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Proverbs 14:12 comes to mind when the judgment of people is invoked.
Are you incapable of offering an original opinion of your own?Bible verses can be found that will support slavery,or just about anything else you wishConservative preachers quoted the Bible for decades to oppose "mixing of the races".People who cannot offer anything but out of context Bible verses in discussions do not impress me much.
Originally Posted by Bright Hope for Tomorrow So true! After we believe IN God, we should determine what we believe ABOUT Him, because that will effect our interpretation of scripture and the relationship we build with Him. What your answer is to the question, "Who do you say I am?" is very important. I'll let God the Father reveal that to me instead of man, just like Peter did. How many times on this forum have we been told that only man's interpretation of scripture can tell us who He is and that we are somehow secular, mystical, new-age nuts if we think God will reveal something to us? That's not what Jesus said!
Matthew 16:
13When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, "Who do people say the Son of Man is?"
14They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets." 15"But what about you?" he asked. "Who do you say I am?" 16Simon Peter answered, "You are the Christ,[b] the Son of the living God." 17Jesus replied, "Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by man, but by my Father in heaven.
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Originally Posted by sciotamicks
Bad exegesis......obviously the blindness on your part has led you down a road of heresy....the scriptures are the living word, and the scripture breathed life in Christ (we have the mind of Christ...we have the knowledge of Christ), for He is the fulfillment of the prophets, in which Isaiah prophesied Him, and JTP opened the way up. Peter heard the tales, and the Father opened his mind.
So, if I understand your post that hardly addressed my point, you are saying that I'm down a road of heresy because I believe people need to decide what they believe about God. Right? So, do you think a better option is for me to take your word for it? Or are you saying I'm down a road of heresy because I believe God reveals Himself to us as the scriptures teach? The Father opened my mind, too.
Last edited by Bright Hope for Tomorrow; 07-05-2010 at 03:16 PM..
Who wiped out the entire human race for wickedness.
God is unchanging.
You people love to pick and choose God's character.
You often bring up the topic of God killing people or wiping them out. Everyone will be "wiped out," and not just the wicked. It might be due to disease, old age, car wreck, murder, war, whatever, but everyone will eventually die and God allowed all of them to die. I don't see why you compare that to eternal punishment. The fact that God allows someone to die does not make Him evil. Fruit dies, but if the seed is planted it grows into something more majestic. God does allow death, but it's all part of His plan. Like Phazelwood said, so what? In the whole scheme of things, life and death is a blink of the eye.
You often bring up the topic of God killing people or wiping them out. Everyone will be "wiped out," and not just the wicked. It might be due to disease, old age, car wreck, murder, war, whatever, but everyone will eventually die and God allowed all of them to die. I don't see why you compare that to eternal punishment. The fact that God allows someone to die does not make Him evil. Fruit dies, but if the seed is planted it grows into something more majestic. God does allow death, but it's all part of His plan. Like Phazelwood said, so what? In the whole scheme of things, life and death is a blink of the eye.
Exactly. We all die - in a multitude of ways. Some die quickly. Some slowly. Some horribly. Some peacefully.
God KILLS and God MAKES ALIVE. He is the one who has the power to do it. That fact has nothing to do with eternal torment, and it is a bit silly to compare death (which is actually quite merciful in the grand scheme of things) to endless torment.
PS. When you die, you are DEAD, not ALIVE in another location. That's why the resurrection is our hope...
You are right! The sons of Levi are the elect. Yes?
Not all of them. The sons of Levi are the priestly order of the covenant.
They were purified, and the remnant was left.
Meaning, the others were cast into the lake of fire, and forever destroyed, as Malachi prophesied, John the Baptist, Jesus, and His disciples.
That is the message of Malachi 3.
Are you incapable of offering an original opinion of your own?Bible verses can be found that will support slavery,or just about anything else you wishConservative preachers quoted the Bible for decades to oppose "mixing of the races".People who cannot offer anything but out of context Bible verses in discussions do not impress me much.
Opinions are erred...the Holy Writ is not.
You claim to not believe all the Holy Writ, therefore, you are not Christian. You must accept the scriptures, as God breathed, or else, you are doomed to heresy.
You often bring up the topic of God killing people or wiping them out. Everyone will be "wiped out," and not just the wicked. It might be due to disease, old age, car wreck, murder, war, whatever, but everyone will eventually die and God allowed all of them to die. I don't see why you compare that to eternal punishment. The fact that God allows someone to die does not make Him evil. Fruit dies, but if the seed is planted it grows into something more majestic. God does allow death, but it's all part of His plan. Like Phazelwood said, so what? In the whole scheme of things, life and death is a blink of the eye.
I compare this:
UR claims God is all loving and will let no one perish.
UR claims God cannot kill, as He is incapable of it.
God has killed, destroyed and wiped out the human race except for Noah and his family.
God's character is more than just love, but is a righteous judge on those who are wicked and deny His Son. He destroyed wicked before, He does again.
How come you hate the fact that God is love, and are hell bent on proving He is not ?
No....bent on providing the forum the lies that UR teaches. God is Love...of course...no one ever denies this...but He is also Just.
And justice has been served and will be served.
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