Results 1 - 3 of 3
|
|
|||||
Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Where does Jesus say He is God? | Bible general Archive 1 | jme | 45957 | ||
Zeph 3 8 Therefore wait ye for me, saith Jehovah, until the day that I rise up to the prey; for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger; for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy. 1 Thessalonians 5 1Now, brothers, about times and dates we do not need to write to you, 2for you know very well that the day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. 3While people are saying, "Peace and safety," destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. 4But you, brothers, are not in darkness so that this day should surprise you like a thief. 5You are all sons of the light and sons of the day. We do not belong to the night or to the darkness. 6So then, let us not be like others, who are asleep, but let us be alert and self-controlled. 34"Be careful, or your hearts will be weighed down with dissipation, drunkenness and the anxieties of life, and that day will close on you unexpectedly like a trap. 35For it will come upon all those who live on the face of the whole earth. 36Be always on the watch, and pray that you may be able to escape all that is about to happen, and that you may be able to stand before the Son of Man." jme |
||||||
2 | Where does Jesus say He is God? | Bible general Archive 1 | IneffableUniverse | 45971 | ||
Dear JME, These things you quote were written in a time when people truly believed that the entire world consisted of the lands surrounding the Mediterranean Sea. Since earthquakes were common and warring groups were a constant threat, NATUALLY they thought the "end was near." But don't we know better now? We KNOW why earthquakes happen. We KNOW that lunatics like Saddam H. are out there plotting destruction. GOD isn't doing these things any more than the "fire god of the mountain" demands virgin sacrifices to stop the lava flow. I am amazed at how Eastern religions lack this apocalyptic view. The Hindus I know are so at peace with themselves and others, as are Buddhists and Taoists. It is mainly Judeo-Christian dogma that makes people fear the future. Jesus said many wonderful, wise things, but I find many Christians taking them out of context and using them as scare tactics. Jesus used the word "love" repeatedly. NOW WHAT PAUL WAS RUNNING AROUND SAYING IS SOMETHING ELSE!!! But he he had a political agenda and a movement to promote! After all, what do you say to keep your interests going, when your leader has been executed by the ruling authority of the time, the Romans. |
||||||
3 | Where does Jesus say He is God? | Bible general Archive 1 | jme | 45988 | ||
Hi When I was younger I was not interested of any type of religion. I thought that the whole world was corrupt, including all religions.My answer to life was to live isolated.Well I got married and ofcourse I never really got to live that way for very long.I always looked at the world and religions from the third person point of view. Life was a prison sentence. School was a joke, they teach you history but they don't learn from it.I would have liked to learn things from the natural world, but school was 12 years of nothing.I was pretty bitter about people and conditions.It seemed to me that people had alot more going for them than what the were doing. It just didn't make sense. I had gone to a number churches with my parents when I was younger, Mormons, United, Pentacostal, and also looked into a few Eastern religions.But there was nothing really stuck, they just didn't have the answers I was looking for. I looked a nature and just knew something had made all this,( it was like the hardware was great but the software was full of bugs) Then one day someone showed me from the Bible why things were the way they were. That God had a plan but people were just not following it.Like the Bible says they had a form of Godly devotion but proved false to it's power. It also meant that I had to change some of my ideas too.There were 39 writers over a period of 1500 years and no contradictions and one theme, Gods Kingdom to be restored on earth and heaven.Finally something that made sense, and the way the world should be. But the Bible says that narrow is the road and few are the ones finding it. The Bible also says that the truths are hidden so that the ones with the right heart will be the ones that come to an accurate knowledge, and do Gods will. It made perfect sense to me.It also meant the you would have to struggle for it, for the Bible says that it is the one that endures to the end that will be saved. I did not go into this lightly, everthing in the Bible had to have backing, none of this mystery stuff. It's not the Bible that flawed it is peoples hearts, and that is not easy to change. Hope I didn't bore you, but I didn't know how else to answer you message. jme |
||||||