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Thoughts on WHO?

Jethro Bodine said:
Why don't you just go buy one?
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Even if I had the money, I asked God for one long ago. When it comes to things that are not real practical, it's best to ask God for it, and use your faith to get it, instead of just spending your money on it. I am not against us having nice and expensive things, but nice and expensive things can take the Word's place and become unfruitful. I think we should involve God in everything we have, and not just get it because the money is there. That is hard to live by, but I have finally managed to get the revelation to do it, and will just do without if the Lord does not seem all that excited about me having something.

We use to have Cable TV, and just got it because we can afford it. Wife and kids spent hours watching animal shows. We never even asked God if that is what we should be spending money on and wasting time with. Not having Cable for the last 10 years has not hurt one of us, we don't watch TV, but find other things. Right now the wife is Listening to Keith Moore on her computer.

I learned some of this way back wanting a stupid video game. it was 54.00 at walmart, and I had the money, wanted it, but walked out without it. I said, "Lord, I am not spending this kind of money on a game, and it will just eat in to my time."
Well, a week or so passed, and I was at home when the Lord said, "Go to Sam's club."
I was thinking someone there at Sam's club needed witnessed to. So I go, and the Lord tells me to walk down this isle in front, and then tells me to stop. Right there was the Game I wanted, with expansion for only 19.99. He said then, "There you are Son, you asked me, and I give it to you." The game is 54.00 everywhere else, and without the expansion.

Just then I knew, it's not the things, it's not how much they cost, it's your heart about it. If I am saving money for a Lamborghini, and chomping at the bit to have one, then I certainly don't need one.

Blessings
Mike.
 
reba said:
At the cross, at the cross where I first saw the light,
And the burden of my heart rolled away,
It was there by faith I received my sight,
And now I am happy all the day!

Taken back to the little church with old wooden pews... Wednesday night Bible study almost 60 years ago.. Thanks :)
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When the Church was!
 
Brother Mike said:
When it comes to things that are not real practical, it's best to ask God for it, and use your faith to get it, instead of just spending your money on it.
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You have to sow to receive in abundance (I think a Lamborghini falls into the abundance category) The more you sow the more you reap. How can one sow as to receive that kind of abundance?

Whatever you do, please do not use ministry gifts to buy your Lamborghini.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
You have to sow to receive in abundance (I think a Lamborghini falls into the abundance category) The more you sow the more you reap. How can one sow as to receive that kind of abundance?

Whatever you do, please do not use ministry gifts to buy your Lamborghini.
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A church would love that, to know their tithe money went into my Lamborghini.
 
lol. I have one in mind. an orange one. please tithe to the poor Lamborghini ministry. I promise to use for the King.
 
"Mercedes Benz"

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?
My friends all drive Porsches, I must make amends.
Worked hard all my lifetime, no help from my friends,
So Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz ?

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV ?
Dialing For Dollars is trying to find me.
I wait for delivery each day until three,
So oh Lord, won't you buy me a color TV ?

Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town ?
I'm counting on you, Lord, please don't let me down.
Prove that you love me and buy the next round,
Oh Lord, won't you buy me a night on the town ?

"With God On Our Side"

Oh my name it is nothin'
My age it means less
The country I come from
Is called the Midwest
I's taught and brought up there
The laws to abide
And the land that I live in
Has God on its side.

Oh the history books tell it
They tell it so well
The cavalries charged
The Indians fell
The cavalries charged
The Indians died
Oh the country was young
With God on its side.

The Spanish-American
War had its day
And the Civil War too
Was soon laid away
And the names of the heroes
I's made to memorize
With guns on their hands
And God on their side.

The First World War, boys
It came and it went
The reason for fighting
I never did get
But I learned to accept it
Accept it with pride
For you don't count the dead
When God's on your side.

When the Second World War
Came to an end
We forgave the Germans
And then we were friends
Though they murdered six million
In the ovens they fried
The Germans now too
Have God on their side.

I've learned to hate Russians
All through my whole life
If another war comes
It's them we must fight
To hate them and fear them
To run and to hide
And accept it all bravely
With God on my side.

But now we got weapons
Of the chemical dust
If fire them we're forced to
Then fire them we must
One push of the button
And a shot the world wide
And you never ask questions
When God's on your side.

In a many dark hour
I've been thinkin' about this
That Jesus Christ
Was betrayed by a kiss
But I can't think for you
You'll have to decide
Whether Judas Iscariot
Had God on his side.

So now as I'm leavin'
I'm weary as Hell
The confusion I'm feelin'
Ain't no tongue can tell
The words fill my head
And fall to the floor
If God's on our side
He'll stop the next war.
 
Ph8th said:
Really?
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Yep.

"5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness. 6 Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly * or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. " (1 Corinthians 9:5-7 NASB)

The person who sows in abundance will reap in abundance. Just because some TV preachers have used this truth to fuel their greedy, covetous agendas doesn't mean it isn't true.
 
Jethro Bodine said:
Yep.

"5 So I thought it necessary to urge the brethren that they would go on ahead to you and arrange beforehand your previously promised bountiful gift, so that the same would be ready as a bountiful gift and not affected by covetousness. 6 Now this I say, he who sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and he who sows bountifully will also reap bountifully. 7 Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly * or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. " (1 Corinthians 9:5-7 NASB)

The person who sows in abundance will reap in abundance. Just because some TV preachers have used this truth to fuel their greedy, covetous agendas doesn't mean it isn't true.
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I don't think they "USE" that spiritual law, as it would not work for them. Though God promised to open the windows of Heaven, and pour out blessings for Tithing, Paul added in the Heart condition about giving also, removing the robotic give and get method. For your seed to activate, there needs to be faith and a right heart behind it.

If I am preaching on tithing because I want more money to come into my hands, then wanting more is not wrong, but I am putting my trust in man through manipulation of scriptures to get more. That is very wrong.

If I am preaching tithing, so that those giving can also be blessed, like Paul who did not need, but wanted fruit to abound to their account, then that is different.
 
reba said:
Gonna disagree Brother Mike Mike .. i have head too many preachers talk about how the principles of Scripture are true even for the unbeliever.
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I think I typed it wrong then. Of Course scriptures are true for the unbeliever, they go to Hell, if they don't believe in God anyway. Even Sales teams have taken what Jesus said as spiritual law "You have what you say and believe" and used to for positive sales confessions, not even knowing this positive assertion is right out of scripture.

I should have said twisting scriptures in a wrong way, such as using them to gain wealth from people tithing is not going to work for the person twisting them. It may get them more money, but they have to also reap a harvest of loss.

Mike.
 
I believe he is who he says he is. John 8:24

I said therefore unto you, that ye shall die in your sins: for if ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins.​
 
I believe Jesus is sinless, God made flesh for the benefit of mankind. I believe...that the poor, the oppressed, the unwanted are wanted and sometimes elevated in The Kingdom of God.

I believe that His resurrection is just as important as the crucifixion. Lots of religions have dead founding fathers. Ours rose from the dead, which is huge.
 
LovethroughDove said:
I don't know if I am spiritualizing it. With my lover I feel energized, excited, like something wonderful could happen at any moment! That is how I feel about Jesus. Weird, huh?
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Jesus your lover, I guess I would have to be female to get it, very strange. If you follow and are close to him, then all good.
 
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