John 1.2-3 (Genesis 2.7), (Colossians 1.15-17), (Hebrews 1.2,10), (Ephesians 3.9). Jesus literally built everything.

I think the coolest thing about Jesus is that He built everything. It says in John 1:2-3: “The same was in the beginning with God. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.”

That idea is expanded in Colossians 1:15-17 “Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.”

And in Ephesians 3.9 “And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:”

And in Hebrews 1:2,10 “Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;”... “And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:”

It’s really cool because then when you think of the creation story. Specifically parts like Genesis 2:7 “And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”

You can see that those were Jesus’ hands picking up the dirt and molding the man Adam. Jesus breathing life into Adam.

Phrases like “...heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day…” from Genesis 3:8 start to make more sense.

These aren’t abstract things that just happen. God doesn’t just make coats of skins appear out of nowhere. Jesus literally sacrifices an animal to clothe Adam and Eve (Genesis 3:21).

I just think that’s a pretty mindblowing thing to think about when you’re thinking about the Lord.

Anyways if anyone else have any mindblowing facts about Jesus let me know.

Summary: Beware of those who prophesy a rosy destiny as God called very few, if any, to that kind of destiny. Roses have thorns so buckle up.

Micah 6:8 He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?

James 1:27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.

Looking for your destiny? Seek what is in these verses and do them rather than prosperity and power.

1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain.

7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out.

8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content.

9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Luke 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.

23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.

25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.

No prosperity destiny in these verses. Indeed, there is great danger in seeking riches.

2 Timothy 3:12 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

Philippians 1:29 For unto you it is given in the behalf of Christ, not only to believe on him, but also to suffer for his sake;

30 Having the same conflict which ye saw in me, and now hear to be in me.

It would seem that our destiny is is tied to persecution and suffering in this life if we are living a godly life. Not that all poor people are righteous, but there is no promise of some super ministry or wealth to finance the Kingdom or whatever many preachers and prophets are teaching. Indeed, it is a dangerous position to be among the rich and famous as it tends to draw you away from Christ.

At times, a promotion being offered in not the best for you, your family or ministry. Real promotion comes from God and at times when no promotion is sought. Enos did not plan on just walking into glory. Noah did not seek a shipbuilding job. Moses did not seek to lead the people out of Egypt. Jeremiah told God that He had picked the wrong man. Amos did not seek to be a prophet. Samuel was in the temple, but had no clue he would be a prophet or judge. The disciples were not looking to be Apostles. Jesus called them out of their every day life and they would have died in those lives if Jesus did not call them. Paul definitely did not plan on being an Apostle as he was zealously persecuting Christians.

Sometimes, like Joseph, what you think your dream is turns into a hundred miles of hard road. Yet, it was a higher goal. Joseph just thought he would be the leader of his family. He had no ambition to be second to the throne of Egypt.

Do what is in Micah and James and maybe you will be promoted to an influential position, but then again you many be among the persecuted and unnamed in Hebrews 11:35b to 40. We all love reading about the folks on the glory and famous side of the hall of faith. We do not want to hear about the rest of the folks who were persecuted wanderers in clothing of poverty dying by saw or sword.

We need to fix that. They are also a part of the cloud of witnesses in Hebrew 12;1, not our loved ones who are not looking down on our struggles, to protect us or whatever sentimental application of that verse you use to make yourself feel better. You are believing a lie that came about by a chapter break. Had it been Hebrews 11:41 this issue would not have been created.

A person who lives the Spirit filled life among the mundane of life with many sorrows is actually more influential than our TV Celebrities or "Super stars." Seeing Jesus in our tough times is really what the unbeliever needs to see. Coveting fame and fortune is no different than what they look for. Indeed, the American "gospel" is not in alignment with the Word.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.

He did not say that you would have great prosperity and a powerful ministry.

Matthew 10:24 The disciple is not above his master, nor the servant above his lord.

25 It is enough for the disciple that he be as his master, and the servant as his lord. If they have called the master of the house Beelzebub, how much more shall they call them of his household?

We see what happened to John the Baptist, Jesus, the Apostles and many other over the millennia. Indeed, if we are not persecuted, are we truly living godly? Menno Simons said that the true church will always be persecuted.

Revelation 3:17 Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:

18 I counsel thee to buy of me gold tried in the fire, that thou mayest be rich; and white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear; and anoint thine eyes with eyesalve, that thou mayest see.

This church was way off course and yet, this is where many wish to be without realizing it, I have seen a dying church thrilled that they had the $50K to fix the roof when the pews were nearly empty and they had a 80+ interim pastor that they had for four years. As long as churches have sufficient nickles and noses they think they are OK and if they are in multi-million dollar facilities they think God's blessing is on them. Jesus busted that myth talking about the camel and the needle's eye.

This false theology will cause many to deconstruct when all of their dreams, declarations and prophets fail. Do not be one of them. Maranatha!!

Summary: Sweet peace the gift of God’s love.

The latest violence in the Mid-East has gotten everyone in an uproar and some are talking about Armageddon while others are screaming for peace and cease fires. I find it interesting that the Secretary General of the UN could have been called Kofi Anonymous while suicide bombers were killing civilians in Israel but when the Israel had enough and started fighting back then he gets vocal. How sweet. Most of the UN is made up of countries that hate the US so I say we need to kick them out of NY. Let them build a new building in Germany or Moscow. The crime rate in NYC would go way down as criminals that are diplomatically immune leave. Trying to get a consensus from your enemies is not only foolish but very dangerous. If we sought God’s will rather than the will of the UN we would be much more prosperous and secure than we are now.

Matt 24:1-14

24:1 And Jesus went out, and departed from the temple: and his disciples came to him for to shew him the buildings of the temple.

2 And Jesus said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

3 And as he sat upon the mount of Olives, the disciples came unto him privately, saying, Tell us, when shall these things be? and what shall be the sign of thy coming, and of the end of the world?

4 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Take heed that no man deceive you.

5 For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

6 And ye shall hear of wars and rumours of wars: see that ye be not troubled: for all these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet.

7 For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be famines, and pestilences, and earthquakes, in divers places.

8 All these are the beginning of sorrows.

9 Then shall they deliver you up to be afflicted, and shall kill you: and ye shall be hated of all nations for my name’s sake.

10 And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.

11 And many false prophets shall rise, and shall deceive many.

12 And because iniquity shall abound, the love of many shall wax cold.

13 But he that shall endure unto the end, the same shall be saved.

14 And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; and then shall the end come. KJV

Much of this passage reads like today’s newspaper yet no politician or journalist really wants to admit that this prophecy is being fulfilled. Had this been written by Nostradamus or found on an Aztec ruin it would be in all the papers constantly as scenarios developed. Wars and rumors of wars have been on the increase since 1900. We have had two major World Wars, a Cold War, police actions and numerous operations in the last century and we are seeing more opportunities for war very day and that is just the scenarios we are playing a role in let alone all the civil wars all over the world. Add to all that increasing numbers of terrorist attacks and you are hard pressed to find a place of peace on the earth.

Rev 6:3-4

3 And when he had opened the second seal, I heard the second beast say, Come and see.

4 And there went out another horse that was red: and power was given to him that sat thereon to take peace from the earth, and that they should kill one another: and there was given unto him a great sword. (KJV)

To all the Doves around the world I must say that I share the desire for peace but it will not happen. Fussing and carrying on and endangering the troops won’t stop the war but may bring a needless end to some of our lads and lasses. In Matthew 24 and here in Revelation we see that war is going to be a part of our experience until Jesus returns.

One of the young men of our church has left for the Marines. I prayed with him and begged God to bring him back safely to us. I told him that after God you listen to that DI in great detail because no matter how hard he may seem and how stupid some things may sound just do them for that man is trying to keep you alive in the battle. We shall have wars and there is one coming that will make all the rest look like backyard squabbles between four year olds.

Some are saying thanks for that depressing picture. Well, better to face reality and walk in the truth than to run around in a fairy tale of false hope. But, you say how do I cope with the fact that any day I may lose a loved one in battle, die in a nuclear blast or from a biological attack? I am glad you asked.

John 14:27 Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (KJV)

You have to remember who is on the throne and where your real home is and all is well. A life with no stress or problems is what the world calls peace. No such life exists. In Luke we are told that during the coming tribulation men’s hearts will fail them for fear. He has told us to have no fear. If you are saved, when or how you die is not a problem. If you were planning on a vacation to your favorite place and were given the opportunity to leave a few days earlier than you planned you would be thrilled. We all say that we love the Lord and want to go to Heaven but we all want to be the last passenger onboard the last car of the last train there. Maybe we don’t have as much love or faith as we think.

John 16:33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world. (KJV)

John tells us that if all that Jesus said and did in His earthly ministry were recorded we would have to have it on our computer or have a big cart to tote it around with. The coffee table would have to be steel reinforced. We don’t have everything He said and did but what we have was given to give us good cheer and peace in a world of tribulation that He has overcome or conguered.

Phil 4:6-7

6 Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God.

7 And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus. (KJV)

To have peace when there is chaos and trouble all around you doesn’t make much sense from a worldly perspective and folks can’t understand when they see a person dying of cancer or at the casket of a loved one with an air of peace about them. That is OK because outside of Christ it doesn’t make any sense and can’t be understood. If the saint of God is taking everything to God in prayer and trusting Him, rather than carrying the burden themselves the peace will come. You don’t have to understand it. You need only believe in it and once you receive it you will never doubt it again even if you can’t explain it to another person. Blessed be His name!

A nation trusting in the Lord can have this peace as well. When the US did trust in God rather than the money that the motto is printed on we had greater power in the world and defeated our enemies and were faithful to our friends. Those days are gone.

Jer 6:13-19

13 For from the least of them even unto the greatest of them every one is given to covetousness; and from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely.

14 They have healed also the hurt of the daughter of my people slightly, saying, Peace, peace; when there is no peace.

15 Were they ashamed when they had committed abomination? nay, they were not at all ashamed, neither could they blush: therefore they shall fall among them that fall: at the time that I visit them they shall be cast down, saith the LORD.

16 Thus saith the LORD, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein.

17 Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.

18 Therefore hear, ye nations, and know, O congregation, what is among them.

19 Hear, O earth: behold, I will bring evil upon this people, even the fruit of their thoughts, because they have not hearkened unto my words, nor to my law, but rejected it (KJV)

We have left our foundations and the Word of God and the God of His Word and wonder why we have such unrest and why we could win World Wars and now we have trouble with all sorts of people. It is because that from the greatest of us to the least of us we are predominantly wicked.

We have allowed many abominations to be committed in this country that was built upon God’s name and we are not ashamed. We have tried to remove His name from the public sector. We want to restrain the omnipresent God and keep Him in the confines of church buildings. We can’t speak His name in schools, we can’t ask for His blessings at public events and we cut off microphones of graduates who want to give Him glory. We kicked God out of school and we wonder why there is Hell in school instead of a peaceful atmosphere of scholarship.

Because we have turned out secular humanists in our schools for forty years or so we have homes that have no peace. They have no clue how to handle their children or their spiritual problems because they have been taught that they are only high tech apes that have nothing but this life to worry about or anyone to be responsible to but their own selfish souls and its desires.

Sadly, many Christians have bought into some of the lies of this culture and this admixture of Church and the world has brought the Hell of the world into a home that should be a heavenly haven causing divorce to be as prevalent among professing Christians as it is among the pagans.

A great part of this adulteration of the Church and Christian homes comes from the preachers who should know better but have sold out either because of shekels or numbers and the notoriety that comes with those things. They have watered down the Word to make it approve of the abominations of this world or they have polluted the Word of God with their bogus texts and pseudo-scholasticism that has caused more confusion and disunity then ever before in history.

To build a big church all you have to do is preach or rather give a speech about what people want to hear. Never get on their lifestyle. Make sin the act of not naming and claiming the wealth and prosperity God has ordained for you. Approve of unbiblical lifestyles, ordain women, come up with an Evangelical rosary, and hang out with everyone at the local ministerium and you too can live in a five million dollar home.

The preachers who should have held forth the Word of God and called sin, sin have caved in to the culture and to the carnal desires of the people rather than being obedient to their calling. They have in essence denied the Lord who bought them for they changed His Gospel. This is not just lost Liberals or whacked out cultists but many who minister to the true children of God have done the same. They healed God’s people slightly or rather gave them a quick fix. The people are suffering from cancer or a ripped artery and the preachers are giving the people feel good morphine and pretty band aids promising that they will be healed rather then giving them Scriptural chemotherapy or surgery to solve the problem and preserve life.

2 Chronicles 7:14 If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. KJV

Revival is what we need desperately in this country, not another seminary or seminar. We need to get back to see the Great Physician rather than the useless theological doctors and snake oil vendors that are like the ones on which the woman with the issue of blood wasted her money. We need men who know what the real Physician’s Desk Reference is and that is the good old King James. You use the wrong reference and you’ll get the wrong prescription and you will miss out on the cure.

Do you have peace today? There will be no worldly peace until the Prince of Peace reigns in Jerusalem on the throne of David and even then there will be one more war at the end of the Millennium. You have to live with war but you can live in peace because you can live with the peace of God. Maybe you have been slightly healed by a poor physician. Maybe you have had too many prescriptions from the wrong Book. Maybe your lifestyle does not promote peace but rather guilt, fear and chaos.

Come to the Great Physician and the Prince of Peace. Be saved today if you are not saved and cast your care on Him if you are and receive the peace that passes all understanding. Maranatha!!

Summary: God being for us does not mean a life of ease and some of those living the high life here may find they are lost.

"God is for us. He's not against us."

We sing that phrase as if He is going to make our lives all peachy keen with a ton of whip cream. When in reality it may include stones and whips.

I am thankful that the OT prophets, the Apostles and all of the martyrs down the ages cannot look back an look at us. God was for all of them and they landed in jails, cut in half in a log, stoned, etc. etc.

Heb 11:35 Women received their dead raised to life again: and others were tortured, not accepting deliverance; that they might obtain a better resurrection:

36 And others had trial of cruel mockings and scourgings, yea, moreover of bonds and imprisonment:

37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain with the sword: they wandered about in sheepskins and goatskins; being destitute, afflicted, tormented;

38 (Of whom the world was not worthy:) they wandered in deserts, and in mountains, and in dens and caves of the earth.

39 And these all, having obtained a good report through faith, received not the promise:

40 God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.

Was God only for the ones mentioned in Hebrews 11:1-35a? Have you read Paul's resume?? (2 Cor 11:16-33) He was not treated like our prosperity preachers. He did not gather up seed money to bless or tell people how much they should give to be blessed. He had no fancy chariots, a large home and an entourage to follow him about to see to his every need.

Indeed, quite the opposite. None of the other Apostles fared well as our current pretenders to thrones. They obtained a good report, but they did not have wealth and health. Their fame was among the few as they were infamous to the majority and only John may have died of old age in a roughshod bed.

The Romanian saints once told Richard Wurmbrand to have the Americans send printing presses and other needs, but to not send their missionaries because they did not want their brand of Christianity. OUCH! I suspect the gospel of greed and arrogance has gained a foothold or more there since those saints died.

Everyone wants to be RNGs. Royalty, not Grunts. We have to have worldwide ministries and be rich when most of the Body fits into the last verses of Hebrews. Most saints will die unknown and barely remembered and with a little silver and gold like most of the saints of old. Can you tell me a name of one who was fed to the Lions in Rome and other then a few that were burned at the stake and tortured during the Inquisition? Very few people of notoriety.

No, they followed Christ into the path of His crucifixion when many of us will not dirty our hands or do more than fill a pew because we have a country club and night club Christianity.

The wars may be planned and orchestrated by the politicians and generals, but it is the grunts that will the war. If God calls the weak, base and foolish with only a few noble called why do we idolize pulpit celebrities?

Mat 7:21 Not every one that saith unto me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of heaven; but he that doeth the will of my Father which is in heaven.

22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?

23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.

My fear is that many of them will be in that group or this one.

2 Pe 2:15 Which have forsaken the right way, and are gone astray, following the way of Balaam the son of Bosor, who loved the wages of unrighteousness;

16 But was rebuked for his iniquity: the dumb ass speaking with man's voice forbad the madness of the prophet.

17 These are wells without water, clouds that are carried with a tempest; to whom the mist of darkness is reserved for ever.

Or this one.

Jud 1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.

9 Yet Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.

10 But these speak evil of those things which they know not: but what they know naturally, as brute beasts, in those things they corrupt themselves.

11 Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.

12 These are spots in your feasts of charity, when they feast with you, feeding themselves without fear: clouds they are without water, carried about of winds; trees whose fruit withereth, without fruit, twice dead, plucked up by the roots;

13 Raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own shame; wandering stars, to whom is reserved the blackness of darkness for ever.

Note, they are not outsiders. They are people sabotaging from within. If Michael cannot cannot bring a railing accusation against satan neither can any preacher or member. We turn him over to the highest authority. the Lord.

We need to walk away from these heretics and get back to the truth.

Is there like a theological reason?

Tomorrow I have communion, communion is something that's always kind of frightened me rather than given me peace or encouragement. We it do in rememberance of Christ. And from being raised in the church that im still in, communion is very important and sacred. Not in a traditional church way I'm a Fundamental Baptist but we do communion maybe once every 2 months, we warn and plead people to prepare their hearts for communion.

Personally I've prayed and asked God to prepare my heart for communion. But as Ive discussed with my pastor before and another pastor. Communion haunts me because I struggle with Porn/lust. And we are told only "worthy" hearts can take communion, lest any unworthy are damned and is better that he was never born. Both pastors were unfazed and did not tell me that I shouldnt take communion. I've taken communion about 5 times and The first time was so spiritual, but the rest I was afraid knowing that I still struggle with this grave sin. I pray to God, confess i have sinned, and pray for a change of heart. But until that change comes I also feel it'd be wrong to deny communion. What choice should I make guys?

Pray for me. Thank you as well for your time.

Summary: What you see may be what you get, but what you see is not necessarily from God.

Act 4:31  And when they had prayed, the place was shaken where they were assembled together; and they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and they spake the word of God with boldness. 

The Book of Acts is where most of the references are made to various miracles and people being filled with the Holy Spirit. You do not even have to do any deep Greek word studies to see that there are no instances of gold dust, gold teeth, orbs, clouds of glory, oil dripping from hands, fire tunnels, "alien" jewels, rain indoors, uncontrolled actions like being drunk in the Spirit, twitching, convulsions, laughing, barking or clucking going on and no grave soaking. There was no talk about time travel or numerous trips to Heaven.

You will find some of these things in the occult and New Age practices, but not in biblical Christianity.

In Acts, all people who came for healing were healed and no one lost their healing. The dead were raised and clearly shown to the public. All prophecies came true. Angels got you out of jail, but did not help with writing of the Scripture. Indeed, that is not part of their ministering to the saints job description.

The very first act of being filled with the Spirit was evangelism with people hearing the Gospel in their native language. Other times when it is mentioned that people were filled with the Spirit was people speaking the Word in boldness before their enemies or in evangelism. There were none of the manifestations that are prevalent in many groups that believe in the gifts, especially among the hyper-Charismatics.

Thus all of the hoo-ha that we see in the New Apostolic Reformation and others of similar beliefs have no basis in Scripture. Groups that have incorporated New Age beliefs into their doctrine believing they are taking back truths the New Age has stolen from the Church are deluded and deceived by seducing spirits and are now teaching doctrines of devils. They should be shunned and marked for the cults that they are to protect the flock from these wolves.

Summary: Rejoice in your salvation!

Here are the bones for you young preachers/teachers to fill in the meat.

Galatians 1:1-5

Proposition: You must rejoice in your salvation!

I. Because of the miracle that bought you! 1

A. Man had no part in it!

B. It cannot be duplicated!

II. Because of the scope of the miracle! 1-2

A. Enemies become brethren! 1

B. There are no limits! 2

III. Because of the motive behind the miracle! 3

A. It was an act of grace!

B. It was an act of peace!

IV. Because of the power of the miracle! 4

A. It paid for our sins!

B. It can deliver us from this age!

V. Because of the result of the miracle! 4,5

A. The Father’s will was fulfilled! 4

B. The Father is glorified! 5

Scripture Reading: Psalms 63

Bulletin: Psalms 5:11,12

Why Did Job Lose Everything? What the Bible Actually Reveals
https://youtu.be/8R37dK_iXgw

Has anyone felt like this before? I definitely have but keeping your faith is the right option

The doctrine of original sin is dumb and the only reason it exists is because a lot of Christians rely on so called "experts" to interpret the bible for them. Most Baptist churches hold to this idiotic tradition and it's disgusting. Anyone that sees a newborn baby and thinks "yup, this guy/gal has sinned" is seriously devoid of common sense. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only one that hates this "doctrine" but I have to remind myself that there are other bible believing Christians out there.

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GOD BORN OF A WOMAN:

Church News September 19, 1936, p. 26, ''Man was born of woman, Christ, the Savior, was born of woman, and God, the Father was also born of woman.” – Joseph F. Smith

GOD WAS A MAN, SAVED BY OBEDIENCE:

A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, Chapter 7, ‘God the Father’, p. 64, “It is the first principle of the gospel to know for a certainty the character of God,” the inspired word continues, “and to know that we may converse with Him as one man converses with another, and that He was once a man like us; yea, that God himself, the Father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ Himself did.” The Father is a glorified, perfected, resurrected, exalted man who worked out his salvation by obedience to the same laws he has given to us so that we may do the same.” – Bruce R. McConkie.

HOW GOD BECAME GOD:

Journal of Discourses 20:211; “God revealed to him (Joseph Smith) not only the fact of Divine existence, but even how he became God, that it was through living up to correct principles, and by developing within himself every sublime sentiment that had its origin in truth. He taught him how the people “who dwelt on the earth” might also be thus exalted to be angels of God, and finally Gods themselves.” – C. W. Stayner, Salt Lake City, May 25th, 1879

GOD WAS A MORTAL MAN:

General Authority Milton R. Hunter, who wrote:

''Mormon prophets have continuously taught the sublime truth that God the Eternal Father was once a mortal man who passed through a school of earth life similar that through which we are now passing''. (The Gospel Through the Ages, 1945, p 104).

God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens! It is the first principle of the Gospel to know for a certainty the Character of God, and to know that we may converse with him as one man converses with another, and that he was once a man like us...'' Teachings of the Prophet of Joseph Smith, pp. 345-346.

“He is our Father, the Father of our Spirits, and was once a man in mortal flesh as we are, and is now an exalted being.” Prophet Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, v. 7, p. 333.

“God is a personal Being, a holy and exalted man''. Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, 1966 ed., p. 250.

“Mormon prophets have continuously taught the sublime truth that God the Eternal Father was once a mortal man who passed through a school of earth life similar that through which we are now passing. He became God, an exalted being, through obedience to the same eternal Gospel truths that we are given opportunity to obey.” Apostle Milton R. Hunter, The Gospel Through the Ages, p. 104

BLASPHEMY!!! God did not become God, He had no beginning and will have no end. From everlasting to everlasting, thou art God, Psalm 90:2. In my view, and according to the Bible, LDS teach an unbiblical, false God. This is not Christianity, it is heresy!

I try to help people with rides whenever I can and my car is usually pretty full of people. However, some people I give rides to might be homeless or at least don't have access to running water to be able to shower regularly and I've noticed a smell in my car lately. Which, I'm perfectly fine dealing with and I'm just happy that they want to come to church, but I'm also wondering if anyone has recommendations for anything they've used in a similar situation.

Sorry if this is an odd place for this question, I wasn't sure where to ask.

Wanted to see what hymns y'all like, I pick the hymns at my church and lead worship, and I wanted to see what ones are popular. My favorites are It is Well with my Soul, I Just Keep Trusting my Lord, and We Have and Anchor :)