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(Smile) Well, folks get a little put off when you use the more accurate word, "covenant,' dear ANOMOS (peace to you!). But in reality, covenant, contract, vow... they all really mean the same thing: promise. And promises SHOULD be reliable, based solely on one's WORD. If that's the case, though, then here most of mankind is: with their promise... or word... or "covenant"... to love/follow/serve God.

Oh, but wait... what if you change your MIND? Depending on why you did, could mean your promise... covenant... word... is valueless. Which isn't that uncommon with humans.

Even so, its still your choice. No one is MAKING... ANYONE (else)... serve God. Nor can they. They can make others serve governments and/or FALSE Gods, and more... but AGREEING to serve God is still a choice. Because its not necessarily about what he MOUTH says, but whether the HEART corroborates it.

I hope that helps, luv!

Peace to you!

Your servant and a slave of Christ,

Shellamar, who understands more and more everyday why my dear Lord asked, "When the Son of Man arrives, will he TRULY find FAITH in the earth?" I'm starting to worry...

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"'marital CONTRACT'. Where is that term mentioned in the first marriage in the Genesis narrative?
'CONTRACT'? It sounds more like a capitalist term. Please don't use such a term for something 'sacred' like the love between two souls.
Contracts, vows, terms, 'oh my God'! The more I search the more I freak with the monstrosity capitalists have created (read 'xian religion') to enslave the people."


Anomos:

May the "Peace of Jah" be upon you to calm your soul.

Read what Jah Himself says at Malachi 2:13-14:

13 Another thing you do: You flood JahVeh’s altar with tears. You weep and wail because he no longer looks with favor on your offerings or accepts them with pleasure from your hands. 14 You ask, “Why?” It is because JahVeh is the witness between you and the wife of your youth. You have been unfaithful to her, though she is your partner, the wife of your marriage covenant.


--Armand

My apologies, dear ANOMOS (peace to you!)... because in sharing the information above, I omitted to include that there are two WAYS to contract (oral and written)... AND that there are two MANNERS of contracting: implicitly or explicit. An explicit contract is usually stated or written in detail. An implicit... or implied... contract is usually regarding INTENT of the parties and is DEMONSTRATED by one or both parties.

In the first "marriage," a "man" (JAH) gave his "daughter" (Eve) to another man (Adham)... with the IMPLICATION that the two would form an ALLIANCE (help/serve one another). That was the purpose FOR the creation... and MANNER of creation... of the woman, to begin with. Just as a (compassionate) HUMAN father would not GIVE his daughter to some yahoo he KNEW would not treat her equitably, so too the MOST HOLY One of Israel, JAH of Armies. There was no NEED to make an EXPLICIT contract ("Do you, Adham/Eve, take this woman/man..."), because (1) there was no one ELSE for either of them TO take, nor (2) any "others" for either of them to "forsake" IN taking one another.

But their DEFINITELY was an IMPLIED contract, as ALL of the required elements were present:

1. Offer - To provide Adham with a human mate ("I will provide a suitable helper for him/you")...

2. Acceptance - "This is at last bone/flesh of MY bone/flesh"... and then... HE GAVE HER HIS NAME: "[wo]man". By doing this, acknowledging that she was [part of] him... AND not rejecting the offer/her ("Ummm, no Father, not her/that one; try again. Maybe one with a tail...")... Adham IMPLIED his acceptance. By not giving her BACK... he DEMONSTRATED his acceptance.

3. Consideration - Eve, the "thing of value"

Let's not forget the terms, though, which set forth how the acceptance was to be carried OUT, and which WERE explicit. BECAUSE of the man's acceptance of the woman, he would:

1. Leave HIS parents: and
2. Cleave to the WOMAN

(Which is another reason we can know JAH didn't threaten them with death for eating from the TKGB. As their Father, He tried to TEACH them and WARN them of the consequences. And, like so many children, they FORGOT/DISREGARDED what they were told... wanting to choose FOR THEMSELVES.)

But there absolutely was a contract/covenant... not just between Adham and Eve ('cause she didn't reject HIM, either - "Ummmm... say WHAT, now, Daddy?? You wanna give me to THAT guy?! But he's SO much OLDER than me!! No, Daddy. I will NOT become his! I want you to make me a "Justin Beiber! Daddy, I want Justin Beiber!!")... but between them and JAH ("Okay, so you want my daughter/son? Well, then, here're the terms. First...).

I hope this helps. Of course, it helps to have taken Contract Law, too - LOLOLOL! Because ALL modern contracting is based on this, the FIRST "contract/covenant/agreement."

Peace to you!

Your servant and a slave of Christ,

Shellamar

Nine to ten others? Can I get those in writing or type? Wanna make sure I'm at least trying to d o this. Esp when there are required equipment....ears to hear and mouth to speak. and well not everyone knows how to use a mouth or ear correctly...people hear and say what they want vs truth...and a brain isn't always functioning lol.


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The number was approximate/rhetorical, dear V (mornin' and peace to you!). But of course, yes, you can get those for yourself, luv, aa they're right there in the written record... right? For example:

"You heard it was said... but I say..."

and...

"So long as man..."

and...

"Unless you... he that... keep doing... you must... if you, you will..."

and things like this.

Problem is... one doesn't always SEE, DISCERN, or GRASP, these... right? And so, there is an even BETTER way, which requires one recognizing the need... and TIME... to move PAST having to see it in writing... on scrolls, paper... Internet forums... and having it all written on one's HEART. Which is a SIGN of being IN the NEW Covenant, mediated by Christ:

"Look! There are days coming,” is the utterance of JAHVEH, “and I will conclude with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah a new covenant; not one like the covenant that I concluded with their forefathers in the day of my taking hold of their hand to bring them forth out of the land of Egypt, ‘which covenant of mine they themselves broke, although I myself had husbandly ownership of them,’ is the utterance of JAHVEH.”

“For this is the covenant that I shall conclude with the house of Israel after those days,” is the utterance of JAHVEH. "I will put my law within them, and in their heart I shall write it.. And I will become their God, and they themselves will become my people."

"And they will no more teach each one his companion and each one his brother,
saying, ‘KNOW JAHVEH!’ for they will all of them know me, from the least one of them even to the greatest one of them,” is the utterance of JAHVEH. “For I shall forgive their error, and their sin I shall remember no more."

Only One has been given the authority to write JAH's laws... on hearts... or anywhere else: His Son, the HOLY One of Israel, JAHESHUA, the Chosen One of JAH. Since he is the mediator of that new covenant, then HE is the One all should... MUST... go to so as to have it written on THEIR hearts. Because HIS "stylus"... holy spirit... is ALWAYS true. It is NEVER false.

I hope this helps, dear V. I know you were hoping that someone (perhaps me) would tell you directly. But, trust me, you don't REALLY want that. Even so, I think MY time is decreasing. Soon I won't be able to share anything at all. Hopefully, I have shared enough over the past many years to help you and others see Who it is they REALLY need... MUST... go to... for information, truth... and life.

Peace to you!

YSSFS of Christ,

Shellamar

Interesting comment. Not sure what to make of it.


And thank you so much for doing so!

(AhOoga eyes here)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy7W90K ... e=youtu.be

Oh, wait (peace to you, all!) - I didn't mean to sound ominous, dear ones, but at SOME point SOMETHING's gonna... gotta... change, yes? For the SAKE of the sheep/chosen ones? And the sooner the better? My hope, then, is for soon, luv... for Y'ALL'S sake. 'Cause, Lord knows, I'm liable to tell y'all sumthin' wrong... and we ALL end up losin' out! LOLOLOL! So it's best for EVERYONE that change gon' come, right?

Peace!

YSSFS of Christ,

Shellamar

Uh...are u passing on to the next world?

Or is there something I don't know?

Given the vessel I have, I COULD be, dear V (peace to you!)... but that's not what I meant.

I just don't want to lose MY life (that of MY household)... and so maybe its time for me to get out of the Way's way. Folks can/should go to him, just as I can/do... and maybe I am the hindrance, the one of the things standing in the way. If folks keep looking at/to ME for truth/answers, why even turn to/look at him?

I've been sharing a long... long... time. And while some grasp pretty quickly, others still don't/take decades. Maybe I'm the reason. So long as I'm sharing... WHY go to him? Not being able to hear is a crutch. It doesn't excuse one from not going to HIM. The admonishment is to KEEP seeking, KEEP asking, KEEP knocking... and it WILL be opened.

Due to the pressures and distractions of LIFE, however, some have exchanged doing that for yet another "visible representation." Even if that's not intended... or wanted by the one being looked TO (instead of Christ). And it's dangerous for ALL, including the one looked to.

And so, even John the Baptizer knew that at SOME point HE would have to "decrease". For the sake of those he had shared with, the sake of the Christ... and for his own sake.

I am sure that, just as when a parent realizes they MUST let go... perhaps to send a child to college/off to make their own way... or their child will never TRULY attain their own, separate, maturity... it was difficult for John to let go, but I'm also sure he could do it because he knew the "teacher/employer" he was entrusting such to was not only better than him, but THE Best.

And so I am hoping to be able to do that: let go... and let JAH and Christ. For ALL of our sakes.

I hope that helps, dear one.

Peace to you...all!

YSSFS of Christ,

Shellamar

What? You are throwing in the towel?

But , but i was just starting to like you shelbers!

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Throwing in the towel, dear Skals-Girl? Peace to you... and NEVER may THAT happen, JAH willling! No, luv, only that perhaps it's time for me to get out of some folks' way, is all... and the way of the Way, Christ, as TO them. If I keep giving where ones should be going to HIM... why would they GO to him, at all? Paul mentioned, as to some, that sufficient time had passed by for THEM to know and share things... yet, they still needed milk. Just because a child WANTS to keep breast feeding doesn't mean they SHOULD... or that its good for them. After a certain point (say, age 21)... they're probably malnourished. No, time for them to pony up to the table and learn to eat meat... and WITH a knife and fork! LOLOL! Or at least be able to "order" their own meal.

And so, I am hoping to be able to let go, in some instances, and let Christ himself FINISH some's training. Wish can occur... if they would get over their fear... and dependency... take off the training wheels... and just learn to ride. Of course, that would take some trust... er, faith. But if they keep relying on others to hold the bike up for them, well, come time they're, say, full grown, BOTH are liable to end up end the bushes. The rider, because s/he STILL hasn't learned to ride well... and the holder because, well, they get dragged down with the bike because they failed to let go.

Of course, the "child" on re bike initially feels fear... and perhaps even some feelings of "abandonment" when the holder lets go... but of they JUST KEEP PEDALING, not only do they learn they CAN ride... but understand that it's not until the holder lets go... that they no longer NEED the holder. Maybe never did but was too afraid to find out.

As for the holder, while s/he gets great joy out of teaching a young one to ride, very few want to do it day after day, even as the young one grows into adulthood. At SOME point, the HOLDER has to consider and ask himself/herself: maybe the one can't ride ALONE... [i]because YOU'RE always holding up his/her bike. Maybe you need to LET GO... and just let him/her ride. OR... maybe it's time for another teacher."

And if the latter, what could be better than handing them over to the BEST teacher your money can buy?

Of course, if they look like they might fall, I would absolutely reach out. And, so long as they don't slap my hand away when I do, try to help them back up. Otherwise, I must ASSUME they WANT to ride on their own. Which is as it should be anyway, yes?

So, no, luv... not throwing in the towel. Just trying to help some stand up on their own... finally... without the crutch/holder.

I hope that helps.

Again, peace to you!

Your servant and a slave of Christ,

Shellamar

Okay. This time, this post above of yours, DID absolutely help. And as soon as I finished the krux of your post, a lightbulb went off that your were describing the relationship dynamics that are going on in my own life w/ my own daughter.

I went ahead and re-read, re-viewed it in its entirety and read it as if you were, in fact, speaking of just that. And it helped a great deal Shelby.

I've been holding onto the back of her 'ride' far too long now and am ready to let her sail right into those damned bushes. BUT, I won't get BUSHWHACKED by her any longer.

So, hey, girlfriend....thank you for the tip.

And I was just curious too, if you and your 'god' discussed your plan of 'letting go and letting god'? Did you get much needed guidance and blessings in the decision? Or was it something that naturally 'occured'?

~s-kally~

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"I am proud to say that I will not lift one finger ( except my middle finger) for the WTBTS."

Both, as it has ALWAYS been the PLAN, dear Skals (peace to you, girl, and glad there was something in the above for you!). My message has ALWAYS been go to/listen look at/follow my dear Lord... and NOT me. Like your dear daughter maybe, though, some are "babes" for a long time. Some, EVEN after the time appointed by the Father for them to stop being under men but to look to/listen to/go to/follow His Son. Some, after such release... want to take a little time of their own. "See/be a part of the world," so to speak. Rather than go STRAIGHT to JAH's fine shepherd.

They were never put under another, and certainly not under ME; however, their fear may have... helped them... mmmmm... make some detours.

My job, however, has always and only been to tell folks about that one... and set straight, for those wishing... the lies/falsehoods told about and/or in relation to him, the Father, etc. And it hasn't always been easy to do but love prompted me to do it.

That same love is prompting me to listen now... and hand over the older sheep... so that their training can be finished by HIM.

Which is what such ones WANT. Or should. Right?

So I am only letting ho as to the "adult" sheep, luv. I cannot abandon those who are yet "babes." And no, I didn't decide which was which - LOLOLOL!

Peace to you!

Your servant and a slave of Christ,

Shellamar

Major typo darlin'!! Pun diff not intended, right?

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"I am proud to say that I will not lift one finger ( except my middle finger) for the WTBTS."