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Old 07-22-2014, 06:48 AM
 
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"Save thyself" is the motto of the flesh.


Any doctrine that leads to a focus on self as opposed to God and others is false doctrine.
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Old 07-24-2014, 02:10 PM
 
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Default SAVE Thy SELF

He who would save his life will lose it ~ Jesus Christ
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Old 08-03-2014, 06:59 AM
 
Location: US
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He who would save his life will lose it ~ Jesus Christ
IOW...Lose your life in order to save it?...
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Old 08-03-2014, 07:46 AM
 
Location: Southern Oregon
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IOW...Lose your life in order to save it?...
That is the paradox Jesus presented. In general, when we act selfishly we fil to satisfy our deepest needs is the import.
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Old 11-21-2014, 03:59 PM
 
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He who would save his life will lose it ~ Jesus Christ
That is exactly how you save yourself.
The next question is

How do you lose your life to save it?
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Old 11-21-2014, 04:12 PM
 
Location: Red River Texas
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Since the OP DM'd me, I am bumping this tread. Still no answer.

DM'd?


What is DM?

O God is it lupus?

What is it?

Is somebody going to Dm me too?

O, is it damned?

Tell me it's not damned.

It could be the lupus.
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Old 11-21-2014, 04:37 PM
 
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Since God knows all and when you ask God a question He gives you the answer. God is watching me right now, as I type. I will pause and hold up a number of fingers....

God saw me. How many fingers did I hold up? Ask God.

I am a Christian for your information and I also talk to God and at times He talks to me. But I am putting you to a test.
Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city,
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God,
cast thyself down: for it is written,
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Jesus said unto him,

It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
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Old 11-21-2014, 04:45 PM
 
Location: Ontario, Canada
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Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city,
and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple,

And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God,
cast thyself down: for it is written,
He shall give his angels charge concerning thee:
and in [their] hands they shall bear thee up,
lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone.

Jesus said unto him,

It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.
In other words, you have no idea and dare not guess.

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Old 11-21-2014, 05:19 PM
 
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In other words, you have no idea and dare not guess.

Let's say for your sake that I did grant this person their request.

How would you know they did not lie?

You wouldn't.

So what would be the point?
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Old 11-22-2014, 09:53 AM
 
Location: US Wilderness
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If there's more to it than the love-thy-neighbour thing, then no thanks.
Not much more.

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Matthew 19

16 Just then a man came up to Jesus and asked, “Teacher, what good thing must I do to get eternal life?”

17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”

18 “Which ones?” he inquired.

Jesus replied, “‘You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, 19 honor your father and mother,' and ‘love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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