Toxic Masculinity? Please! Hello, General Joshua! Post 3, March 24, 2019

​Returning to the 'Book of Joshua'.  Some Introductory Comments. 
Post 1 of 4, February 24, 2019; Post 2 of 4, February 27, 2019'
Post 3 of 4, March 24, 2019; Post 4 of 4, March 27, 2019

Welcome My Friends, and thank you all for returning, or for those who are 'new', thank you for joining our 'bible studying family' via the 'Internet'. 

Thank you all and bless you all for continuing to have a 'heart' to study the Holy Bible with me and Jesus, through the enlightening by the Holy Spirit. [Psalms 37; 73; 119; John 14:26]
 
Let us stop and just notice something important and invaluable for the future. Notice ever so carefully. God prepares each of us, under the 'tutelage' of someone before God 'can reach and use each of us'. For example, God has ordained and given responsibilities to parents, teachers, government leaders, Christian leaders, etc., to 'train a child in the Word of God' and moral conduct. [Proverbs 22:8]  They will have to one day give an accounting for this matter to the Living God.

I am not saying that all are 'biblical', nor for that matter, 'godly'.  But, whether 'good' or 'bad', the ultimate lesson to be learned is - 'submission to authority', [Romans 13], that we may then be able, when God makes His move, to 'submit to and obey His Authority, His Way, as we learn it through study of His Word.  God will have those charged with this important responsibility to answer to Him, for their failure in this most invaluable responsibility and the consequences in a society where this is not done.  And, God will give those who have not had this opportunity, through other people and ways and means, in their lives, to still have the opportunity to hear and receive His Word for salvation. 

[I do not believe that there is any person alive, who has not had at least one person in their life, who has provided guidance.  The issue, I believe, is that the one person was not recognized, nor heeded.  I believe you all know this is true.] ​

For personal example. Are you being obedient to someone who has the God-given authority over you to train you in His Word, in His ways?  God cannot use any 'lone rangers'.  If you are 'under tutelage', then, when the Lord puts you into a ministry or mission, or service of some nature, He knows He can work in, with, and through you.  You are accustomed to 'submitting to authority' and will be better able to do the same to His Authority, as learned from your 'tutelage' period, just like 'Joshua'.

[See also Hagar and Sarah, found in Genesis Chapter 16, as well as Ruth and Naomi, found in the Book of Ruth, together with Esther and Mordechai, found in the Book of Esther. Study carefully 1 Corinthians 7, 13; Ephesians 5, 6; and 1 Peter 3 for more on this topic.] audio-bible.com/bible/bible.html  

For the Lord said to Moses, to wit:

'But commission Joshua and encourage and strengthen him, for he will lead this people across and he will cause them to inherit the land that you will see.' {NIV} [Deuteronomy 3:28]

Let us end this post, today, with the following for you to seriously think upon,  from Romans 8:28-39, KJV of the Holy Bible, to wit:

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'28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. 29 For whom he did foreknow, he also did pre-destinate to be conformed to the image of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brethren. 30 Moreover whom he did pre-destinate, them he also called: and whom he called, them he also justified: and whom he justified, them he also glorified. 31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? 32 He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? 33 Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. 34 Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. 35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? 36 As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. 37 Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. 38 For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, 39 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.'

Now in practicing what I preach, this will be a stopping point for this post.  Be blessed, in the Precious Name of Jesus Christ, Our Lord and Savior.  Amen.  Amen.

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