Pastor Marc Bertrand

  The question is how do you defraud your brothers and sisters Sexually. What is the meaning of "his own vessel" and "defraud his brother" in 1 Thess 4:3-8? 1 Thes 4:3-8 For this is the will of God, your sanctification: that you should abstain from sexual immorality; that each of you should know how to possess his own vessel in sanctification and honor, not in passion of lust, like the Gentiles who do not know God; that no one should take advantage of and defraud his brother in this matter, because the Lord is the avenger of all such, as we also forewarned you and testified. For God did not call us to uncleanness, but in holiness. Therefore he who rejects this does not reject man, but God, who has also given us His Holy Spirit. I have two questions: 1) What is "his own vessel" in this context? 2) What does it mean to "defraud his brother in this matter"? 1 Thessalonians 4:6, KJV: That no man go beyond and defraud his brother in any matter: becaus...

  Set your heart to fully obey. Exodus 9:15 ESV For by now I could have put out my hand and struck you and your people with pestilence, and you would have been cut off from the earth. Yahveh (the Lord) is slow to anger and abundant in lovingkindness. But sin is sin; it offends Him (refer to Numbers 14:18). There is only one way to take away offense and guilt, through a pure, humble, and repentant heart that sees it has fallen short of His glory, defamed and grieved Him, and caused others to stumble. Moses interceded for Israel, “Please pardon, I pray, the iniquity of this people according to the greatness of Your lovingkindness, just as You also have forgiven this people, from Egypt until now” (Numbers 14:19). This is essentially what Yahshua (Jesus) does for us, He intercedes and says, “Father, they repented and their sin is under the blood. Continue to forgive them just as You have from their exodus out of the world and out of carnality to this place where they are now. Forgive t...

  The truth is, God always answers our prayers. Sometimes his answer is "no," sometimes it's "wait," and sometimes it's "yes." Whatever God gives as an answer we can always be assured that it is the right answer for us. Does God listen to everyone's prayers? Faith in seeking brings knowledge, wisdom, and light. I affirm that God does hear all our prayers; he loves us and seeks to communicate. We need to learn to ask the right questions and, in the things of God especially, seek to understand not to judge. Why God is not answering our prayers? - As long as your prayers are for selfish motives, driven by pride hidden in your heart, God will not answer them. - Other versions start this verse with “don't be anxious” in place of “Be careful…” - Once you know God has said yes, you know you will receive it. The short answer to this question is, “Yes!” God has promised that, when we ask for things that are in accordance with His will for our lives,...

  "Friendship With the World" – What It Is and What It Isn't Does the Bible verse that warns against "friendship with the world" relate to being friends with non-Christians? I've heard it said many times that Christians need to be intentional about developing friendships with non-believers and resist the temptation to spend all their time with like-minded people in the "Christian ghetto." But James 4:4 says, "Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." How is it possible to have friendships with non-Christian people and still be faithful to the teaching of this verse? "Friendship with the world" (James 4:4) is not necessarily the same thing as friendship with non-Christians. In New Testament language, the Greek word kosmos ("world") can signify several different things. It's derived from a root that carries th...

  Judgment. What Happens on Judgment Day? Is it the same for saints and sinners? Whenever we think of the Judgment Day we tend to think of sin, all sin, every sin, being exposed for condemnation. If this were so, we as Christians would find ourselves, along with everyone else, answering to the Great Judge with a plea of “Guilty, as charged!” Worst of all, even before those words are uttered, there is the revelation to the entire universe of those shameful and embarrass­ing things we did or failed to do; many, until then, known only to God, ourselves and perhaps few if any others. Is this really so for the saints? What has God revealed concerning the saints and their sin on the Judgment Day? Well, firstly we can’t deny what we read in Scripture that “we shall all appear before the judgment seat of Christ” (2 Cor, 5:10). However, the Scriptures also teach that the nature of the assessment of each person before the “bar of Heaven” will vary. In Matthew 25, as in most of the para­bles ...

  What is your biblical identity? Our identity in Christ is a function of our relationship with Him. Knowing our authority and dominion in Christ Jesus makes us aware of whom we are in Him. Embracing the authority that is in Jesus reveals to us what our true identity is in Him. Our identity in Christ is a function of our relationship with Him. Do you have one with Him? The Christian “self” is real in the sense that he or she exists through God's grace; he or she expresses himself or herself in the created world of common experience in psychological terms and moral behavior. The Book of Genesis reminds us that when God created the world, God created humanity “in the Divine Image.” The soul imbued within each of us is equally divine and pure. The Jewish sages teach that this common ancestry reminds us we are all equal and worthy of the same dignity and respect. For in the image of God we should inherit His character as well. What is a good self-image? With a positive self-image, we r...

  Which are you Christian or Child of the King most high ? This is important to know and understand. "My favorite term and phrase " for many just go with the program , and who cares right ? Wrong! The name Christian is a man made name given to those who followed after Christ. The first recorded use of the term is in the New Testament, in Acts 11 after Barnabas brought Saul (Paul) to Antioch where they taught the disciples for about a year, the text says that "the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch" (Acts 11:26). The word Christian is used three times in the New Testament: Acts 11:26, Acts 26:28, and 1 Peter 4:16. The original usage in all three New Testament verses reflects a derisive element in the term Christian to refer to followers of Christ . My issue here with this is that many want to be called by this name , but there character and way of life do not reflect the name at all , so are they what they say they're ? The world would say no for ...

  Church and bible Believing church . I heard this mentioned today about the church . This that was mentioned tickled my ears yes both of them. For it was or it seem to be about 2 sets of churches one was a bible believing church and the other was not. So I said I have to see if I can write something on this for people to read. As for me this seem to be important at lease to me. For many are going to churches , but they may not be going to bible believing churches that teach, preach Christ also there’s many that do not know the difference for the sole purpose that they do not know scripture , and this is a problem for you/we can be lead astray. What does a Bible church believe? Bible church is a type of Christian organisation which emphasizes the Bible as its behavioral standard, and focuses on the inerrancy of the Bible. It is typically a type of evangelical church. The church of God is composed of those who "have truly repented and rightly believed; who are rightly baptized ......

  L.O.V.E-The most misunderstood,misused,misguided ,misinformed ,mistreated, misinterpreted,misspelled word that both so called Christians, Believers, saved,Unsaved,Unbelievers,Secular,Church goers,Religious people Etc,and none who use it has it's true meaning. Why is that? This could be or it comes down to many factors. If we were not brought up in a loving caring environment.if we are not taught to love ourselves. Among other thing such as a family that had a warm environment for one to grow up in. We will see that the understanding of this emotion becomes highly misunderstood. And the word love becomes the norm , and there's the problem. Yes there different types of love ,but the love that is being used by the people of the world is being used in the wrong context. For this love and not the others is so widely used that it's harder to know what it is. This is what the bible says on this . Scripture. 1 Corinthians 13:4–8a (ESV) Love is patient and kind; love does not envy...

  The word . What is this word that He Jesus gave in John 17: 14 to His disciples ? He Jesus also ask for their protection from the evil one in John 17:15 . This is a serious matter for Jesus the son of God requested of God to protect the 11 that were with Him at the time for the 12th disciples that would replaced (Judas) was not chosen yet , but the request was to cover him as well. Did Jesus know something that the rest of the world was going to find out soon and very soon did He know about the works of the devil , and how he the ( devil) was going to wreck havoc to get the word of God out the world , and from mankind , so that he alone should be worshiped? Did he know that the devil would try to kill steal, destroy John 10:10,Luke 22:31,1 Peter 5:8 the children of God ? Did Jesus know that the devil would come into the church and mix up the word of God with lies to deceive the very elect ? Even thou Jesus asked for the disciples to be protected they still died a horrific dea...

  Spirit of the living God. This was a song that in my old church was song just before divine prayer. In this song there's many request that are being ask of God which is good for we want to change ,but is this change is it for show , and is this change for real ? Do we know who or what the spirit is of the living God is? We call on God when our lives are falling apart ,but outside of that many do not call on Him for their life/lives are fine until.When they do call. They make some ridiculous request of God by saying " if you do this for me I 'll do this for you" These people do not know who they're talking to . They cannot bargain with God , neither can they command the spirit of the living God. The Holy Spirit is all of God in us and His power in us. I often come into contact with lonely people living chaotic lifestyles and it reminds me how alone, lost and frightened I once was and would still be if I had not heard and accepted the Word. Just in case you do ...

  The Kings child or Child of the king. What does this mean? If you believe that God is your Father , and not the pope then we have a foundation to start from . For God is creator of all . and all is created by Him and for Him , but that still does not mean that all is for Him . Even thou that all was created by Him by the breath of His mouth even thou God does not have a conventional mouth for this is just a figure of speech . Many do not believe in Him , and the works of His hands. But they want to go to heaven just the same. They want to get there on there own merit. They want to side step God , and still enjoy all the fruits or all the benefits that comes with knowing God. that cannot happen. They do not want to die they want to stay alive , and just walk on in they want everything to be just as it is. Like I said that cannot happen you/we cannot side step God for He is the creator , and not us. We have to honor Him with our life style which is laid out in scripture.We wil...

  Why the false pretense ? , why the fake? If you know your not for or of God why pretend . For your not hurting anyone but yourself , and your secret is safe with yourself. You can stay in the closet and don't come out. To be honest you cannot be a undercover christian for you do not work for a spy agency , so your either for God or your not. Seeing that you are undercover it's not. But their is one person that knows who you really are , and you cannot hide from Him He know your true motive. From this person you cannot hide your feelings ,you cannot pretend you cannot be someone that you are not . (Matthew 23:27–28)-“27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. 28 Even so ye also outwardly appear righteous unto men, but within ye are full of hypocrisy and iniquity.” The word says why try when it can be seen who you are for ...