I AM WITH THEE, AND WILL KEEP THEE IN ALL PLACES WHITHER THOU GOEST, AND WILL BRING THEE AGAIN INTO THIS LAND; FOR I WILL NOT LEAVE THEE, UNTIL I HAVE DONE THAT WHICH I HAVE SPOKEN TO THEE OF.' " 16. And Jacob awaked out of his sleep, and he said, "Surely The LORD is in this place; and I knew it not." 17. And he was afraid, and said, "How dreadful is this place! This is none other but The House of God, and this is The Gate of Heaven." 18. And Jacob rose up early in the morning, and took the stone that he had put for his pillows, and set it up for a pillar, and poured oil upon the top of it. 19. And he called the Name of that place "Bethel:" but the Name of that city was called "Luz" at the first. 20. And Jacob vowed a Vow, saying, "IF GOD WILL BE WITH ME, AND WILL KEEP ME IN THIS WAY THAT I GO, AND WILL GIVE ME BREAD TO EAT, AND RAIMENT TO PUT ON, 21. "SO THAT I COME AGAIN TO MY FATHER'S HOUSE IN PEACE; THEN SHALL THE LORD BE MY GOD: 22. "AND THIS STONE, WHICH I HAVE SET FOR A PILLAR, SHALL BE GOD'S HOUSE: AND OF ALL THAT THOU SHALT GIVE ME I WILL SURELY GIVE THE TENTH UNTO THEE." . DEUTERONOMY 8:1-20. ALL The Commandments Which I Command thee this day shall ye observe to do, that ye may live, and multiply, and go in and possess the land which The LORD Sware unto your fathers. 2. And thou shalt remember all the Way which The LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, (and) to prove thee, to know what (was) in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep His Commandments, or no. 3. And He humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with Manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that He might make thee know that "MAN DOTH NOT LIVE BY BREAD ONLY BUT BY EVERY (WORD) THAT PROCEEDETH OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE LORD DOTH MAN LIVE." 4. Thy raiment waxed not old upon thee, neither did thy foot swell, these forty years. 5. Thou shalt also consider in thine heart, "THAT, AS A MAN CHASTENETH HIS SON, (SO) THE LORD THY GOD CHASTENETH THEE." 6. Therefore thou shalt keep The Commandments of The LORD thy God, to walk in His Ways, and to fear Him. 7. For The LORD thy God bringeth thee into a good land, a land of brooks of water, of fountains and depths that spring out of valleys and hills; 8. A land of wheat, and barley, and vines, and fig trees, and pomegranates; a land of oil olive, and honey; 9. A land wherein thou shalt eat bread without scarceness, thou shalt not lack any (thing) in it; a land whose stones (are) iron, and out of whose hills thou mayest dig brass. 10. When thou hast eaten and art full, then thou shalt Bless The LORD thy God for the Good Land which He hath given thee. 11. Beware that thou forget not The LORD thy God, in not keeping His Commandments, and His Judgments, and His Statutes, Which I Command thee this day: 12.Lest (when) thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt (therein); 13. And (when) thy herds and thy flocks multiply, and thy silver and thy gold is multiplied, and all that thou hast is multiplied; 14. Then thine heart be lifted up, and thou forget The LORD thy God, Which brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, from the House of Bondage; 15. Who led thee through that great and terrible wilderness, (wherein were) fiery serpents, and scorpions, and drought, where (there was) no water; Who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; 16. Who fed thee in the wilderness with Manna, Which thy fathers knew not, that He might humble thee, and that he might prove thee, to do thee good at thy Latter End; 17. And thou say in thine heart, "MY POWER AND THE MIGHT OF (MINE) HAND HATH GOTTEN ME THIS WEALTH. 18. But thou shalt remember The LORD thy God: for (it is) He that giveth thee Power to get Wealth, that he may establish His Covenant Which He Sware unto thy Fathers, as (it is) this day. 19. And it shall be, if thou do at all forget The LORD thy God, and walk after other gods, and serve them, and worship them, I testify against you this day that ye shall surely perish. 20. As the nations which The LORD destroyeth before your face, so shall ye perish; because ye would not be obedient unto The Voice of The LORD your God. . MALACHI 3:8-10. 8."Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, 'WHEREIN HAVE WE ROBBED THEE?' In Tithes and Offerings. 9. "Ye (are) cursed with a Curse: for ye have robbed Me, (even) this whole nation. 10. "Bring ye all the Tithes into the Storehouse, that there may be Meat in Mine House, and prove Me now herewith," Saith The LORD of Hosts, "if I will not open to you The Windows of Heaven, and pour you out a Blessing, that (that there shall) not (be room) enough (to receive It)." . MATTHEW 6:1-34. "Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no Reward of your Father Which is in Heaven. 2. "Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound a trumpet before thee, as the Hypocrites do in the Synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory of men. Verily I Say unto you, 'THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD.' 3. "But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth: 4. "That thine alms may be in secret: and thy Father Which Seeth in Secret Himself shall Reward thee openly." 5. "And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the Hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the Synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I Say unto you, 'THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD.' 6. "But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father Which is in Secret; and thy Father Which Seeth in Secret shall Reward thee openly. 7. "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the Heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking. 8. "Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask Him. 9. "After this manner therefore pray ye: 'OUR FATHER WHICH ART IN HEAVEN, HALLOWED BE THY NAME. 10. 'THY KINGDOM COME. THY WILL BE DONE IN EARTH, AS IT IS IN HEAVEN. 11. 'GIVE US THIS DAY OUR DAILY BREAD. 12. 'AND FORGIVE US OUR DEBTS, AS WE FORGIVE OUR DEBTORS. 13. 'AND LEAD US NOT INTO TEMPTATION, BUT DELIVER US FROM EVIL: FOR THINE IS THE KINGDOM, AND THE POWER, AND THE GLORY, FOR EVER. AMEN.' 14. "For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your Heavenly Father will also Forgive you: 15. "But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father Forgive your Trespasses. 16. "Moreover when ye Fast, be not, as the Hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to Fast. Verily I Say unto you, 'THEY HAVE THEIR REWARD.' 17. "But thou, when thou Fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face; 18. "That thou appear not unto men to Fast, but unto thy Father Which is in Secret: and thy Father, Which seeth in Secret, shall Reward thee openly. 19. "Lay not up for yourselves Treasures upon Earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where Thieves break through and Steal: 20. "But lay up for yourselves Treasures in Heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where Thieves do not break through nor Steal: 21. "For where your Treasure is, there will your heart be also. 22. "The Light of the Body is the Eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole Body shall be full of Light. 23. "But if thine Eye be Evil, thy whole Body shall be full of Darkness. If therefore the Light that is in thee be Darkness, how great is that Darkness! 24. "No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. 25. "Therefore I Say unto you, 'TAKE NO THOUGHT FOR YOUR LIFE, WHAT YE SHALL EAT, OR WHAT YE SHALL DRINK; NOR YET FOR YOUR BODY, WHAT YE SHALL PUT ON.' Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment? 26. "Behold the Fowls of the Air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your Heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they? 27. "Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? 28. "And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow; they toil not, neither do they spin: 29. "And yet I Say unto you, 'THAT EVEN SOLOMON IN ALL HIS GLORY WAS NOT ARRAYED LIKE ONE OF THESE.' 30. "Wherefore, if God so clothe the Grass of the Field, which to day is, and to morrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little Faith? 31. "Therefore take no thought, saying, 'WHAT SHALL WE EAT?' or, 'WHAT SHALL WE DRINK?' or, 'WHEREWITH SHALL WE BE CLOTHED?' 32. "[For after all these things do the Gentiles seek:] for your Heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things. 33. "But seek ye first The Kingdom of God, and His Righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you. 34. "Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day is the Evil thereof." THE ONLY EMPLOYER ANYONE NEEDS IS YAHWEH GOD: HE HAS SAVED US, THROUGH LORD YESHUA, FROM EVERY POSSIBLE FORM OF BONDAGE. . GENESIS 1:26-28. 26. And God Said, "Let us make Man in Our Image, after Our Likeness: and let them have Dominion over the Fish of the Sea, and over the Fowl of the Air, and over the Cattle, and over all the Earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the Earth." 27. So God created Man in His Own Image, in The Image of God created He him; male and female created He them. 28. And God Blessed them, and God Said unto them, "Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the Earth, and subdue It: and have Dominion over the Fish of the Sea, and over the Fowl of the Air, and over every Living Thing that moveth upon the Earth." GOD CREATED MAN WITH THE EXPRESSED PURPOSE OF RULING THE EARTH, AND ALL ITS CREATURES. . JOB 28:28. 28. "And unto Man He Said, 'BEHOLD, THE FEAR OF THE LORD, THAT IS WISDOM; AND TO DEPART FROM EVIL, IS UNDERSTANDING.' " . PSALM 111:10. 10. The Fear of The LORD is The Beginning of Wisdom: a Good Understanding have all they that do His Commandments: His Praise endureth for ever. . MATTHEW 13:1-23. THE same day went Jesus out of the house, and sat by the sea side. 2. And great multitudes were gathered together unto him, so that he went into a ship, and sat; and the whole multitude stood on the shore. 3. And he Spake many things unto them in Parables, Saying, "Behold, a sower went forth to sow; 4. "And when he sowed, some seeds fell by the way side, and the fowls came and devoured them up: 5. "Some fell upon stony places, where they had not much earth: and forthwith they sprung up, because they had no deepness of earth: 6. "And when the Sun was up, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away. 7. "And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them: 8. "But other fell into good ground, and brought forth fruit, some an hundredfold, some sixtyfold, some thirtyfold. 9. "Who hath ears to hear, let him hear." 10. And the Disciples came, and said unto him, "Why Speakest thou unto them in Parables?" 11. He Answered and Said unto them, "Because it is given unto you to know The Mysteries of The Kingdom of Heaven, but to them it is not given. 12. "For whosoever hath, to him shall be given, and he shall have more abundance: but whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken away even that he hath. 13. "Therefore Speak I to them in Parables: 'BECAUSE THEY SEEING SEE NOT; AND HEARING THEY HEAR NOT, NEITHER DO THEY UNDERSTAND.' 14. "And in them is fulfilled the Prophecy of Esaias, which saith, 'BY HEARING YE SHALL HEAR, AND SHALL NOT UNDERSTAND; AND SEEING YE SHALL SEE, AND SHALL NOT PERCEIVE: 15. 'FOR THIS PEOPLE'S HEART IS WAXED GROSS, AND THEIR EARS ARE DULL OF HEARING, AND THEIR EYES THEY HAVE CLOSED; LEST AT ANY TIME THEY SHOULD SEE WITH THEIR EYES AND HEAR WITH THEIR EARS, AND SHOULD UNDERSTAND WITH THEIR HEART, AND SHOULD BE CONVERTED, AND I SHOULD HEAL THEM.' 16. "But Blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear. 17. "For verily I Say unto you, 'THAT MANY PROPHETS AND RIGHTEOUS MEN HAVE DESIRED TO SEE THOSE THINGS WHICH YE SEE, AND HAVE NOT SEEN THEM; AND TO HEAR THOSE THINGS WHICH YE HEAR, AND HAVE NOT HEARD THEM.' 18. "Hear ye therefore The Parable of the Sower. 19. 'WHEN ANY ONE HEARETH THE WORD OF THE KINGDOM, AND UNDERSTANDETH IT NOT, THEN COMETH THE WICKED ONE, AND CATCHETH AWAY THAT WHICH WAS SOWN IN HIS HEART. THIS IS HE WHICH RECEIVED SEED BY THE WAY SIDE. 20. 'BUT HE THAT RECEIVED THE SEED INTO STONY PLACES, THE SAME IS HE THAT HEARETH THE WORD, AND ANON WITH JOY RECEIVETH IT; 21. 'YET HATH HE NOT ROOT IN HIMSELF, BUT DURETH FOR A WHILE: FOR WHEN TRIBULATION OR PERSECUTION ARISETH BECAUSE OF THE WORD, BY AND BY HE IS OFFENDED. 22. 'HE ALSO THAT RECEIVED SEED AMONG THE THORNS IS HE THAT HEARETH THE WORD; AND THE CARE OF THIS WORLD, AND THE DECEITFULNESS OF RICHES, CHOKE THE WORD, AND HE BECOMETH UNFRUITFUL. 23. 'BUT HE THAT RECEIVED SEED INTO THE GOOD GROUND IS HE THAT HEARETH THE WORD, AND UNDERSTANDETH IT; WHICH ALSO BEARETH FRUIT, AND BRINGETH FORTH, SOME AN HUNDREDFOLD, SOME SIXTY, SOME THIRTY.' " . JOHN 8:28-53. 28. Then Said Jesus unto them, "When ye have lifted up The Son of Man, then shall ye know that I am he, and that I do nothing of myself; but as my Father hath Taught me, I Speak these things. 29. "And He that sent me is with me: The Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please Him." 30. As he Spake these Words, many believed on him. 31. Then Said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, "If ye continue in my Word, then are ye my Disciples indeed; 32. "And ye shall know The Truth, and The Truth shall make you Free." 33. They answered him, "We be Abraham's Seed, and were never in bondage to any man: how sayest thou, 'YE SHALL BE MADE FREE?' " 34. Jesus Answered them, "Verily, verily, I Say unto you, WHOSOEVER COMMITTETH SIN IS THE SERVANT OF SIN. 35. 'AND THE SERVANT ABIDETH NOT IN THE HOUSE FOR EVER: BUT THE SON ABIDETH EVER.' 36. "If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed. 37. "I know that ye are Abraham's Seed; but ye seek to kill me, because my Word hath no place in you. 38. "I Speak That Which I have seen with my Father: and ye do that which ye have seen with your Father." 39. They answered and said unto him, "Abraham is our father." Jesus Saith unto them, "If ye were Abraham's Children, ye would do the Works of Abraham. 40. "But now ye seek to kill me, a man that hath told you The Truth, Which I have heard of God: this did not Abraham. 41. "Ye do the deeds of your father." Then said they to him, "We be not born of fornication; we have one Father, even God." 42. Jesus Said unto them, "If God were your Father, ye would love me for I proceeded forth and came from God; neither came I of myself, but He sent me. 43. "Why do ye not understand my Speech? Even because ye cannot hear my Word. 44. "Ye are of your Father The Devil, and the lusts of your Father ye will do. He was a Murderer From The Beginning, and abode not in The Truth, because there is no Truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the Father of It. 45. "And because I Tell you The Truth, ye believe me not. 46. "Which of you convinceth me of Sin? And if I say The Truth, why do ye not believe me? 47. "He that is of God heareth God's Words: ye therefore hear them not, because ye are not of God." 48. Then answered the Jews, and said unto him, "Say we not well that thou art a Samaritan, and hast a Devil?" 49. Jesus Answered, "I have not a Devil; but I honour my Father, and ye do dishonour me. 50. "And I seek not mine own Glory: there is one that seeketh and judgeth. 51. "Verily, verily, I Say unto you, 'IF A MAN KEEP MY SAYING, HE SHALL NEVER SEE DEATH.' " 52. Then said the Jews unto him, "Now we know that thou hast a Devil. Abraham is dead, and the Prophets; and thou sayest, 'IF A MAN KEEP MY SAYING, HE SHALL NEVER TASTE OF DEATH.' 53. "Art thou greater than our father Abraham, which is dead? and the Prophets are dead: it whom makest thou thyself?" THE SUMMARY OF THE THE KINGDOM OF GOD IS THIS: . THE TEN TALENTS OF POWER. (Matt. 25.) (1) TOTAL RECALL. (2) EXTRASENSORY PERCEPTION. (3) TELEKINESIS. (4) TELEPORTATION. (5) TRANSLATION. (6-10) EVERLASTING LIFE. With even the least of these, one does not need to be a Servant to anyone to not merely meet one's needs but even prosper to the extent of WEALTHY AFFLUENCE. IT IS THE SHALLOW-MINDED PERSONS WHO WILL UNDERSTAND THIS IMMEDIATELY- AND QUIT THEIR JOB, "TRUSTING IN GOD." Only to end up as homeless failures. They fail to take into account that THEY ARE NOT EQUAL TO THE Y'SRAELITES THESE PROMISES WERE ORIGINALLY GIVEN TO! |
Re: Is It Right For A Born Again Spirit Filled Christian To Work In These Places?? by Gospelpromoter: 11:04am On Aug 14, 2021 |
Olukemi funke -Too Good Medley The upbeat praise medley will definitely get you on your feet as you give all honour to our Too Good God. Chai this song eh https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRsmK4Plc3I |
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