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    jamesp reacted Like to your post in the thread Just a reminder to be civil....
    I really try to keep room for a lot of give and take in these forums. Things get said in the heat of discussion. Things that aren't...
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    Even though Stilly is no longer with us, civility is still a requirement. I'm sure that most of you, like myself, remember hearing...
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    UPDATE {the First 18 are here - Distinctions }: Prophecy/Law { earthly! }: (19) "Sell everything/follow Jesus" = Commanded in...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    Here we get a different story : the Jews go into exile. According to Daniel 1:3-5, the Babylonian king wants young Jews to come to...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    Thinking of Job's history and Daniel's one, here comes my next choice: Samuel! Guess why? You will find if you read correctly what I...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    "From the Hebrew name דָּנִיֵּאל (Daniyyel) meaning "God is my judge", from the roots דִּין (din) meaning "to judge" and אֵל ('el)...
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    jamesp reacted Like to crossnote's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    1 Corinthians 10:11 KJV [11] Now all these things happened unto them for ensamples: and they are written for our admonition, upon whom...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    « Noun. ensample (plural ensamples) (archaic) An example; a pattern or model for imitation. » « Admonition : a firm warning or...
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    jamesp reacted Like to crossnote's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    Romans 14:17 (KJV) For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.
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    jamesp reacted Like to Blik's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    We are living in Babylon. Our food is the food of Babylon, both in a material and spiritual sense. There are few foods available to...
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    jamesp reacted Like to Blik's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    AS this scripture points out, we are living in the days of the new covenant where God speaks to our hearts directly, not through the...
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    jamesp reacted Like to crossnote's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    If God speaks to your heart directly, I guess you no longer need the Bible, since 'Hey' after all God speaks directly to your heart.
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    Well, let's read 2 Timothy 3:16: « All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    So straight away at the beginning Daniel shows his strong personality: he is a foreigner and he asks to be able to do according to what...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    Speaking about the heart: how does faithfulness goes deep into us? Think about the air which goes deep into our whole body, into our...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    Daniel Chapter 3 Once again, a big episode : the king of Babylon builds a huge statue and asks everybody to worship it if they don’t...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    In this chapter, we can see that Daniel and his three companions have developed the same strong personality : they are ready to die for...
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    jamesp reacted Like to JLG's post in the thread DANIEL CHAPTER ONE.
    Daniel 4 So once again the king of Babylon has a dream and no one can give the interpretation except Daniel ! The king of Babylon is...