I’m very Thankful for the Love, Support and Prayers of my Friends and Blogging Friends as I have been going through a Storm lately with a Dog Attacking me, an Accident on my Motorized Wheelchair, which is now damaged and an Operation may be needed for my full recovery as I have badly torn ligaments, Computer and Phone problems and the need to keep Packing regardless of the pain I’m suffering as I’m moving to a new Home in the very near future.
We can be thankful that all good things come from God not bad, we have free will and can reap the bad that we sow just like the Prodigal son did it’s God’s Discipline but Wow what a welcome Home when we repent and as we can see with Paul’s trials below we are also afflicted through accidents that Life brings and the evil in the World as Satan seeks to cause us to fall away and reject Jesus but Thankfully how good it is that Satan can’t harm us Eternally, God protects our Soul and He keeps us strong to the end.
2 Corinthians 11:24-31 Of the Jews five times received I forty stripes save one. Thrice was I beaten with rods, once was I stoned, thrice I suffered shipwreck, a night and a day I have been in the deep; In journeyings often, in perils of waters, in perils of robbers, in perils by mine own Countrymen, in perils by the heathen, in perils in the city, in perils in the wilderness, in perils in the sea, in perils among false brethren; In weariness and painfulness, in watchings often, in hunger and thirst, in fastings often, in cold and nakedness. Beside those things that are without, that which cometh upon me daily, the care of all the Churches. Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not? If I must needs glory, I will glory of the things which concern mine infirmities.
What did Paul hold onto in his trials, what kept him safe so he was not burned up by Satan’s Testing, yes the same empowering that keeps us strong to the end.
Isaiah 43:1-3 – Do not be afraid, for I have ransomed you. I have called you by name you are mine. When you go through deep waters and great trouble I will be with you. When you go through rivers of difficulty you will not drown! When you walk through the fire of oppression you will not be burned up the flames will not consume you. For I am the LORD your God, The Holy One of Israel your Saviour.”
Jeremiah 29 :11-12 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you says the LORD thoughts of peace and not of evil to give you a future and a hope.
Lamentations 3: 33 For God doth not afflict willingly nor grieve the Children of Men.
But even with all the Hardship I have been going through recently and yes God has been with me too strengthening and encouraging me, nothing is as bad as when I didn’t know Jesus as my Lord and Saviour. Below is a short Note I wrote to Him a few years after He knocked at my Hearts door and I opened it. I now seek to share His Petals of Truth and Joy with others.
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Freedomborn 
I would like to add one more Scripture: Genesis 50:20, “You intended to harm me, but God intended it for good to accomplish what is now being done, the saving of many lives.” Your witness of trust and joy in Jesus despite trials encourages others to believe that God’s goodness will prevail in any situation!
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Very True Debbie there has been many problems with moving but God has been Faithful, what Satan did to cause harm God used and is using for good and so it continues as you will see in my next Post.
I have missed you and my other Blogging friends even though I was very busy and often very tired, but you were in my thoughts and Prayers, I hope all is going well, I will visit soon.
Blessings – Anne.
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Welcome back Anne! It is so good to hear from you as I am not used to you being so “quiet!” Prayers that your are refreshed and ready to share the God stories we missed!
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It’s good to be back Debbie, I missed sharing with you and my other Blogging friends, being Quiet is just not me, we have a wonderful Eternal Hope to share with the World and in whichever way we do that good seeds are being planted that God will send someone to water and which He will harvest, I’m sure you will agree that it’s so rewarding in our spirit to do His good works.
I’m seeking to visit you tomorrow, I’m going to have a break from unpacking Boxes for a few days.
Christian Love Always – Annie.
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True fulfillment is found only when we are in God’s will and doing the good works He has “assigned” to us! (This is the reason why I love to volunteer!)
2 Thessalonians 1:11 – “With this in mind, we constantly pray for you, that our God may count you worthy of his calling, and that by his power he may fulfill every good purpose of yours and every act prompted by your faith.”
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God has prepared in advance His good Works for us to do and yes Debbie as you shared when we faithfully do them we find True fulfillment and also deep inner Joy.
Once I was seeking to earn my way to Heaven or so I thought and it was hard work and I failed, today like you I enjoy the Work God brings for me to do even when Persecuted.
Blessings – Annie.
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Amen!
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Great work my friend you will survive the move. Love the scripture too. I had a sleep for a bit., after we spoke.
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Wow Bj thank you for all your encouragement it’s very much appreciated. Good you were able to catch up on some Sleep, by the way what is Sleep?
Annie was just wondering?
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Ha! I don’t know much about it either
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Anne, thinking of you. Praying all is going well. Blessings
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Thank you Cristina, I really value and appreciate yours and my other Blogging Friend’s Support during this Storm. I’m still in pain but I’m able to continue packing with help, I will be moving soon, Thankfully it’s going well.
Blessings – Anne.
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Glad to hear.
Blessings to you Anne
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Blessing to you too dear Cristina and Thank you again for you Christian Love and Faithfulness to help carry my burden in Prayer.
Much Joy in the Lord – Anne.
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Just thought I’d check in w/ you, Anne. You’re in my thoughts and prayers. ❤
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Thank you Anna, I’m still in pain but I’m being cared for, packing continues, I will be moving soon.
Blessings – Anne.
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I hope your new home is warm and welcoming…as well as safe and accessible! (Insomnia tonight so I happened to see your response.) 🙂
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You are doing the right thing Anna, it’s better not to lay in bed tossing and turning, when you feel tired than go back to bed and if possible listen to some soft and relaxing Christian Music.
My new Duplex is a lot smaller Anna than my home now but yes warm and welcoming and much more private. I will be off the Internet for a while until they reconnect me but I will seek to catch up with my all of my Blogging friends Post’s or I feel I’ve missed out if I don’t, you always share what’s very important for us to know so we can pray with understanding.
Christian Love Always – Anne.
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Hi Anna as you can see on your Comment WordPress has once again changed our settings, now the Hearts and Simile Symbols don’t work on our Blogs although to be sure check yours to see if they are OK on your Blog.
Why they change something without letting us know shows very bad management and than they wonder why people don’t upgrade their Blogs. So why do they keep changing settings etc when they work and since we have to pay for Upgrades they have no right to change our settings without letting us know first, they are not really free Blogs when you have to pay for their Upgrades which means we should have a say too.
Blessings – Anne.
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Anne, thank you for sharing your encouraging attitude through this difficult time you are enduring. Thank you also for sharing your insights during this time, especially the one all believers must remember in difficult phases of their lives: “Thankfully how good it is that Satan can’t harm us Eternally, God protects our Soul and He keeps us strong to the end.” I’m glad we “discovered” each other as bloggers, and I look forward to reading more of you inspiring posts. In Christ, David Ettinger.
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Thank you David, your words are very encouraging and uplifting as are your Post Messages, I would love to know how you became a Christian, I was an Atheist for almost 30 years because of being deceived as a young Teenager but God’s Truth won my heart and encouraged me to keep searching.
Perhaps you have shared about your change of heart David, I know a little bit about your life but I would appreciate if you would be able to share some more links with me, hopefully I will be able to spend more time Blogging tomorrow and in the Weekend and be able to respond to some of yours and my other Blogging friends Posts in-between Packing, it’s a good way to have a break and something I look forward to.
Christian Love Always – Anne.
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Thank you so much for asking, Anne. My testimony is posted. It is titled, “From Judaism to Christ.” Here is the link:
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Thank you for the Link David and for visiting and seeking to encourage both myself and other Bloggers, I look forward to our sharing together.
Blessings Anne.
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Beautiful Anne.. Praying for you… healing, strength, and for your move… Diane xx
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Thank you Diane, I’m still going through the Storm and time is short I will be moving soon.
Blessings – Anne.
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Love this!
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I appreciate Tamara your enthusiasm, what I shared is for me a Heart response to God’s Faithfulness in His calming the Storms in my Life.
Thank you Tamara for visiting and commenting, I’m looking forward to sharing with you again.
Blessings – Anne.
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DO CHILDREN INHERIT RIGHTEOUSNESS? BY STEVE FINNELL
Do children of Christian parents inherit their parents righteousness? Are they deemed righteous when they reach the age of accountability? Are they born again Christians at birth? Do they inherit the righteousness of their parents and are they automatically added to the body of Christ? Do they inherit the forgiveness of all the sins the may commit? The answers are: no, no, no, no, and no. Those are absurd questions.
Babies are born righteous, however, they do not inherit righteousness.
Do children of Christian parents inherit Adam’s sin? Do they inherit a sinful nature? Of course not, that would be absurd, illogical, and Scripturally incorrect. How can babies inherit sin from parents who have had their sins washed away by the shed blood of Jesus Christ? How can babies inherit a sinful nature from Christian parents who have been forgiven by God and have the indwelling of the Holy Spirit?
Not only do babies from Christians not inherit Adam’s sin, neither do babies from unbelievers inherit Adam’s sin.
Ecclesiastes 7:29 And I found that though God has made men upright, each has turned away to follow his own downward road. (The Living Bible-Paraphrased)
Ezekiel 18:20 “The soul that sins shall die. The son shall not bear the guilt of the father, nor the father bear the guilt of the son. The righteous of the righteous shall be upon himself, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon himself.(NKJV)
Romans 5:12 Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—(NKJV)
Death spread to all men because all have sinned.
Genesis 3:1-24…….22 The the Lord God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he put out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever” 23 therefore the Lord God sent him out of the garden of Eden to till the ground from which he was taken 24 So He drove out the man; and He placed cherubim at the east gate of the garden of Eden, and a flaming sword which turned every way, to guard the way to the tree of life.(NKJV)
All men inherit the consequences of Adam’s sin, that is all men are denied access to the tree of life. All men will die physically as the result of Adam’s sin.
All men suffer the consequences of Adam’s sin, but not his guilt.
No person has nor will they inherits the guilt of Adam’s sin.
Men do not inherit sin from Adam. No man has inherited guilt from parents, nor from anyone else.
Men fall short of God’s glory because all men have sinned, not because Adam sinned. (Romans 3:23)
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JESUS
Was Jesus born with a sinful nature? Was Jesus born as a sinner because He inherited Adam’s sin? Of course not, because men are not born with sin inherited from Adam nor are they born with a sinful nature.
2 Corinthians 5:19-21….21 For He made Him who knew no sin to be sin for us, that we might become the righteous of God in Him.(NKJV)
Hebrews 4:15 For we do not have a High Priest who cannot sympathize with our weakness, but was in all points tempted as we are, yet without sin.(NKJV)
If those who preach that all men are born with a sinful nature and that all men inherit the guilt of Adam’s making them sinners at birth, are correct, then Jesus would have been a sinner at birth and born with a sinful nature. Nothing could more void of the truth than John Calvin’s doctrine.
JOHN THE BAPTIST
Was John the baptist a sinner at birth because he inherited the sin of Adam? Was John born with a sinful nature?
Luke 1:13-15 ……15 “For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will also be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.(NKJV)
God filled John the baptist with the Holy Spirit in his mother’s womb. If John was a sinner at birth because he inherited Adam’s sin how could John be filled with the Holy Spirit? If John the baptist was born with a sinful nature at birth how did he become great in the eyes of the Lord?
DAVID
God did not create David with a sinful nature. David did not inherited Adam’s sin nor the sins of his parents.
Psalm 139:13-14 For You formed my inward parts; You have covered me in my mother’s womb. 14 I will praise You, for I am wonderfully made, Marvelous are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. (NKJV)
WHAT HAPPENED TO JOB’S INHERITED SIN AND SINFUL NATURE?
Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, and one who feared God and shunned evil.(NKJV)
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE INHERITED SIN AND SINFUL NATURE OF CORNELIUS?
Acts 10:1-2 There was a certain man in Caesarea called Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian Regiment, 2 a devout man and one who feared God with all his household, who gave alms generously to the people, and prayed to God.(NKJV)
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SINFUL NATURE AND INHERITED SIN OF NOAH?
Genesis 6:9 This is the genealogy of Noah. Noah was a just man, perfect in his generations. Noah walked with God. (NKJV)
WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SINFUL NATURE AND INHERITED SIN OF ENOCH?
Genesis 6:22-24 22…Enoch walked with God three hundred years…….24 And Enoch walked with God; and he was not, for God took him.(NKJV)
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Thank you for visiting Freedomborn Steve and for your invitation to join up with you. I did visit your Blog and found your Messages that I read are confirmed in Scripture the same as your Comments on my Blog but surprisingly I could not find any of your Messages confirming The Godhead or Trinity as we call Them today, both meaning Three in One.
I also noticed Steve that you mostly don’t respond to Comments on your Blog and this to me is not Blogging which is based on having a Conversation not a Monolog. Blogging is not like writing a Book it has active readers who respond to what is shared when motivated and lead to do so and who also appreciate a response to what they have shared about the Authors Messages, even if correction is needed, which is better than being ignored.
Christian Love and Blessings – Anne.
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Your faith is an inspiration, Anne. You are in my prayers. ❤
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Thank you Anna for your Loving encouragement and your Faithfulness to Pray for me. I spent most of last night in Hospital because of the intense pain in my shoulder I couldn’t sleep but I also had some good news, an Operation may not be necessary now, they want to Try Physiotherapy first, please pray that it works.
Christian Love Always – Anne.
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As a Redeemed Child of Calvary we wear Christ’s robe of Righteousness until we are made Righteous, God sees us not as we are but what we will be, Perfected in Love and with Him for Eternity.
Blessings – Grannie Annie
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We cannot enter into the Throne Room of Grace unless from evil we have turned our face and as we do our garments are being made New so His Light will shine through.
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Beautiful words of love Anne to the One that found you, took your broken pieces in His hands of love and made you a new creation.
Blessings Anne, have a good night.
Cristina
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Yes indeed Cristina we are Adopted Children of God and are being conformed into the Image of t Jesus Christ, we were Chosen by His foreknowledge of our Heart’s Repentance showing we believe in Jesus as our Lord and Saviour and as we work out our Salvation not meaning work for it, choosing to put our Carnal flesh to death by the empowering of The Holy Spirit and Aiming to be perfected in Love, we have His assurance that we are not alone and whatever Satan and Life brings, He will give us the Strength to endure and we will walk in His Victory.
Christian Love and Blessings – Anne.
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