The Guest's Religious thread

I wanted to create a new YouTube channel, so this is my first public one and comments are enabled. It's about Singing to Jesus and also reading Psalm 1




I also wanted to share the songs I played for another guys who also plays the guitar @will













Today's scripture reading

Psalm 1:1-6 MEV
Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stands in the path of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; [2] but his delight is in the law of the LORD, and in His law he meditates day and night. [3] He will be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that brings forth its fruit in its season; its leaf will not wither, and whatever he does will prosper. [4] The ungodly are not so, but are like the chaff which the wind drives away. [5] Therefore the ungodly will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. [6] For the LORD knows the way of the righteous, but the way of the ungodly will perish.

"What the Lord has done in me"
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[Verse 1]

        C         G        C
Let the weak say, "I am strong"
        F         G    Am
Let the poor say, "I am rich"
        C          G     C
Let the blind say, "I can see"
             Dm       G       C
It's what the Lord has done in me


[Chorus]
Am  G    Am             F             C
Hosanna, Hosanna to the Lamb that was slain
Am  G    Am             C        G    C
Hosanna, Hosanna Jesus died and rose again


[Verse 2]
         C     G      C
Into the river, I will wade
         F       G      Am
There my sins are washed away
         C     G      C
From the heaven's mercy streams
       Dm7      G       C
Of the Savior's love for me

[Verse 3]
      C         G      C
I will rise from waters deep
        F      G       Am
Into the saving arms of God
       C       G       C
I will sing salvation's song
      Dm7       G      C
Jesus Christ has set me free





What the Lord as done in me (Japanese: Yomigaeri no shu)
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[verse 1]
Yowai mono demo, tsuyoi to iwase

mazushii mono demo, yutaka ni sareru shu

mienai mono ni wa   mieru me atae

sore ga shu iesu no  nasareru miwaza


[chorus]
hozana hozana kami no kohitsuji

hozana hozana yomigaeri no shu

[verse 2]
inochi no kawa de   tsumi kiyomerare

ai to awaremi  ten kara sosogu

[verse 3]
sukui no uta wo  iesu ni sasageru

shu wa sono mite de  jyuu ni sareta

[chorus]
hozana hozana kami no kohitsuji

hozana hozana yomigaeri no shu




Song: Jesus draw me close
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D2     D2/C#   Bm
Jesus draw me close
Em     D2/F#   A
Closer Lord to you
D2      D2/C#  Bm       G    A2
Let the world around me fade away

D2     D2/F#  Bm7/A
Jesus draw me close
Em     D2/F#    A
Closer Lord to You
   G    A       Bm      A   D2
For I desire to worship and obey




Song: Mighty to Save
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C         G                     Em
Everyone needs compassion, Love that's never failing
   D
Let mercy fall on me
C           G                   Em
Everyone needs forgiveness, the kindness of a Savior
   D
The hope of nations

[Chorus]
G              D
Savior, He can move the mountains
 Em        C
My God is mighty to save
  Em        D
He is mighty to save
G            D
Forever, Author of Salvation
       Em            C
He rose and conquered the grave
    Em          D
Jesus conquered the grave

[Verse 2]
C          G                                Em
So take me as you find me, All my fears and failures
D
Fill my life again
c         G                            Em
I give my life to follow, Everything I believe in
D              C D C D
Now I surrender

[Bridge]
C          G                             D
Shine your light and let the whole world see
                 C
We're singing for the glory
G            D
Of the risen King
C            G
Jesus Shine your light and
        D
Let the whole world see
       C         G
We're singing for the glory
       D
Of the risen King


Japanese version:

Nagusame wo kudasai

Kawaranai ai mo

Ikiru tame ni

Shu Iesu no yurushi to

Mite to nukumori ga

Mina hitsuyo

Chorus:

Shu Iesu sono chikara wa

Yama wo ugokasu

Hito wo sukuu

Shi yori yomigaerare

Shouri erareta

Shu wa shouri sha





Today's Bible reading:

Psalm 9:1-20 MEV
I will give thanks to You, O LORD, with my whole heart; I will declare all Your marvelous works. [2] I will be glad and rejoice in You; I will sing praise to Your name, O Most High. [3] When my enemies are turned back, they will stumble and perish at Your presence. [4] For You have maintained my right and my cause; You sat on the throne judging what is right. [5] You have rebuked the nations, You have destroyed the wicked, You have wiped out their name forever and ever. [6] O you enemy, destructions have come to you for a perpetual end. You have destroyed cities; their memory perished with them. [7] But the LORD remains forever; He has established His throne for judgment. [8] He will judge the world in righteousness; He will give judgment to the peoples in uprightness. [9] The LORD also will be a refuge for the oppressed, a refuge in times of trouble. [10] Those who know Your name will put their trust in You, for You, LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. [11] Sing praises to the LORD who dwells in Zion; declare His deeds among the people. [12] He who avenges deaths remembers them; He does not forget the cry of the humble. [13] Be gracious to me, O LORD; consider my trouble from those who hate me, O You who lifts me up from the gates of death, [14] that I may recount all Your praise in the gates of the daughter of Zion, that I may rejoice in Your salvation. [15] The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; their own foot is caught in the net which they hid. [16] The LORD is known by the judgment that He executes; the wicked one is snared in the work of his own hands. Meditation. Selah [17] The wicked will be turned to Sheol, and all the nations that forget God. [18] For the needy will not always be forgotten, nor will the hope of the poor perish forever. [19] Arise, O LORD, may mortals not prevail; let the nations be judged in Your sight. [20] Put them in fear, O LORD, that the nations themselves may know they are mortals. Selah


Psalm 10:1-18 MEV
Why do You stand far off, O LORD? Why do You hide Yourself in times of trouble? [2] In arrogance the wicked persecutes the poor; let them be caught in the devices they have planned. [3] For the wicked boasts of his soul’s desire; he blesses the greedy and despises the LORD. [4] The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, will not seek God; God is not in all his thoughts. [5] His ways are always prosperous; Your judgments are high and distant from him; as for all his enemies, they scoff at him. [6] He says in his heart, “I shall not be moved; for generations I shall not meet adversity.” [7] His mouth is filled with cursing and deceit and oppression; under his tongue is mischief and iniquity. [8] He sits in the lurking places of the villages; in the secret places he murders the innocent; his eyes lurk against the unfortunate. [9] He lies in wait secretly as a lion in his den; he lies in wait to catch the poor; he catches the poor, drawing them into his net. [10] He crouches; he lies low, so that the unfortunate fall by his strength. [11] He says in his heart, “God has forgotten; He hides His face; He will never see it.” [12] Arise, O LORD! O God, lift up Your hand! Do not forget the humble. [13] Why do the wicked despise God? He says in his heart, “You will require an account.” [14] You have seen it, for You observe trouble and grief, to repay it with Your hand. The unfortunate one entrusts it to You; You are the helper of the orphan. [15] Break the arm of the wicked and the evil man; seek out his wickedness until You find none. [16] The LORD is King forever and ever; the nations perished from His land. [17] The desire of the humble You have heard, O LORD; You make their heart attentive; You bend Your ear [18] to judge the orphan and the oppressed; man on earth no longer trembles.

Psalm 11:1-7 MEV
In the LORD I seek refuge; how do you say to my soul, “Flee as a bird to your mountain, [2] for the wicked bend their bow; they make ready their arrow on the string, that they may treacherously shoot the upright in heart. [3] If the foundations are broken, what can the righteous do?” [4] The LORD is in His holy temple, His throne is in heaven; His eyes see, His eyes examine mankind. [5] The LORD tests the righteous, but the wicked and one who loves violence His soul hates. [6] Upon the wicked He will rain coals of fire and brimstone and a burning wind; this will be the portion of their cup. [7] For the righteous LORD loves righteousness; His countenance beholds the upright.


Psalm 12:1-8 MEV
Help, LORD, for the godly man comes to an end, for the faithful disappear from sons of men. [2] They speak empty words, each with his own neighbor; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart. [3] The LORD will cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaks proud things, [4] who have said, “With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are in our control, who is master over us?” [5] “Because the poor are plundered, because the needy sigh, now I will arise,” says the LORD; “I will place him in the safety for which he yearns.” [6] The words of the LORD are pure words; they are silver tried in an earthen furnace refined seven times. [7] You will keep them, O LORD; You will preserve them from this generation. [8] The wicked walk on every side, when the worthless of mankind are exalted.


Psalm 13:1-6 MEV
How long, O LORD? Will You forget me for good? How long will you hide Your face from me? [2] How long will I harbor cares in my soul and sorrow in my heart by day? How long will my enemy loom over me? [3] Take note and answer me, O LORD my God! Brighten my eyes, lest I sleep the sleep of death, [4] lest my enemy say, “I have him,” lest my foes exult when I stumble. [5] I for my part confide in Your kindness; may my heart exult in Your salvation! [6] I will sing to the LORD, because He has dealt bountifully with me.

Psalm 14:1-7 MEV
The fool has said in his heart, “There is no God.” They are corrupt, they do abominable deeds, there is none who does good. [2] The LORD looks down from heaven on the children of men, to see if there are any who understand, who seek God. [3] They all turn aside, together they become corrupt; there is none who does good, not even one. [4] Have all the workers of iniquity no knowledge, who eat my people as they eat bread, but do not call on the LORD? [5] There they were in great fear, for God is with the generation of the righteous. [6] You shame the counsel of the poor, but the LORD is his refuge. [7] Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When the LORD turns back the captivity of His people, Jacob will rejoice, and Israel will be glad.


Psalm 15:1-5 MEV
LORD, who will abide in Your tabernacle? Who will dwell in Your holy hill? [2] He who walks uprightly, and does righteousness, and speaks truth in his heart; [3] he who does not slander with the tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor bears a reproach against his friend; [4] in whose eyes a vile person is despised, but who honors those who fear the LORD; he who swears to avoid evil and does not change; [5] he who does not put his money out to usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things will never be moved.


Psalm 16:1-11 MEV
Preserve me, O God, for in You I take refuge. [2] I have said to the LORD, “You are my Lord; my welfare has no existence outside of You.” [3] For the holy ones who are in the land, they are the majestic ones; in them is all my delight. [4] Those who chase after other gods, their sorrows will be multiplied; their drink offerings of blood I will not offer, nor lift their names on my lips. [5] The LORD is the portion of my inheritance and of my cup; You support my lot. [6] The lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; yes, an inheritance is beautiful for me. [7] I will bless the LORD who has given me counsel; my affections also instruct me in the night seasons. [8] I have set the LORD always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be moved. [9] Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices; my flesh also will rest in security. [10] For You will not leave my soul in Sheol, nor will You suffer Your godly one to see corruption. [11] You will make known to me the path of life; in Your presence is fullness of joy; at Your right hand there are pleasures for evermore.

Psalm 17:1-15 MEV
Hear a just cause, O LORD, attend to my cry; give ear to my prayer that is not spoken from deceitful lips. [2] May my sentence go out from Your presence; may Your eyes see rightly. [3] You have examined my heart; You have visited me in the night; You have tried me and found nothing; I have purposed that my mouth will not transgress. [4] Concerning the works of men, by the word of Your lips I have avoided the paths of the violent, [5] placing my steps in Your paths, that my footsteps do not slip. [6] I called on You, for You will answer me, O God; incline Your ear to me, and hear my speech. [7] Show marvelously Your lovingkindness, O Deliverer of those who seek refuge by Your right hand from those who arise in opposition. [8] Keep me as the apple of Your eye; hide me under the shadow of Your wings, [9] from the wicked who bring ruin to me, from my deadly enemies who surround me. [10] They close their hard hearts; with their mouth they speak proudly. [11] They have now encircled us in our steps; they have set their eyes to bend down to the earth; [12] it is like a lion that is anxious to rip its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secrecy. [13] Arise, O LORD! Confront him, cast him down! Deliver my soul from the wicked by Your sword, [14] from men by Your hand, O LORD, from men of the world whose portion is in this life. You fill their belly with Your treasure; they are satisfied with children, and they leave their abundance to their infants. [15] As for me, I will see Your face in righteousness; I will be satisfied when I awake with Your likeness.

Thank you for the encouragement. I like to do this. May God bless you and your family.

I am a Christian, a Protestant.

Right now, I am having home bible studies at home, you want to know why? Please take take this the wrong way, we love our old church, and went there for years, but until covid hit, we (being in Japan), my wife and I wanted to attend a church that would practice love as seen by wearing a simple mask, but we were met with lots of drama, and it took me a while before God helped me forgive them adn I would not think that I was better too, I just leave them be and still we have home bible studies with my wife and out children, three of them, that is how we are doing it it. We want to go church, but my wife and I are not in agreement in with one. There is a Japnaese church, and I don't speak/understand Japanese well enough to attend, but we went to that church for 14 years, but I have to say, I was not walking wtih the Lord and I was backsliding and I was not growing, so I fear this is my reason/understand that my wife is hestitate on us going back to them old Japanese church, but still we talk on text and they share Bible verses with us, They offered to eat dinner at their home too, my wife and I and family will eat dinner with them soon, probably after 2023 year starts.

I also don't like to push my beliefs, and what I do sometimes, is seen as that..but I don't want to seem that way, but when two opposites meet, it will always cause something inside. I just hope the something inside me will still love them, pray for them, and think well of them. that is how I think.

Thank you for your feedback Popcorn&Candy, I appreciate you.


Lazy, it's nice to meet you, when I was in the Military, I went to protestant chapel as that was the closest one that I identified with. I was raised and still am considered a non-denominational Christian.

I want to open up more about my beliefs and listen to yours if you are all willing. I like talking about Jesus and learning what He was teaching us. Take care and God bless you and your family always.

I believe the devil is real too, yup, so I will expose, and resist that evil with God's help. Amen.

Sure, I also think that everybody should have a right to choose his/her religion. But it's not the case in some countries.

Like that in what sense? Can I choose my religion in the UK? As far as I've heard, yes.

I'll have to catch up on your videos, Dominic. Thanks for sharing them!

While laws in my country are meant to allow for everyone to choose their own religion, it often feels that we're being strongly encouraged not to have any religion instead. I suspect that's more likely to lead to anarchy...

I can see why you would say that but I imagine not all members of the NSDAP were evil, in the same way as members of Stalin's communist regime were maybe not either. It's easy to sterotype.

This is likely true for many religions - some people will go farther than others. We do tend to expect the same treatment from every person in a certain religion, but that might be unrealistic since there are varying degrees of devotion to the religion, or different interpretations of the religious texts. (As an example, see the multiple denominations in Christian circles and the spectrum of devout all the way down to "Chreasters," those who attend church only at Christmas and Easter but don't live out the Christian beliefs every day.)