Most of the time these days’ people think things that go on in their homes are either just their children learning and going through the common things that teenagers go through. Or that their marriages are just going through an adjustment period but we must remember, that the devil will, can, and does cause a lot of problems. The word of God tells us that Satan comes to steal kill and destroy, and in Revelations 12:9 the word of Gods tell us that Satan comes to deceive the whole world. Satan is the Father of lies. Satan comes to cause confusion, and disharmony friction, and tension, Satan is the master deceiver of all.
In fact we really need to know who are enemy is and what to expect from him. The word of God tell us that a house divided against it self can not stand, in other words, if Satan can even get one person to do wrong, or fight and argue, disrespect, and just plain have an attitude of hatefulness in that family then he will weaken the foundation that the house stands on spiritually. We need to stand firm on the word of God and not allow the devil to take our families. God’s word also tells us that Satan can possess if he wants to, the bible calls him a deceitful fraud. Acts 13:10 “You who are full of deceit and fraud, you son of the devil you enemy of all righteousness will you not cease to make crocked the straight ways of the Lord. You see it is not a coincidence when things happen in your life; or when things go on in your families, even sickness in your life or the lives of your loved ones the Devil has caused it; and he will do this to keep you from having everything that our Lord died for, so you can have life and have life more abundantly. Lets face it the devil will come and possess what ever he wants to, and he can only do that if you make yourself available to him to use you to destroy others lives as well as you own. But he can only do this if you allow yourself to be available for him to use you. Satan is a thief and if your not reading the word of God and praying and staying as close as you can with our Lord, you very well can be fooled into believing things that are not true, even about your own life. God Bless you honey thank you for writing in and asking your question, feel free to write in again. “ Ask Susie”
I have received your question regarding were God comes from.
First let me start off and say Happy ninth Birthday honey, nine is a great age to be, I hope you have a wonderful day.
And now to answer your question. The bible tells us in John 1:1 “In the beginning the word already existed, He was with God. And He was God. This lets us know without a doubt that God has always been and will always be. In the book of Genesis, in the beginning Chapters 1:1 The word of God explains “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. If you continue to read you will learn that God created everything. Genesis 21:33 God is everlasting”. God has always been and will always be. God is eternal meaning without beginning and without end. The bible tells us that God is the beginning and the end, the Alfa and the Omega the first and the last. I’m sure this answers your question, keep reading your bible.
God Bless You “Ask Susie”
Thank you for writing in, I have received your question. You certainly have a right to be concerned about this girl,
As a Christian we know the blessing we have received form our Lord, the greatest miracle of all our salvation. And it does sadden us as Christians to hear someone say they don’t care where they go after this life is over. The bible says we are the salt of the earth so we are to witness no matter what. Also God promises that his word does not come back void, so even though you may feel she isn’t listening, she is. Keep praying for her, God loves her he gave his life for her as well, and does not wish for her to perish. The word of God tells us in James 5:16- that the earnest prayer of a righteous person has great power and wonderful results. This would mean that we are not to give up on those who don’t believe, hence forth not caring where they go after this life. Hell is a real place and Jesus gave up all the riches in heaven, to come here and die a horrible death to save all of us from having to go there. Continue to pray for her honey, don’t give up on her, God never gave up on us. Someone somewhere was praying for us and as a result we are saved. God well Bless you honey, it is wonderful to hear the love in your letter for others, pray without ceasing 1 Thess.5:17. God Bless you Jenni.
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I received your question about how many Christians there are in the world.
That would be very hard for me as one human being to determine. But when we look into the word of God, it tells us that God knows and cares about everything. In Matthew 10:30, we read where the very hair on our heads are numbered, which would indicate that God knows every hair upon our heads. It would be very hard to know the exact number of Christians, because there are people being saved all over the world at all hours of the day and night. But God knows the exact number. And He loves and knows each one of us personally. In Matt 5:13 the word of God tells us that we are the salt of the earth, therefore we have a responsibility as Christians to witness and spread the gospel, and in doing so, we will be adding to the kingdom of God. So even though I may never know the exact amount of Christians, I can be sure that I am helping to add to the kingdom of God. Thank you for writing in.
May God Bless you, and your family.
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Thank you for writing in, I have received your question regarding loss of salvation of a Christian. To find the answer to your question we should start by going right to the Word of God. We know that once we turn away from our sin and repent and ask Jesus into your hearts we are saved. We also know that once we become a child of God we are now adopted into the family of God just as an adopted child is a part of the family in which they are adopted into, making them a part of that family. So the person who makes a genuine commitment of his life to Christ becomes a child of God and is adopted into the family of God forever. However, just because we have made a commitment to Christ doesn’t mean we will no longer have to struggle with temptation, and sometimes sin. (Romans 7:21) When I want to do good, evil is right there with me.” However when we do sin God does not reject us or disown us. Our fellowship with him my be broken; but our relationship with Him is not. We are still members of His family if we have truly committed our lives to Christ. It is very important that if we do sin we immediately should turn to God and confess our sin honestly, ask His forgiveness and turn away from sin. The Bible promises us that if we confess our sin He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins (John 1:9). Jesus died and paid the price; He shed His blood that we might have life. But we must hold onto our faith. We must hold The Beginning Of Our Confidence Steadfast Unto The End (Hebrews 3:14). We enter into a contract (or covenant) when we receive Jesus. Jesus is the groom, and we are the bride. He gives us a pledge of this contract. The price has already been paid. He cannot break His contact with us. He will never leave us or forsake us. Now, we receive an engagement ring (The Holy Spirit). As a deposit; now we are sealed unto Jesus as His bride. And during this period of being sealed, temptations come against us and try to draw us away. We are tested to see if our love for Jesus is real. Will we wait for the bridegroom?” will we take off the ring,” and choose another? The Holy Spirit gives us the strength and power to stand against the enemy. He promises us that no temptation will come against us that is too much for us to bear. Our love and faith are being tested. If we hold firm until He calls us home, we become His bride. If we fall away, the engagement ring is forfeited. We cannot keep it, as the Holy Spirit is a guarantee that we are His, and we are waiting faithfully in love. Many do forfeit the engagement ring. They leave their first love and go to another. The other leads us to death, the lake of fire. God tells us that, when the righteous turneth from his righteousness (Jesus his faith), and committeth iniquity, he shall even die thereby (go to hell). But if the wicked turn from his wickedness (repents), and do that which is lawful and right, he shall live thereby (Ezek 33:18-19). These words are for any person who believes once saved, always saved. The way of God, once you surrender to Jesus, is all your sins are erased. They are not remembered. But if you turn back to sin (turn from your faith), all your good deeds are equally not remembered. God’s way is totally just. (Ezek 3:20) when the righteous man doth turn from his righteousness, and commit iniquity, He shall die in his sin, and his righteousness which he hath done shall not be remembered. This also includes baptism. Jesus said, regarding baptism, Thus it becometh us to fulfill all righteousness (Mt. 3:15). Once you are saved if you fall away, then you need to repent and be rebaptized. Moses knew you could lose your salvation. He besought God saying, yet now, if thou wilt, forgive their sin; and not, blot me; I pray thee, out of thy book which thou hast written. And God said to Moses, whosoever hath sinned against me, him I will blot out of my book. If your name is in the book of life than you are saved. If your name has been blotted out, you, lose your salvation. I hope this explains how important it is for us to stay close to our Lord and Savoir. We need to read the word daily, pray all the time and go to church so we can fellowship with other believers. I know this was a long answer but I wanted to show you briefly the process of your salvation. This question is a very controversial question. Because many would much rather believe that once saved always saved, but I have showed to you other scripture to verify this to be untrue. There is no worry about losing your salvation for those who abide in the will of God. So stay close hold tight to what you know is right. Keep your eyes on Jesus always. If you do ever fall, remember to repent right away, and God will forgive you. God Bless you honey.
“Ask Susie”
Thank you for writing in, you asked about what the bible says about cussing, first off let me say that I’m so pleased that your asking about what God says about profanity. Many people now days let horrible language slip out of their mouths without a care in the world about what they are saying, nor how it will affect others around them. So let me say thank you for giving me the opportunity to address this very unspoken sin. Lets go directly to the Word of God for the answer to your question. In Colossians [3:8-9] but now is the time to cast off and throw away hatred, cursing, and dirty language. [The Living Bible] Colossians [3:8-9] But now ye also put off all these, anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, and filthy communication out of your mouth. So we see in the Word of God, it tells us that we are to put off, literally to cast off, all of the above things, and yes bad language is one of those things mentioned that God wants us not to partake of. We are told to guard our lips from saying such bad language. And the other question you asked was what do you do for someone that you are trying to bring back to Christ. Please always remember that we cannot ever force anyone to come back to Christ; sometimes by our own efforts we hurt more than we help. The Bible does talk about bringing them back gently. Always remember that God tells us that He will never leave us or forsake us, so even though your friend my have gone astray God is right there beside them. Patiently waiting for them to come home. The best thing you can do for them is to keep them in prayer, be a good example, and be patient while you are waiting for your prayers to be answered concerning them. It is hard for us to sit back and watch those we love continuing in sin while we know what the outcome of that sin will bring, but we too must always remember that our faith, and faithfulness sometimes too is tested, the best thing to do in these kinds of situations is to pray, be patient, a good example and in love let God take control. Thank you and God Bless You,
“Ask Susie”
Thank you for writing in. I have been asked this many times in the past.
I do know that God has a special place for each of His created beings. And that includes animals as well. In the Word of God in [Genesis 1:26-28] it tells us, “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness, and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth”. Therefore man was given the highest order of dominion over animals. I do believe that animals have a very special purpose. And one of those special purposes is to be a companion to man. Animals bring enjoyment to man, they also service the purpose for use. Animals also serve to help man think of something else other then himself, they help to bring responsibility to man. However the Bible doesn’t indicate that there is life after death for animals. It very well could be that Gods purpose for animals is fulfilled here on earth. In [Isaiah 65:25] we see where the word of God talks about the wolf and the lamb will feed together, and the lion will eat straw like the ox” many interpreters use this scripture to indicate life after death for animals. We know that heaven will lack no good thing. So if animals help to bring us joy, than surly there will be a place for them in Heaven. I know that I chose to believe that God has a special place for our animals also. I hope this helped to give you some understanding about what may take place for animals after death. Thanks and God Bless You,
“Ask Susie”
I have received your question, thank you for writing in. First off let start with your feelings of frustration. I can certainly understand what your feeling, when you say that your at the end of your rope. Many of us as children of God have the very same feelings, yes it does get hard at times that also very true. But Jesus never told us anything different. In fact Jesus told of that it would be very hard for those of us, who follow Him, in these last days{ Timothy 3:1-4} It is no surprise to any of us living for our Lord that we will have times of suffering, but following our Lord is also very rewarding. It is very important that you read Gods word and hear the word of God for faith comes by hearing the Word of God. If the enemy can steal your joy than you are well on your way to a great fall. Satan comes to steal kill and destroy, and we must stay as close to God as we can. Never let your guard down. You mentioned that you would feel like a loser if you abandoned Christ. No you wouldn’t be a loser in the sense of the word loser that is used today, but you would lose in the end. It’s very important to understand Gods word so that you can reap all the benefits that come from it. “Joy” is one of the benefits we have in knowing our Lord, and it is also one of the main things the enemy will try to steal from you. In {Isa. 61:10} and {Jer. 15:16} the Word of God says my heart rejoices in Him because I trust in His Holy name. I greatly rejoice in the Lord, my soul is joyful in my God; for He has clothed me with the garments of Salvation. He has covered me with the robe of righteousness. Your Word is unto me the joy and rejoicing of my heart, for I am called by your name. O Lord God of Hosts. Of the nine fruits of the Holy Spirit Joy is the second fruit mentioned. Its sounds as if your heart is not rejoicing. You must stay in the Word daily, praying without ceasing. You mentioned all the rules. God gave His Son Jesus to die for us so that we could be free. You also mentioned about it being to hard. Yes it will be hard if you are trying to live your life without letting go and letting God. And yes the Devil would love for you to feel that you and you alone are always the only one that bad things happen to. The truth is bad things happen to both those of us who are saved and to those who aren’t saved. There’s a little saying the grass is always greener on the other side. And when we get to that other side it’s even worse then where we were in the first place. To hear you are questioning is actually a good thing. Because if you didn’t even question and just jumped in with both feet so to speak, it would show that you never really gave your life to the Lord in the first place. The Holy Spirit is with you, even when you don’t feel Him. It’s those times that we really have to be in prayer. But our God is faithful, He said that He will never leave you or forsake you. Sometimes it helps to restore our faith just by knowing that we aren’t alone in our suffering. Others are going through and have gone through the same thing you are going through right now. But God will use this time of trial you are going through to bless someone else. We must experience things in order to be purified to help others when they are in their time of need. As far as trying Wicca and it not appealing to you, it is because light has nothing to do with darkness, and you are a child of God. And you have already been chosen to serve only one master the one and only true God. "Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask for the Father in my name he may give it you." Also in Eph. 1:11-12, we were chosen from the beginning to be His and all things happen just as He decided long ago. Wicca itself is without a doubt witch craft. The Word of God tells us in Galatians 5:15-21 exactly what happens when we follow our own inclinations, {liking, tendencies, preference, fondness,}. The world’s perception of “Fun” or {“Perks}. Your lives will produce these evil results: impure thoughts, eagerness for lustful pleasure, idolatry, spiritualism {that is, encouraging the activity of demons}, hatred and fighting, jealousy and anger, constant effort to get the best for yourself, complaints and criticisms, the feeling that everyone else is wrong except those in your own little group-and there will be wrong doctrine, envy, murder, drunkenness, wild parties, and all that sort of thing. Let me tell you again as I have before, that anyone living that sort of life will not inherit the kingdom of God.
You mentioned He is all you have ever known as far as religion goes. But your relationship with our Lord, is much more than a religion, it is a way of life. A personal relationship. You asked me what should you do, and my advice to you is for you to get into your Bible. Read and study it daily. Pray without ceasing and spend time with the Lord and get to know Jesus personally. Find a good church, a church that also offers a good youth program, so that you can have fellowship that is very important to a child of God. We are not to isolate ourselves. The Word tells us to fight the good fight of faith. Also our words, what we say has a lot to do with what goes on with us, once again God knew about how it was going to be for us to live in these last days. The Word of God tells us in Ephesians 1:7-8 So overflowing is His love for us that took away all our sins through the blood of His Son, by whom we are saved: and he has showered down upon is richness of his grace-for how well he understands us and knows what is best for us at ALL times. So you see God knows and understand exactly how you are feeling and what you are going through. We will all at times in our lives whither we are saved or not saved go through trails and tribulations the feeling of emptiness, loneliness, etc. but with Christ we have a guarantee that we will never go through any of those things alone, or without the reward of victory when it is over. Life is peaks and valleys. But searching for something through other religions or cults will never fill your heart and calm your soul. Only our Lord can fill our hearts with joy and peace that surpasses all understanding.
God Bless you, thank you for writing in, please feel free to write back anytime.
“Ask Susie”
I did
receive you e-mail, as I said before and I will say again I will only answer
with God's Word not mine. you see He is his Word, and if that offends you then
you will have to ask Him about that. as for the Bible, its not just a book, it
was inspirited by the Holy Spirit also God, for the Holy Spirit is the Spirit
of God. as for your questioned for me personally, as to whether I can be wrong
absolutely that’s why I don't answer questions or make judgments that's God's
territory, for He alone is the one and only true judge. and God makes no
mistakes, for He created us in His image,
it's our choice to become homosexual.
for we are not born that way. Romans God’s
Anger at Sin
18 But
God shows his anger from heaven against all sinful, wicked people who push the
truth away from themselves.£ 19 For the truth about God is known to them
instinctively.£ God has put this knowledge in their hearts. 20 From the time the
world was created, people have seen the earth and sky and all that God made.
They can clearly see his invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine
nature. So they have no excuse whatsoever for not knowing God.
21 Yes, they knew God,
but they wouldn’t worship him as God or even give him thanks. And they began to
think up foolish ideas of what God was like. The result was that their minds
became dark and confused. 22
Claiming to be wise,
they became utter fools
instead. 23 And instead of worshiping the glorious,
ever-living God, they worshiped idols made to look like mere people, or birds
and animals and snakes.
24 So God let them go ahead
and do whatever shameful things their hearts desired. As a
result, they did vile and degrading things with each other’s bodies. 25 Instead
of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they deliberately chose to
believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself,
who is to be praised forever. Amen.
26 That is
why God abandoned them to their shameful desires.
Even the women turned against
the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other.
27 And the men,
instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for
each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered
within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved.
28 When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil
minds and let them do things that should never be done. 29 Their lives became
full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting,
deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. 30 They are backstabbers, haters of
God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of
sinning and are disobedient to their parents. 31 They refuse to understand,
break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. 32 They are fully aware
of God’s death penalty for those who do these things,
yet they go right
ahead and do them anyway. And, worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too.
So you see it's not up to you or me to judge or to tell others anything, like wise with this e-mail, I for one will never tell others that homosexuality is right, nor will I ever tell others that they in fact were born that way when it’s a clear lie. As far as wisdom and gaining it, it is also written, True wisdom comes from reading the Word of God,{ The Bible} and that is what I will teach others as well. On a personal note I have a loved one whom I love deeply who is blinded by homosexuality, and I love them very much. However, I take them before God in prayer. I pray for them daily, to be delivered from this, because you see I do believe in hell and Satan as well as heaven and God, and I want to see them again after this life. And when the Word of God [The Bible} mentions God’s penalty He {God} is referring to being separated from God, and the end result of being separated from God is Hell. So I give him the respect of telling him the truth from the one who created truth {God.} and you are right about one thing God truly is love. this is why He as the {Bible} calls it, chastens us for our wrong actions. as we who truly love our children give them consequences for their actions acted out in rebellion. as far as this being the actual hell, well if we had no laws, or boundaries, then this world would be much more like hell then it is now. True love Forgives, but true love also has boundaries, it's another way of saying respect, honestly, faithfulness, caring, trusting, and all the other wonderful things that comes with true love. as far as God sending us to Hell, He doesn't send us to Hell, that’s also our choice. God sent His Son to die for us, so we could live for eternity forever with Him.
God Bless You, Forever In The Hands Of Jesus,
"Ask Susie"
Dear Pam and Camorra, thank you for writing in. I have just received your question. And the answer to your question is absolutely! I sure do know that prayer, it’s called Praying Hands, and it goes like this,
They are the easiest ones to remember.
Dear Rosalyn, I have received your question. As always I would like to go directly to the Word of God for this answer.
Let’ go to Deuteronomy 18:10-12, never sacrifice your son or daughter as a burnt offering.£ And do not let your people practice fortune-telling or sorcery, or allow them to interpret omens, or engage in witchcraft, 11or cast spells, or function as mediums or psychics, or call forth the spirits of the dead. 12Anyone who does these things is an object of horror and disgust to the LORD. It is because the other nations have done these things that the LORD your God will drive them out ahead of you. 13You must be blameless before the LORD your God. 14The people you are about to displace consult with sorcerers and fortune-tellers, but the LORD your God forbids you to do such things.
In this scripture you see where God [says familiar spirit;] this is what you are talking about. I can only say that this kind of thing can only lead you away from God and His truth. In this scripture we are warned by God that anyone doing these kinds of things is detestable to the Lord.” We are urged by God in His Word to turn our faith to Jesus Christ and to seek the truth He has given to us in His Word, for God’s Word alone gives us spiritual truth; and any other way will lead us astray. We are clearly told to stay away from these types of practices, according to the Word of God these types of things are a sin against God; and the usual result of this kind of dabbling will result in being deceived or involvement with beings or entities which are demonic,[ impersonating the dead.] It’s so important for us to stay as close to God as we possibly can, read His Word daily and pray without ceasing. There are so many things we do not understand, but we are not suppose to know everything; however the one thing we do know for sure is [Jesus was resurrected] and because of that [true] resurrection we can know everything we need to know though Him. I pray this was a help to your question. If you or anyone you know is involved in this kind of occult practice, please let me urge you to turn away from this, and renounce it. Ask God for forgiveness and for cleansing and for protection also. I pray this has answered your question, please feel free to write in again,
Thank you and God bless you, Ms Susie {“Ask Susie”}
Don’t
fool yourselves. Those who indulge in sexual sin, who are idol worshipers,
adulterers, male prostitutes, homosexuals,
(10) Thieves, greedy people, drunkards, abusers, and swindlers—none of these
will have a share in the Kingdom of God. 1st Timothy 1:8-11 (8) We know
these laws are good when they are used as God intended. (9) But they were
not made for people who do what is right. They are for people who are
disobedient and rebellious, who are ungodly and sinful, who consider nothing
sacred and defile what is holy, who murder their father or mother or other
people. (10) These laws are for people who are sexually immoral, for
homosexuals and slave traders, for liars
and oath breakers, and for those who do anything else that contradicts the
right teaching (11) that comes from the glorious Good News entrusted to me
by our blessed God. 2 Peter 2:2-7 (2) Many will follow their evil teaching
and shameful immorality. And because of them, Christ and his true way will
be slandered. (3) In their greed they will make up clever lies to get hold
of your money. But God condemned them long ago, and their destruction is on
the way.
(4) For God did not spare even the angels when they sinned; he threw them
into hell,£ in gloomy caves£ and darkness until the judgment day. (5) And
God did not spare the ancient world—except for Noah and his family of seven.
Noah warned the world of God’s righteous judgment. Then God destroyed the
whole world of ungodly people with a vast flood. (6) Later, he turned the
cities of Sodom and Gomorrah into heaps of ashes and swept them off the face
of the earth. He made them an example of what will happen to ungodly people.
and also Jude 1: 3-7
But now I find that I must write about something else, urging you to defend the truth of the Good News.£ God gave this unchanging truth once for all time to his holy people. 4I say this because some godless people have wormed their way in among you, saying that God’s forgiveness allows us to live immoral lives. The fate of such people was determined long ago, for they have turned against our only Master and Lord, Jesus Christ.
(5) I must remind you—and you know it well—that even though the Lord£ rescued the whole nation of Israel from Egypt, he later destroyed every one of those who did not remain faithful. (6) And I remind you of the angels who did not stay within the limits of authority God gave them but left the place where they belonged. God has kept them chained in prisons of darkness, waiting for the day of judgment. (7) And don't forget the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah and their neighboring towns, all full of lust of every kind including lust of men for other men. those cites were destroyed by fire and continue to be a warning to us that there is a hell in which sinners are punished. so you see there is plenty in the New Testament as well as the Old Testament, God never changes, He is the same today as yesterday, ands He will be the same tomorrow. He ways and Laws are the only true ways and His laws were given to us to follow. there's a little saying I heard once before and it says a lot , it says
I pray this helps you to better understand
things, as I have said before, God is our judge, and knows every heart and
motive, but the good news is He loves us so much, that He gave His life
for ours, and it doesn’t matter what we have done, we can be forgiven, His
Blood washes us clean from our sins, and yes we do have a free well in
which God gave to us, so you see it really is our choice whom we will
serve. Jesus loves us so much, and forgives us always. all we have to do
is ask, and begin the journey to life, I pray that you will receive even
greater understanding of the Word of God, thank you and God Bless You
"Ask Susie"