1Kings 1:43 says king David anointed Solomon to be the next king of Israel. I would have been there as one of 50 men by Adonijah's side saying "Who cares what evil king David decreed?" "Who does God want to be king over Israel?" By this point in asking questions like this would have caused evil king Solomon to have your head off lopped off. Deeds not words. After reading through the Kings & Chronicles... I don't see a more evil trio than the murderous, adulteress king David, his adulteress, murderous wife Bathsheba & their kid Solomon. Hundreds of wives between them how many children did these two evil men spawn?
Colossians 2 "In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
"Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead".
you will know this truth when you have truly received the Holy Ghost and not in a carnal mind
Hello Mary B. Just on the matter in John 3:3-5 (as you quoted), the full reading should also include verses 6-8.
In Verse 3: Jesus speaks of a re-birth; Verse 4: Nicodemus thinks of a physical birth; Verse 5: Jesus speaks of a birth that is both "of water and the Spirit" (here the Greek for 'of' is 'from or coming out of'); Verse 6: Jesus qualifies verse 5, that which is physical & that which is spiritual (i.e. water & spirit); Verse 7: re-birth is a must; Verse 8: re-birth is only by the Holy Spirit & not of man's invention or decree.
If we take only verses 3 to 5, then it appears that water (i.e. a water baptism) is necessary (with the baptizing of the Holy Spirit) to enter the Kingdom of God. But we have the problem of the word 'of' which is 'coming out of/from'. Water baptism can never give a spiritual re-birth - only by God's Spirit. The one being baptized in water cannot be said as being born again as a result - he can be immersed in it & rise up out of it, as his testimony of confession, but water is just that - water - giving no possibility of re-birth.
As well, it's interesting that there appears a correlation between verses 4, 5, & 6. Could Jesus' mentioning of 'being born out of water' equate to His qualifier in verse 6 'being born (out of) flesh', as He referred to Nicodemus' question in verse 4; even as He talks of being born from the Spirit is spirit? Water then, is the metaphor for that which of the flesh/the earthly - and carnality is suggested as well. But a Spirit baptism is altogether Holy, which gives the believer a new Spirit indwelling him, controlling him, ministering to him. Thus "that which is born of the Spirit IS spirit" and that "which is born of flesh (water) is flesh" - and this can only be flesh/living in the flesh without the indwelling Spirit of God.
In the book of Acts is where they were born again. Jesus said water & Spirit. They were baptized in the name Of Jesus Christ and received the holy Ghost. Therefore Acts 2:38.
That is the gospel to be obeyed.
Matthew 28:19 & John 3:3-5 is fulfilled in Acts 2:38.
The epistles from Romans- Jude was not written to the world, not written to the sinner. It is written to the brethren.
To those that disagree, you need to ask the Lord for a revelation.
Thanks to Almighty God The Father for this spiritual words of the eternal life. And all of you who made possible that this original scripture reaches everywhere including Buagyi Boma, Lozoh Payam, Mundri East County ,South Sudan. Thanks.
Good that the right heir came to reign after David's place. According to other post, today is day 90 of Bible in a year. Feels like a year already haha.
Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you will be saved!
Act 16:30. ...Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31. And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Ephesians 2:8...For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 5:18...And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19.Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20. Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21.Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
Solomon looked Mediterranean ruddy like David - In Reply on 1 Kings 1 - 3 years ago
Song of Solomon 1:5-6 King James Version (KJV)
5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me.
**** 1 Kings 11
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter--Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
2
They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.
3
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.
4
As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
5
He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech: the detestable god of the Ammonites.
6
So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not follow the LORD completely, as David his father had done.
7
On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites.
8
He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
9
The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
10
Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD's command.
Mishael: Later, God did tear the kingdom from Solomon. YOU can google Solomon and his 300 wives and 700 concubines as easily as me.
However, only what is recorded in scripture is what we recognize to be trustworthy and true: God's Word=Jesus Christ.
We have to harmonize what is recorded in the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles; to get the whole picture of what was going on.
Debbie states that king Solomon was black, yet I have seen nothing in God's that supports her claim. With that said, why would you make such a statement?
GLUTTONY if one worked hard, and did not eat for two days and when meal arrive in front of him, and at that time the judge walked past with eyes mot ears to listen or a mouth to ask .WRATH Anger, judge flapping his gums about what he saw, man gets fired as it was lies. so no food for family Sloth eyes looking in to see man laying around as spend weeks to find job. no wife no kids. Depression.
To much hate and sins, when we all look back on a sin, through who's eyes and how many eyes can judge. If we to really look at it simply the PRIDE: A good moral to be past down, to take pride in work and life. GREED: Well if one has worked hard for something then why not. LUST: simple it is called life and you need to be other wise not interested then extinct. ENVY Drive to be the best,
How do you know it was not an apple? It could have been but probably not. Apples in the USA came from England. England could have got them from the Middle East.It could have been any kind of fruit. It don't say what kind it was.
Christ Magnified Glorifying Jesus on 1 Kings 1 - 6 years ago
Day 90 of Bible in a Year Reading. The history of David as King and which of his sons would be King is both fascinating and terrifying. Good intentions are not enough to stop the path of destruction that sin has starts. David's and Saul's families, as well as Israel, bore the brunt of the consequences of the leaders sins. The heirs sinned but were greatly influenced by the leaders. God Bless.
"And Solomon said, If he will shew himself a worthy man, there shall not an hair of him fall to the earth: but if wickedness shall be found in him, he shall die." We may see here in Solomon a type of Christ, when He shall come into His kingdom. The men who have conspired to exalt themselves instead of the Word of God, shall be brought to naught; and the earth will rejoice because of the KING!
Delta; it was NOT an "apple" and it WAS disobedience! One thing is clear throughout the Bible, as well as in each of our own lives; is that God is fair and kind and gentle with us, with all our propensity to evil. Sin also is like a Pandora's Box, and increases to worse in the one who is captured in it. Jesus' blood cleanses us from all sin, and His work on the cross breaks its power over us. AMEN
The apple - the Bible does not say it was any particular fruit. A thought came to me as I began this: the Bible says we 'eat' His word; just - what if Adam 'n Eve had some form of something to read (please don't jump all over me; I'm just 'musing' here; I am not changing any scriptures); I admit this is really a -- s-t-r-e-t-c-h. It could have been literal fruit.
I wouldn't say that Adam was wicked for eating the apple. God told Adam to eat from any tree in the garden except the tree of Good and Evil. Adam was deceived by his wife Eve who convinced him to eat the apple. I believed that is how the world had to be to show the disobedience of man all because of Adam sin. Thank God Jesus came to died for our sins so that we might have life more abundantly.
God is Good to us no matter what,Don't listen to the devil ,listen to Jesus if you listen to the devil you will surely go to hell . That's bad. Going to heaven is good.
Am I missing something?
Water baptism is the NT circumcision.
Colossians 2 "In whom also ye are circumcised with the circumcision made without hands, in putting off the body of the sins of the flesh by the circumcision of Christ:
"Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead".
you will know this truth when you have truly received the Holy Ghost and not in a carnal mind
In Verse 3: Jesus speaks of a re-birth; Verse 4: Nicodemus thinks of a physical birth; Verse 5: Jesus speaks of a birth that is both "of water and the Spirit" (here the Greek for 'of' is 'from or coming out of'); Verse 6: Jesus qualifies verse 5, that which is physical & that which is spiritual (i.e. water & spirit); Verse 7: re-birth is a must; Verse 8: re-birth is only by the Holy Spirit & not of man's invention or decree.
If we take only verses 3 to 5, then it appears that water (i.e. a water baptism) is necessary (with the baptizing of the Holy Spirit) to enter the Kingdom of God. But we have the problem of the word 'of' which is 'coming out of/from'. Water baptism can never give a spiritual re-birth - only by God's Spirit. The one being baptized in water cannot be said as being born again as a result - he can be immersed in it & rise up out of it, as his testimony of confession, but water is just that - water - giving no possibility of re-birth.
As well, it's interesting that there appears a correlation between verses 4, 5, & 6. Could Jesus' mentioning of 'being born out of water' equate to His qualifier in verse 6 'being born (out of) flesh', as He referred to Nicodemus' question in verse 4; even as He talks of being born from the Spirit is spirit? Water then, is the metaphor for that which of the flesh/the earthly - and carnality is suggested as well. But a Spirit baptism is altogether Holy, which gives the believer a new Spirit indwelling him, controlling him, ministering to him. Thus "that which is born of the Spirit IS spirit" and that "which is born of flesh (water) is flesh" - and this can only be flesh/living in the flesh without the indwelling Spirit of God.
That is the gospel to be obeyed.
Matthew 28:19 & John 3:3-5 is fulfilled in Acts 2:38.
The epistles from Romans- Jude was not written to the world, not written to the sinner. It is written to the brethren.
To those that disagree, you need to ask the Lord for a revelation.
Believing in Christ is just the beginning. Amen
Act 16:30. ...Sirs, what must I do to be saved? 31. And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house.
Ephesians 2:8...For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9. Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Ephesians 5:18...And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit; 19.Speaking to yourselves in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord; 20. Giving thanks always for all things unto God and the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ; 21.Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
5 I am black, but comely, O ye daughters of Jerusalem, as the tents of Kedar, as the curtains of Solomon.
6 Look not upon me, because I am black, because the sun hath looked upon me.
**** 1 Kings 11
King Solomon, however, loved many foreign women besides Pharaoh's daughter--Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians and Hittites.
2
They were from nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, "You must not intermarry with them, because they will surely turn your hearts after their gods." Nevertheless, Solomon held fast to them in love.
3
He had seven hundred wives of royal birth and three hundred concubines, and his wives led him astray.
4
As Solomon grew old, his wives turned his heart after other gods, and his heart was not fully devoted to the LORD his God, as the heart of David his father had been.
5
He followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Molech: the detestable god of the Ammonites.
6
So Solomon did evil in the eyes of the LORD; he did not follow the LORD completely, as David his father had done.
7
On a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the detestable god of Moab, and for Molech the detestable god of the Ammonites.
8
He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and offered sacrifices to their gods.
9
The LORD became angry with Solomon because his heart had turned away from the LORD, the God of Israel, who had appeared to him twice.
10
Although he had forbidden Solomon to follow other gods, Solomon did not keep the LORD's command.
Mishael: Later, God did tear the kingdom from Solomon. YOU can google Solomon and his 300 wives and 700 concubines as easily as me.
However, only what is recorded in scripture is what we recognize to be trustworthy and true: God's Word=Jesus Christ.
We have to harmonize what is recorded in the Books of Samuel, Kings and Chronicles; to get the whole picture of what was going on.
He did have wives and concubines (way too many) that may have been black.
Try Google too.