Probably have to scroll past a lot. I do. (Honestly, I only have so much time to spend online so trying to read everything gets difficult for me anyway.)
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I feel you. in IL, itâs technically strict, but ive usually gotten away with flouting the mask mandates etc, for this whole time. at times it felt like things werenât actually going to go down into the pit. because things werenât getting crazy around where Iâm at. so it can be easy to lose sight of whatâs happening elsewhere. locally, authorities donât care all that much about the rules. Iâve never seen them audit businesses that donât comply. business owners kinda just make their own decisions and no one seems to care if a certain business doesnât follow mandates.
so I imagine lots of areas are like that. but bigger powers than local leaders are bent on an agenda that is inching its way into its goal. bit by bit we are watching it happen, usually not in our own backyard, but online we can see the toil and trouble all over in different ways.
I didnât really know about the concept of a Rapture until about a year ago, right before everything went nuts. Iâve been studying it since. still way over my head because thereâs a lot to take in. so for now I mostly am just sure that âthe endâ is near, based on all the signs I think I see, and donât know how to tell how soon the rapture could happen.
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I feel we are really deep as it is. I differ, in that I donât think things are improving. to me, loosening of restrictions is not necessarily a sign of improvement. to me, itâs a sign that a USA version of a âcovid passportâ is on its way, because the next obvious question following the new guidelines is, how will we keep people from going maskless AND unvaccinated still? they will want to be able to tell us apart, with this new guideline. thatâs merely my sense from it. so itâs something to keep an eye on from many angles and see if it really means what we think it means or not. but whether we are close or far away from the end, yes Jesus needs to be top priority. <3
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an example I have for my understanding of this verse, is that I chose abortion out of ignorance. I did not really have a relationship with God at the time and I believed it was not murder. for this, He did not condemn me, due to my lack of knowledge, though there were negative consequences still.
once I had accepted Christ into my heart- which was long after id regretted the abortion- to turn my back now, and change my mind again, after all Iâve learned and after all God has personally shown me, well there would not really be hope anymore for me to love God. I would be rejecting the truth that I know, a truth that God brought to me. knowing the truth in my heart, and rejecting it, thatâs what God will condemn if you arenât going to change. itâs different for each person, how He will test your heart like this. I know I am forgiven for the abortion I had in my ignorance, but if I have an abortion again after what I know, that will be a rejection of God, which leads to condemnation.
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All the 66 books of the Bible are inspired by the holy spirit. There are cross references between all the books. Donât think that the book of Hebrews is only for Hebrews, the letters to Thessalonians only for them⌠all the books are important.
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I feel this is maybe the calm before the storm, itâs not relaxing here in Canada, if anything itâs looking to get worse, I expect more restrictions soon, as our numbers in Alberta are rising steadily. Enjoy the loosening of your restrictions while you can! I wish we had the freedom you guys are enjoying! Not to mention your naturally warm environment as well!! Lol not jealous at all, reallyâŚ
Dear Grace, âŚOkay, prepare to laugh. 
I could not get the sound to work on the vid. From the cover, it looked like a vaccine festival event at a church, the kind many churches are doing nowadays, and all I could think wasâŚoh please say it isnât so. Turns out, that its Americas frontline doctors, some of the bravest professionals we have right now, coming forward to help the saints understand the risks of the v. or the jab. smh. Vicky yesâŚthey are on the side of Godly caution, to help people.
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Hi Dixie. I wish I knew more! I just read what the Word says and I see where in some parables Jesus talks directly to the Kingdom of GodâŚor said in another way, the Kingdom âfromâ God. Itâs like being introduced as âBilly of North CarolinaââŚwhich actually refers to âfromâ North Carolina. And in these parables Jesus refers to âHis servants.â Heâs not talking about wolves, but servants who belong to Him. In the end, we hear âWell done good and faithful servantâ to those who have obeyed Him and done His will (remember, if you love Me youâll obey Me). Anyway, the disobedient servant is not given the âWell done my good and faithful servantâ, but rather, is cast into outer darkness where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth (he is still His servant but not receiving the blessing he could have). I believe the time of review of the servantâs obedience is what the Bible calls the Bema Seat Judgement - that set aside for those who have accepted Jesus as Savior and LordâŚjudged for our obedience and not sin (Jesus paid it all!). There are other parables where Jesus refers to âpeopleâ, not his servants. In these cases, some end up cast out where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth, AND where the torment of fires burns forever. This is certainly a much different outcome than that the disobedient servant. As I read, I find Paulâs great concern is that he finishes the race well so as not to lose what can be hisâŚthat is his eternal âinheritance.â
A true born-again, life-surrendering to Jesus Christian is eternity bound with Jesus. And I hope it starts with the Rapture!!! But I believe, based on Godâs Word, just because a Christian is ruptured doesnât mean they have inheritance in the Kingdom from God. Jesus tells us to put our treasures in heaven and not in this world. If a Christian is enticed back to the world and lives out their life for this world, then the treasures theyâve accumulated will be of this world. They donât take these with them. And once in heaven, they find they failed to store up treasure in heaven. It is this that I believe may include not being invited to reign with Jesus during the Millennial Kingdom, or attend the wedding feast of the Lamb. [Like the parable of the 10 bridesmaidsâŚ5 are obedient and 5 are not. Only 5 make it to the wedding feast and yet ALL 10 were bridesmaids.]
This is nothing to worry about if you, which Iâm sure you are, have surrendered to Jesus and Savior and Lord. You love Him and obey Him. Like Pastor JD has said, itâs not âWell done my good and fruitful servant.â Rather, itâs âWell done my good (obedient) and faithful (trusting) servant.â Keep your faith and keep walking with our Lord, seeking His will and Iâm confident, based from Godâs Word, that you will be rejoicing with Jesus at the Rapture, in the Millennium, and then forever more.
I hope this helps. Please confer with Pastor MacâŚIâm sure I heard correctly he eluded to this in his recent teachings and I certainly do not want to confuse or mislead anyone. God Bless!!
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Perfectly explained sister, if only it will be recieved, by those who have ears to accept it.
At different times in my 50 year journey, I have believed doctrines, that I would bet my life on at the time, only to be lead out of them to a different doctrine later on the journey. I didnât have ears to hear/believe at the time, and couldnât receive them, till God prepared me for them. Doc
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Thank you for your concern 
Bless you
BTW name is NOT Dixie, itâs Doc
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Please donât stop, I heard you loud and CLEAR, some will never hear you, they couldnât hear Jesus also when He spoke. BUT some do hear.
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Itâs also better to sow before the storm and âduring the stormâ (if you see the âpictureâ)
The problem is maybe when you say âin the contextâ⌠Some catholics say the same thing âin the contextâŚâ and they put limits all around!
I said âTo put in contextâ⌠and I am not catholic and so I do not know what wording they use, sorry. I will edit it right now to try to be more clear.
There, I changed it slightly. Hopefully that will avoid any other misunderstanding. Thanks
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Sorry DocâŚclicked the Reply arrow above and not below. I may not be very Forum âfastâ, but I sure am slow! HA!
Thank you! That was very well put, you explained perfectly! And yes a person canât help but have moments of doubt, letâs face it, living in this world is hard, itâs hard to resist temptation to sin, and sinning in general! I accepted Jesus wayyyy back when lol when I was in grade 2, at a bible camp, I grew up going to church, I had both church friends and non church friends. Letâs say that most of of my teen and adult life, Iâve been a dud Christian, I never prayed, I never went to church, I wasnât surrounded by believers as friends, I married an unbeliever, I had no real relationship with the Lord, that all changed my dad started to suffer kidney failure, itâs like Jesus got my attention, and I was all of a sudden craving a relationship with him, I began going to church, reading my bible, praying as often as I could. I realized how lost I was and how little I knew of living for Christ, living as he wanted me too. So I got right with the Lord again, as some say, and it felt wonderful, I was even naive enough to say Iâll never fall away again⌠and thatâs exactly what happened. Jesus got my attention again, that small little voice of the Holy Spirit finally broke through all of the noise of this world. Iâm ashamed for how Iâve lived my life as a believer, which now Iâm trying to learn how it is to live for God, and how to submit my life to him, and it wasnât all bad, my husband and both kids are believers so that is a huge blessing! So yes I do have doubts at times, not about my salvation, but yes the upcoming bema and final judgements. I can only go forward now with my walk with the Lord and continue to grow closer to him. Sorry for the novel, but your post just made me ponder, and I do thank you for your honest reply!
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I have a problem with that too. I believe that people can willfully walk away from the Lord and the Bible warns about it. God does not remove us from His presence but we can surely do that ourselves.
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Hi Cara, yes, I also get overwhelmed with all the sin, evil and current events being addressed. And Iâm sure many others here do as well. And I agree with you, we need to remind ourselves of the GOODNESS of our God, meditate on his promises and stand on HIS WORD! Itâs important to find a balance. Be informed and not ignorant but donât saturate yourself in it. Take care of yourself spiritually and remain joyful! Yes, times are definitely challenging and I do think things will intensify before the Rapture, but we can still have JOY AND PEACE through Jesus Christ and REST ASSURED that He is ALWAYS faithful! We have NOTHING to fear as nothing will separate us from the love of God and He remains in control, regardless of how chaotic things may seem. All praise, honor and glory to Jesus Christ our Lord! Thank you, loving Heavenly Father for who You are, the great I AM, the Alpha and Omega! Maranatha!
Katrina
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Interesting video clip, it really shows you how insane this whole thing is. They are already threatening to charge vaccine refusers with a felony.
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