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221 | Two Christmases? | Is 9:6 | JCrichton | 106450 | ||
Correct! That is why Jesus was adamant when He offered us His peace, not the peace of the world; and He was very explicit when He warned "I am the vine" and that we are the "branches." And Timothy 6:3 warns that we are not to allow ourselves to be derailed from the Truth! God Bless! |
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222 | Will there be sin in heaven? | Is 14:12 | JCrichton | 132979 | ||
Hi! Another excellent passage is found in Revelation 22:14-15--this passage demonstrates that there is a clear distinction between those who are cleanse by Jesus and those who hold on to their unrighteous ways! God Bless! Angel |
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223 | Earth round or flat? Sun center of syste | Is 40:22 | JCrichton | 120453 | ||
Hi, Hank! In no way was I inferring that the Bible is incomplete or lacking. I simply attempted to express that for God to have filled the Bible with scientific terms and theories (pi, law of relativity, or gravity, mach speed, calculus, artificial inteligence, nuclear submarine, rocket fuel...) would have been terms that would be too foreing for Israel to engage themselves with, and, what is more important, none of them would bring them (and us) closer to knowing God since only through His Grace do we come to know Him! My explanation was thusly made because I have come across many posts which basically denote a scientific-philosophycal perspective. I attempted to explain that we cannot seek God through sicence, philosophy or any other human "wisdom;" as 1 Corinthians 2:10 attests: to us, though, God has given revelation through the Spirit, for the Spirit explores the depths of everything, even the depths of God. God Bless! Angel |
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224 | Earth round or flat? Sun center of syste | Is 40:22 | JCrichton | 120501 | ||
Hi! If you note my original post, I stated that God did not fill the Bible with... I never claimed that God did not use science, philosophy, poetry, or other means of human intellectaul abilities--He even used astronomy to gather the three wise men about Jesus' manger! My response was to clarify that though the Bible is not encompassing of all the present terminologies and ideas, there are no short comings in God's revelations. Rather it is our limited and finite abilities that do not allow us to see the Truth: i.e.: though there is no mention of crack-cocane, spanish fly, angel dust, S and M, etc... the Bible teaches that Yahweh demands that we come to Him with pure heart, a pure mind, and a pure body. There's no teaching in the Bible about cigarettes... but we know they kill... and we know that we are the Temple of the Holy Spirit... we know that we have been bought at a price... we know that if we destroy God's Temple God will destroy us! ever since the creation of the world, the invisible existence of God and his everlasting power have been clearly seen by the mind's understanding of created things. And so these people have no excuse: they knew God and yet they did not honour him as God or give thanks to him, but their arguments became futile and their uncomprehending minds were darkened. While they claimed to be wise, in fact they were growing so sutpid that they exchanged the glory of the immortal God for an imitation, for the image of a mortan human being, or of birds, or animals, or crawling things. (Romans 1:20-23) In this passage it is evident that Paul is referencing nature as a source of God's revelation of His Divinity! Just look at the substance we call snow: if we capture a single drop (or whatever the scientific term may be) we will find that it has an intricate geometrical design! A design that a mere accident in space could not have brought into perfect existence! I hope this finally clarifies my position about God, the Bible, Science and Nature. God Bless! Angel PS: Please forgive me for not using your tag--I do not know its origins but it's a phonic equivalent to the ancient name of the anti-Christ. |
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225 | Earth round or flat? Sun center of syste | Is 40:22 | JCrichton | 120516 | ||
Hi, Sir! Just logged back in when I noticed your reply... I have read your profile... I understand your reference to Mt 10:16, but I hope that since we are coming to terms (agreement in serving God) you would allow me to use the first part of your screen name--or the second, which ever you prefer--when addressing you. ...science: when we seek to know God by mere human intellect we ponder words, symbolisms, and terminologies while ignoring the spiritual. Scientist don't know why prayer works--some are coming around to it--but a peasant in the romotest part of the world who allows the Holy Spirit to enlighten him/her clearly understands the beauty and generosity of God as he/she trusted God to provide a meager day's worth of food for the family!--devoid of faith, science (as the saying goes) "can't touch this!" God Bless! Angel |
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226 | Earth round or flat? Sun center of syste | Is 40:22 | JCrichton | 120542 | ||
"I think that we are in agreement that if you subtract God from science, you lose all meaning and purpose." Hi, Sir! Thank you for your understanding! And I do believe that science is one the Holy Spirit's beautiful gifts--for both our collective betterment and for exercising our minds! God Bless! Angel |
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227 | Earth round or flat? Sun center of syste | Is 40:22 | JCrichton | 120563 | ||
Thanks for that acknowledgement, Hank! God Bless! Angel |
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228 | Many different trees in one forest? | Is 41:19 | JCrichton | 129082 | ||
"I suspect that even in those "desert" experiences, the soul that seeks Water will indeed by nourished there." Hi, Mommapbs! Exactly! We have but to trust in His Providence! As He says in Ezekiel 18:32: "...I do not want anyone to die." God Bless! Angel |
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229 | And the winner is ___ ? | Is 42:4 | JCrichton | 107059 | ||
Aixwn7z4, hi! I've read through some of the posts today and someone made a comment as to the confusion that is cause on the board... I must agree! Your first posting ("And the winneris...") began with a pesimistic, antiChristian tone. It ended in a confusing proChristian stance; and yet your reply to EdB is full of statements contrasting your original thread. Adam did not knowingly enter into sin and Eve did not usurp his authority--they both did not know right from wrong prior to eating from the fruit (not the proverbial apple). Their sin was (firstly Adam) disobedience and (secondly, Eve) blind faith on a creature instead of the Maker. We cannot demand of history (theological or otherwise) what we know in restrospect. We do not know how Cain killed Abel; we know that he deceived him--could he not have assaulted Able from behind? I do agree with alot of what you stated on your second posting: we, Christians, do fall prey to the madness of earthly wisdom! We do maintain our spirituality intertwined with pride and egocentrism. Otherwise, how can so many denominations assert that their "way" is the correct way to: baptize, worship, serve, read, interpret, communicate, love, authorize, authenticate, live, die, resurrect, find salvation...? Christ said that there is only ONE WAY TO THE FATHER and he commanded that we BE ONE... But this is not new to the word--Paul had to reprimand his contemporary Christians (1 Corinthians 1:10-31) because they were basically doing exactly what you said: fighting amongts themselves, arguing what, when, why, how many... forgetting WHO we are to emulate, WHO we are to represent, WHO we have to answer to! Blessed Christmas! |
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230 | Isaiah 45:7 | Is 45:7 | JCrichton | 136525 | ||
Hi, Mark! To understand the verses you've cited you must understand what is happening in the full context... when reading Zechariah 11:6, we find that God is actually castigating the unrighteous behavior of the people--by no means is God creating a creature that will usurp His Throne; in terms of the Old Covenant God is removing His protection and allowing destruction to come upon those who have tried His patience once too often! God Bless! Angel |
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231 | Isaiah 45:7 | Is 45:7 | JCrichton | 136526 | ||
"God is the creator of all things, even Satan." Hi, LookN! If you mean that God created the angel (Lucifer) who allowed pride and lust for power to blind him as he sought to overthrow God's Authority... then, yes! If you are saying that God created the evil creature known to us as Satan or the Ancient Serpent or the Dragon... I have to disagree with you! Not only do we find Scritpure that attests to Creating being good (Genesis 1:31) but we can see condensed snapshots of Satan's disobedience and assault on the Divine Throne (Isaiah 14:9-20; Revelatin 12:3-4, 7-17; Genesis 3:15; Luke 10:18-20; 22:31-32; John 8:44; 12:31-32; 14:30; 16:11; 2 Corinthians 11:13-15; 2 Thessalonians 2:8-12; Revelation 2:9-11, 13-14, 24-25; 3:9-11; 20:2-3, 7-10). God Bless! Angel |
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232 | Isaiah 45:7 | Is 45:7 | JCrichton | 136583 | ||
Hi, Mark! I understand your argument! But Judas is not an anti-Christ! He never rose up against Jesus and claimed to be a god! He never established a "church" to both imitate and contradict Christ! He is called the son of perdition because He was destined to betray the Son of Man: "it would have been better for him not to have been born!" There is no record of Judas--aside from selling out His Master, acting against Jesus in a coop d'état! Rejecting Christ's Authority and seeking to usurp His Power is what defines an anti-Christ... Please read the whole chapter (Zechariah 11) paying attention to what is truly being revealed... specifically pay extreme attention to verse 6: For I will no longer have pity on the people of the land," declares the LORD . "I will hand everyone over to his neighbor and his king. They will oppress the land, and I will not rescue them from their hands." Yahweh is not saying that He will create an anti-Christ or many anti-Christs... He is tired of the people rejecting His Authority and Counsel and He decided to remove His Protection from them! Further... the anti-Christ (any of them) cannot be reveal prior to the Word's incarnation! True there are prophecies about the Heavenly Battle and the final encounter where Satan and his minions (which will include humanity's own rebellious factions) will be cast into the lake of fire... yet, though we know and understand that Jesus is God and that He existed as the Son throughout time, the anti-Christ/s could not be revealed till His death and Resurrection (1 John 2:22; 4:3; 2 John 1:7; Revelation 12:9-17; 2 Corinthians 11:14; 2 Thessalonians 2:6-12). God Bless! Angel |
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233 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | JCrichton | 136586 | ||
Hi, Pray On! Not only in third-world countries... here in the good ole US of A is also happening! I've been trying to follow some of this thread... it seems that some equate having wealth to being closer to God... and that Jesus has some how guaranteed that those who Believe in Him will not suffer any needs... What Bible version are they reading? What congregation purports that anyone who is not middle class and up is does not believe in Christ? Were Jesus' warnings against the blindness created by the lust for wealth and power idle rhetoric? And when Judas feigned interest for the poor did Jesus not state that there would always be poor in the world? Did Jesus not admonished that His followers should strive to amass treasure in Heaven and not on earth? Can you imagine Christ's "Club" being closed to people with yearly incomes below 100K or so? You are right! People are burying their heads in the sand! Not only that, they are reinventing Christ... making Him a more affluent and political correct Savior! God Bless! Angel |
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234 | claiming things in your life | Is 53:5 | JCrichton | 136592 | ||
Hi, Sam! I think that you are missing Searcher's point... though you are allowing your brother to operate the vehicle, technically it is still yours... so there could hardly be said that you are at a loss... I am having problems following this thread... are you equating wealth to spirituality? I mean, do you subscribe to the notion that God gives good things to those who are "tight" with Him? Do you equate poverty to serviture to the devil? Please, don't get me wrong! God can shower anyone with wealth and longivity and power (it is He who has all power)... you may have been blessed by God with wealth, intelligence, and other gifts... does that testefies to your being closer to God than poor people in China who have practically nothing, who must share a page from a Bible (which they treasure with their own lives) while they run the risk of being found out or sold out and put into prison because they serve Christ? Let me leave you with this passage: Jesus sat down opposite the place where the offerings were put and watched the crowd putting their money into the temple treasury. Many rich people threw in large amounts. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins, worth only a fraction of a penny. Calling his disciples to him, Jesus said, "I tell you the truth, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything--all she had to live on." (Mark 12:41-44) Clearly, by man's standards the wealthy people serve God better because they are affluent and they abound in their gifts to help the Temple and the poor... But God's standards pierces through to the heart and mind and spirit and He saw the Love for God that that poor widow had... her offering surpassed all feigned offerings! God Bless! Angel |
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235 | Offspring?Long Life? | Is 53:10 | JCrichton | 148977 | ||
Hi, Starfire! Phew!... that's quite a load off my back! I understand your concerns... as a young child I hated the Jews (had never met one before) because they killed Jesus... as I began to understand more about the Holy Scriptures that thought/feeling faded... I can't even remember if I was four or three I just have a vague memory of being in the Church's grounds and speaking with other kids on Sunday School's material... Just as strong as that temporary feeling was, is my conviction that we (Christians) must pray for the conversion of man, and specially of the Jewish people... God's Divine Plan alloted for our coming into Grace by allowing the Jews to rebel... but as Scripture say, they are the natural Olive and we the ingrafted... Read Romans 9:1 through 11:32--this is a wonderful starting point to understanding why the Jews rejected Christ, why the Gentiles were brought into the fold, and how it will all end (specifically 11:32)! I liken the blindness of the Jews to that of the disciples when Jesus appeared to them after His resurrection: some were granted the sight to see Him and recognize Him while others were not granted the sight right away, but after a lengthy interchange... and even doubtful Thomas was not cast away but shown mercy and patience! I am sure that the problem of the Jewish people have transgressed history partly because of Divine Will and partly due to human nature: can you imagine you being the owner of a piece of land, a land that your family had for hundreds of years, and thabn one day someone comes along and takes the land from you? Your ego would almost explode! Now bring that up a notch (well, a million zillion notches) and we have the Jewish people vs. these Christians who have taken their God away and made Him in the image of that Christ character... totally unacceptable! It is our obligation to help them come back to the fold... the prayer of the saints can accomplish much (James 5:17-18; Ephesians 6:18) and it pleases God! You demonstrate great excitement for the Holy Scripture and for our Lord's roots (prophecies), please continue your quest and your life in Christ Jesus... be patient, though, if the people of Israel have not discover the fulness of Truth in over two thousand years, we (this generation of Christians) cannot expect to get it all right away either! I know of an organization of Messianic Jews, a magazine on Christianity with the Jewish perspective, and a couple of websites that can help you--I must look for the respective contacts and addresses... I will tag this segment of the thread as soon as I get them... If you ever want to discuss any of the material/Biblical passages you can drop an email at jcrichtonfs1@yahoo.com--I'll do my best to assist you... though I must warn you that I am biased towards Jesus... so my perspective migh not have the Jewish flavors/ambiance that you are getting from their site... God Bless! Angel |
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236 | everyone knows that there is a God | Jer 31:31 | JCrichton | 107466 | ||
Teacher Naw, hi! Interesting passage you cited (in respect to your screen name)... From Hebrews 8:8-11, you read that God's commandments will be engrave in every man's heart? So are we all the house of Israel? Are we all God's servants? God Bless! |
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237 | Connection between Daniel 9:11 and US? | Dan 9:11 | JCrichton | 123414 | ||
“Philosophically, what about Communist Russia or China who have murdered Tens of Millions (if not more) of their own people? Would they not be subject to more severe "judgment"?” Hi, BradK! Though an interesting concept… No! God does not have a tit for tat dispensing of Judgment. There are various examples in the Bible, I have chosen my favorite three: It was just about this time that some people arrived and told him about the Galileans whose blood Pilate had mingled with that of their sacrifices. At this he said to them, ‘Do you suppose that these Galileans were worse sinners than any others, that this should have happened to them? They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did. Or those eighteen on whom the tower at Siloam fell, killing them all? Do you suppose that they were more guilty than all the other people living in Jerusalem? They were not, I tell you. No; but unless you repent you will all perish as they did.’ (Luke 13:1-5) It is not the immensity of sins that we are to concern ourselves with but our willingness to repent, ask God’s forgiveness and abide in Jesus! ‘There was once a creditor who had two men in his debt; one owed him five hundred denarii, the other fifty. They were unable to pay, so he let them both off. Which of them will love him more?’ Simon answered, ‘The one who was let off more, I suppose.’ Jesus said, ‘You are right.’ Then he turned to the woman and said to Simon, ‘You see this woman? I came into your house, and you poured no water over my feet, but she has poured out her tears over my feet and wiped them away with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but she has been covering my feet with kisses ever since I came in. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. For this reason I tell you that her sins, many as they are, have been forgiven her, because she has shown such great love. It is someone who is forgiven little who shows little love.’ (Luke 7:41-47) Again, God takes into account not the enormity of our sins but our willingness to love Him--by abiding in His Word! The Lord replied, ‘Who, then, is the wise and trustworthy steward whom the master will place over his household to give them at the proper time their allowance of food? Blessed that servant if his master’s arrival finds him doing exactly that. I tell you truly, he will put him in charge of everything that he owns. But if the servant says to himself, “My master is taking his time coming,” and sets about beating the menservants and the servantgirls, and eating and drinking and getting drunk, his master will come on a day he does not expect and at an hour he does not know. The master will cut him off and send him to the same fate as the unfaithful. ‘The servant who knows what his master wants, but has got nothing ready and done nothing in accord with those wishes, will be given a great many strokes of the lash. The one who did not know, but has acted in such a way that he deserves a beating, will be given fewer strokes. When someone is given a great deal, a great deal will be demanded of that person; when someone is entrusted with a great deal, of that person even more will be expected. (Luke 12:42-48) Jesus states that it is those to whom much is given that much will be asked of them, and to those who much has been entrusted to them, much more will be demanded of them! James warns us of this very danger: Only a few of you, my brothers, should be teachers, bearing in mind that we shall receive a stricter judgement. (James 3:1) So it is the extent to which we damage our relationship with God, once we have come to know Him, that will demand greater Judgment and not the sinful state in which we come to Jesus! God Bless! Angel |
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238 | Please allow several days bfore removing | Amos 1:1 | JCrichton | 129938 | ||
Hi, Roger! If you were offering a prayer... thank you! If you were cancelling the request... thank you! God Bless! Angel |
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239 | Does God plunge mortals into ignorance? | Obad 1:8 | JCrichton | 130597 | ||
Hi, Reighn! I must totally agree with you... we are created in the image and likeness of God--potentially we have the wisdom and abilities of being children of God from get-go! It is out of pure obstinance that we reject Life: Light: God! (John 3:19-21) Even as children, when our cognitive abilities are not yet honed, the Spirit of God guides us to behave in obedience to God... It is an innate mechanism that steers us to God--the reason why though we may find ourselves in a crowd of tens of thousands we still have that empty feeling, that feeling of missing something... If we choose to obey God, our relationship with Jesus begins to form and our potential (spiritual growth) is unlimited! But most of us are quick to embrace foolishness as we keep our eyes set on instant gratification (pleasures of the world) while putting aside our Heavenly quest... we silence God's voice within us and we waste years or lifetimes seeking to fill the void that only Christ can fill! God Bless! Angel |
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240 | Does God plunge mortals into ignorance? | Obad 1:8 | JCrichton | 130970 | ||
Hi, RS! I am referencing God's Call... it is a spiritual calling that even as infants when our physical abilities are not mature (cognizant, locomotive, and intellectual), we receive from the Father... did I imply that we do not need to get to know Jesus (Scripture)? No! But God does allow even the illiterate mind to know Him (Romans 1:19-24)... ever wonder why a few week-old infant stares into nothingness and smiles with glee? Though we are heirs of Adam according to the flesh, we are made Whole in Jesus through the Holy Spirit of God. This is the relationship which I attempted to convey... that need to be with our Creator in as innate in our system as self-preservation! Christ Himself attest to this when He tells us that: "No one can come to me unless the Father who sent me draws him, and I will raise him up at the last day. (John 6:44) We see, our relationship with God is not facilitated by man... it is God Himself that extends His Love and Mercy to us in His Calling... as we choose to listen to the Father, He guides us to the Son, who in turn offers us Life in the Holy Spirit--one God, forever involved in man's existence guiding him to holiness: for it is written: "Be holy, because I am holy." (1 Peter 1:16) Yet, since we are created in the image and likeness of God, we can choose to ignore God’s Call--we can choose to reject Him and blissfully embrace the creature (Satan and the world). In John 6:44 Jesus states that we depend on the Father's guidance to Jesus... how the Father chooses to bring us to the Son is not for us to determine... Some may be brought up by devoted Christians who instruct their children from the womb about Christ; some may be the offspring of "Christians" who have worked themselves into denominational apartheid where they are in the fringes of Christian Faith--yet God with His Powerful Spirit (the Holy Spirit) chooses to immerse the child/children in a quest for holiness that outstrips the apathy of the parents; still, some may come to Jesus from openly hostile nations/people who reject Jesus and seek to eradicate any semblance of His Divinity... It is our Holy Father that Calls us to Himself, through Jesus, in the Holy Spirit: Therefore I tell you that no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says, "Jesus be cursed," and no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit. There are different kinds of gifts, but the same Spirit. There are different kinds of service, but the same Lord. There are different kinds of working, but the same God works all of them in all men. (1 Corinthians 12:3-6--see also Romans 14:17-18; 15:16; 15:30; 1 Corinthians 6:19-20; 2 Corinthians 13:14; Hebrews 9:14) We know that this relationship existed forever because God does not change… again, I am not contending that we can come to Yahweh by our own means; rather my argument is that our Holy Father has been Calling us to Him from the very beginning and even as infants He is there seeking us out! Christian parents have the obligation to instruct their children in the Faith, to help them understand that they belong to God and that He has always been there waiting for them to recognize that they are not alone, that they belong to Him! But the reality of the matter is that we are swayed by the world and we eagerly run after Satan exchanging the Beauty of God for the instant gratifications of the flesh! (John 3:19-21) God Bless! Angel |
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