Bible Verses

[summerose]

In God I will praise his word, in God I have put my trust: I will not fear what flesh can do unto me.

Psalm 56:4

[karmaxtrodinair]

Summerose, Psalm is a favorite of mine and I thank you for reaching out.. to everyone like you do.

Revelation 21:4
He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

Psalm 23:4
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil,
for you are with me;
your rod and your staff,
they comfort me.

[summerose]

Your very welcome Karmax! Psalm is a favorite of mine too.

[shortcircuit]

Psalms and Proverbs are my two favorite books in the Bible. I am also very interested in prophesy, such as in Daniel, 1st Thessalonians, and Revelation.

[karmaxtrodinair]

Awww! Shortcircuit! I do too.. Thank you for sharing and please do continue!

Psalms 102
28 The children of your servants will live in your presence;
their descendants will be established before you."

From the book of Daniel

11 Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, 12 "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. 13 Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." 14 So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days.

15 At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. 16 So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.

17 To these four young men God gave knowledge and understanding of all kinds of literature and learning. And Daniel could understand visions and dreams of all kinds.

18 At the end of the time set by the king to bring them in, the chief official presented them to Nebuchadnezzar. 19 The king talked with them, and he found none equal to Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah; so they entered the king's service. 20 In every matter of wisdom and understanding about which the king questioned them, he found them ten times better than all the magicians and enchanters in his whole kingdom.

21 And Daniel remained there until the first year of King Cyrus.


1 Thessalonians 1
1Paul, Silas and Timothy,
To the church of the Thessalonians in God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ:
Grace and peace to you.

Thanksgiving for the Thessalonians' Faith
2We always thank God for all of you, mentioning you in our prayers. 3We continually remember before our God and Father your work produced by faith, your labor prompted by love, and your endurance inspired by hope in our Lord Jesus Christ.
4For we know, brothers loved by God, that he has chosen you, 5because our gospel came to you not simply with words, but also with power, with the Holy Spirit and with deep conviction. You know how we lived among you for your sake. 6You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit. 7And so you became a model to all the believers in Macedonia and Achaia. 8The Lord's message rang out from you not only in Macedonia and Achaia—your faith in God has become known everywhere. Therefore we do not need to say anything about it, 9for they themselves report what kind of reception you gave us. They tell how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God, 10and to wait for his Son from heaven, whom he raised from the dead—Jesus, who rescues us from the coming wrath.

Revelation

12I turned around to see the voice that was speaking to me. And when I turned I saw seven golden lampstands, 13and among the lampstands was someone "like a son of man,"dressed in a robe reaching down to his feet and with a golden sash around his chest. 14His head and hair were white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire. 15His feet were like bronze glowing in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of rushing waters. 16In his right hand he held seven stars, and out of his mouth came a sharp double-edged sword. His face was like the sun shining in all its brilliance.

17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: "Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last. 18I am the Living One; I was dead, and behold I am alive for ever and ever! And I hold the keys of death and Hades.

[karmaxtrodinair]

Shortcircuit, I will rely on you to go more indepth with Proverbs but I too agree.. I do.

Proverbs

1 The proverbs of Solomon son of David, king of Israel:
2 for attaining wisdom and discipline;
for understanding words of insight;

3 for acquiring a disciplined and prudent life,
doing what is right and just and fair;

4 for giving prudence to the simple,
knowledge and discretion to the young-

5 let the wise listen and add to their learning,
and let the discerning get guidance-

6 for understanding proverbs and parables,
the sayings and riddles of the wise.

7 The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge,
but fools despise wisdom and discipline.

[summerose]

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lion's mouths, that they have not hurt me: foreasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O King, have I done no hurt.

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his God.

Daniel 6:22-23

[karmaxtrodinair]

Summerose..

Daniel 4:34

34And at the end of the days I Nebuchadnezzar lifted up mine eyes unto heaven, and mine understanding returned unto me, and I blessed the most High, and I praised and honoured him that liveth for ever, whose dominion is an everlasting dominion, and his kingdom is from generation to generation:

[karmaxtrodinair]

Psalm 122

1 I rejoiced with those who said to me,
"Let us go to the house of the LORD."
2 Our feet are standing
in your gates, O Jerusalem.

3 Jerusalem is built like a city
that is closely compacted together.

4 That is where the tribes go up,
the tribes of the LORD,
to praise the name of the LORD
according to the statute given to Israel.

5 There the thrones for judgment stand,
the thrones of the house of David.

6 Pray for the peace of Jerusalem:
"May those who love you be secure.

7 May there be peace within your walls
and security within your citadels."

8 For the sake of my brothers and friends,
I will say, "Peace be within you."

9 For the sake of the house of the LORD our God,
I will seek your prosperity.

[manape]

Job 22:21
"Submit to God and be at peace with him; in this way prosperity will come to you.
Job 22:20-22 (in Context) Job 22 (Whole Chapter)
Job 36:11
If they obey and serve him, they will spend the rest of their days in prosperity and their years in contentment.

[manape]

I thank God that the church can meet here and discuss Bible verses. We have great freedom in America and I am thankful for that.

In China the Internet is controlled by the government. It is often referred to as the "Great Firewall of China." The government controlled ISP firewall blocks Western news Web sites such as CNN, the New York Times, and Reuters. Search engines do not post results for certain terms, and words like democracy, freedom, and independence are banned from news sites and instant messaging services. E-mails disappear. Some religious groups are outlawed and pulled off bulletin boards.

As the church in America today, we don't know how good we have it. I found a few verses to show that Christians have not always had freedom. The church was persecuted and scattered, but we still prevail.

Acts 11:26
and when he found him, he brought him to Antioch. So for a whole year Barnabas and Saul met with the church and taught great numbers of people. The disciples were called Christians first at Antioch.
Acts 11:25-27 (in Context)

# Acts 8:1
And Saul was there, giving approval to his death. [ The Church Persecuted and Scattered ] On that day a great persecution broke out against the church at Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria.
Acts 8:1-3 (in Context) Acts 8 (Whole Chapter)

# Acts 8:3
But Saul began to destroy the church. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison.
Acts 8:2-4 (in Context) Acts 8 (Whole Chapter)

# Acts 9:31
Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace. It was strengthened; and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers, living in the fear of the Lord.
Acts 9:30-32 (in Context) Acts 9 (Whole Chapter)

[summerose]

I agree 100% Manape. We are so blessed and fortunate to be able to meet and talk about religious matters and whatever we want to without fear of being thrown in prison or tortured. We all should be more thankful and not bicker about trivial matters.

[karmaxtrodinair]

When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.

Proverbs 11:2

[summerose]

karmaxtrodinair said:

When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.

Proverbs 11:2

Good one Karmax!

[summerose]

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice; but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Proverbs 29:2