The Pharisees prayed long prayers for show and were angry men who hated Jesus.

Matthew 6:5 And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Matthew 23:14 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye devour widows' houses, and for a pretence make long prayer: therefore ye shall receive the greater damnation.

Matthew 5:44 But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Mark 6:5, 6 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them. And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

John UK wrote:
Excellent post, Mrs Dawson!
A friend and I often sing this song while out driving, and it proves to be very edifying, being the exact words of the King James Bible, therefore God's infallible words. It assists in memorisation, unlike the psalter, which re-translates or paraphrases.
This song was one of many which apppeared in "scripture in song" booklets many decades ago, and the tunes were simple to remember, easy to sing, and unworldly. Wonderful for teaching the children especially, and this particular one reminds me that if I "seek first the kingdom of God", I will not have to concern myself about needs, because "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want." A wonderful lesson we constantly need to learn.

[URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_YRJQ1g9EU]]]Singing The Scriptures: Isaiah 25: 1,4[/URL]

[URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5hefVPzFuQ]]] Singing The Scriptures: Jeremiah 42:11 [/URL]

"Then sang Moses and the children of Israel this song unto the LORD, and spake, saying, I will sing unto the LORD, for he hath triumphed gloriously: the horse and his rider hath he thrown into the sea..."

[URL=http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Exodus%2015:1-21&version=KJV]]]The Song of Moses: Exodus 15:1-21[/URL]

Proverbs 30:5 Every word of God is pure: he is a shield unto them that put their trust in him.

Matthew 4:4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

1 Corinthians 14:15 What is it then? I will pray with the spirit, and I will pray with the understanding also: I will sing with the spirit, and I will sing with the understanding also.

[URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGS0el1jfhM]]]Seek Ye First The Kingdom of God[/URL]

Mark 8:38 Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.

Former Rocker wrote:
Iv'e observed your comments for years now, and have concluded that you really don't want answers, but just want to point out problems you find with other peoples posts. So, this is not so much an answer to you (because I don't believe you really want an answer), but others reading your comment may wonder about what you brought up.
1. David, although he commited murder, and adultry, did not believe it to be a desirable lifestyle, as do the rappers in their Gangster rap.
2. By what means do your rock musicians conclude Satan inspired their sounds? Did he join the band and tell them?
By the admission of rockers, including the musicians I worked with, conciously, deliberatly, asked Satan to give them music and success. And yes satan (actually demonic spirits) did join the bands, and ran, through the spiritual atmosphere, the clubs we played in.
As I write this, the more I realize how foolish your questions really are.

1 Corinthians 9:11 KJV If we have sown unto you spiritual things, is it a great thing if we shall reap your carnal things?

1 Corinthians 9:11 NKJV If we have sown spiritual things for you, is it a great thing if we reap your material things?

Hit it out a da church with a baseball bat

Where people are a prayin', we don't need that...

...Gettin' down with pastor Jim

Preach it pastor, bout our sin

And we wanna be melodin', with those hymns

I said: Preach it... preach it... preach it, pastor... bout our sin

Yo, yo, yo, I wanna be melodin' with those hymns

To find a church at that teaches the Gospel of Jesus Christ: And, preaches the whole counsel of God, is pretty tough depending where you live. It seems there is every wind of doctrine out there: And in holding fast to the Scriptures, you don't always have company.

[URL=http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=76WDLLNX]]]11 Year-old Reveals Jesus Throughout the Entire Bible [/URL]

Each one must do just as he has purposed in his heart, not grudgingly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. 2 Corinthians 9:7 New American Standard Bible

And this have ye done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping, and with crying out, insomuch that he regardeth not the offering any more, or receiveth it with good will at your hand. Malachi 2:13 King James Version

[URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkidoEW8dlE]]]Malachi Chapter 1[/URL]

[URL=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fztyTHa0Dlo]]]Malachi Chapter 2 [/URL]

Crenda wrote:
Jessica are you implying that because we disagree with your reading of this boys "religious" experience that we are ignorant brute beasts, who despise authority in society?

Genesis 46:2 And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here am I.

Numbers 12:6 And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, I the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, and will speak unto him in a dream.

Jeremiah 14:14 Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of

There are true and false visions, God's Word teaches this.

Luke 24:23 And when they found not his body, they came, saying, that they had also seen a vision of angels, which said that he was alive.

Mike wrote:
I wonder what Mr. Dollar would do if his congregation got real literal, and decided to tithe to some storehouse, rather than to his "church"?

Exodus 18:21 Moreover you shall select from all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them to be rulers of thousands, rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens.

Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart to Your testimonies, And not to covetousness.

Jeremiah 6:13 “Because from the least of them even to the greatest of them, Everyone is given to covetousness; And from the prophet even to the priest, Everyone deals falsely.

Mark 7:21-23 For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness. All these evil things come from within and defile a man.”

Michael Hranek wrote:
Jessica
...Yet in our love for others there is a balance of preaching the Truth, exposing error and false teaching and encouraging the lost to repent and our brothers and sister in Christ to become again faithful to what Christ says.
My heart is in evangeism and a large part of it is that sinners see there is a difference between what is obedient to the Lord and what is shamefully disobedient so that when they might seek after Jesus they would know in a figure of speach the good guys (obedient) from the bad guys (disobedient)...

To be truthful, the recommendation is mostly needed by myself right now. In my life I have gotten so preoccupied with the disobedience of others, and I was noticing that it was taking away from my walk in The Lord.

I know that the world hated Jesus, because He testified that it's works were evil. And that His followers will be in the same position. But I, a woman weak in body and mind, really need to fix my eyes on Jesus very tightly.

contending wrote:
The text just quoted refers to the apostolic persecutions by the Roman Emperors. Peter's remove proceeded John's, but both suffered under them. It has always been the case that it is the civil sword that has the power of it. The false church instigates against the true church of Jesus Christ and the civil sword carries out the judgment against the saints, this can be observed historically.
We should not meddle in other men's affairs, very true. But Jude says: 2Mercy unto you, and peace, and love, be multiplied. 3Beloved, when I gave all diligence to write unto you of the common salvation, it was needful for me to write unto you, and exhort you that ye should earnestly contend for the faith which was once delivered unto the saints.

After The Lord had explained to Peter what was expected of him: And, signified the type of death Peter would die, Peter had questions about others. Such as: “Lord, who is the one who betrays You?” and “But Lord, what about this man?”. It seems, The Lord told him it wasn't something for Peter to concern himself with. Part of Jesus' reply to Peter was: "You follow Me".