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How often have you heard people confidently proclaim, “We are all God’s children”? It is as though to suggest that nothing in this world could every separate anyone from God, who will one day simply proclaim, “kids will be kids,” as he ‘winks at’ the wicked, rebellious lives of many. This is actually a lie of Satan, designed to keep people complacent and oblivious to God’s very purpose for man in this life: “That we enter into the eternal spiritual life and relationship God offers all through Jesus Christ. Sadly, many will refuse God’s offer and will not receive true life or enter into God’s eternal kingdom … now or forever.
While all people are naturally born into this world as God’s creation, only those who believe and trust God for true life in Christ Jesus … are ‘born again’ as God’s ‘adopted’ sons and daughters (through the indwelling power of God’s Holy Spirit). Those without Christ are not born again to Spiritual life and do not have the indwelling Holy Spirit. To them, the things of God are foolishness, because they are spiritually discerned (2 Cor 2:14-15) --- Jesus told Nicodemus (John 3), “Unless you are born again, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven” --- He did not say, “But, not to worry; if you are not born again, our ‘loving God’ is sure to make many exceptions.”
Just a few of many Bible passages that affirm our choice in this ‘adoption’ include: “Come out from among them … and I will be as a Father to you (2 Cor 6:17-18); “You are of your father the devil (John 8:44); “Those without the Son, have neither the Father or the Son” (1 John 2:23); “…that we might receive the adoption of Sons (Gal 4:5). There are many other examples, but, the bottom line is that spiritual rebirth and ‘adoption’ into God’s family is the only basis for spiritual life and relationship with God … in this life or the next.
The way I see it - if there is in fact a God and he created us - then we are in fact all God's children.
If you want to feel better about yourself and seperate yourself - then you can believe that you are better than those that believe differently than you. I choose to simply consider myself part of the human race - we are all connected to each other. If there is no God - we are all still human beings.
Why always try to find ways to seperate? Why always try to find ways for some to feel better than others? Why not find ways to bring people together?
The nearer beings are to God, the more humble they are.. "I am no more special than others.."
the farther from Him, the prouder.. "I am more special than others.."
We most definitely are all God's children.
He knows the number of hairs on ALL of our heads and EACH of us is worth more than we can imagine.
If even one human being were to be lost forever... I would grab their Moderator cut: delete hand and jump off the cliff into the eternal pit with them. If even one human being were lost forever... God would be a loser and NOT this "God of love". I would not want to be in "heaven" with people who would worship a being who would do that to anything that He created.
Last edited by Miss Blue; 03-15-2011 at 07:56 PM..
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How often have you heard people confidently proclaim, “We are all God’s children”? It is as though to suggest that nothing in this world could every separate anyone from God, who will one day simply proclaim, “kids will be kids,” as he ‘winks at’ the wicked, rebellious lives of many. This is actually a lie of Satan, designed to keep people complacent and oblivious to God’s very purpose for man in this life: “That we enter into the eternal spiritual life and relationship God offers all through Jesus Christ. Sadly, many will refuse God’s offer and will not receive true life or enter into God’s eternal kingdom … now or forever.
While all people are naturally born into this world as God’s creation, only those who believe and trust God for true life in Christ Jesus … are ‘born again’ as God’s ‘adopted’ sons and daughters (through the indwelling power of God’s Holy Spirit). Those without Christ are not born again to Spiritual life and do not have the indwelling Holy Spirit. To them, the things of God are foolishness, because they are spiritually discerned (2 Cor 2:14-15) --- Jesus told Nicodemus (John 3), “Unless you are born again, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven” --- He did not say, “But, not to worry; if you are not born again, our ‘loving God’ is sure to make many exceptions.”
Just a few of many Bible passages that affirm our choice in this ‘adoption’ include: “Come out from among them … and I will be as a Father to you (2 Cor 6:17-18); “You are of your father the devil (John 8:44); “Those without the Son, have neither the Father or the Son” (1 John 2:23); “…that we might receive the adoption of Sons (Gal 4:5). There are many other examples, but, the bottom line is that spiritual rebirth and ‘adoption’ into God’s family is the only basis for spiritual life and relationship with God … in this life or the next.
The scriptures tell us He chose us. If you really could see what you were before you believed in Christ(dead in trespasses and sin), you would have no problem believing it took something miraculous from God's side to get you to believe.
I can guarantee you too were once of your Father the devil, you too was a child of disobedience, you too were of an alienated mind, you too denied the existance of God although the heavens declare there is one.You too only believe because he spoke to you in the same manner of which he did to Lazarus and raised your alienated dead mind from the dead.
This is not a message in support of UR, it's basic christianity.
How often have you heard people confidently proclaim, “We are all God’s children”? It is as though to suggest that nothing in this world could every separate anyone from God, who will one day simply proclaim, “kids will be kids,” as he ‘winks at’ the wicked, rebellious lives of many. This is actually a lie of Satan, designed to keep people complacent and oblivious to God’s very purpose for man in this life: “That we enter into the eternal spiritual life and relationship God offers all through Jesus Christ. Sadly, many will refuse God’s offer and will not receive true life or enter into God’s eternal kingdom … now or forever.
While all people are naturally born into this world as God’s creation, only those who believe and trust God for true life in Christ Jesus … are ‘born again’ as God’s ‘adopted’ sons and daughters (through the indwelling power of God’s Holy Spirit). Those without Christ are not born again to Spiritual life and do not have the indwelling Holy Spirit. To them, the things of God are foolishness, because they are spiritually discerned (2 Cor 2:14-15) --- Jesus told Nicodemus (John 3), “Unless you are born again, you will not enter the Kingdom of heaven” --- He did not say, “But, not to worry; if you are not born again, our ‘loving God’ is sure to make many exceptions.”
Just a few of many Bible passages that affirm our choice in this ‘adoption’ include: “Come out from among them … and I will be as a Father to you (2 Cor 6:17-18); “You are of your father the devil (John 8:44); “Those without the Son, have neither the Father or the Son” (1 John 2:23); “…that we might receive the adoption of Sons (Gal 4:5). There are many other examples, but, the bottom line is that spiritual rebirth and ‘adoption’ into God’s family is the only basis for spiritual life and relationship with God … in this life or the next.
Amen. Scripture is clear that all are God's creation, but not all are God's children.
John 1:12 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."
The nearer beings are to God, the more humble they are.. "I am no more special than others.."
the farther from Him, the prouder.. "I am more special than others.."
We most definitely are all God's children.
He knows the number of hairs on ALL of our heads and EACH of us is worth more than we can imagine.
If even one human being were to be lost forever... I would grab their Moderator cut: delete hand and jump off the cliff into the eternal pit with them. If even one human being were lost forever... God would be a loser and NOT this "God of love". I would not want to be in "heaven" with people who would worship a being who would do that to anything that He created.
It has nothing to do with being more "special". The Bible is clear who are God's children. Moderator cut: delete
But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God
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Last edited by Miss Blue; 03-16-2011 at 07:48 AM..
Amen. Scripture is clear that all are God's creation, but not all are God's children.
John 1:12 "But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God."
Only those who ask Jesus into their heart and ask Him to forgive them of sin are born again and can be called Children of God.
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