Biblical Childrearing

1 Kings 2:3 And keep the charge of the LORD your God: to walk in His ways, to keep His statutes, His commandments, His judgments, and His testimonies, as it is written in the Law of Moses, that you may prosper in all that you do and wherever you turn;

Anyone who has spent any amount of time studying the Bible for biblical childrearing principles has read Proverbs 22:6 "Train up a child in the way he should go, And when he is old he will not depart from it." I have made a decision to do my best to take heed to this Scripture. Being the parent of going-on-five children, it is really good advice (as all of Scripture is.) Because of my conscious decision to dedicate each of my children to the Lord, and to follow this instruction to the best of my abilities, I am constantly looking for Scripture to share with my children.

This morning, when readying myself for my morning Bible study, I prayed to the Lord that He would direct me to Scripture that was relevant to me today. 1 Kings 2:3 was what He gave me. The fact that this instruction was given from a father to a son, was not lost to me. When you add that these instructions were given to King Solomon, by his father, King David, makes it all the more compelling to me.

My point in sharing this is to show that when we need instruction for anything in life, we can always pray for guidance. The Lord will never let us down, if we truly seek what He offers.

If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him. 1 James 1:5 NKJV

I pray you are blessed today and every day, my friends.

Eight Years Ago

I've always loved Christmas.  It was the one time of year, when I was a child, that my family life seemed pretty much normal (whatever that is.)  Eight years ago, though, I got one of the best gifts I could have ever imagined.  I met my husband.  My husband and I went on our first date on Dec 16th, but though it went well, and we had a nice time, I told him that I didn't want to see him again because I wasn't looking for a relationship.  (He had expressed to my friend, that came along, that his goal in dating was to fall in love, get married, and have children.  This was about 10 minutes into our date, and it freaked me out a bit.)  So we ended our date with no plans to contact each other again.  He didn't even have  my phone number! 

The next day though, he permeated my every thought.  I couldn't get him out of my head.  The way he looked, the way he looked at me, his personality, just everything about him.  I called him 3 times from a payphone near his house, hoping that he'd answer just so I could talk to him again, and maybe see him.  He finally answered the third time, and I told him that somehow he had managed to sneak his way into my psyche, and that I had changed my mind and would like to see him again.  I visited him at his home a few times in the next couple weeks, for about 30 minutes each, and spoke to him on the phone about nothing and everything. This relationship was one where we didn't move to sex right away, and it felt so right. 

I remember on about the third visit as I was getting ready to get into my car and leave, that he held my door open for me, and I finally asked him if he was ever going to kiss me.  He said "you want me to kiss you?"  I said "well, yeah!"  As we kissed, I noticed that the poor guy's legs were shaking.  It was so endearing!!!  I was already dangerously close to falling in love.  On Dec 23rd we had our second "date."  I spent the evening at his house, and he was so romantic!!  He had candles lit, and Kenny G music going...we soaked in the hot tub, and had a wonderful evening.  I'll never forget that night, for the rest of my life.  I knew that night, that this was the man I wanted to spend the rest of my life with. 

So, tomorrow, on Dec 23rd, I will celebrate 8 years of being in love with the man that is my husband, and I must thank God for His provision.  I am so blessed!  Even during a time when I had turned from the Lord, He was still looking out for me, and providing that which was for my good.  So today I will meditate on Jeremiah 29:11

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.

 Thank you Lord for Your Provision and Care.  I can never thank you enough for blessing me with this wonderfully caring man.  A man that was made for me, and I for him.  May your name be praised above all!!

Why It Matters (More Than You Realize)

And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma. Ephesians 5:2 NKJV

Why what matters???? Well your attitude, or better yet, my attitude, of course. I've been out reading a bit the last couple days, and it seems that over and over again, I've been hit with the realization that my attitude has not been the best it could be, and I can change it. And more importantly, that I should.

There have been a myriad of things that have occurred that I have allowed to cloud my rosy outlook and to dim my light as it were. The Light that only God provides to us. You see, by showing crummy attitudes, even to only those that are closest to us, we are being crummy lights to the recipients of our demeanor.

"For everyone will be seasoned with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. Mark 9:49 NKJV

Ok, Shalene, what are you saying??? You ask? Well, basically, I'm saying that though we should not try to be fakes and phonies about things that do bring us down, we should also not allow attitudes that really don't help matters at all to become routine. The longer we allow our feelings of being overwhelmed, and our feelings of disappointment to cling, the more they become a habit, and the harder it becomes to break that habit.

Now, I'm not one to say that all attitudes and emotions can be controlled just by changing the way you think about them, per se. That would just be denial that a thing can upset you. No, what I'm saying is to have a consciousness about the way that you react to things. For example, earlier this week, I was feeling very unappreciated, and really all it boiled down to was being self-centered. All I was thinking about what was what I thought I deserved, and what I wasn't getting. I was not focusing on all that I already have, and whether or not I had truly gotten what I deserved. And in all actuality, I had gotten what I deserved, plus some that I didn't deserve, but that's neither here nor there.

We should all be cognizant of the fact that if we are believers, thank God, we will not get what we deserve, in the form of eternal separation from God. That our lives are to be about self-sacrifice. Not self-indulgence, and self pity. Whether that sacrifice comes in the form of doing for our families, strangers or the body of believers, matters not.

I will freely sacrifice to You; I will praise Your name, O LORD, for [it is] good. Psalm 54:6 NKJV

I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving, And will call upon the name of the LORD. Psalm 116:17 NKJV

I pray that if, like me, you have found your attitude wanting, that you will meditate on this today as well. And also, that it will permeate your every day, and every encounter. Blessings to you all!
There is no "MORE" to this post.
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Wordless Wednesday- Playing Around

My Christmas Pics and Memories

One of the things I like most about Christmas is being with family. It's taken me awhile to learn the true meaning of Christmas, and I am so thankful to God that He is the true meaning of Christmas. Having said that, I will say that being with my family and just enjoying each other's company is one of my favorite things. Even when they do things like this:

My wonderful, gorgeous husband hates to have his picture taken. But sometimes, sometimes I'm able to get him to actually let me take one. We have very few of us together, as it's usually one of us that is taking the picture. So yesterday, for Christmas, he got me a new digital camera that actually takes pictures that aren't grainy, no matter the lighting, and I asked him to sit still long enough for me to take the picture. This is what I got.

But then, I pulled my trump card. Every year, I ask for the same thing: to get family pictures of us taken and/or to get pictures of the two of us taken. It has not happened yet. So I told him, you know I never got to get our picture professionally taken (we didn't have a professional photographer at our wedding, even) so he let one of our nephews take a better picture:

This will be one of my favorites, until I can get him to sit still for one again. And not be silly and stick his tongue out at me. :)

I also got some wonderful pictures of my children yesterday:
This is my beautiful baby girl, Syanne, wrapped up all snuggly in the blanket I made for her. Isn't she gorgeous? Yes, I'm partial, but you have to admit, she's one good looking baby!

This is my 5 year old "fashion girl", Aniston, who unlike her father, loves to pose for the camera, and of course, with these good looks, who can blame her really???!!!
She is standing on her new Trikke that she got for Christmas. If you've never heard of this, you should check it out! My husband and son spent 3 hours playing on theirs yesterday, and it was quite a workout (my hubby was seriously sore, today.)

This one would be of my beautiful teenage daughter, Mercedes,- of the confused style sort- who actually thinks that
this hat looks cool. Don't worry, she knows I think it looks silly. She doesn't really care- who am I anyway, but her thrity something mom. What do I know about fashion, right?! But she is gorgeous anyway, even with the hat, and despite the fact that she wants to add bright red or blue tips to her hair! I guess it's a teen thing- I think I remember what that was like. :)

These pics are of my silly, goofy, gorgeous son, Michael, doing what he does best:
Making others laugh. Our lives would not be the same without my little clown. Even something as mundane and boring as folding laundry after a hard day of play, becomes fun and full of laughter with him around.


And last but certainly not least, is the cat: Molly. I couldn't, in good conscience, post pictures of our family without her. Isn't she cute? Don't let her fool you though, she can be a stinker too, especially when she's trying to play. Can you say, CHOMP?!

What My Husband Did by Shalene

There are many days when I wonder what I ever did to deserve such a perfect mate for me. I am amazed daily at the plans God has for my life, and how He goes about setting them in motion. Yesterday was just such a day. My husband did something that I NEVER would have expected him to do, and yet by doing it, he showed me just how much he loves me.

What did he do, you ask? He started a blog. Yes that what I said. He started a blog. Why does that show his love for me? Well to know the full reason, you would have had to have been a fly on the wall in our home since May. Let's just say that my blogging and website have not always been welcome additions to our lives. We have worked through our differences regarding them, for the most part. However, my husband was getting the impression that I had a whole other "life" that was part of what I did online. And to a certain extent, he was right.

Most of my "friends" are now online, and he knows very few of them. I talk to them sometimes more than I talk to him. That wasn't fair to him, but at the same time, he knew that writing for the Lord was helping me to grow, and he also knew that I really enjoyed it. So....He decided to give it a whirl. He decided to see how this writing for the Lord was helping me to grow. He surprised me with his blog address last night. Please do go visit his blog and say Hi, so that he can start interacting with others and growing by the dialogue as well. You can find his blog at Juste Un Homme. Finally, you will get to see just a portion of why I love this man so much, and why he means everything to me. To me, he is so much more than Just A Man.

Thank you, my love for wanting to join me in my endeavors. I love you so much!

Entitlement and Marriage by Shalene

There is a plethora of advice out there for marriages these days. We are all aware of just how important a healthy marriage is, especially in light of the high divorce rates in both Christian and non- Christain marriages. We learn about "Love Languages", we learn about "seasons" of marriages, we learn about "promises" we can make to one another, but I'm going to go out on a limb here, and say that the only advice and wisdom we need to have healthy marriages can be found in the Bible, if we will but apply it in our lives, and apply it consistently.

Mutual Submission- Having a Servant's Heart Ephesians 5:18-29 NKJV

These verses tell us how we are to behave towards our spouses. Women are to submit to their husbands, as they do to the Lord. Knowing that a faithful man will be mutually submissive in his love for her. It's not difficult to be submissive to a faithful man, but what if he's not, or not enough? What then? Well, to be blunt: You still have to do it. Just because one person doesn't follow God's instruction, doesn't mean you don't have to. It's like that old saying many mothers say to their children: "If all your friends jumped off a bridge, would you jump too?" Just because you spouse doesn't behave appropriately, doesn't mean you're free to do the same. God holds us each accountable for our OWN behavior. Let me say that another way. You alone are responsible for your behavior, no one else; no matter what they do or don't do.

A Sense of Entitlement

Recently, in preparing marriage vows for a couple I am to marry, I came across this concept: it is important for a husband to learn something about receiving his wife by observing the manner in which God created Eve. God did not use a bone from Adam’s foot to suggest he should “lord it over” the wife. Nor did he take a bone from his head to suggest that Eve should “lord it over” the husband. In choosing to use Adam’s rib it is suggested that Eve was created to share life at Adam’s side, close to his heart.

Why is it that we think that our spouses owe us something, in the manner that they treat us? That makes no sense at all, when we think of a marriage in the biblical sense. We all have learned "The Golden Rule." Treat others as we would have them treat us. Or better yet, LOVE others as we would have them LOVE us. It doesn't say LOVE them the way they LOVE us, or treat them the way they TREAT us. God loves us no matter what we do or don't do. PERIOD. He instructs us to do the same, towards everyone- including our spouses and other family members. We MUST lose our sense of entitlement. Our thought that our actions somehow are deserving of some better treatment, only makes for weakened marriages and relationships. Only when we are able to do that, and truly love others as Christ loves us, will we have strong marriages.

Now, I am aware, as a mere sinful human, that this is not something that is easy to do. It's not always easy to do in my own marriage. However, when I do, it's amazing the changes that are wrought! I've found throughout my life that it is very difficult for a person to treat you badly, if you are consistently treating them with love and respect.

Loving Someone That Seems Unloveable

Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy--meditate on these things. Philippians 4:8 NKJV

What happens in a relationship where you are constantly thinking about the bad traits of that person? It becomes your main focus. I have found this to be true time and time again. Especially, when there is something someone is doing that I don't like. When I lose focus on what is pure, lovely and of good report, I find I only see that which is not. If we would focus only on the good in our spouses, forgiving unconditionally- whether it's asked for or not, again, our marriages would be so much stronger. Now I'm not saying we should be doormats, never resolving our conflicts, but once a conflict becomes the main focus of a relationship, it becomes very hard to move past that. I like to call this having God covered glasses, as opposed to rose colored glasses. Do you remember what it was like when you first fell in love with your mate? How you thought they were just the cat's meow? Everything about them was wonderful? Well, most of the time, that doesn't change. Every one of us keeps those main good things about ourselves throughout our lives. It makes us who we are. We just forget to look for them in our spouses when we focus on the negative traits.

Looking Beyond The ‘Here And Now’ by Rick Warren

Dear Reader: Yes, I'm posting a devotional written by someone else again. I am still recuperating from my wonderfully awesome trip, but wanted to share something with you. This devotional states below that Rick Warren "joins us for the next few days." That is not the case, it was just part of the original devotional. I hope to have something of my own to share with you tomorrow. Blessings to you and yours. Now on to the post.

“We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV)

Rick Warren joins us for the next few days --

As we’ve been discussing, history is his story – that is, God’s story. From the book of Revelation we know that God’s global mission will be accomplished, and someday the Great Commission will be the Great Completion. In heaven an enormous crowd of people from “every race, tribe, nation, and language” will one day stand before Jesus Christ to worship him.

We can experience a little of what heaven will be like when we shift our thinking from the ‘here and now’ to the eternal. To make the most of your time on earth, you must maintain an eternal perspective. This will keep you from majoring on minor issues and help you distinguish between what’s urgent and what’s ultimate.

Paul said, “We fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen. For what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal.” (2 Corinthians 4:18, NIV)

So much of what we waste our energy on will not matter even a year from now, much less for eternity. Don’t trade your life for temporary things. Jesus taught, “Anyone who lets himself be distracted from the work I plan for him is not fit for the Kingdom of God.” (Luke 9:62, LB) And then Paul warned, “Deal as sparingly as possible with the things the world thrusts on you. This world as you see it is on its way out.” (1 Corinthians 7:31, Msg)


You’ve probably heard the expression -- “You can’t take it with you”—but the Bible says you can send it on ahead, by investing in people! The Bible teaches, “By doing this they will be storing up real treasure for themselves in heaven—it is the only safe investment for eternity! And they will be living a fruitful Christian life down here as well.” (1 Timothy 6:19, LB)

So what does this mean?

· Throw off anything -- that you allow to stand in the way of your mission. What’s keeping you from being a world-class Christian? Whatever it is, let it go: “Let us strip off anything that slows us down or holds us back.” (Hebrews 12:1, LB)

· Store up your treasures in heaven (Matt 6:20-21) – Jesus taught you should use the time, talent, and resources that God gives you to bring people to Christ. They will then be friends for eternity who will welcome you when you get to heaven!

· Send it on ahead – What can you do today to invest in people? The investment may be your time, your talent, or your treasure. God guarantees it will be the best investment you make – an eternal investment that will also help you to live “a fruitful Christian life down here as well.” (1 Timothy 6:19, LB)

What Are We Saved For? by Shalene Kearney

Well, here's the short answer. We are saved for the same reason we were created. For fellowship and a relationship with God.

Let them praise the name of the LORD: for he commanded, and they were created. Psalm 148:5

The creation of man is the ultimate manifestation of love. Love must be expressed towards another to be love. Because of this, God created man in his image to love and be with. Much the same that parents do when they make a choice to have a child. They create a child to love, and show love to.

However, God does not want us to be his slaves, or to hollowly obey Him. He wants us to do it because we choose to. This is the reason (in my opinion) that God placed the Tree of Knowledge into the Garden in the first place. He desires that we have free will to choose to love Him and obey Him.

Because Adam and Eve, and most of the rest of us humans were, and are, unable to do this consistently, we needed a savior that could cover our sins, and make us able to be in the presence of the Lord. In fact, so far as I could find, there has been only one human that was able to walk with God, and did not die-ever. That was Enoch. Genesis 5:25

Many have been counted as righteous before Jesus came to save us all, but God desires that we should all be in fellowship with Him. He does not want only those that are able to be pure in their every waking moment. He also wants those that are impure, but desire to be pure. He judges our hearts. Not only our actions.

I'm not sure that this post will be clear to all that read it, but I've attempted to explain something that is a bit vague, and is all too clear at the same time. Please again, take time to read both Genesis, and Revelation, and the book of John, to know who we are, why God created us, and why we are saved.

--Lord, I ask today that you make my words clear, and that you give the readers of these words a clear understanding of what it means to have a relationship and fellowship with You. I ask these things in Jesus' Holy Name, Amen.

Saved From Judgement?? by Shalene Kearney

I read my post to my husband yesterday, and afterward, a lively discussion on whether or not we are saved from Judgement ensued. I will not say which of us took which side, but I will say that we did not seem to be in agreement. So I have studied this subject in particular, so that I might keep you from having the same discussion. (Though it was lively, and it was loving, and it is always enjoyable to discuss scripture with my wonderful husband.)

Now on to the post: There are some that believe that because we have accepted Christ that we are now somehow saved from Judgement by God. This is not what the bible tells us. Let me say that again. This is not what the bible tells us.

For we must all appear before the judgment seat of Christ; that every one may receive the things [done] in [his] body, according to that he hath done, whether [it be] good or bad. 2 Corinthians 5:10 NKJV (emphasis mine)

Did you catch that? We must all appear before the judgement seat. This is the reason that a true believer must endeavor to do good, as much as his earthly body will allow. Our salvation is not dependent upon our works, but you better believe you will be judged by what you did or didn't do. Can you imagine the scene?

You're standing before God, and he's asking you about all that you didn't do. Can you think of anything that will justify it? And what about the things you did do? For the good, He may say "Good work my good and faithful servant" or He may say, "Why didn't you do it with a grateful heart, a servant's heart?" Though the thought of judgement is not something I look forward to, I know that my name is written in the Book of Life and that God is just and merciful. That is why He sent His Son for me, and for you. Because we cannot do it alone, and He must judge us all. Without the blood of Jesus Christ covering our sins, we would have no hope. So today I thank God that "To wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation." 2 Corinthians 5:19 NKJV

I urge everyone of you, please, please do not just take my word for it, but dive into His Holy Word, and learn these truths for yourself as well. I am only a servant of the Lord. I can share these truths, but I cannot make you know them.

---Lord, today I pray again, that You are pleased with my words, and that I might reach someone that is in need of You. I thank you Lord for giving me these words and this knowledge to "put to paper." I ask that all who read these words will be moved to learn more and read Your Holy Word for themselves and that if answers are needed that they are able to find them. I thank you again for working through me Lord, and for growing my faith as well. I pray these things in Jesus' Holy Name. Amen

Is Salvation Forever?? by Shalene Kearney

Yesterday, I became excited about a thought that I had, and in so doing, took some scripture out of context to support my mindset. I did not do it purposefully, but as it turns out, my posting was not entirely correct. The part I was excited about was not correct, anyway. You see, my father is not a believer. He was as a child a "believer" inasmuch as he went to church and I assume, went through the motions. I was excited by the fact that we as true believers cannot have our salvation taken away from us. However, the operative words here are "true believers."

I initially interpreted this to mean that if my father was a sincere believer as a child, then his salvation was still his. Unfortunately, this cannot be the case. There is but one unpardonable sin. That is rejection of God. Not because He can't pardon it, but because those that reject Him, won't let Him, simply because of their rejection.

It just so happened that I got a devotional today that helped me to understand a bit better. (God is wondrous in His mysterious ways.) From In Touch Ministries, written by Dr. Charles Stanley, entitled The Assurance of Our Salvation based on scripture verse 1 John 5:10-13

"The one who believes in the Son of God has the testimony in himself; the one who does not believe God has made Him a liar, because he has not believed in the testimony that God has given concerning His son. And the testimony is this, that God has given us eternal life, and the life is in His Son. He who has the Son has the life; He who does not have the Son does not have the life. These things I have written to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may know that you have eternal life."

What does it all mean??

What it means is this. A true believer will not turn away from God. Because they truly believe and have faith in who He is and who His Son is. Which means that regardless of what my father did as a child, he was never a true believer. Therefore, He cannot claim salvation. However, those that may have turned away in the past, because they did not have true understanding, and therefore true faith; and then come back, so long as they now truly believe and have unwavering faith, can claim salvation. That would be me. (See comment to original post for clarification of this statement if necessary.)

Tara was right in that we cannot claim our salvation based on something we said years ago or in our childhood, as much as it saddens me to say so. It has to be a true commitment to Christ. That's not to say that a child can't make a true commitment to Christ. They can and often do. And they are saved, and can claim their salvation. It's only when they turn away, for a short time later in life, that their words as a child no longer have any value. Because they were just that- "words."

As far as Salvation being Forever? Well, I was correct in that a true believer's salvation cannot be taken away simply because they commit a sin. We all sin on a daily basis, sometimes more that once a day. However, because we repent of our sins, with a genuine and contrite heart, our salvation is still guaranteed. We have gone beyond the basic understanding of being a Christ follower.

For indeed the gospel was preached to us as well as to them; but the word which they heard did not profit them, not being mixed with faith in those who heard it. Hebrews 4:2

--Lord, today I pray that my words are clearer and true to Your Holy Word. I thank You for the opportunity to study Your Word more, so that I might have a better understanding, and can minister only the Truth to those that read my words. May the Holy Spirit continue to work in me, and may the readers of these words be blessed. I pray this in Jesus' Holy Name. Amen.

Salvation Alert from ReverendFun.com

Update your Salvation "software" today. Pray for your loved ones, yourself, and for the soldiers away from home today, fighting for the freedoms we all celebrate. And pray for a swift end to this war so they can all come home.

There is no "More" today, only the funnies. Have a blessed 4th of July holiday, and I'll be back tomorrow with more to share. This post, though posted on July 3rd is intended for my daily post for July 4th, as I will not be posting on July 4th.

The Infallible Word of God By Shalene Kearney

All Scripture is inspired by God and is useful to teach us what is true and to make us realize what is wrong in our lives. It corrects us when we are wrong and teaches us to do what is right. God uses it to prepare and equip his people to do every good work. 2 Timothy 3:16-17

Yesterday was a wonderful day! I ended my day in tears of happiness, because I had received so many compliments and words of encouragement regarding my self as a person and my writing. It was almost enough to make a person's head swell. "Almost" being the operative word. I have always loved to write, and have always thought it would be great to get my writing published somewhere. (I guess I've realized that dream, right here.) :) However, I must give credit where credit is due.

I am who I am, because of the work of the Holy Spirit in my life. A few short years ago, this person you're getting to know, didn't exist. Oh, I was nice enough (most of the time) but I was not compassionate, and willing to share my shortcomings with everyone. And I certainly wouldn't have been quoting Scripture for you, and praising the Lord.

Not only am I who I am because of the Holy Spirit, but my writing is what it is because of the Holy Spirit moving in me as well. Each day, before I begin writing, I ask the Lord to move through me, to give me the words to "put to paper." Much the same way that I'm sure that the men who wrote the Scriptures that make up our Bible did. I am in no way comparing myself to these God fearing men, to whom I am in complete awe. But this is what happens when I write.

I am so thankful to the Lord that He allows me this outlet for sharing my faith and my life with all who read my words. I also give Him all praise and glory for every bit of it, because without Him, I would have nothing to write about.

---Lord, today I ask that in everything I do, whether it be writing, or just living out my day, that I give you all glory, and all praise, and all the credit, because that is where the glory, praise and credit is due. I am so humbled by Your choice in me; because really who am I, that you would work through me? In Your infinite wisdom, I know that You know Your reasons, and whatever they are, I thank you from the depths of my soul. I pray that those who read my words today, will be moved to thank you, for all the ways you move in their lives each day as well. I pray this in Jesus Holy Name.
Amen

Author's note: If you would like to read more about how I know the bible is the infallible Word of God, please visit this link. Reasons Skeptics Should Consider Christianity It's a very short article, that explains this much better than I could.