Manas'seh Christian Ministries

As I looked up key words for my ministries' URL (coming soon) . I found this site. It does a good job of explaining Joseph's statement as read in the KJV of the bible.  It also answers a question I've been asked many times concerning the meaning of manas'seh. I have always been concerned about words, their meaning sometimes vs their usage.  Forget, is one of them.  Have you not ever been told to "forgive and forget" or "You shouldn't even remember that anymore, it was too long ago". a Hebrew translation of the scripture genesis 41:51 is "for  god has removed the sting of my memories". 
Joseph did not forget his father, brothers nor what they did to him. He received healing for his soul. He became able to forgive them and most importantly he became able to remember the events without having to relive the hurt and humiliation of the events. Too many of gods people live with out ever getting close to reaching their full potential.

Manasseh Christian ministries is itinerary. We travel around the world delivering the good news of reconciliation. The news that as kingdom citizens we have a right to live well, to live free of our prior hurtful conditioning's and experiences.  To live to be all that god has called us to be, to do, to have, to go and to give. We educate, encourage and empower the kings childrens to receive the fruits of his uncondtional love and realize they have unlimited potential for good success.

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			1. How can God forget our sins and be omniscient? Printable PDF version of this answer The question. If God is omniscient (knows all things without exception), how can He forget our sins? The Bible states that God is omniscient … and states that He does not remember our sins (those of believers). Both of these statements are true. Do they contradict each other? God is omniscient. The Bible states it definitively, "For God is greater than our heart and knows all things," 1 John 3:20. God is infinite in knowledge. He is omniscient … i.e., all-knowing. His knowledge is without limits. God knows all things that have happened … are happening … could happen … and will happen. His knowledge extends beyond the realm of the creation … beyond space … and beyond time (extending infinitely from eternity past into eternity future). His knowledge is unlimited. In computer terms, no data could be added to His memory because everything, without limits, is already recorded there. In addition, nothing stored in His memory is irretrievable. No data is ever lost or deleted from His memory. Therefore, everything about us is fully known by God. "And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do," Hebrews 4:13. Does God forget sin? The person who has believed in Jesus has received forgiveness of sins. "Of Him all the prophets bear witness that through His name everyone who believes in Him receives forgiveness of sins," Acts 10:43. "In Him we have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of His grace which He lavished on us," Ephesians 1:7-8. God is holy and just. He neither ignores nor overlooks sin. "For the wages of sin is death," Romans 6:23. Our sin must be paid for … either by the death of Jesus (His payment applied to us upon our obeying the Gospel by believing in Him as our personal Savior) or by our spiritual death in eternal separation from God. "The Lord Jesus will be revealed from heaven with His mighty angels in flaming fire, dealing out retribution to those who do not know God and to those who do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. These will pay the penalty of eternal destruction, away from the presence of the Lord and from the glory of His power," 2 Thessalonians 1:7-9. If you have any doubt about your own spiritual standing with God, visit www.911GOD.org to learn how to get right with Him … how to receive eternal forgiveness of sins. After you have believed in Jesus, all your sins are forgiven. David wrote, "As far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us," Psalm 103:12. The north and south poles are a finite distance apart. However, the east and west are figuratively an infinite distance apart. David, inspired by the Holy Spirit, wrote that our sins are infinitely removed from us when God has forgiven us. However, is the knowledge of those sins removed from God? Does God forget anyone’s sins … remember them no more? Such questions require precise answers. The knowledge of our sins is neither lost nor deleted from God’s memory. Moreover, it is retrievable. However, God does not remember our sin after we have believed. The Bible states this as a fact. "I, even I, am the one who wipes out your transgressions for My own sake, and I will not remember your sins," Isaiah 43:25. "For I will be merciful to their iniquities, and I will remember their sins no more," Hebrews 8:12. "And their sins and their lawless deeds I will remember no more," Hebrews 10:17. Misunderstanding about the definitions of the words forget and remember can lead to confusion. The definitions. Permanent deletion from memory is not the common meaning of forget. Most often, forget means to treat with inattention, overlook, or to disregard … intentionally or unintentionally. Joseph was mistreated by his family (beaten and sold into slavery). God graciously allowed him to disregard, to treat with inattention, his family and the trouble they caused. Joseph said, "God has made me forget all my trouble and all my father’s household," Genesis 41:51. The knowledge of his family was not deleted from Joseph’s memory. God caused him not to mentally dwell on those hurtful memories. In computer terms, that data was archived but not in RAM. When Joseph’s family came to Egypt, he recognized them. "But Joseph had recognized his brothers, although they did not recognize him. Joseph remembered the dreams which he had about them," Genesis 42:8-9. Consider the definition of the word remember. It means to bring to mind, to think of, to give attention to, or to consider. When you remember something, you are retrieving that information from your stored knowledge (memory). To not remember is to not retrieve the stored data from your memory. Not remembering does not mean that the data has been lost or deleted. Nor does it mean that it is irretrievable … it is retrievable but not retrieved. That is the common use of remember … and is so used in many Biblical references including: Genesis 30:22, Exodus 2:24, Leviticus 26:42, Psalm 78:39, Psalm 89:50, Psalm 105:8, Psalm 105:42-43, Ezekiel 16:60, Matthew 5:23, Luke 16:25, and Luke 23:42. The non-contradictory answer. God knows everything (including all our sins) … while not remembering our sins. That is not a contradiction. When we believed in Jesus, our sins were forgiven … and God remembers them no more. He no longer gives attention to our sins … no longer considers them … no longer brings them to mind. After we became His children, He disregarded our sins because they had already been paid for by Jesus on the cross. They were, and are, no longer of any consequence. The knowledge of our forgiven sins has not been deleted from His memory. There is just no reason for Him to retrieve that information. It is wonderful that our sins have been removed from us as far as the east is from the west … and wonderful that God intentionally considers them no more. He knows absolutely everything about us. He has archived the data about our sins … but does not retrieve it. God is omniscient. The data about our sins is in His memory … but when He considers us, it is as if it had been deleted. "How blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose sin is covered!" Psalm 32:1. "Blessed are those whose lawless deeds have been forgiven, and whose sins have been covered. Blessed is the man whose sin the Lord will not take into account," Romans 4:7-8.
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Influence

I was once told I am too influential. At the time and due to the circumstance under which this comment was made I was puzzled.  I had not given thought to my having any influence with anyone other than my children. Yet, I wondered how I or anyone could be too influential. Too, is that as in far more than needed or wanted? For that commenter, I think that's what he met.
It's been noted that moral values don't just come in by the door of reason only, but also by way of arts and entertainment.

 I have wondered about the behaviors of persons who ascribe to certain beliefs. Verbally speaking a good game. Yet, consistently living and producing a picture in complete opposite to that speech.  Note the word consistently. Now,  I know that we can at times act inconsistent with what we know to be right.  Yes, it is possible to know you are wrong, know how to do right and do wrong any way. ask Paul in Romans. But what happened, how do we get there?  Reason says no, reason says this has never come to a good end.  So, why do we go there?

Influences!  Example, I once watch a young man playing a game. tomb raiders, I think it was. The woman wasn't preforming as he expected. forgive me I don't know the game. But, she was swimming and needed to come up for air. He let her drown. She struggled, trying to swim up. but he had the controls.  I was out done. You're killing her! I yelled. He very calmly stated.  she's not getting the clues so she may as well die. besides its just a game.  I said nothing to anyone til now. However, I thought I need to keep an eye on this one. He has no empathy.
I hate killing, I hate to watch killing on TV, I hate to kill the bugs and snakes that invade my vegetable garden. That's why I go out and talk to them every morning. ( you did not need to know that, but I wrote it and I'll leave it) For those who get caught in my garden I sadly kill and only if I can't get them out with out self harm. Anybody see where I'm going here?  murder, stealing, sexual perversion, whoredom no longer carry the same stigma and out cry they once had. There is a noticeable lessening of compassion for those with less than ourselves. A suspecting of anyone who doesn't look like us, talk like us, dress like us or is not US.  Ever read blogs or comments of persons declaring their fear and negative expectations as ultimate truth of everything and everyone?
Where did these ideas come from? How were they formed?  By influences. Influences of media, celebrities, politicians, preachers of doom and gloom,  negative people with power.

In my state, Florida USA, if  you end up having to be on state assistance for any reason. You suddenly are a criminal, a drug abuser, lazy, don't want to work, scum of the earth ( my interpretation).
So, to protect the good citizens of our state, who still have jobs and can still afford to buy food for their families and pay for their health care, at a( lower rate than cobra) You must submit and pay for a yearly drug test. just like the persons who have been charged and or convicted of a crime.
How did this indignity happen?  Persons in places of  power and influence said that is why your the state has so much debt. Cause you got to pay for these deadbeats.

I see, and possibly not as much after this goes on face book. I see often christian women and  teens  dressed in sexually provocative clothing, lips and or butts pointed toward  the cameras in their photo files.  I get invites to baby showers but not to weddings.  I read the angry ravings of mad moms about their no good baby daddies.  Baby daddies who rant about the whores and sluts they placed  their seed in.  The language used many time is profane or evident of a lack  of education. Why is this so common? The influence of people with power, media and entertainment.
Yes, I have at times been influenced by the same hype, even though I think of my self as  a person of reason.  I've fought with myself about doing wrong when I knew to do right, did wrong anyway.

I one day had enough. I have embraced the position of influence. I desire to influence right standing with God,  setting first things first, all in right order.  I desire to speak louder, be more visible and influence more people to conform to the kingdom standards, Yes, to subscribe to a higher calling  with a higher purpose.  To Live The legacy.