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Yes, and the Lord has seen fit to be gracious and open my eyes to how many of the prophecies applied to Israel first, and then to the church. Even Jesus prophesying in Matt. 24 of the elect being deceived and the soon coming tribulation and destruction of Jerusalem was to Israel first, then the...

I believe a key to understanding the words of prophecy is this: "to the Jew first, then the Gentile". They applied to Israel/Jerusalem first, then they will apply to the mostly Gentile church. The mystery of iniquity working in/among God's people (first Jerusalem then the Gentile church)...

Yes indeed these things are real. Feelings are real, lies are real. And the devil is real. It's not an insult to say someone has a demon. Demons are as ubiquitous as bacteria. They are around and only God can protect us or deliver us from them. And human sin/rebellion is real too. Young...

Do you hear what you are saying?...."the realization" they are living in the wrong body? Um, no, their body and gender is right, but it's their "realization" that is wrong and needs correcting and orienting to the truth. Real Christians believe God (because He knows better than us) and affirm...

Oh come on now. There is a range of what is within normal parameters. There's a difference between simply engaging in activities as opposed to engaging in activities as a way of identifying and role playing as the opposite gender. If there are any parents left out there with common sense they...

"the children led the way". Exactly. Children should not be leading the way.........their parents should be leading by showing and teaching/training them the right way. We can be understanding and gentle with young children, but not "affirm" something that is wrong. If little Johnny wants to...

They are children for heaven sakes. We should know from the word of God that the devil is seeking who he may devour, and that can mean using human agents and/or other circumstances of life or just a part of the battlefield that the child happens to have inherited or happens to have fallen prey...

Funny, but seriously true. Imagine a world without sex. So much less anguish and suffering for many people. This world unfortunately is a selfish hedonistic cesspool and I will not be that sorry to leave it when my time comes. God foretold a time when mankind would become...

Think I have, when you posted them at an earlier date. But why don't you summarize and make your point? And....have you no response to the things I've been saying? Shouldn't those who claim to follow Christ look to Him and His word about these matters? Do they believe His word? It is an...

What is your point here? People and children may try on all kinds of things for size when they don't yet know what is right and good for them. Loving your child means to train him or her up in the way they should go so that when they are older they will not depart from it. You don't leave...

Amen. Like they are going through life wearing sex-coloured glasses. Unfortunately sex is an idol for many and they are slaves/servants of the god who they obey, and preach/teach its false gospel. Same with heterosexual people as well.........this has become such a sex obsessed society in...

Amen...such a good point. Patterns like impressions/imprints on the mind/soul. Like those who know the Lord have the impression of God's laws/truth imprinted/engraved on our heart/soul/mind. A society that has become detached from the soul's anchor (God's word) is open to any kind of...

Okay, my thoughts on this are these. The bible teaches that the devil is a liar....demons can enter into people and cause them to believe and feel things that are not true. Scripture also teaches that we do not live by our "feelings" but by the truth. It teaches that males should not dress in...

Amen. Parents and churches need to be in prayer for the children....and the bible says to "TRAIN a child up in the way they should go.... " God's word is an anchor for the soul, especially in a society that is no longer fixed upon it and every soul is going every which way that seemeth right...

Not just the things of Abraham though, but the whole bible is a spiritual book full of spiritual lessons for the church/believers. The things of Abraham aren't the only allegories in scripture. There are lots of examples.......the animals in Noah's ark represent lost souls being saved and the...

I didn't mean historical in an academic sense, I just meant in a factual sense, that those things really happened in fact. There is sometimes more than one layer of meaning to things that are written. For example, one layer of meaning might be factual and another layer might be allegorical...

"He spoke to them in parables, and without a parable spoke He not to them." The bible is chock full of "parables", ie, allegory. That is a key to understanding. Most of it is historically factual, ie, those things really happened, but they were written down in scripture as spiritual lessons...

This to me gets into religious organizations and "succession of authority". Nobody "had" to or "has" to do anything...God works through our free will and doesn't generally force people to do or think according to His will. He knew beforehand that this was going to be messy. Jesus even...

Amen. It's useful to understand the biblical context of what was written, as well as the cultural context. And we for sure need to seek the Holy Spirit for understanding. It's funny how we in the flesh and carnal mind tend to often see things "religiously" rather than being sort of grounded...

Exactly. So we need to understand what Paul meant when he wrote that. Don't forget they didn't even have church buildings in those days, they met in homes, from house to house. Surely he couldn't have meant that women weren't supposed to literally ever speak in their own homes or the homes of...