Matthew 5:23-24!! What does this means to all people?

        Good Day Everyone!! This is an essay that pertains to the Beatitudes inside of Matthew 5^th-7^th Chapters.  I have selected two of the Bible verses just to place emphasis.  First, I want to say that this is not very easy for some people to apologize to another person, especially after you have done something wrong to that person.  For me personally, I want to inform all of you that my baby brother called me a homosexual because I am responsible for paying my other brother and a friend’s phone bill each month.  I understand that my brother called me out of my name without just cause.

        Next, I want to inform everyone that my brother was out of line for calling me out of my name.  I have confronted him about the problem, but he refuses to reconcile.  Therefore, I am praying for him each and every single day of the week.  I have family problems that only Jesus Christ and prayer can resolve.  I am the type of person that easily forgive everyone for doing something wrong to me.  When it comes to others forgiving me for hurting them, they refuse to talk to me anymore.

        Moreover, I want to inform everyone that this is my favorite Bible verse.  Romans 12:18 states that if it be possible as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.  I really like this Bible verse because I try my very best to comply with every promise and rule that is inside of the Bible.  I relate well with others as well.  I want to inform everyone that it is not easy trying to confer with others in the very last days.  This means that people will become lovers of themselves; rather than loving others.

        In Addition, I want to say that it is not very easy trying to converse with someone who is angry all of the time.  I will admit that I have broken promises, as well as hurt people in the past.  Currently, I want to inform everyone that I enjoy making peace with everyone.  It does not matter who you are personally.  I would rather make peace than war.  My mother told me before she died that if I do not have anything nice to say to say to the next person, keep your mouth shut.  I have been very quiet as of late. 

        Also, I want to inform everyone that I have made peace with all of my enemies.  My family members and I really do not get along with each other.  This is simply because I have a different father than my siblings.  I have been telling my brothers and sisters that I have a different father than they do.  I have been telling them this for years.  Recently, I have tried to make peace with my brother who is 6 years younger than me.  He refused to talk to me.  My sister does not talk to me anymore because I cut her hair when she was a little girl. 

        Further, I want to inform everyone that my baby brother does not talk to me anymore because he called me out of my name.  For the record, I am not a homosexual man.  I love women too much for my brother to say that to me.  To be perfectly frank, I want to inform all of you that my siblings resent me as a person.  My baby brother claimed that I did not do anything for him.  I raised him for the first 6 years of his life.  I do not understand why people resent others over petty things.

        Finally, I want to say that I am bringing this topic of discussion up because I am the type of person why does not have any resentments anymore.  I know that one of my girlfriends from the past, I will admit that I had a resentment towards her because she gave me a STD twice.  This is the truth because the first time took place on October 21, 1989 at 10:00PM.  I have contracted gonorrhea from her; due to having unprotected sex with her.  I also contracted gonorrhea inside of the mouth from performing oral sex on her. 

At that time, I did not know that she was suffering from pelvis inflammatory disease.  I reported her to the Health Department in my hometown.  Do any of you have any of these problems working out your problems with others?  Please forgive your enemies and love them.  I say that because holding resentments can lead to a problem with alcohol and recreation drugs.  I love all of you very much.  I pray that I can forgive everyone peaceably rather than forming resentments.  Please continue to pray for me because I have multiple health problems.

Greetings!! I would like to ask a very important question. What are some things that I can do to make amends? The first thing a person has to do is go to God in prayer. Afterwards, please try to communicate with the person or persons who are involved in a dispute or a disagreement. Additionally, I have to say that I am very sorry for hurting anyone. I have to go to God in prayer because I have to get prepared in advance. I want to inform all of you that I am feeling better today. Please make amends with God first and foremost. Please read God’s Word, and ask Him for forgiveness.

The Lord states that we are supposed to be in one accord. Frankly I tried to give something away when they did not want it to begin with. Anyway, I prayed for this young lady.. I think it’s too late to make amends. I have to go to the library tomorrow morning and type my letter to my friend. How can you help people when they are mad at you? The answer is pray for them.

Is there anything too hard for God?  By Anthony Joseph Hopkins June 12, 2021

        Is there anything too hard for God?  The answer is no!! I want to inform all of you that it is mankind who makes things too hard for themselves.  Jeremiah was asked by God whether anything was too hard for Him?  The answer again is no.  When it comes to people, we tend to complicate things all of the time.

  I just had a disagreement with a fellow female Christian woman.  I want to say that this is a frivolous matter because she stated that she wanted to buy my book, but subsequently, she changed her mind because she felt that the book might get stolen from the female shelter.  I want to say to this young lady that I am very sorry if she felt compelled to buy the book.  I was only giving it away.  Meanwhile, there is nothing too hard for God.

Currently, I am not upset.  I am just disappointed that I had to lose a friend over a misunderstanding.  If someone is giving me something from their heart, that means that they want you to really have it.  Is there anything too hard for God, the answer is no.  Jeremiah did not respond to God because he knew for himself that there is nothing too hard for God. 

        Next, in this set of Bible verses, Sarah laughed at God because He told Sarah that she was going to have a baby in her old age of 90.  Abraham and Sarah became parents because God said so.  God is only looking out for our best interest.  Sarah had a son named Isaac.  Jeremiah did what God told him to do by warning the people in his time that God was going to destroy Judah.

 Jeremiah was called the Weeping Prophet because he cried out to the people.  Jeremiah did not want anyone to perish.  Unlike Jeremiah and Sarah, God asked both of them a very important question.  Is there anything to hard for Him?  The answer to this question is no.

Deuteronomy 16:17: And What it Means to All People!!

By Anthony Joseph Hopkins June 11, 2021

        Deuteronomy 16:17 states that every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given thee.  This particular Bible verse is in the Mosaic Laws.  However, I want to inform everyone that God is being very flexible when it comes to paying tithes and offerings.  I did not know that tithes are supposed to be added to the household budget.  For example, if a person is earning $900.00 per month, this means that we will have to pay $90.00 per month in tithes and offerings.

        Next, I want to say that this particular Bible verse is no longer emphasized.  This is simply because we are under the New Covenant.  Although this Bible verse is very nice and generous.  I know that everyone has to pay according as he wishes.  Basically, we are making God angry with us when we do not pay tithes and offerings.  My overall bills come up to $850.00 dollars per month.  If I include my tithes and offerings, I will have to pay a total of $100.00 per month. 

Further, I want to inform all of you that some people in Moses time did not have income.  They utilized livestock, silver, and gold.  To be honest, the wages that people earned was not worth anything.  I am not criticizing the way that God did His business.  It is that people worked an entire day for wages.  This is the reason why I wrote an essay concerning people who earned fix incomes do they still have to pay tithes and offerings?  The answer to this question is yes. 

Moreover, I really feel that some of the Old Testament Bible Verses should be emphasized in today’s times.  Right now, it is not very easy for anyone who earns a Disability Check to pay tithes and offerings.  Some do and some do not pay anything to the Church that they attend each week.  I know that my life at this moment has been complicated.  My life has been complicated because I owe student loans and other debts. 

Finally, I want to say that at least God is very flexible with everyone.  I do not want to make God angry with me ever again.  To be honest, I will have to include my 10% of my income to pay tithes and offerings.  I really think God is really giving everyone a break because I have some valuables that I can sell each month for money.  I have a Book called My Grace is Sufficient for me.

  My book is not selling because I could not afford the marketing fees to market my book.  My book is small, and I feel that I can at least accomplish a goal for God.  To be completely honest with all of you, I owe $22,500 dollars in student loans from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.  I was enrolled in school only for a short period of time.  I graduated from the University of Toledo on June 12, 1993 and June 17, 1995 respectively.  I earned my degree from The University College. 

In Conclusion, I want to inform all of you that I am doing the best I can just to pay bills and survive.  May the God of Peace be with all of you.  I really feel that I have selected an essay that comes right out of the Bible.  It might be from the Old Testament, but I feel that I have knowledge and experience when it comes to the Bible.

DEUTERONOMY 16 – THE THREE MAJOR FEASTS By Anthony Hopkins June 10, 2021

A. The observance of Passover.

1. (1-2) The sacrifice of the Passover.

Observe the month of Abib, and keep the Passover to the LORD your God, for in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night. Therefore you shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD your God, from the flock and the herd, in the place where the LORD chooses to put His name.

a. You shall sacrifice the Passover to the LORD… in the place where the LORD chooses to put His name: At the first Passover, each family in Israel sacrificed the Passover lamb at their home. But when Israel came into the Promised Land, the sacrifice was to be made at the tabernacle (and later, the temple).

b. For in the month of Abib the LORD your God brought you out of Egypt by night: Exodus 12 describes the first Passover, when Israel was delivered from Egypt, and God sent His judgment upon the firstborn of Egypt. God passed over the homes which obediently sacrificed the Passover lamb and applied its blood to the door posts of the home.

c. Keep the Passover to the LORD: Prophetically, the feast of Passover clearly presents Jesus as our Passover (1 Corinthians 5:7), the Lamb of God who was sacrificed, and whose blood was received and applied, so the wrath of God would pass over us.

2. (3-4) The Feast of Unleavened Bread, associated with Passover.

You shall eat no leavened bread with it; seven days you shall eat unleavened bread with it, that is, the bread of affliction (for you came out of the land of Egypt in haste), that you may remember the day in which you came out of the land of Egypt all the days of your life. And no leaven shall be seen among you in all your territory for seven days, nor shall any of the meat which you sacrifice the first day at twilight remain overnight until morning.

a. For you came out of the land of Egypt in haste: For the first Passover, the unleavened bread was a practical necessity; they left Egypt in such a hurry there was no time to allow for the dough to rise.

b. And no leaven shall be seen among you in all your territory for seven days: But the Feast of Unleavened Bread, following Passover, continued to be important. Leaven was a picture of sin and corruption, because of the way a little leaven would influence a whole lump of dough, and also because of the way leaven would “puff up” the lump – even as pride and sin makes us “puffed up.”

i. Significantly, God called them to walk unleavened after their initial deliverance from Egypt; symbolically, they were being called to a pure walk with the LORD.

ii. Some suggest there was also a health aspect in getting rid of all the leaven; that since they used a piece of dough from the previous batch to make the bread for that day, and did so repeatedly, that harmful bacteria could take hold in the dough – so it was good to remove all leaven and start all over at least once a year.

iii. The purity of the feast of Unleavened Bread followed upon the blood-deliverance of Passover; we can only walk in purity before the LORD after we have had the blood-deliverance at the cross.

c. You shall eat no leavened bread with it: Prophetically, the feast of Unleavened Bread relates to the time of Jesus’ burial, after His perfect, sinless sacrifice on the cross, during which He was received by God the Father as holy and complete (the Holy One who would not see corruption, Acts 2:27), perfectly accomplishing our salvation.

i. We may regard the burial (or actually, entombment) of Jesus as a small thing in God’s redemptive plan; but it was an essential part of Paul’s gospel: For I delivered to you first of all that which I also received: That Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures (1 Corinthians 15:3-4).

3. (5-8) Regulations for Passover.

You may not sacrifice the Passover within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you; but at the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His name abide, there you shall sacrifice the Passover at twilight, at the going down of the sun, at the time you came out of Egypt. And you shall roast and eat it in the place which the LORD your God chooses, and in the morning you shall turn and go to your tents. Six days you shall eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a sacred assembly to the LORD your God. You shall do no work on it.

B. The observance of the Feast of Weeks (Pentecost).

1. (9-10) The Feast of Weeks.

You shall count seven weeks for yourself; begin to count the seven weeks from the time you begin to put the sickle to the grain. Then you shall keep the Feast of Weeks to the LORD your God with the tribute of a freewill offering from your hand, which you shall give as the LORD your God blesses you.

a. From the time you begin to put the sickle to the grain: The Feast of Weeks (or Pentecost) was a feast associated with the joy of harvest, during which Israelites brought a freewill offering unto the LORD, as a demonstration of the thanks in their heart.

2. (11-12) The joy of Pentecost.

You shall rejoice before the LORD your God, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant, the Levite who is within your gates, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow who are among you, at the place where the LORD your God chooses to make His name abide. And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes.

a. You shall rejoice: There was no ritual of sacrifice commanded at Pentecost. Instead, it was a time of joyful thanksgiving for the harvest, and heart-response to God.

b. You shall remember: The joy of Pentecost was intensified by remembering the bondage Israel had escaped.

c. And you shall remember that you were a slave in Egypt, and you shall be careful to observe these statutes: Leviticus 23:15-21 describes how, at the feast of Pentecost, Israel was to celebrate by bringing a new grain offering to the LORD and by waving two loaves of leavened bread unto the LORD. Prophetically, this is a powerful picture of the work of God in the New Covenant, fulfilled at the Day of Pentecost in Acts 2.

i. No atoning sacrifice was necessary because the price had already been paid by Jesus.

ii. There was a great harvest unto God, and great thanksgiving for that harvest.

iii. The response to God on the day of Pentecost was not done out of obligation to a particular law. It was the joyful heart-response of God’s people unto Him.

iv. The church, founded on the day of Pentecost, would include the “leavened bread” of the Gentiles, waved as holy before God – made holy by the work of Jesus the Messiah.

C. The observance of the Feast of Tabernacles.

1. (13-15) How to observe the Feast of Tabernacles.

You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days, when you have gathered from your threshing floor and from your winepress. And you shall rejoice in your feast, you and your son and your daughter, your male servant and your female servant and the Levite, the stranger and the fatherless and the widow, who are within your gates. Seven days you shall keep a sacred feast to the LORD your God in the place which the LORD chooses, because the LORD your God will bless you in all your produce and in all the work of your hands, so that you surely rejoice.

a. You shall observe the Feast of Tabernacles seven days: This was to happen on the fifteenth day of the Jewish month Tishri (on the Jewish ceremonial calendar). The Feast of Tabernacles was a time to rejoice in God’s deliverance and provision for Israel during the time of wilderness wandering; a time when having come into the Promised Land, looking back with gratitude on all God had done to deliver and provide in the tough times of the wilderness.

i. Leviticus 23:39 says of the Feast of Tabernacles, on the first day there shall be a sabbath-rest, and on the eighth day a sabbath rest.The Feast of Tabernacles began and ended in rest; it was all about celebration and rest and refreshment, remembering what God had done.

b. Your manservant and your maidservant: We see here also the great social good God intended in the Sabbath and in the Feasts; in other ancient cultures, there was no day off, and there were no holidays. Here, God commands both holidays and “vacation days” – all centered on Him!

c. Observe the Feast of Tabernacles: Prophetically, the feast of Tabernacles speaks of the millennial rest of comfort of God for Israel and all of God’s people; it is all about peace and rest, from beginning to end.

i. Tabernacles is specifically said to be celebrated during the millennium (Zechariah 14:16-19).

2. (16-17) The command to observe each of these three feasts.

Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses: at the Feast of Unleavened Bread, at the Feast of Weeks, and at the Feast of Tabernacles; and they shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed. Every man shall give as he is able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God which He has given you.

a. Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God in the place which He chooses: These were only three (four, actually, counting the feast of unleavened bread as a separate feast) of the seven feasts of Israel. Not mentioned in this chapter are the feasts of trumpets, of firstfruits, and of the Day of Atonement.

b. All your males: Yet, the feasts mentioned in this chapter were the most important feasts in Israel – and every Jewish man, to the best of His ability, was to go to the place of the tabernacle (or later, the temple) and celebrate this feast with the whole nation of Israel.

i. Jesus was obedient to this command; He made the trip from Galilee to Jerusalem to be at these feasts (Luke 2:41, John 7:2, 10).

3. (18-20) The appointment of judges and officers.

You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, according to your tribes, and they shall judge the people with just judgment. You shall not pervert justice; you shall not show partiality, nor take a bribe, for a bribe blinds the eyes of the wise and twists the words of the righteous. You shall follow what is altogether just, that you may live and inherit the land which the LORD your God is giving you.

a. You shall appoint judges and officers in all your gates: God knew the importance of just judges and officials to a nation. Therefore, God commanded that they shall not pervert justice… nor show partiality… nor take a bribe; instead, they were to follow what is altogether just. A judge has the responsibility to do justice.

4. (21-22) Prohibition of idol trees and pillars.

You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar which you build for yourself to the LORD your God. You shall not set up a sacred pillar, which the LORD your God hates.

a. You shall not plant for yourself any tree, as a wooden image, near the altar: Such sacred totems were common among the Canaanites. Israel might have been tempted to be “seeker sensitive” and add such items to their worship of the God of Israel. He wanted none of it. God says of such thing, which the LORD your God hates.

Luke 6:35-36 and what does it mean to all people!!

        This is an essay that ask one very important question.  What does Luke 6:35-36 mean to all people?  First, I want to say that I used to have a problem with this particular Bible verse because people have done me so wrong that I felt humiliated in my own hometown.

 I will admit that my life during the past 30 years consisted of ups and downs behaviorally speaking.  I will also admit that I used to be the type of person who used to retaliate on other people; especially when they did wrong to me.  However, during the past 30 years, my life has truly change for the better.  I also will admit that I have done so many things in my personal life.  For example, I have lend so much money to other people, and just like the Bible verse states that we do not ask for our money back. 

Next, I want to inform everyone that I had to completely humble myself in front of Jesus Christ, who is my personal Savior.  When I was inside of the world, I did exactly what the world was doing.  I have changed when I received my annulment from my marriage because my ex-wife cheated on me with another man.  I have forgiven her for what she has done wrong.  I have a clean heart right now.

        In Addition, I want to inform everyone that Jesus Christ has changed my behavior because I desired for Him to so.  I was at a point in my personal life that I felt like giving up back in the year 2010.  This is simply because I got scammed out of $16,977 dollars in Western Union Funds by scammers and computer hackers.  I will admit that at one point that I felt desperate and lonely.  I had a desire for a wife.  It did not work out because I only wanted to have a relationship just like everyone else.

Luke 6:35-36 means to me that God will bless me with the things that I need.  I know that I have changed because I had realized by reading the Holy Bible that I have the Holy Spirit inside of me.  When it comes to this Bible verse, it means that I have to do for all of my enemies.  I have to lend them money and still forgive them.  I will also admit that I am the person who forgives everyone very easily.  For instance, my baby brother did not forgive me of my past.  I still have beef with him, but I have learned to pray for him.

        Moreover, I do not have a desire to argue and quarrel with anyone.  I would rather forgive you for what you have done wrong to me.  If I do something wrong to anyone, I am quick to apologize to anyone.  I will not exchange insults with anyone, nor slander anyone.  I am a peaceful person right now.  I have been through so much in my life that I am on the verge of writing an autobiography about my life.  I really love people, animals, and nature.  I have this appreciation for life itself.  I love the things that on earth.  I am a whole lot humble than ever before. 

        Finally, I want everyone to know that I truly love you.  I have a deep appreciation for everyone.  This is the reason why God is watching all of us.  I want to say that I pray every single day of the week and read the Bible all of the time.  I share the Gospel of Peace to everyone.  Praise the Lord!!  I would like for everyone to please keep me in your prayers because I suffer from multiple health problems right now.  Luke 6:35:36 can be very difficult for some people.  For me personally, I am more honest and truthful with everyone.  My life belongs to Jesus Christ right now. 

        In Conclusion, I want to inform everyone that I used to run away from my problems in the past.  Right now, I face them.  I am able to accept constructive criticism very well.  My life itself has changed because I really got tired of the high cost of low living.  There are some of my family members and friends who are completely surprised because my complete transformation.  I feel a whole lot better right now. 

If anyone did not tell you that they did not love you; I love you and accept you for the person that you really are.  If you need anything, please do not be afraid to ask me.  My life is good.  There are people who do not like me because of my past, but I pray for them anyway.  Life right now is better for me because I have Jesus Christ inside of me.  I have given my life to Jesus Christ on February 15, 2015.  I attend Fort McKinley United Methodist Church in Dayton, Ohio.  I have been clean and sober since May 2, 1990.  I am a 53 year old man who have a lot of common sense.  I am very intelligent, kind, compassionate, polite, smart, helpful, friendly, and respectful.  I respect people even when they do not respect me in return.

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Do not be bound together with unbelievers; for what partnership have righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness?

2 Corinthians 6:14(NASB)

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Paul had to admonish Christians in various churches for their ungodly ways and from distancing themselves from the important issues of Christian conduct, which are necessary for godly living and effective ministry. In the Corinthian church it was a lack of love and a cooling of affection towards Paul himself, that he identified. Indeed he was quick to point out that the main reason for their lack of warmth towards him was because of their close, ‘chummy’ and incongruous association with unbelievers.

Paul recognised that the divided loyalties of these believers was negatively impacting their close Christian communion, causing a serious spiritual disconnection between them. And so Paul warned of the dangers this behaviour had on their spiritual growth. And this is the inevitable outcome for any believer who gets bound-up in close, un-sanctified, worldly friendships – or becomes emotionally enmeshed with inappropriate alliances.

Do not be bound together with unbelievers; was Paul’s warning, for what partnership is there between righteousness and lawlessness, or what fellowship has light with darkness? James also reminds us that friendship with the world is hostility toward God, while John entreats us not to love the world nor the things in the world..

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Paul gave a strong warning against choosing to become unequally yoked together with unbelievers. He counselled against choosing to get bound-up together with non-Christians or become intimately associated with those who are not saved. Paul knew that the inevitable outcome is an increasing disassociation from the Lord, a distancing of oneself from Christian brethren and even a quenching of the Holy Spirit in their lives – all of which inhibit spiritual development and result in a back-slidden life.

The general principle is that any relationship that hinders or prohibits a developing relationship to the Lord is better terminated – even before it begins to develop. Paul was not implying that the Christian must be completely isolated from unbelievers, nor was he condemning casual interactions, involvement in a working relationship or even social contact – but the general principle that Paul was teaching is that Christians should never initiate, maintain or desire close, intimate association with unbelievers, as this inevitably prevents or inhibits close communing with the Lord; has a serious impact on spiritual growth, adversely affect relationships with other believers and grieves the Spirit of God.

Like many of Paul’s instructions this is not a law that is to be strictly imposed on believers but a general principle that each of us needs to apply to our own life – or to be given as wise, biblical counsel to those who may have become embroiled in an unwise alliance. He is encouraging wise personal judgment when choosing and maintaining special relationships in our lives, and certainly not imposing any legalistic command that must be followed rigidly. But we all need to look at our own lives.. and consider the friendship choices that we have made or are considering.. and to base our choice on wisdom from the Word of God and the godly counsel of spiritual Christians.

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Heavenly Father, thank You that I am Your child and have been made a new creation in Christ. Help me to choose my friends and acquaintances wisely. Direct me I pray in the choices I make with regard to the close, personal relationships that I choose to engage in.. and may all I say and do be to Your praise and glory, AMEN.

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Reconciliation and Forgiveness with God, Ourselves and with Others!!

          This is a very special essay concerning the importance of reconciliation and forgiveness with God, ourselves, and with others.  The first thing that I want to say is that God has never left us or forsaken us.  Perhaps, we might have forsaken ourselves at times in our personal lives.  I say this because I used to be a person who did not believe anything, unless I see it with my own eyes.  Secondly, God is not mad at you.  He is mad about you.  God wants us in His family.  He really wants us in heaven with Him. 

          Further, God forgives us because He loved us.  Forgiveness does not equal reconciliation.  Reconciliation takes two people.  For instance, our relationship with God is very important to us.  God’s love is supernatural.  Forgiveness opens the door to reconciliation.  God’s love will always persevere.  Our conversations with others with God requires change on our part.  He have to be totally honest and sincere with Him.  Reconciliation requires that we be on the same page with God, ourselves, and with others.

          Moreover, I want to inform all of you that I have rededicated my life to Jesus Christ as of June 3, 2018 at 7:30AM.  I want to inform all of you that I have been baptized several times in numerous of Churches.  It is that I was still harboring a lot of anger with myself and others.  God had always understood me from the time that I was inside of my mother’s womb. 

According to Jeremiah 1:5; God knew us while we were inside of our mother’s womb.  Even before we were formed, He knew us, before we were born, He sanctified us and ordained us as a prophet to the nations.

          In Addition, God even knows exactly how long we are going to live.  When it comes to Psalms 139:16, it states that our days are fashioned for us even before we are born.  However, love keeps no record of wrongs.  Therefore, we should meditate on God’s love.  There are times that we tend to hold onto our past and there are times that we do the same thing to others.  God sent His Son to die for our sins.  In order to have a conversation with God, we need to keep prayer simple.  We also need to read the Bible as well.  We are ambassadors for Christ.  Do not hold grudges against anyone.  We need to turn from our self-centered living so that God’s love would be possible.

          Jesus died for us so that we can be free.  The cross makes reconciliation possible.  God’s love is stronger.  God is the God of all power.  God communicates His heart with us.  We represent the heart of God.  Fear in love; perfect love cast out fear.  We need to allow God to fix us.  We need God’s grace.  Freedom is here.  God love for us is very pure.  To me personally, God was saying let me know when you are ready.  Reconciliation requires change.  We are afraid of asking too much.  For me personally, I have become a member of the Mormon Faith, 3 Baptist Churches, and currently the United Methodist Church.  I have dedicated my life to each church by getting baptized in water and receiving the Holy Spirit.

Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. Please, never stop at forgiveness.  I have officially reconcile with God yesterday and I am happy.  I still have a whole lot of work to do.  I have to share the Good News of the Gospel of Peace.  Jeremiah 23:23 says that am I a God near at hand says the Lord, and not a God afar off?  God is always with us.  He has been with me even during my active addiction.  I have learned a whole lot since the year 2015.  This is during the time that I was baptized by my current pastor at Fort McKinley Church in Dayton, Ohio.

  Romans 16:18 says live at peace with everyone.  Jesus body and blood was shed for us.  God’s love drives out fear.  Acknowledgement is the first step of healing.  God will never fail us.  Christ died for us so that we can move forward and reconcile with Christ.  God will always give ourselves to us.  Freedom and joy comes from God.  I know for me personally, I feel a whole lot better right now.  I must reconcile with my family members and those who refuse to talk to me.  I must first reconcile with God, myself, and others as well.  

The Bible is a conversation material for us.  God is saying engage with me.  I engage with God by reading His word, praying, and acknowledging all of my sins and ask God for repentance each day.  We all want to be heard and understood at all times.  Hurt people hurt people!!  I will admit that I used to take all of my problems out on others.  I was not a bully.  I was a person who was under attack by my enemies from the past.  I also had Satan as an enemy as well. When it comes to the devil, I will admit that I was a person who was hearing voices that were not benevolent.

 The voices that I have heard were demonic spirits attacking me.  There were times when I used to talk back to the voices.  Personal attacks destroy our character both externally and inwardly.  These messages cause a lot of blame.  People react to pain in different ways.  All we do is collect wounds, and it starts all over again.  It also has a lot to do with anxiety and worry.  God sees a future with us.  He forgives us.  God wants a heart to heart conversation with us.  The cross represents the hope for reconciliation.  God is more interested in changing our circumstances.  There are no exclusions to God’s love.  Whoever lives in love, God is with them.

 We are made free in Jesus Christ.  We are ambassadors for Christ.  God reveals His character through us.  We are God’s creation.  This is the Good News.  His blood was poured out for our forgiveness.  God has forgiven me.  I feel much better right now, and I am sharing this message today because God loves you, and so do I.  This is a love that has no walls.  God’s love goes beyond our human expectations.

May the God of all peace be with you all!!  God Bless You!!  Thank You for reading my essay.

My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am a Blogger.  I want to inform everyone that I have been writing for the past 8 years now.  I have a total of almost 400 professionally written blogs on a number of websites.  I am intelligent, kind, sincere, understanding, humble, and smart.

The Beatitudes by Anthony Joseph Hopkins

        Good Day Everyone!!  My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am discussing the Beatitudes in the Book of Matthew 5:3-10.  First, I want to inform all of you that the Beatitudes are great for the soul.  I want to say that the Beatitudes are an excellent source in the Bible.  Starting with the first Beatitude is Blessed are the poor in spirit for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  When it comes to this Beatitude, it means that the poor in spirit shall inherit the kingdom of heaven.  What does it mean to be poor in spirit?  The answer to this question is as follows:

 The poor in spirit is ‘Poor in spirit’ is an odd phrase to modern ears, outside religious circles anyway. The traditional explanation, especially among evangelicals, is that it means people who recognize their own spiritual poverty, their need for God. Blessed are those who mourn is taken to mean people who repent and mourn for their sins.

Blessed are those who mourn for they shall be comforted.  This means that whenever we mourn over our love ones, we are being comforted by God.  The word mourn means to become sorrowful or crying.  Feel or show deep sorrow or regret for (someone or their death), typically by following conventions such as the wearing of black clothes.

“Isabel mourned her husband”

Similar:

grieve for

sorrow over

lament for

weep for

shed tears for/over

wail/keen over

plain for

• feel regret or sadness about (the loss or disappearance of something).

“publishers mourned declining sales of hardback fiction”

        Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.  The word meek means humble.  What does Jesus mean by Meek? We now come to the third Beatitude:

Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Meekness is not a word typically seen in your average Facebook status or Twitter post. When people do use this word, they generally mean submissive, easily lead, or impressionable.  The word meek means quiet, gentle, and easily imposed on; submissive.

Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness sake, for they will be filled.  The phrase for righteousness sake means to endure persecution for the sake of righteousness requires uncompromising faithfulness to God despite every threat and pressure.

Blessed are the merciful for they shall receive mercy.  The work mercy means compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one’s power to punish or harm.  So, to me, mercy is a “love that responds to human need in an unexpected or unmerited way.” At its core, mercy is forgiveness. The Bible speaks of God’s love for sinners – that is, for all of us. But the Bible also relates mercy to other qualities beyond love and forgiveness.

Blessed are the pure in heart for they will see God.  The Pure in Heart Means to “Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God” (Matthew 5:8). “This verse means people that go all out, not halfway, will see God,” says Matthew, age 9. … “If your heart is good and doesn’t think bad things, you shall see God,” says William, 10. 

A pure heart is a heart that has warmth and comfort, that will make others feel cared for and in safe hands. This heart does not have a limit in giving, it does not limit welcoming others, and its doors will always be open for those who are in need.  Blessed are the peacemakers for Peacemakers‘ Mean? It should come as no surprise, then, that a peacemaker is someone who emulates …People also ask

What does blessed are the peacemakers?

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. The New International Version translates the passage as: … for they will be called sons of God.

 What does blessed are the peacemakers?

What does being a peacemaker means?

: a person who helps to prevent or stop an argument, a fight, or a war. See the full definition for peacemaker in the English Language Learners Dictionary. peacemaker.

they will be children of God.  Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.  Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness sake means What does Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness mean?

Hill notes that persecuted is a participle in the perfect tense which indicates that Jesus’ followers had already been persecuted for their righteousness. This verse has often been cited as an argument for Christian toleration and acceptance.