KEYS TO THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN.....KEYS. KEYS!๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™๐Ÿ™

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calibob

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1 Corinthians 13

1If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing. 3 If I give all I possess to the poor and give over my body to hardship that I may boast, but do not have love, I gain nothing.
4 Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. 5 It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs. 6 Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 7 It always protects, always trusts, always hopes, always perseveres.
8 Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will cease; where there are tongues, they will be stilled; where there is knowledge, it will pass away. 9 For we know in part and we prophesy in part, 10 but when completeness comes, what is in part disappears. 11 When I was a child, I talked like a child, I thought like a child, I reasoned like a child. When I became a man, I put the ways of childhood behind me. 12 For now we see only a reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
13 And now these three remain: faith, hope and love. But the greatest of these is love.
 

Lafftur

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The key to unlock fear is faith! To unlock doubt,trust!
Love is the Master Key - it can cast out fear, faith works by love, it believes all things that are true which means it cannot doubt what is true, love trusts because it knows truth........Love unlocks all doors and locks the doors that are not the Fatherโ€™s Will. :love:
 

Lafftur

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How about a hint at something overlooked...go study the parable of the wedding supper and tell me what the Gentiles are called at the wedding.............!
Gentiles were called โ€œbad and good.โ€

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
Matthew 22:8-10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Matthew 22:8-10&version=KJV
 

eureka01

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Mat.16:19 And I will GIVE unto YOU the KEYS of the kingdom of heaven!๐Ÿ™ What do keys do? Well of course they unlock what is protected,safe,hidden away ect.ect. I want to hear about keys in your life in the word that have unlocked your faith,hope,comfort ect.ect.
Hello! Believing in God is always the key. Believe that we are forgiven by His blood and saved by His grace. Prayer is the number one key to be closer to God. We will receive His power through praise, meditate through His Word, being filled with the Holy Spirit, daily walk with God, and by clinging to the cross. When we unlock God's power, we will be able to fight enemies.
 

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Sorry, I'm not the wind or the sea and you are not Jesus...

Mark 4:39 (KJV) And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
 

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What would be helpful if you were to change your attitude. A member is kind enough to share their spiritual experiences and right away you start with your negativity. Maybe you know the game but perhaps don't know the rules. Just because you may disagree with a post does not necessarily mean that you are right and they are wrong.
Is that because in your book there is no right or wrong? I dislike deception and will confront it when possible. You may embrace it if you wish.
 

crossnote

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How is truth possible without experiences to compare it with? As far as that proverb is concerned I prefer the secret love over the open rebuke.
Let me see, "In the beginning was the experience.'
Newsflash, Truth comes through words...so does deception.
 

Leastamongmany

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Hello! Believing in God is always the key. Believe that we are forgiven by His blood and saved by His grace. Prayer is the number one key to be closer to God. We will receive His power through praise, meditate through His Word, being filled with the Holy Spirit, daily walk with God, and by clinging to the cross. When we unlock God's power, we will be able to fight enemies.
Amen!
 

crossnote

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Keys have to do with authority and power.
He who has the keys to the house,car and office is special and unique.
That person has power and authority not only to enter but to lock things out.
You actually take a position against what jesus came to do.
"for this reason was the son of God manifest,to destroy the works of the devil."
LUKE 10;17 And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name.
18 And he said unto them, I beheld Satan as lightning fall from heaven.
19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy: and nothing shall by any means hurt you.
20 Notwithstanding in this rejoice not, that the spirits are subject unto you; but rather rejoice, because your names are written in heaven.
21 In that hour Jesus rejoiced in spirit, and said, I thank thee, O Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that thou hast hid these things from the wise and prudent, and hast revealed them unto babes: even so, Father; for so it seemed good in thy sight.
22 All things are delivered to me of my Father: and no man knoweth who the Son is, but the Father; and who the Father is, but the Son, and he to whom the Son will reveal him.
23 And he turned him unto his disciples, and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see:
24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings 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.


KEYS;;;;>19 Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and over all the power of the enemy
mAT 16;18 and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.

19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
KEYS/POWER;;;;>Mat 18;18 Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.


19 Again I say unto you, That if two of you shall agree on earth as touching any thing that they shall ask, it shall be done for them of my Father which is in heaven.


It all ties in. the power and authority (KEYS) that are handed to the believer.Power over sickness,over sin,over the devil. Over demons.
Breaking those shackles. Breaking every bondage and sickness.

Paul was privately tutored by the Holy Spirit concerning the truths [keys] to unlock and articulate the message and good news.
But beyond that,she is right that God gives us keys to understanding and revealing revelation concerning God,the believers walk and the word.
I gave the verses in which 'keys' are mentioned and only Jesus, angels, the Prophets and Apostles are mentioned having them...

Isaiah 22:22 (KJV) And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

Matthew 16:19 (KJV) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Luke 11:52 (KJV) Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Revelation 1:18 (KJV) I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Revelation 3:7 (KJV) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

Revelation 9:1 (KJV) And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Revelation 20:1 (KJV) And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

To say all believers have them is to go beyond Scripture. I won't go there.
 

Leastamongmany

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Sorry, I'm not the wind or the sea and you are not Jesus...

Mark 4:39 (KJV) And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
be blessed in Jesus name!๐Ÿ™
 

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1 Peter 4 is KEY to ones walk when going through trials.
Important KEY to victory.
And those KEY verses UNLOCK great understanding as to what is going on in trials.
Paul and Peter didn't give us 'keys to victory', they gave us insight to what Jesus meant by picking up our cross, denying self and following Jesus....

2 Corinthians 1:8 (KJV) For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
(2Co 11:23-30 KJV)

I don't buy into your theology of glory when Jesus and the Apostles presented to us the theology of the cross. In essence, this...

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
(2Co 12:8-10 KJV)
 

Lafftur

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Sorry, I'm not the wind or the sea and you are not Jesus...

Mark 4:39 (KJV) And he arose, and rebuked the wind, and said unto the sea, Peace, be still. And the wind ceased, and there was a great calm.
I donโ€™t know, she might be Jesus because He said, โ€œWhen youโ€™ve done it to the least of these, youโ€™ve done it to Me.....โ€ :unsure:
 

Leastamongmany

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I donโ€™t know, she might be Jesus because He said, โ€œWhen youโ€™ve done it to the least of these, youโ€™ve done it to Me.....โ€ :unsure:
You are such a sweet lady! Thank you!โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜โš˜ A dozen for you!
 

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I donโ€™t know, she might be Jesus because He said, โ€œWhen youโ€™ve done it to the least of these, youโ€™ve done it to Me.....โ€ :unsure:
Let's hope not...

Matthew 24:4-5 NASBS
[4] And Jesus answered and said to them, "See to it that no one misleads you. [5] For many will come in My name, saying, 'I am the Christ,' and will mislead many. :sneaky:
 

Nehemiah6

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Among the 9 gifts of the Holy Spirit are discernment, the word of knowledge and of wisdom. They are not merely achedemic, they ARE spiritual!
Why only 9 gifts when they are at least 20?
 
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Gentiles were called โ€œbad and good.โ€

Then saith he to his servants, The wedding is ready, but they which were bidden were not worthy. Go ye therefore into the highways, and as many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. So those servants went out into the highways, and gathered together all as many as they found, both bad and good: and the wedding was furnished with guests.
Matthew 22:8-10 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage?search=Matthew 22:8-10&version=KJV
The first attempt for the wedding feast failed. Every one of them had an excuse. What an insult.
The bride becomes gentile.
In ruth both women are husbandless.
Enter Boaz,a type of Jesus. Naomi helps Ruth obtain and win her Jewish husband. The bride is gentile. Note that the first in line for ruth rejects her.
Boaz ends up with ruth ,naomi,and the rights to the property.
Kinsman redeemer.
Now note in rev 5 a search is made unsuccessful for a MAN to open the scroll (kinsman of man. It had to be a man). Enter Jesus/Boaz the kinsman redeemer. Now he already purchased man a few thousand years ago.
Jesus redeems the earth in rev 5
It is the book of ruth.
Yet another dynamic of the rapture.
The rapture concerns the gentile bride with the Jew as the catalyst and helper.
The Jew is included with her territory the earth.
So the rapture is not just one thing,but has an INDIRECT CONNECTION with the tribulation.
This is KEY to understanding end times.
Without those key ingredients unlocking meaning is futile.
It ends up being one thought or scenario after another. Not heavens reveal.
In the last days knowledge shall increase.
Knowledge is heaven based.
Ironic that any with revelation knowledge can not boast in knowledge,because it is only passed on.
Paual could not take credit,nor could John.
What they knew was only by a deposit from heaven
That is true knowledge.
We come "from heaven,to man"
Any other source is a fraud
 
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Funny, the Apostles never said we have 'keys'. Only the faith preachers and those who follow them do. Here are all the Scriptures mentioning 'keys' and it appears Jesus was referring to the authority He was giving the Apostles...


Matthew 16:19 (KJV) And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Luke 11:52 (KJV) Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.

Revelation 1:18 (KJV) I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.

Revelation 3:7 (KJV) And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

Revelation 9:1 (KJV) And the fifth angel sounded, and I saw a star fall from heaven unto the earth: and to him was given the key of the bottomless pit.

Revelation 20:1 (KJV) And I saw an angel come down from heaven, having the key of the bottomless pit and a great chain in his hand.

That teaching is conspicuously missing (that we have the keys) in the Letters of the Apostles and to the Churches in Revelation.
The Power of Believers:

The scripture says, " Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever you shall bind on Earth shall be bound in Heaven: and whatsoever you shall loose on Earth shall be loosed in Heaven. Matthew 18:18

(if the Believer conducts himself Scripturally, the decision reached will be honored and ratified in Heaven)

JSM
 
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Paul and Peter didn't give us 'keys to victory', they gave us insight to what Jesus meant by picking up our cross, denying self and following Jesus....

2 Corinthians 1:8 (KJV) For we would not, brethren, have you ignorant of our trouble which came to us in Asia, that we were pressed out of measure, above strength, insomuch that we despaired even of life:

Are they ministers of Christ? (I speak as a fool) I am more; in labours more abundant, in stripes above measure, in prisons more frequent, in deaths oft. Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
(2Co 11:23-30 KJV)

I don't buy into your theology of glory when Jesus and the Apostles presented to us the theology of the cross. In essence, this...

For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me. And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me. Therefore I take pleasure in infirmities, in reproaches, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses for Christ's sake: for when I am weak, then am I strong.
(2Co 12:8-10 KJV)
Got a news flash for you.
Jesus aint on that cross anymore.
Show me anywhere in revelation where Jesus is on the cross or the cross is the center.
Why?
Because the tomb is empty.
The veil is torn.
The king is seated and enthroned.
The cross concerns salvation.
The walk is not the cross. The cross is the dieing to self and salvation.
A beginning.
No other beginning.
The walk has a start. The cross.
It PROCEEDS from there. Establishes who we are. Born again.

We mature into mature saints.
A relationship with a LIVING TANGABLE RESURRECTED SAVIOR.
Not sitting in a church with a NT listening to one salvation message (the cross) after another.
The cross never gets old
The blood never gets old.
But Jesus NEVER appeared to anyone on a cross.

He aint on no cross friend.
Time to place him where he is.
Resurrected and alive.
 
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Yes, and some can use a little more discernment.
Ironic.
How you think 1 peter 4 is just batting the air,then correct anyone on anything.
You think,for some bizare reason ,the Holy Spirit was not imparting a key to understand what a trial really is.
Did you even read 1 peter 4???

Once that key becomes spiritual dna
You will never see a trial the same way.
It is a massive key.
Just a simple basic fact.