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laymen

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I want to know God!
For me it’s food. Even when I don’t feel close to God I want to read his word. I remember kings in the OT much like this. The only thing is I don’t want wind up like Soul Thirsting for God to tell him the “Word” but settling for magic from a witch.

This is one way to tell that everyone has been given a Measure of faith. Some want to know God but fill the void with bad habits because they have not tasted what they thirst for. We want GOD so bad that we don’t even know! Literally. He has made us so much apart of him self that we want him before knowing him. Amazing!! Praise God!! So when I learned the Love of Jesus on the cross The thirst was filled and over flowing! How wonderful the Bible is when you read it for your self and with Jesus.

PS he died for you.

2Ti 2:15 [FONT=&quot] [/FONT][FONT=&quot]Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.[/FONT]
 

MHz

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Desire to filter through the various doctrines to get to the real one. That desire appeared in 1988. It's an awesome book when you read it yourself. When you read the summations by others it loses some luster as they may or may not be correct.
 
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I want to know God!
For me it’s food. Even when I don’t feel close to God I want to read his word. I remember kings in the OT much like this. The only thing is I don’t want wind up like Soul Thirsting for God to tell him the “Word” but settling for magic from a witch.

This is one way to tell that everyone has been given a Measure of faith. Some want to know God but fill the void with bad habits because they have not tasted what they thirst for. We want GOD so bad that we don’t even know! Literally. He has made us so much apart of him self that we want him before knowing him. Amazing!! Praise God!! So when I learned the Love of Jesus on the cross The thirst was filled and over flowing! How wonderful the Bible is when you read it for your self and with Jesus.

PS he died for you.

2Ti 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
Yes, he gives us the loving commandment 2Ti 2:15 as His Spirit witnesses to our new spirit. We can actively seek His approval. (a miracle in its self) He does the teaching, guiding, comforting and brings all things to mind as that which he has taught us.

It’s the food of his daily will. Daily we seek after the bread of His word the hidden manna. Its the kind of food the disciples at first knew not of.
 

MHz

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Do you have a testimony?
Do you mean something like this? Happened in 1988 and I wrote this out in about 2000 so it was pretty powerful as I do not remember dreams at all.

I started of with the Lord's Prayer and just as I was about to start my plea I got a vision that I was outside my body and saw myself, from the back and above, in a kneeling position with a mist a very short distance in front of me that obscured any further view.
I heard myself say "Master, I don't feel so good." A large hand came out of the mist and completely enclosed my body. This happened in a 'twinkling of an eye', I found myself enclosed in this hand and it scared me to no end because I struggled to be free of it's grasp but found I could move not even one little bit. This feeling of being scared lasted only for the briefest of moments.
What replaced it was the most peaceful feeling I have ever experienced, bar none, and to be quite truthful have not experienced that 'level' of peace since.
As soon as this wave of peace (meaning I was in the company of someone who cared for me much more than my words will ever be able to describe) overcame me the hand loosed it 'grip' on me and it opened and I found myself sitting on this palm facing the ends of the fingers and seeing further forward than that.
In front was a hallway, very tall and the walls were black. The walls were not smooth, but rather, had many indentations and sharp corners at these indentations. There was a faint light at each of these 'corners' and that was the only way I could tell the walls were not smooth, the rest was pitch black, I could see neither floor nor ceiling, only these faint corners.
We were moving down this hallway at a leisurely rate and as I was feeling very 'relaxed' I was going to change my sitting position so I had my hands behind my back and then I could lean back and rest on them. As I was leaning back one hand seemed to miss the expected surface that would support it and I ended up rolling to one side. I looked back to see what had 'gone wrong' and I observed a great hole in the palm of this hand. I immediately burst into tears and said with alarm "You've been hurt!"
I heard not a word but my tears left me and I spent the next few moments crawling around the hand, much like I did on the school-ground equipment when I was a small child.
This hallway had corners in addition to the indentations in that it was not straight as we have halls. We came around one corner and off to the right I could see a faint glow of light some distance down this other smaller hallway.
I asked "What's down there?" A voice (rather deep but very 'soothing') answered "You're not ready for this, but I will show you."
Off we went down this other hallway going around gently curving corners and the light got brighter with each corner we passed. In very short order we came out on a dusty,earthen path and I could see a sky. This path was rather narrow and had grass growing on either edge.
On the grass to the left there were several rabbits hopping around, a few bounds then they would stop and nibble the grass, a few more bounds, another nibble. Our presence did not disturb them in the least.
Just behind the rabbits, only a few yards from the path, was what I would best describe would be a three-wire barbed fence, not in the best of repair as the wire sagged a bit between the posts and none of the posts stood up properly but were tilted a bit at various angles.
A bit of distance from this was another fence made of planking, much like you would find around any farm that kept horses or cows, and behind were some farm buildings, house and small barn made of the same wood as the plank fence.
All the wood was very weathered but the condition of the buildings and fence would not warrant paint as this would be a waste because of their condition.
As I looked over at this scene I noticed several dogs in the yard. There was much running and yelping and much dust from all this activity. I could not determine if this activity was caused by our presence or not and if, in fact, the dogs were playing or it was a somewhat more serious matter they were involved in. The circles they made were small and done in quick fashion so in the short time I observed them they completed many circles.
The path we were on also had the gentle twists and turns like the hallways we had just came from did. We continued down this dusty path and came around another corner and came to a stop. The path ended here and was replaced by a large open space covered in lush grass, a short distance from us I could see gently rolling hill. I could see far enough to see three or four 'rows' of these hills, one behind the other. Very beautiful and serene but what was most astounding about these hills was that they were completely covered by people, standing so closely together that not one more person could have stood with them. There was a small open space between where the path ended and this large crowd stood, which is how I knew the grass was so lush.
On this grass, about midway between the end of the path and where the crowd started stood two people, one man, one woman. As remarkable as this whole scene was I was still even more astounded to see not one strand of hair on any of their heads, not one anywhere.
The two in front spoke no words but it was quite plain they were pleased to see 'Him'. No words were spoken to any from 'Him' either.
We turned and went back from where we had come from. Back into the little hallway till we turned left at the larger one.
We continued down this for some distance until we came to a doorway that was on our left.
I heard a voice say "This is a safe place for you."
The door opened and I went inside to a circular room about 50 steps in width. The room was decorated in many shades of brown and the 'outer wall' had shelves that went way round all filled with books. The middle had furnishings that matched the colors of the bookcases.
The door closed and I was alone.
I stood for a moment and went to the door and opened it just a crack. What I felt was sheer terror, and quickly re-closed the door and felt the terror was gone, as long as the door remained closed.
What was outside was not only terror but evil in that it had nothing good planned for me should I be foolish enough to open my door and go into the passage on my own.
I stood up at this point.
 
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OtherWay210

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The word ''Study'' and Gods words ; dont go hand and hand with the regulars in this site .
Some of the most ignorant comments and biblical anti christian views come from the thoughts of the senior members on this site. study ? what a trolls joke.

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ey study the traditions of man, Not Gods Word !


 
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Lighthearted

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Truth.
Wisdom.
God's will and His purpose for me.
Ministry with others.
A closer personal walk with Jesus Christ.
Because He loved me first.
 
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Love, gratitude, the Invisible Driving Force called zeal...
 

lightbearer

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Desire to filter through the various doctrines to get to the real one. That desire appeared in 1988. It's an awesome book when you read it yourself. When you read the summations by others it loses some luster as they may or may not be correct.
We need one another though.
 

MHz

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We need one another though.
To a certain extent. Brotherhood is nice to find. I also end up running into a lot of trolls on any chat-site and rather than ignore them I tend to use them as entertainment in the short time they are around. I have had many friends over the years that were not religious at all.
 

louis

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To work out my own salvation.

Phillipians 2:12 [FONT=&quot]Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation [/FONT][FONT=&quot]with fear and trembling.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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Dan58

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A need for answers
 
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valleyofdecision

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The world needs more light and less darkness, if that does not motivate you to know the Word and be at one with the Word, I do not know what will.
 

Johnny_B

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The word ''Study'' and Gods words ; dont go hand and hand with the regulars in this site .
Some of the most ignorant comments and biblical anti christian views come from the thoughts of the senior members on this site. study ? what a trolls joke.

Th
ey study the traditions of man, Not Gods Word !



You are a senior member so you must be speaking of yourself.
 

Johnny_B

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To work out my own salvation.

Phillipians 2:12 Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
Philippians 2:13 for it is God who works in you, both to will and to work for his good pleasure.

Here's where synergism comes in, when we work with God for your sanctification, not our salvation where it is monergism.

Philippians 1:6
And I am sure of this, that he who began a good work in you will bring it to completion at the day of Jesus Christ.



 
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Ariel82

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To discern truth from lies and see God's war plan for this Earth.