False Accusers:

Apr. 2004 Greetings to you in the Name of Our Lord, and Savior Jesus Christ: My name is Carol, and I have an urgent prayer request? My husband Philip was accused of a horrible crime, and He goes to court on the 6th of April. My husband is innocent of all these false accusations. We are born again Christians, and we know that satan is a liar, and these are the last days. I am reminded of 2 timothy 3: 3, and I believe that God will vindicate him. We are standing strong that they will throw this case out because of all the lies. They even turned the truth into a lie. My husband Loves the Lord, and He is an awesome witness for Christ. We evangelize together for the Kingdom of God. We will not stop, because Greater is He that is in us, than he that is in the world. Our Jesus will rescue us from this. He has met another Christian in Prison, and they say they are Paul, and Silas. They pray together and worship, and Praise Our God, and people are coming to the Lord through this, and my husband counts it all joy for the Glory of God. I am asking in Jesus Name, to please keep us in prayer. I love Your web site. Do you have any teachings on false accusers? If you do I will print it out and send it to My Husband. I thank you for your time on this. God Bless You in all you do. Forever In Christ Your Sister In Christ Carol TO GOD BE ALL THE GLORY!!!!! Dear Carol; I am very sorry to hear about your husband. I will be praying for him on 6 April. Here are the verses you asked about: Psa 31:13-15 For I have heard the slander of many: fear was on every side: while they took counsel together against me, they devised to take away my life. But I trusted in thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my God. My times are in thy hand: deliver me from the hand of mine enemies, and from them that persecute me. Psa 101:5 Whoso privily slandereth his neighbour, him will I cut off: him that hath an high look and a proud heart will not I suffer. Prov 19:9 A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish. Exo 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour. Isa 44:24-25 Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the LORD that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; Jer 50:36 A sword is upon the liars; and they shall dote: a sword is upon her mighty men; and they shall be dismayed. Rev 21:8 But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Here are some other verses to consider: Rom 8:35-39 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord. 2 Tim 3:12-14 Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution. But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived. But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them; 2 Cor 4:8-10 We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair; Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed; Always bearing about in the body the dying of the Lord Jesus, that the life also of Jesus might be made manifest in our body. Heb 13:5-6 ... for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee. So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me. I hope this helps.

  Alcohol:

Mar. 2004 What does the bible say about people who use and abuse alcohol???? Thank you for your question. There many references to wine as a good thing, a blessing from the Lord. But there are very strong warnings about drunkenness: Prov 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whosoever is deceived thereby is not wise. Prov 21:17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich. Prov 23:29-30 Who hath woe? who hath sorrow? who hath contentions? who hath babbling? who hath wounds without cause? who hath redness of eyes? They that tarry long at the wine; they that go to seek mixed wine. Prov 31:6-7 Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts. Let him drink, and forget his poverty, and remember his misery no more. Isa 5:11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them! Isa 5:22 Woe unto them that are mighty to drink wine, and men of strength to mingle strong drink: Isa 28:7 But they also have erred through wine, and through strong drink are out of the way; the priest and the prophet have erred through strong drink, they are swallowed up of wine, they are out of the way through strong drink; they err in vision, they stumble in judgment. Isa 19:14 The LORD hath mingled a perverse spirit in the midst thereof: and they have caused Egypt to err in every work thereof, as a drunken man staggereth in his vomit. 1 Cor 6:9-10 Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind, Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God. (downfall of Noah) Gen 9:21 And he drank of the wine, and was drunken; and he was uncovered within his tent. (downfall of Lot) Gen 19:32 Come, let us make our father drink wine, and we will lie with him, that we may preserve seed of our father. I hope this helps.

  Supporting Your Family:

Mar. 2004 What scripture is it found about a man who does not support his family? Here are two verses that are pretty clear on the subject: 1 Tim 5:8 But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. 2 Th 3:10 For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

  "Stand":

Mar. 2004 Please explain what does the term 'stand' means when read in the Bible. Does it mean the same as 'Be still' Thank you for your question. First I would like for you to know that I am not an expert on languages. But, I did some investigating. I did a search for the word "stand," used the Strong's Dictionary to find the Greek or Hebrew word that stand was translated from, then went back and looked at other translations of the Greek or Hebrew word. That gives us an idea of how the word was generally used. The word stand usually means to stand up (as opposed to sit down), or to be established, or fixed. But there are some verses that have the meaning of being still: Exo 14:13 And Moses said unto the people, Fear ye not, stand still, and see the salvation of the LORD, which he will show to you to day: for the Egyptians whom ye have seen to day, ye shall see them again no more for ever. Num 9:8 And Moses said unto them, Stand still, and I will hear what the LORD will command concerning you. Josh 3:8 And thou shalt command the priests that bear the ark of the covenant, saying, When ye are come to the brink of the water of Jordan, ye shall stand still in Jordan. 1 Sam 12:7 Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. Job 37:14 Hearken unto this, O Job: stand still, and consider the wondrous works of God. I've listed below the Greek and Hebrew words and their definitions. I hope this is helpful to you. 'amad translated 144 times as "stand" Hebrew 5975. 'amad, aw-mad'; a prim. root; to stand, in various relations (lit. and fig., intrans. and trans.):--abide (behind), appoint, arise, cease, confirm, continue, dwell, be employed, endure, establish, leave, make, ordain, be [over], place, (be) present (self), raise up, remain, repair, Also translated as: stay, left, tarry , dwell, raised, endure, continue, over. histemi translated 36 time as "stand" Greek 2476. histemi, his'-tay-mee; a prol. form of a prim. stao, stah'-o (of the same mean., and used for it in certain tenses); to stand (trans. or intrans.), used in various applications (lit. or fig.):--abide, appoint, bring, continue, covenant, establish, hold up, lay, present, set (up), Also translated as: set on, established, covenanted, brought, stood, still, stanched, holden up. quwm translated 30 times as "stand" Hebrew 6965. quwm, koom; a prim. root; to rise (in various applications, lit. fig., intens. and caus.):--abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure (-ly), (be) up (-hold, -rising). Also translated as: rose up, establish, arose, sure, rear up, enemies, perform, confirm, continue, ordain, clearer, upholden. yatsab translated 21 times as "stand" Hebrew 3320. yatsab, yaw-tsab'; a prim. root; to place (any thing so as to stay); reflex. to station, offer, continue:--present selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up). Also translated as: stood, able to stand, present yourself, remaining, resorted, withstand. natsab translated 10 times as "stand" Hebrew 5324. natsab, naw-tsab'; a prim. root; to station, in various applications (lit. or fig.):--appointed, deputy, erect, establish, X Huzzah [by mistake for a prop. name], lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, stablish, (make to) stand (-ing, still, up, upright), best state. Also translated as: set erected, present, pillar, sharpen, reared, laid, officers, deputy, stablish, best state, settest, settled, Huzzab. steko translated 7 time as "stand" Greek 4739. steko, stay'-ko; from the perf. tense of G2476; to be stationary, i.e. (fig.) to persevere:--stand (fast). Also translated as: stand fast paristemi translated 3 time as "stand" Greek 3936. paristemi, par-is'-tay-mee; or prol. paristano, par-is-tan'-o; from G3844 and G2476; to stand beside, i.e. (trans.) to exhibit, proffer, (spec.) recommend, (fig.) substantiate; or (intrans.) to be at hand (or ready), aid:--assist, bring before, command, commend, give presently, present, prove, provide, shew, stand (before, by, here, up, with), yield. Also translated as: presently give, come, stood, present, stand here, provide, prove, brought before, yield, assist, commendeth. anistemi translated 2 time as "stand" Greek 450. anistemi, an-is'-tay-mee; from G303 and G2476; to stand up (lit. or fig., trans. or intrans.):--arise, lift up, raise up (again), rise (again), stand up (-right). Also translated as: arose, rise, arise, risen again, raise up , stood up. aporeo translated 1 time as "stand" Greek 639. aporeo, ap-or-eh'-o; from a comp. of G1 (as a neg. particle) and the base of G4198; to have no way out, i.e. be at a loss (mentally):--(stand in) doubt, be perplexed. Also translated as: doubting, perplexed, stand in doubt meno translated 1 time as "stand" Greek 3306. meno, men'-o; a prim. verb; to stay (in a given place, state, relation or expectancy):--abide, continue, dwell, endure, be present, remain, stand, tarry (for), X thine own. Also translated as: abide, remained, tarry, dwell, continue. eimi translated 1 time as "stand" Greek 1510. eimi, i-mee'; first, pers. sing. pres. indic.; a prol. form of a prim. and defective verb; I exist (used only when emphatic):--am, have been, X it is I, was. Also translated as: am, have, had, been. periistemi translated 1 time as "stand" Greek 4026. periistemi, per-ee-is'-tay-mee; from G4012 and G2476; to stand all around, i.e. (near) to be a bystander, or (aloof) to keep away from:--avoid, shun, stand by (round about). Also translated as: stood round, shun, avoid. nagash translated 1 time as "stand" Hebrew 5066. nagash, naw-gash'; a prim. root; to be or come (causat. bring) near (for any purpose); euphem. to lie with a woman; as an enemy, to attack; relig. to worship; causat. to present; fig. to adduce an argument; by reversal, to stand back:--(make to) approach (nigh), bring (forth, hither, near), (cause to) come (higher, near, nigh), give place, go hard (up), (be, draw, go) near (nigh), offer, overtake, present, put, stand. Also translated as: near, come near, went near, bring near, lie with a woman, drew near, bring, brought, approach, presented, go, offered, give, overtake. tequwmah translated 1 time as "stand" Hebrew 8617. tequwmah, tek-oo-maw'; from H6965; resistfulness:--power to stand. Only used once in Lev 26:37 damam translated 1 time as "stand" Hebrew 1826. damam, daw-mam'; a prim. root [comp. H1724, H1820]; to be dumb; by impl. to be astonished, to stop; also to perish:--cease, be cut down (off), forbear, hold peace, quiet self, rest, be silent, keep (put to) silence, be (stand), still, tarry, wait. Also translated as: held his peace, stand still, silent, tarry, rested, ceased, wait, quieted, cut down, forbear. 'uwd translated 1 time as "stand" Hebrew 5749. 'uwd, ood; a prim. root; to duplicate or repeat; by impl. to protest, testify (as by reiteration); intens. to encompass, restore (as a sort of reduplication):--admonish, charge, earnestly, lift up, protest, call (take) to record, relieve, rob, solemnly, stand upright, testify, give warning, (bear, call to, give, take to) witness. Also translated as: solemnly protest, charge, testify, call to witness, bear witness. guwr translated 1 time as "stand" Hebrew 1481. guwr, goor; a prim. root; prop. to turn aside from the road (for a lodging or any other purpose), i.e. sojourn (as a guest); also to shrink, fear (as in a strange place); also to gather for hostility (as afraid):--abide, assemble, be afraid, dwell, fear, gather (together), inhabitant, remain, sojourn, stand in awe, (be) stranger, X surely. Also translated as: sojourn, dwell, strangers, fear. camak translated 1 time as "stand" Hebrew 5564. camak, saw-mak'; a prim. root; to prop (lit. or fig.); reflex. to lean upon or take hold of (in a favorable or unfavorable sense):--bear up, establish, (up-) hold, lay, lean, lie hard, put, rest self, set self, stand fast, stay (self), sustain. Also translated as: sustained, shall put his hand, shall lay his hand, uphold qarab translated 1 time as "stand" Hebrew 7126. qarab, kaw-rab'; a prim. root; to approach (caus. bring near) for whatever purpose:--(cause to) approach, (cause to) bring (forth, near), (cause to) come (near, nigh), (cause to) draw near (nigh), go (near), be at hand, join, be near, offer, present, produce, make ready, stand, take. Also translated as: come near, offer, brought egeiro translated 1 time as "stand" Greek 1453. egeiro, eg-i'-ro; prob. akin to the base of G58 (through the idea of collecting one's faculties); to waken (trans. or intrans.), i.e. rouse (lit. from sleep, from sitting or lying, from disease, from death; or fig. from obscurity, inactivity, ruins, nonexistence):--awake, lift (up), raise (again, up), rear up, (a-) rise (again, up), stand, take up. Also translated as: arise, risen again