Comments on: A Word from the Lord

By: Cheryl Durham

Cheryl Durham — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 15:44:13 +0000

ORDER OUT OF CHAOS….to me, that means finishing this paper….about 2,000 more words! Skip, thanks for talking about the ‘spirit guide’ thing…it helps clarify paragraphs!

By: Darlene

Darlene — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 17:40:03 +0000

Donna, I forgot to enter the title of my first suggestion of the Tanakh. Forgive me. It’s Complete Jewish Bible : An English Version of the Tanakh (Old Testament) and B’Rit Hadashah (New Testament)
David H. Stern, published by the JPS.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 15:06:07 +0000

Dear Skip, last night I watched a presentation on Uday Saddam Hussein al-Tikriti, you are correct — this ‘thing’ was NOT human! I think I have not wanted to imagine what ‘things’ (unable to use the word people here) are capable of.

By: Michael and Arnella Stanley

Michael and Arnella Stanley — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 15:16:56 +0000

Hi Dorothy, I have been following your journey in the community and am heartened by the way you are being ministered to. Skip and the community have been patient and you have shown endurance…. No wonder Yah has caused ‘the light bulb to come on’! Your insights on the number 6 is much appreciated. Hang on in there with us – you are a blessing. Arnella

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 14:15:31 +0000

Light bulb came on! Numbers I totally get! Wish someone had just said this so it would have clicked. Thank you, Christopher.

Created on the 6th day, man definitely has the number 6 impressed upon him. It is 7-1. The number of man as destitute of God, without Christ. Six days appointed for labour, with one day associated with God for his rest. (but there exists no rest apart from peace with God).
The serpents was also created on the 6th day, and has 6 names.
The 6th commandment relates to the most awful sin of murder.
The sixth clause of the Lord’s Prayer treats sin.
Cain’s decendants are given only as far as the 6th generation.

There is six-fold opposition to the Work of God on the part of man in the opposition to Nehemiah. These are re-inacted everyday when any work for the Lord is done. Scripture makes clear the wiles of the devil.

1. grief 2.10
2. laughter 2: 19
3. wrath, indignation, mockin 4.1-4
4. fighting and open opposition 4.7,8
5. conference, 6.1,2 “come, let us meet” “let us take council together” vs. 7. This attempt was
to “weaken them from the work” vs 9, but Nehemiah refused to parley.
6. false friends 6. 10-14 greatest danger of all — satan, as an angel of light– seeking to hinder the
work.

By: Christopher Slabchuck

Christopher Slabchuck — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 06:47:26 +0000

Our humanity is our likeness to Adonai which comes from being in covenant with Him. When we abandon this covenant our actions become like those of animals. In the first story of Genesis we count the 7 generations of Adonai’s covenent with creation. The number 7 means covenant. When we are not in covenant we revert back to our animal existance on which we were created – the day of the 6th generation. When we read references to 6 something, it always means our beastial nature (i.e. the idol of Nebuchadnezer was 60 cubits high by 6 cubits wide; the temple tax of Solomon was 666 talents of gold per year, etc.). It does does not refer to our earthly form which remains in the image of Adonai but rather only to our covenant bond with Adonai as ben Elohim. Our nature is animal, our purpose is divine – to be in covenant with Adonai; to be His flesh, His people.

By: Skip Moen

Skip Moen — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 02:05:47 +0000

Dear Dorothy,
You seem to keep avoiding the issue here. It doesn’t matter how you feel about it or what you think about it. What matters is understanding the text WITHIN ITS OWN CULTURE. After you understand it, then you can determine whether it fits your view, but to simply dismiss the cultural understanding of “human” because it doesn’t fit your view is like the Church dismissing Galileo because his view didn’t fit theirs. I ma not here to argue what WE think it is to be human. For that we would have to look at Freud, Jung, Erickson, Skinner, and a dozen theologians for starters. I am here only to point out that it appears that Moses thought being human was about HOW YOU ACT, not what skin you are in.

By the way, saying that the “image is ruined” also isn’t Scriptural. That’s what Luther and Augustine thought, but it isn’t what the Bible teaches. And no one is saying that just because you are drunk and laying in the ditch you are therefore an animal (or whatever, since I am not trying to give animals a bad rap). After all, lepers and prostitutes were the target of Yeshua’s concern. The issue is almost never the physical circumstances but rather the condition of the heart. I would suggest to you that Hitler, Stalin, Dalmer and others like them are far from human and to claim that they are human simple because they LOOK like human beings is to miss the point entirely.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:12:56 +0000

P.S. You know a lot of words and a lot of stuff, but you don’t seem to know the heart of JESUS

♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥ ♪ ♥ ♫ ♥
Thou hast bled and died for me;
I will henceforth live for Thee.

By: Dorothy

Dorothy — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 23:03:59 +0000

I address both Skip and Carol, — my relativies that haven’t received Christ yet are animals? I beg your parden, that is wrong. They are human beings that Jesus ✞ died for, and I am praying and trusting in Him in His great mercy to call them to Himself. He has done it with others, He will do it for them.

I know the image is ruined. WAS created in the image of God. But now ARE in the image of Adam. Never thought of it before, –but once saved, probably restored back to image of God. We are worked on as long as we are here, but when translated into His presence the work will be instantly finished! Glory!!
I won’t call any human an animal. The drunk laying in the ditch soaked in urine can be saved. As long as there is life there is hope. They exist alright, in pain, denial, hopelessness, shame, and sorrow.
I’m sure glad our people here don’t think they are animals, they’d never go out both winter and summer, taking hot coffee and sandwiches, playing their guitars under the bridges, teaching the Gospel.

By: Kathy Kilen

Kathy Kilen — Tue, 26 Jun 2012 22:44:50 +0000

I thought this was a good study today. One thing I’ve learned to pray over the years from scripture that has touched me the most, is from 1 Cor. 2:10-17:” Holy Spirit search the heart of God, the height and the depth of God and teach me your ways. Yes, we need teachers and we need to study, but I am always blessed when I hear a speaker and already have the concept in my heart and I realize His faithfulness in answering this prayer. It has also blessed me with a greater understanding of scripture when I read it. He is good!