Sex Before Marriage

1 st  Chronicles 16:34, and what it means to all People!!  By Anthony Joseph Hopkins July 26, 2023        1 st  Chronicles 16:34 says O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is good: for his mercy endureth forever.  I give thanks unto the Lord on a daily basis.  What is the definition of the word mercy?  Mercy is  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. Mercy is also compassionate or kindly forbearance shown toward an offender, an enemy, or other person in one's power; compassion, pity, or benevolence: Have mercy on the poor sinner. the disposition to be compassionate or forbearing: an adversary wholly without mercy.  What is the difference between k

Lord, what is man, that You take knowledge of him?  Or the son of man that you are mindful of him?  Man is like a breath; his days are like a passing shadow.  Lord God Almighty God, I want to thank you for taking notice of me.  I know that I am not the son of man.  You are mindful of everyone who exist on Earth.  I am very thankful for the air that I breathe each day of my life.  Lord God, I want to say thank you for giving me life.  Thank you for knowing me for the person that I am.  God, what do you want me to do?  I'm ready to serve You Lord God.  I love you Lord!!  I love Your Creation.   Finally, I have a lot on my mind right now.  I want to understand the character of other people.  I want to confess all of my sins to You.  I might have an average brain.  I graduated from high school with a 1.1 GPA.  I finished my studies with an A average during my last year in high school.  I did a lot better in College at the University of Toledo in Toledo Ohio.  I graduated fr

If I have iniquity and sin in my heart God will not hear me.  This is the truth because God does not like for Man to wrath.  In James 1:20 says For the unrighteousness of Man does not produce the righteousness of God.  I will admit that God is not happy whenever we are depressed.  I want to say that I suffer from Schizoid Affective Disorder and schizophrenia.  I have been diagnosed with a mental illness since Tuesday July 15, 1997.  I was admitted to the hospital for one week.  I started taking medicine for my behavior problems.  I also will admit that it has taken me 12 years to forgive my ex wife for cheating on me.  I had resentments very bad.  I know that I am not supposed to dwell on the past.  It is that she has made me so angry that I had to seek refuge in another State in the United States of America just to preserve my sanity.  This is the reason why I don't argue with anyone else anymore in life.  Lord God Almighty God I am very sorry for my sins.  I am repent

Who Do You Love The Most?           Good Day Everyone!! How are all of you doing today? Fine, I hope.  I would like to start things off by asking a very important question.  Who do you love the most?  The answer for me is that I love God the Father, Jesus Christ the Son, other people, and then myself.  I am putting this in this order because it is very important for me to emphasize the fact that God created all things.    Jesus Christ, the Son is my personal Savior.  I am realizing that Jesus Christ is everything to me.  When it comes to other people, I am saying that I love others because it is very important for me to love my neighbor and then myself.  I am putting myself last because it is important for me to help other people before I am able to help myself. Next, Who am I? I am a Child of the Most High God who have a lot of common sense.  I am a person who love God and Jesus Christ too much.  I am supposed to love the Lord more than myself.  This is because He first loved me.  Jer

  Put On The New Self By Anthony Joseph Hopkins It sounds a bit like throwing on an overcoat or shawl, the concept of “putting on the new self” that is emphasized repeatedly in Scripture. “Is it really that simple?” we might scoff, as if transformation happens as easily as changing our clothing. But that is exactly what the apostle Paul advises Christian believers to do in  Ephesians 4 . As he wrote, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness” ( Ephesians 4:22-24 ). What does it mean to “put on the new self” from  Ephesians 4:22-24 ? It means exactly that — to exchange the old self for the new, the old ways and life of sin for the new creation we all are in our lord and savior, Christ Jesus. Let’s take a look at the context, how we can put on a “new self

  Put On The New Self By Anthony Joseph Hopkins It sounds a bit like throwing on an overcoat or shawl, the concept of “putting on the new self” that is emphasized repeatedly in Scripture. “Is it really that simple?” we might scoff, as if transformation happens as easily as changing our clothing. But that is exactly what the apostle Paul advises Christian believers to do in  Ephesians 4 . As he wrote, “You were taught, with regard to your former way of life, to put off your old self, which is being corrupted by its deceitful desires; to be made new in the attitude of your minds; and to put on the new self, created to be like God in true righteousness and holiness” ( Ephesians 4:22-24 ). What does it mean to “put on the new self” from  Ephesians 4:22-24 ? It means exactly that — to exchange the old self for the new, the old ways and life of sin for the new creation we all are in our lord and savior, Christ Jesus. Let’s take a look at the context, how we can put on a “new self,”