How do you feel about this verse in 1 Samuel?
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THE POOR RAISED UP OUT OF THE DUST, AND THE BEGGAR LIFTED UP FROM THE DUNGHILL (Part 1)\nPreached at Eden Street Chapel, Hampstead Road, on Lord’s Day Morning, August 20, 1843.\n"He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s and he hath set the world upon them."- 1Sa 2:8\nMOST of you are probably familiar, not only with the name of the person who uttered these words, but also with the circumstances under which they were spoken by her. But lest any should not immediately recollect the passage, I will just observe that they are the words of Hannah, the mother of the prophet Samuel, and that the circumstances under which they were spoken, were when she brought her infant son, and presented him before the Lord, that he might be his for ever. Her heart, it appears, was then so enlarged, and her soul so comforted and strengthened by beholding her infant son as the manifested answer to her prayers, that she burst forth into that song of thanksgiving of which the text forms a portion.\n\nBut before I enter into the experimental meaning of the text, it may be desirable, with God’s blessing, to trace out a few leading particulars of Hannah’s case.\n\nI believe, that, in Scripture, there are typical characters, as well as what are more properly called "types", or typical things; and Hannah appears to me to have been one of these typical characters. By typical characters, in this sense, I mean, not in the same way as Aaron, or Solomon, were types of Christ, but certain persons whose history and experience are typical or representative of God’s dealings with his people, or of characters that should arise in the church. The history of Hannah affords us more than one instance of these typical characters. We read, for instance, 1Sa 1:1,2 that "Elkanah had two wives; the name of the one was Hannah, and the name of the other Peninnah; and Peninnah had children, but Hannah had no children." Elkanah seems to me to typify the Lord Jesus-I think we may fairly assume this without doing violence to the figure; and his two wives seem to represent the church, Peninnah the professing, and Hannah the possessing church. Let us see if the figure will bear us out in this interpretation. Peninnah, in type, represents the professing church. As having a form of godliness, and a name to live, she had a vast superiority outwardly over her rival, for she was fruitful, whilst Hannah was barren. This points out the superiority, in outward fruit, which many professors have over God’s spiritually-taught children. But we may observe that in Peninnah’s fruitfullness there was nothing manifested of a supernatural character. She had children in the common course of nature, as other married women have them; there was nothing peculiarly providential, nothing eminently striking, nothing miraculous; but all took place in the usual course.\n\nNow this strikingly represents the way in which mere professors of religion bring forth their good works. The fruits they produce are not wrought in them by miracle; they do not spring out of a supernatural operation upon their consciences; but they are brought forth, from time to time, in the mere course of nature, without any galling disappointment on account of previous barrenness, without any earnest cry that the Lord would work powerfully in their soul, without any manifested answer to the prayer that he would make them fruitful in every good word and work. But these good works and religious performances, on which they pride themselves so highly, are brought forth by them in the usual course of nature, by the mere exertion of the creature, utterly independent of any work of the Holy Ghost upon their heart.\n\nBut this fruitfullness of Peninnah much galled and pained her barren rival, as the zeal, devotedness, piety and amiability, evide
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Luke 23:42-43\n42 Then he said to Jesus, “Lord,[a] remember me when You come into Your kingdom.” \n43 And Jesus said to him, “Assuredly, I say to you, today you will be with Me in Paradise.”\n\nJohn 3:16\n16 For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.\n\nThere a lot of them out there and I know I will read more here from the responses you get.\n\nMy deepest sympathy's to you sarahalyse I pray that God give you strength, for those who morn they shall be comforted.
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Amen! God created us FOR HIM- not the other way around.\nAll glory belongs to Him- we do not deserve His wonderful salvation or blessings- yet He does love us- and His ways are the right ways- I love this verse:\n\nPsalm 1:2\nBut his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.\n\nPsalm 119:70\nTheir hearts are callous and unfeeling, but I delight in your law.
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Told him an allegorical story about David himself.  When David got angry at the story and condemned the unjust man, NATHAN (not Samuel) told him that that mad was David.\n\nDavid and Bathsheba also lost their first child.
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Sad. The God I know is all about the love, baby. \nHave a great day!
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Yes! Look at Matt 7; If you ask for God's love or his forgivness then he will give it to you!\n\nAs for more earthly possesions, you can always ask but He might not answer in the way you expect (I had an experience of this today. I got what I asked for, and more, but it wasn't what I was expecting! He must have a sense of humour!). I don't think it is wrong to ask (though you should really thank him and ask for forgivness even more often) but sometimes I feel a bit guilty. I tend to just tell Him what I am worried about, that I trust that what He does is right, and put my faith in His judgement. If it is right, then you will get what you ask for!\n\nPS For a good reference to asking for a child, look at 1 Samuel 1, and read about Hannah.
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I honestly believe they think those biblical verses are going to once again 'make us see the light' and bring us back when most of the time we just shake our heads in disgust and it reminds us why we left.  Most of us won't even READ them, we just skip over them.  A good chunk of us already know them so spouting them won't do anything.  Only thing it serves to do is drive us further away and remind us why we left to begin with!
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That is an epistle from Paul   1 Corinthians 13.\n\nAnd I hope you get a bible of your very own...soon..\n\nGod's leading you ...to read...and to remember...by LOVE!
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My sister, all fall short of the golry of God, you, me and everyone else! King David new the Commandments yet still he let his fleshly desires send his friend to be killed so David could have his friends wife! And David was called by God "A man after God's own heart.". Jesus miracle on the cross has covered you from these things, and you are right to grieve and be sorry because God loves the penitent(or humble) person! You've done wrong yet so did all the Apostles at one time or another so take heart my sister, for God hasn't abandoned you! I will pray for you and hope that you will do the same for me, and God bless you and have faith!
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Actually the only one I can understand (surprisingly) is the King James' Version.  I cannot understand the NIV, or similar versions period.  I feel like it takes away from the authenticity of it.  Perhaps it's because I was raised reading hte KJV, but in comparing it to the other versions I've read, I much perfer that interpretation of the words.
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Phillipians 1:6 -Being confident of this very thing, that he which has begun a good work in you will perform it until the day of Jesus Christ.\n        This is hope! when I am alone and confused, He is there to help me find the truth. When I am afraid, He is there to comfort me, when I am weak, He is there to strengthen me, when I am facing temptation, He is there to encourage me to do what is right. He didn't say "ok, you have just accepted me, now you are on your own" He said."ok, you have accepted me, now I am going to help you every day for the rest of your life, in every single aspect of your life.
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Ecclesiastes 12:13\nLet us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
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(Sam′u·el) [Name of God].\n\nA prominent prophet (Ac 3:24; 13:20), traditionally credited with the writership of the Bible books of Judges, Ruth, and part of First Samuel.\n\nPromised to the service of Jehovah as a Nazirite by his mother Hannah before conception (1Sa 1:11), Samuel was taken to the tabernacle at Shiloh upon being weaned (perhaps at the age of at least three years,  and was left there in the charge of High Priest Eli.  Thus Samuel, having a linen ephod girded on, ‘ministered to Jehovah’ as a boy.  As he grew, Samuel became “more likable both from Jehovah’s standpoint and from that of men.”\n\nBecomes Prophet at an Early Age. At night Samuel slept in “the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God was,” and his first assignment in the morning appears to have been to open “the doors of Jehovah’s house.” \n\nLeads Israel in True Worship. Over 20 years later, at Samuel’s exhortation, the Israelites abandoned idolatrous worship and began serving Jehovah alone. \n\nThe days of Samuel brought additional reverses for the Philistines  and proved to be a period marked by outstanding Passover celebrations.  Samuel also seems to have worked out some arrangement for the Levite gatekeepers, and his arrangement may have served as a basis for the organization put into operation by David. \n\nAnoints Saul as King. The unfaithfulness of Samuel’s sons, coupled with the threat of warfare with the Ammonites, prompted the older men of Israel to request that Samuel appoint a king over them. \n\nAnoints David. \n\nSamuel died as an approved servant of Jehovah God after a lifetime of faithful service.  He had demonstrated persistence in fulfilling his commission, devotion to true worship, honesty in his dealings, and courage and firmness in announcing and upholding Jehovah’s judgments and decisions
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i am truly amased at this you belive in god that is great there is one simple verse from the bible that really might help you on this it is . he that knoweth to do good and do it not to him it is sin . ? do the right thing in the eyes of god .
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Yes, and actually, there is one other verse in the bible that says the exact same thing "Jesus wept." but is refering to something else all together.  I wish I knew the reference
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No, we should share the words of God with others.  But also be objective if others have a different understanding of the same text.  It is always good to have more than one verse to support your position. \n\nI don't think that you will condemn yourself.
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No, as far as I know, but I haven't read the entire Bible yet.  It does say; however, that David used to play his harp for King Saul, and that it often soothed him and calmed him down.  Later, Saul became jealous of David and tried to kill him on numerous occasions.  How's that for gratitude?