undertanding god - All About GOD2024-03-28T20:24:31Zhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/forum/topics/undertanding-god?commentId=1383940%3AComment%3A1691490&x=1&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThis is from my book. I thoug…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2016-05-14:1383940:Comment:16914902016-05-14T07:28:21.224ZMary Ohttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/MaryEllenOsborn
<p>This is from my book. I thought it could be helpful.</p>
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<li>Key questions you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">might</span> ask yourself as you open the Bible and study a passage of Scripture:</li>
<li>What is the main subject of the passage?</li>
<li>Who are the people revealed in this passage?</li>
<li>Who is speaking?</li>
<li>About whom is that person speaking?</li>
<li>What is the key verse?</li>
<li>What does it teach me about Jesus?</li>
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<p>As you read, it is also…</p>
<p>This is from my book. I thought it could be helpful.</p>
<ul>
<li>Key questions you <span style="text-decoration: underline;">might</span> ask yourself as you open the Bible and study a passage of Scripture:</li>
<li>What is the main subject of the passage?</li>
<li>Who are the people revealed in this passage?</li>
<li>Who is speaking?</li>
<li>About whom is that person speaking?</li>
<li>What is the key verse?</li>
<li>What does it teach me about Jesus?</li>
</ul>
<p>As you read, it is also very important to ask how the text might apply to your daily living.</p>
<ul>
<li>Is there any sin mentioned in the passage that I need to confess or forsake?</li>
<li>Is there a command given that I should obey?</li>
<li>Is there a promise made that I can look to in my current circumstances?</li>
<li>Is there a prayer given that I could pray?</li>
</ul>
<p>When reading the Bible, stop and think about what the Lord may be showing you. It's good to chew your spiritual food. We are better off reading five verses slowly and understanding what they mean than reading five chapters quickly and not getting anything out of them. Learn to slow down.</p>
<p>Psalm 119:18 Open my eyes, that I may see wondrous things from Your law.</p>
<p>This is from a book I'm working on. I just thought it would bless you. He gives this lovely example of prayer...</p>
<p>Father, I believe You are the author of this Book. I believe as You say in Scripture that all Scripture is breathed by You. Therefore, I am asking You as the author of the Book to take me on a guided tour. Help me to understand, and show me how these truths apply in my life.</p>
<p>God's love,</p>
<p>Mary</p>
<p></p> Hi God bless you,
It takes ti…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2016-05-14:1383940:Comment:16912822016-05-14T03:19:08.048ZMary Ohttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/MaryEllenOsborn
<p>Hi God bless you,</p>
<p>It takes time and a conscious effort to change your thoughts to His. There are verses and chapters I understand just as they are. Then at times it takes a lots of effort on my part. This is the ESV version...</p>
<p>For my thoughts are not your thoughts, <span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-8">neither are your ways my ways, declares the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>. …</span></span></p>
<p>Hi God bless you,</p>
<p>It takes time and a conscious effort to change your thoughts to His. There are verses and chapters I understand just as they are. Then at times it takes a lots of effort on my part. This is the ESV version...</p>
<p>For my thoughts are not your thoughts, <span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-8">neither are your ways my ways, declares the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>. </span></span> <span class="text Isa-55-9" id="en-ESV-18750">For as the heavens are higher than the earth,</span> <span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-9">so are my ways higher than your ways</span></span><span class="indent-1"><span class="indent-1-breaks"> </span><span class="text Isa-55-9">and my thoughts than your thoughts. (Isaiah 55:8,9)</span></span></p>
<p><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-9">Do you like the ESV?</span></span></p>
<p><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-9">I have verses that I've put notes beside and later I'll hear a sermon about it or someone will come along and share about it. I just couldn't get the answer by myself. It gets interesting when you date the notes. Or you can use little bookmarks. Sometimes it's a buildup.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-9">If you are using the KJV and understand it, that's awesome. It was hard for me to get it for a while, and I still have challenges. I dig out the Bible dictionary or a concordance. Okay, what is this word. Don't get me wrong, I love the KJV. The NIV or the ESV are some of my favorites versions. Sometimes checking a couple versions may help you gain understanding.</span></span></p>
<p><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-9">My son, if thou wilt receive my words, and hide my commandments with thee;</span></span> <span class="text Prov-2-2" id="en-KJV-16436">So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;</span> <span class="text Prov-2-3" id="en-KJV-16437">Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, and liftest up thy voice for understanding;</span> <span class="text Prov-2-4" id="en-KJV-16438">If thou seekest her as silver, and searchest for her as for hid treasures;</span> <span class="text Prov-2-5" id="en-KJV-16439">Then shalt thou understand the fear of the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span>, and find the knowledge of God.</span> <span class="text Prov-2-6" id="en-KJV-16440">For the <span class="small-caps" style="font-variant: small-caps;">Lord</span> giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding.</span> <span class="indent-1"><span class="text Isa-55-9">(Proverbs 2:1-6 KJV)</span></span></p>
<p>There's a lot to think about in these verses.</p>
<p>God's love,</p>
<p>Mary</p> hello, I still don't understa…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2016-05-04:1383940:Comment:16901012016-05-04T13:48:11.997Zneicymaehttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/meicymae
<p>hello, I still don't understand how to change my thoughts to his. i believe in his death, burial and resurrection, he is my lord and savior and he loves me unconditionally. whenever i read a scripture and i try to interpret it, i always give the wrong answer. so it tells me, i don't have the understanding of a Christian. I'm in the old testament right now and I try to put myself in the place of David and his relationship with God. He has earned his place with him. What i am saying is I…</p>
<p>hello, I still don't understand how to change my thoughts to his. i believe in his death, burial and resurrection, he is my lord and savior and he loves me unconditionally. whenever i read a scripture and i try to interpret it, i always give the wrong answer. so it tells me, i don't have the understanding of a Christian. I'm in the old testament right now and I try to put myself in the place of David and his relationship with God. He has earned his place with him. What i am saying is I am trying to start all over with understanding and not just reading word. I asked the Holy Spirit to guide me in my reading, but i still need help.</p> To elevate your thoughts, you…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2016-05-03:1383940:Comment:16903532016-05-03T21:46:38.773ZMary Ohttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/MaryEllenOsborn
<p>To elevate your thoughts, you must know God's thoughts, and you will need to study the Bible. I know that sounds like a huge task, but you have to start somewhere. You could start in Romans. I'm partial to Romans. You know, the Gospels that's a great place to start. You can read a lot about the time Jesus Christ spent here on earth and what He taught His disciples. You can get to know and understand Him better. He's got what we need. Know what I mean? You can think about all the wonderful…</p>
<p>To elevate your thoughts, you must know God's thoughts, and you will need to study the Bible. I know that sounds like a huge task, but you have to start somewhere. You could start in Romans. I'm partial to Romans. You know, the Gospels that's a great place to start. You can read a lot about the time Jesus Christ spent here on earth and what He taught His disciples. You can get to know and understand Him better. He's got what we need. Know what I mean? You can think about all the wonderful things Jesus has accomplished and how He laid down His life for us. I am very thankful. You can read about how He's no longer in the grave. He rose from the dead. How awesome is that! To change your thoughts to God's thoughts, you will need to know what God thinks.</p>
<p>God's love,</p>
<p>Mary</p> Hello Meicymae,
First, who…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2016-05-03:1383940:Comment:16903402016-05-03T16:45:56.819ZDavid Velasquezhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/DavidVelasquez616
<p>Hello Meicymae, </p>
<p></p>
<p>First, who you are now, what is your identity in Christ, what does God say about you?</p>
<p>He says you are:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>1 Peter 2: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/2-9.htm">9</a> </span><span class="highl">But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness…</span></strong></em></span></p>
<p>Hello Meicymae, </p>
<p></p>
<p>First, who you are now, what is your identity in Christ, what does God say about you?</p>
<p>He says you are:</p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>1 Peter 2: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/2-9.htm">9</a> </span><span class="highl">But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/2-10.htm">10</a> </span>for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.…</strong></em></span></p>
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<p>Second - The struggle we all have, the struggle you have:</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><span class="reftext">Romans 7 <a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/7-15.htm">15</a> </span>I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/7-16.htm">16</a> </span>And if I do what I do not want to do, I agree that the law is good.<span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/7-17.htm">17</a> </span>As it is, it is no longer I myself who do it, but it is sin living in me. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/7-18.htm">18</a> </span>For I know that good itself does not dwell in me, that is, in my sinful nature.<span class="nivfootnote"><sup><a href="http://biblehub.com/niv/romans/7.htm#footnotes" title="Or my flesh">c</a></sup></span> For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/7-19.htm">19</a> </span>For I do not do the good I want to do, but the evil I do not want to do—this I keep on doing. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/romans/7-20.htm">20</a> </span>Now if I do what I do not want to do, it is no longer I who do it, but it is sin living in me that does it.</strong></em></span></p>
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<p>3- The Solution for you and for everyone in Christ:</p>
<p></p>
<p class="chapter-1"><em><strong><span id="en-ESV-25058" class="text Luke-4-3"><span class="versenum">Luke 4: 3 </span>The devil said to him, “If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-25059" class="text Luke-4-4"><span class="versenum">4 </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">And Jesus answered him, <span class="woj">“It is written, ‘Man shall not live by bread alone.’”</span></span></span> <span id="en-ESV-25060" class="text Luke-4-5"><span class="versenum">5 </span>And the devil took him up and showed him all the kingdoms of the world in a moment of time,</span><span id="en-ESV-25061" class="text Luke-4-6"><span class="versenum">6 </span>and said to him, “To you I will give all this authority and their glory, for it has been delivered to me, and I give it to whom I will.</span> <span id="en-ESV-25062" class="text Luke-4-7"><span class="versenum">7 </span>If you, then, will worship me, it will all be yours.”</span> <span id="en-ESV-25063" class="text Luke-4-8"><span class="versenum">8 </span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">And Jesus answered him, <span class="woj">“It is written,</span></span></span></strong></em></p>
<div class="poetry top-1"><p class="line"><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><span class="text Luke-4-8"><span class="woj">“‘You shall worship the Lord your God, </span></span></strong></em></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Luke-4-8"><span class="woj">and him only shall you serve.’”</span></span></span></strong></em></span></p>
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<p class="first-line-none top-1"><em><strong><span id="en-ESV-25064" class="text Luke-4-9"><span class="versenum">9 </span>And he took him to Jerusalem and set him on the pinnacle of the temple and said to him, “If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,</span> <span id="en-ESV-25065" class="text Luke-4-10"><span class="versenum">10 </span>for it is written, </span></strong></em><em><strong><span class="text Luke-4-10">‘He will command his angels concerning you, </span></strong></em><em><strong><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Luke-4-10">to guard you,’</span></span></strong></em><em><strong><span id="en-ESV-25066" class="text Luke-4-11"><span class="versenum">11 </span>and </span></strong></em><em><strong><span class="text Luke-4-11">“‘On their hands they will bear you up, </span></strong></em><em><strong><span class="indent-1"><span class="text Luke-4-11">lest you strike your foot against a stone.’”</span></span></strong></em></p>
<p class="first-line-none top-1"><em><strong><span id="en-ESV-25067" class="text Luke-4-12"><span class="versenum">12<span style="text-decoration: underline;"> </span></span><span style="text-decoration: underline;">And Jesus answered him, <span class="woj">“It is said, ‘You shall not put the Lord your God to the test.’”</span></span></span> <span id="en-ESV-25068" class="text Luke-4-13"><span class="versenum">13 </span>And when the devil had ended every temptation, he departed from him until an opportune time.</span></strong></em></p>
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<p>Study the word of God, fall in love with it to the point of practicing it in your daily walk. Believe it and you will live.</p>
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<p>4- The challenge for you and for all is not to grow weary of doing what's right:</p>
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<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><em><strong>Galatians 6: <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-8.htm">8</a> </span>For the one who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption, but the one who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-9.htm">9</a> </span><span class="highl">Let us not lose heart in doing good, for in due time we will reap if we do not grow weary.</span><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/galatians/6-10.htm">10</a> </span>So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith.</strong></em></span></p>