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Hello Everyone. This is a note to say "Good Bye" for now. I am not in the flow with this study so am going to let this one go for now. I am glad see many new people in here, as well as with Everyone. Maybe I'll catch ya's in the next study. Take Care, and Blessings!!! Lisa My answer to today's question would reflect off CCS's responce. ...(that's the only one I read today)

Before I go on to answer this question. I need to clarify my studying because of the responces I am receiving. The odd thing about the responces is that not one person who responded gave me any idea of what I said that they are referring to. Please reread my post and ask specific questions when you do. I am responding to these questions from the "KJV" of the Bible. I went directly to that after skipping most of the Exposition, for although Pastor Ralph, it is clear that you put some time into it. I don't know which version/s of the Bible you used in writing it. I don't recognize the Scripture from the start. For me, I get wonderful Understanding from the way God said it. I appreciate the questions though, that are designed to cause one to go deeper into the Word. So my reference to the question's don't have to do with the Exposition. It has to do With Gods Word in accordance to the Questions. I don't read every Scripture translation. The Word I have, I understand as God gives me the understanding, as I DAILY, and OFTEN DAILY, set my own desires for my flesh aside, TO STUDY GODS WORD. Not trying to lift myself up, just trying to help you understand What It Is That I Do for a LIVING. I am not of this world. Before you scolled me for saying it. Go deeper into your own Word and talk to God about it, although you just did, for Christ is in Me, and I spoke nothing but the Truth. uhoh Wisdom Faith By the building up of Christ's Character in us.

Because of Doublemindedness, we have trials. Growth comes when Doublemindedness leaves. Sometimes we can still grow and still be Doubleminded, but we usually don't get to far beyond that trial, until we see why it's coming around and nip it in the bud. Don't be surprised if the next trial starts immediately or even before you're finnished with the last trial. This is a good thing, the trials help to keep us from being doubleminded, and are the perfect opprotunities to keep learning the same lessons, until we get it. And most of all, the perfect opprotunity to teach that which we know in God. Because God love's us So much, he allow's Satan to try us where we are weak, because it wares us down, and we get sick of it, again and again, and begin to change. But changing just because somebody is sick of something isn't growth either, because it'll come back until it's nip it in the bud. Maybe it will just take a long time to reach you. For me, the reason it takes certain trials a while to reach me, it's because I don't give people much of an opprotunity anymore to try and sway me. Sure I pretty much stay within my place, but the biggest part is that I stay in the Word. That's why I am sortofsay, like a shut in. But by choise. Studying Gods Word is what I want to be doing, all the time. I have to close the door, because people don't want me there. They want me thinking and behalving like them. The more I learn to Rightly Divide The Word Of Truth, the greater Abba & My's relationship is becoming. I removed myself from the way's of the world. And let me tell you, it is so Worth it. I get lonely sometimes, but that's why we have eachother, and God told us to take care of eachother, not with those of this world. We take care of each other, and seperate ourselves from the way's of the World. Then the world will, and they do, watch you. They want to see how you are going to handle differently that which we've always done with them. And when they see God at work in us, then they do come around, and they want to know. The Truth. So study It, so the Truth may be Revealed. It is Awesomly Wonderful. Keep Maturing In Christ. Grace & Peace Just a note, sometimes people see God at work in you and will do everything they can to bring you down. But if you hold on to God and speak The Truth, they HAVE to bow down, or back away, because we are covered by the Blood of Jesus. And Jesus gave us already that which we need to Overcome. His Word & Life, and the Power of... Although I do try to stay seperated and Into Gods Word, the trials still come to my door. I don't have to go look for them. All's I have to do sometimes, is check my mail, and there they are. I just smile and Love God and unless I get out of line, they leave me alone.

Why do people blame God for evil? Because that is how the first man (Adam) decided to handle his shame...Ro 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: So people blame God for creating man in the first place I guess, so they don

This study was deep. I was all over the place as I reflected on the questions and learned some things about myself that were hidden. I can not recall which questions, but some (mostly in the first 1/2) I felt were leading me out of Grace, and I became depressed as they forced me to look back on much pain and sorrow. I almost quit the study a lot of times because of that, because God say's to not look back in His Word, and to be ye a new creature In Him. But I do see now how it was important for me to remember, so as to heal from the abuse and to be able to forgive. I Love Gods Word, all of it is profitable, and good for instruction, for truely nothing has changed sense the beginning. This was a huge study and you Pastor Ralph did a fine job on presenting it. Again I'm not sure which questions I'm talking about here, but some could use a rewording. Thank you though. but then again, maybe not. As I study and am learning to Rightly Divide The Word Of Truth, this study has helped me to see where people are coming from, with questions not related to the dispensation of Grace. It is by Faith, through Grace, that I am Saved and Sealed by The Holy Spirit at the moment I first believed. Although much of it was painful, I am better prepared now to reach out, not because I have to, but because I want to because of what Jesus did for me, to a lost and hurting people. God Bless You Pastor Ralph, and All of You who gave much encouragement as I went through what I did. I Appreciate You's and look forward to future studies with You All.

Abraham's life was full, as I place myself there in thought and reflect on his life through my own, it's not enough to say "never a dull moment". Praise God I don't see where there is any one part of his life mentioned or imagined that is more significant then the other. Weaved in a labour of love & war. I am blessed. and redeemed by The Blood Of Our Lord Jesus!

I don't see the servant's prayer as a "test of God". The servant once there just prayed a specific prayer, that he may know for sure which girl was to be Isaac's wife. Obviously the "right" girl came, and she came first, and he knew by the specifics of his prayer. His prayer was not hasty, it was well thought of in the moment, very specific. Nothing wrong with that.

I am seeing this transaction to be "Prefigurative" of that to come. Several things come to mind, like Jesus being born in a cave, even buried in one. The field and the cave as a burial site, causes me to think of the Gentiles, and the price that was paid (Jesus' Blood, Suffering, Crucification on the Cross), and how He died once and for all, depositing our sins in hell, to redeem us into His self. We died in Him, that is our sin died in Him, that He may live in us. We are His temple.

Take some time to review Sarah's life and legacy. What were her strengths? Her weaknesses? Strengths All's I can say for her marrying her 1/2 brother is, it was to be, for the fulfilling of prophesy. She was loyal, a survivor. Smart and loving. She had both joy & grief. She doubted but hung in there till the end. She was angry and scared. She loved her husband and remained with him through it all. Weaknesses? I wouldn't say she was ever weak. Probably wiery at times, yes, but not weak. Where did she show faith? Where did she lack faith? Sarah and Abraham's whole life show's faith. They had it rough. She lacked faith in her ability to believe contrary to what she knew to be true about her own body. But who knew, this was a first.

Through understanding that the Old Testiment is a "Type" of the New Testiment.

When I asked Jesus to be my Savior, Who died with my sins on Him, to dispose of them, and lock them away, never to be remembered again (that is ALL Sin for All time - Once and For All), and Rose from the dead on the third day, that I (we-Gentiles) may Live in Him, in the Kingdom of Heaven, when I am presented to Himself without spot nor wrinkle at the end. That I am a member of His Body - in righteousness, justified, and redeemed from death. I am no longer guilty. His Grace (Provided) is sufficient for me in the mortifying of my physical body, as I move on in life here on earth, loving and helping others because He Loved me first, not because I have to be good, but because I want to do good, and possible win other's to Him. That is when I first trusted Him. When I asked Him to forgive me for all of my past, present, and future sins, and accepted His Forgiveness, and Him as my Savior with Faith that He did. I was SEALED in Christ right then, and although I was tossed about by every wind of doctrine, The Word Not Rightly Divided for way to many years, God is Faithful and brought me back to Him in my consious as I sawt to know Him better and am learning how to rightly divide The Word of Truth, to be a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, for again, sin is dead and I no longer live for it, but in God, even though I am currently in the carnal flesh. Hallelujah

I am not sure what is meant by this question (Can we really know God until we can trust him with our whole lives?) I am not sure which Gospel is being refered to here by this question (Have you surrendered your life to Jesus Christ?) We are Gentiles under Paul's Gospel, which is Christs' Gospel for us. Rightly Divide The Truth Christ did for me what I cannot do for myself already We are joined to Christ by the ministering of The Holy Spirit. We are SEALED in Christ at the moment we Believe in Him. That comes by Faith, not works. Although of course, because Jesus died Once and for All, for the Remission of sin (that is for our past, present, & future sins), so quit worrying about how good you are or how many times you surrender. We by nature help and do good unto eachother because of Love, in what Jesus did for us, but that doesn't make us anymore Saved, or even the lack of doing good unto others. I am blessed by God that He guides me through to the Truth of who I am in Him, by what ever means He does, for I am hungry to know The Truth. And am no longer Stranded in His Word. <<<that doesn't mean that I'm not still growing in Truth. Hallelujah

satan would have us stressed out unto death God would have us full of Joy unto life Have you ever been through a trial that strengthens and invigorates you at the end? Yes, although some of the trials are not very joyous at the time, they all are strengthening sooner or later Have any of your trials inspired others or have you been inspired by another's trial? Yes

God in all of the Names that describe Him gives me hope, and keeps me in the race.

Good Morning I concur with Magnus on all accounts.

Sarah seeing the two boys playing together has caused her to demand that Hagar & Ishmeal be without the camp. Upon the first reading, it appears to me that Sarah is still jealous and vindictive, and thereby not acting in righteousness. Looking at Types & Shadows reveals what Sarah seen from the all knowing know, as she watched them play. She saw trouble come to them all, and tried to nip it in the bud. The trouble she saw in Ishmael is the same trouble she received of Hagar when Hagar got pregnant. I don't think Sarah was upset with Hagar because she got pregnant and she couldn't yet. It was trouble, a divided kingdom/nation, perhaps only shown to Sarah through a wicked glance or guesture that only she would understand, which is why Abraham didn't do more then just cast them out (both times), he didn't know for sure because of the ranting and raving. But he wasn't suppose to know, for all that has taken place from The Fall has had to inorder for The Law To Be Fulfilled, and for us to Receive Jesus. So yes Sarah did react righteously, but because of excess of emotion, she was not understood. I am guilty, I tried to get my X to act according to what he said, (Reading & Studying The Bible daily, Growing and Living In Christ) Being that what he said was lies in order to "get me", he could not be It, what he said, for one second. I got out of there quick (10 weeks), and what get's me is that I seen it and knew he was a lier before I agreed to marry him. I even told him so, and that I forgave him, with the hope he was telling the truth now. I was also feeling needy at the time. I had a few surgeries and was on pills, and was feeling sicker than that, like I was being poisoned. I felt I was being poisoned upon the first time I let that man cook for me. ((Here is where Sarah felt stupid too. She "knew" she made a poor decision and tried to handle it. That who she is would make a difference to the evil she forsaw.)) I even asked him if he poisoned me. He laughed and said "oh no, I wouldn't do that", and he giggled again. Well God knows and also provided me a way of escape like right now; the doors where open, I moved on it and everything fell into place like it never has, in order for me to escape this man. Yeah, that's a good one - try to get somebody to act on Gods behalf if they are professing "All That", and see what happens. Keep your eye's open though because the deceiver will trick you if he/she can. Yes I have been forced to do the opposite of my principles. Even if it were I who chose to do it because I lacked in knowledge of the Will of My Abba. Either way many hard but good lesson's were learned.

I deleted the whole message I just posted not to long ago. I am sorry. I got caught up in my own pain. Thank You CCS for your compassion. I fell out of line once again as the pain of remembering the pain over took me in a fit of rage. I have always denied myself the right to get angry and would stuff it and forget about it, and move on. I am thankful to God for reminding me though because I never gave it to Him, or asked for His help, I just got mad at Him and mad at the world. God has forgiven me and comforts me this morning, as everyday I lean on Him, and so now I let it go for real and am healed of those deep inner wounds because Jesus died that I might be saved, delivered, & healed. Thank You Jesus!!! I won't forget again though, so as to not become indifferent to the suffering all around us, in which I haven't on that anyway. I don't ever want to be comfortable with any part of my sin at any time. My answer to these questions are posted in CCS responce as well as the others. The only thing I can add to what I learned is to REPENT and keep on REPENTING. And I didn't just learn it, but guess I need the reminder once in a while. Hallelujah!!!

Luk 17:30 Even thus shall it be in the day when the Son of man is revealed. Luk 17:31 In that day, he which shall be upon the housetop, and his stuff in the house, let him not come down to take it away: and he that is in the field, let him likewise not return back. Luk 17:32 Remember Lot's wife. Luk 17:33 Whosoever shall seek to save his life shall lose it; and whosoever shall lose his life shall preserve it. Luk 17:34 I tell you, in that night there shall be two men in one bed; the one shall be taken, and the other shall be left. Luk 17:35 Two women shall be grinding together; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Luk 17:36 Two men shall be in the field; the one shall be taken, and the other left. Luk 17:37 And they answered and said unto him, Where, Lord? And he said unto them, Wheresoever the body is, thither will the eagles be gathered together. Eze 3:18 When I say unto the wicked, Thou shalt surely die; and thou givest him not warning, nor speakest to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; the same wicked man shall die in his iniquity; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Eze 3:19 Yet if thou warn the wicked, and he turn not from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he shall die in his iniquity; but thou hast delivered thy soul. Eze 3:20 Again, When a righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, and I lay a stumblingblock before him, he shall die: because thou hast not given him warning, he shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered; but his blood will I require at thine hand. Eze 3:21 Nevertheless if thou warn the righteous man, that the righteous sin not, and he doth not sin, he shall surely live, because he is warned; also thou hast delivered thy soul.

The "sons-in-law" hesitated because they didn't believe Lott - I guess they were okay with the way things were. It sounds like Lott hesitated because maybe he gave up on the idea that people anywhere could be good, and that he & his family was accepted in this wicked place, and possibly not bothered with more than he could handle himself (I'm sure there is more to it - The covenant - The Promise). There must have been some pretty bad stories about whom ever lerked there in those hills. That could have been lies from that city's folk to scare the people into acceptance and eventually submission into being like them. What get's me here is that they ended up going to where the angels told them to in the first place. Oh the lessons we learn. As for Lotts wife I don't know why she looked back. Maybe she couldn't resist upon all the noise and out of instinct turned to see the place that was just there home, destroyed. That's an excellent lesson. Yeah, don't look back. Leave the past behind! It also tells me to not have pity on or for the rebellious/wicked ones. Just get out. Don't blend in. Yes I am guilty of hesitating to escape danger. Sometimes I just thought I had to stay to prove Love (where it wasn't appreciated or wanted and or even that It wasn't being saught after). Sometimes it had to do with my own self worth (in which I had none because of my own sin), and sometimes because I thought I could change somebody elses mind into not hurting me or their self or somebody else with the face of Love. That is until I couldn't take it any more and I became offended to the degree that I washed my hands of any further trying. Then I would feel guilty for not remembering God in the situations. (I do remember God, it's more like I thought I had to endure such grief). I thought I could do it, anything in Christ who strengthens me. And I can, but the problem was/is that I take it on myself, and you know what, I am not that strong. I have a hard time letting go of people when I know I should because of my own sin, because I feel "what gives me the right". Uggg, don't look back, leave the past in the past. So the lesson is "Let Go & Let God"! Don't get to comfortable, for our residency here is temporary. Study to know The Will of God (God Will). But not study only, but obey. Oh Praise God for his abundant Mercy. I just confirmed lessons I've learned, but fall back into as although I know what to do, it's just not that easy. God is Easy & His Yoke Light. I make it hard on myself. I'm not trying to you all. Hopefully I don't need to keep learning these types of lessons. There is so much here I would like to talk about, but this isn't the place to do it, so please forgive my vagueness. I just read the post's before mine, and thanks you all for the insight and clarification in what I was trying to say. Yeah, do not quench the Spirit! Yeah, and is it Biblical, the Way open, & Peace prevalent in the knowing!

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Abraham was on the ground of Mamre. I don't know if God want's us to go to Mamre or not, or when. I am not sure what is meant by "ground" in this question. Maybe you mean "foundation, or evidence, or reason" where you say ground. Oh let me rely on The Lord for to answer this question, as well as all of them. Amen At this point in Abraham's life God had already appeared to him before when the covenant (foundation) between God & Man was established. Abraham knew he could talk to God, and boldly did so because he believed God. Hallelujah!!! God has written His message on our hearts, and has appeared to us in many ways so that we do know Him, and if we were paying attention then we would know that "He Is the I Am and we are The Body Of Christ". Hallelujah!!! And so YES boldly approach your Abba. There was a condition though, and that is Ge 17:1"....walk before Him and be thou perfect" Note: perfect has to do with your conscious. Intercession broken down might help for one to understand what it is. Inter means to "lay to rest, bury, sepulture, to conduct a funeral" and cession means "abandonment, surrender, transfer, qualification/specification, hedging". So I ask myself what did Abraham Interceed for? Hmmm, Ahhh, he was pleading for the Righteous. He layed to rest his own desires, and hedged God in with the cries of the Righteous, which God heard. God didn't get tierd of listening to Abraham as he pleaded for the very few righteous that were there. God listened, removed the righteous from that place and did as he said he would. I also notice that God didn't listen to any more. Meaning Abraham was not carrying on about a whole bunch of stuff. His/Abraham's concern was for the righteous. But wait, there is more, through out that concern and the wicked people of that city and there destructive behavior, Abraham at the same time was concerned about his heir. God answered that too. Hallelujah!!! God wan'ts us to die to self and live in Him, to pray for and interceed for the righteous. We are to lift one another up in Christ. To keep our conversation's good and mind's on the things of Christ. Walk in obedience to God with a sound mind on the things of God. That pleases God!!! Amen Allelulia Yeshua!!! ohhhh, also notice that God did not go to the exact spot were Abraham was sitting, until He was invited.

I see a falling away from The Gospel Of Truth. What it looks like is people deciding for them selves what is truth or not. If it feels good to them and or seems right then that's what they do. If they do not agree with Gods Word, then that which they don't agree upon, they say man wrote it and follow their own lusts. If a True Christian does come along, then that person is labeled intolerable, is rejected, & outcast (Alleluia Yeshua!!!) This mindset of people's is difficult for them. Their loss. It's sad for them. It is easy in the sense that you can see the adversary a mile away. Special Challenges??? As far as history goes, just read Gods' Word and take a look around. It is challenging to reach these people with the Truth! They don't want to know. So Sad.

For our dads & husbands: By obeying The Word of God. That dictatorship thing is all about control, greed, & worldly things. Dictatorship is cruel, unless it's Gods' rule and I gladly follow Him. For our moms & wives: By obeying The Word of God. I can get more personal with the rest of this part of the answer because I am a woman & X-wife. As a child I did what my dad said because I didn't have a choise. I was under the impression that my needs & desires didn't count or matter, as a matter of fact I was good for nothing. I now know that that is not true. As a wife I submitted but was beaten down into the good for nothing I tried so desperately not to be. I deserved it, all of it. I was rebellious to God. But God loves me so much. He saved my life countless times. He didn't let my hope burn out, although it's come real close several times. He did this when I was not seeking Him. I forgot about Him, but He did not forget me. I yearn to be with my Abba in Heaven! The trials are painful and I am so sorry that I hurt God & mankind, not because I suffer, but because Jesus suffered for me, for us. I count the suffering of the trials Joy though, for The Holy Spirit Comforts me, and leads me into Understanding. I still don't really know how to ask for what I need or desire because I have been such a waste. But God Forgave me, and provides my needs and I am greatful, but I don't know if I should even ask Him for any more for myself. I did finally learn how to ask mankind for what I need. Ug, Thank You God for all the various avenues You use in order to help me. Hallelujah!!!