Anger

Ephesians 4:26 tells us ” Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.”

Anger that is selfish, undisciplined, and vindictive is sinful. This kind of anger has no place in the life of a Christian. On the other hand, anger that is unselfish and based on a love for God and concern for others is commanded. This is righteous anger. Genuine love cannot help being angered at that which injures the object of that love.

Shield of Victory Church

The Shield of Victory church is an Evangelical Protestant church based in the Philippines. It is a member of Every Nation churches. Every Nations has churches and campus ministries in 80 nations around the world. As a member of Every Nation adheres to the statement of faith of the World Evangelical Alliance. The WEA has an Evangelical confession of faith.

According to their mission statement Victory exists to make disciples in the Philippines and throughout all the world by preaching the gospel, caring, teaching, and sending them; thereby having a victorious church advancing the kingdom of God for the glory of Christ Jesus. 

Sources: http://shieldofvictory.synthasite.com/about-us.php

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victory_(church)

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Is it wrong to pray for someone to die?

In Matthew 5:43-44, Jesus says ” Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt love thy neighbor and hate thine enemy. v.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.” The Lord was saying (“In former days it was okay to hate your enemy (Psalm 79); Psalm 74), Godly Jews prayed for the death of their enemies). But now I (Jesus) want you to love your enemy. Do not pray for them to die instead bless them.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                The change came because the Lord came to bless men with God’s salvation! On the cross, Jesus said ” Father forgive them for they know not what they do. And they parted his raiment, and cast lots, (Luke 23:34). In grace and love, Jesus did pray for their salvation. In Acts 7:60 Stephen was being stoned by his enemies yet he prayed for them asking the Lord not to charge them for their sin. Stephen, like Jesus, was filled with love for his enemies. 

Did Adam abd Eve repent of their sin?

At first, they did not. We can only speculate the grief and the other emotions they must have felt as they left the garden. 

However, sorrow gave way to hope because life continued in Chapter 4. God revealed Himself to them in a new way after their sin. He taught them lessons of hope: the significance of the coverings He made for them; their deliverance from danger if they stayed in the garden and the promise of a Savior. 

Surely they obeyed when offering sacrifices because their sons did this (Genesis 4:1-4). 

The Tamarisk tree

Why did Abraham plant a Tamarisk tree? Trees were often used as memorials for great men. Abimelech was a Philistine king and we also know that Abraham was rich (Genesis 13:2). It was also a marker for one of Abraham’s worship sites. It is appropriate Abraham should honor God by planting the tree.  

Genesis 21:33 in the King James version says Abraham planted a grove. The word grove can mean orchard, plantation or cultivated land. So Abraham planted more than one tree.

Jesus walks on water

Matthew was an eyewitness (Matthew 14:22) and one of Jesus’ disciples (Matthew 9:9:Mark 2:14:Luke 5:27-28). Mark was an associate of Paul and a disciple of Peter. Mark probably received the information from Peter. John was also a disciple of Jesus so he would have witnessed firsthand Jesus walking on water. 

We have three different re-tellings from three different perspectives. These three testimonies give us information about Jesus and Peter walking on water. They provide varied details, much commonality, they do not contradict each other. God inspired these three accounts to be written by men with different vantage points and knowledge of specific information that sometimes varies.

Matthew, Mark, and Luke tell of the birth, life, crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, but they stress more what Jesus did than who He is. In John, the entire book is showing that Jesus was, is, and always will be deity. It shows that God took on the form of flesh and dwelt among us.