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181 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 131701 | ||
Angel, your statement is very, very well put. I would add as a reminder to everyone that there's a somewhat militant portion of people who claim to be christians right here in America. Some of them talk about and apparently have actually executed some doctors and other medical personnel who were involved in the industry of performing abortions. Now of course, I don't believe in abortions but just as emphatically, I don't believe in killing those who do. Norrie, I really do hope you continue to study and pray on this matter as it will be very important to you in the future. Blessings to both you and Angel. Country Girl |
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182 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 131709 | ||
I'm sure you've heard the expression: "All it takes for evil to succeed is for the good, moral folks in the world to remain silent." The devil will do the rest. I wish I could recall who said those words. Maybe you or DocT knows. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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183 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 131716 | ||
Thanks, Emmanus. I knew one of you intellectual sharpies would come to my rescue. I guess it's sorta like the tendancy for people to come up with quotes that aren't really in the Bible. We do seem to take certain liberties with famous quotes from the past. I do sincerely appreciate your great knowledge and handling of God's Word. Blessings to you, my dear friend. Country Girl |
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184 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 132025 | ||
Well said, Hank, Well said!! Amen. ALL Americans, every single one of us should vote. Otherwise as far as you are concerned all the ones who died to give us that wonderful blessing did so in vain. To all those NOT voting: I'd hate to think my son who was in the military for four years could have died when he was in Middle East protecting your right to vote and now you're telling me you think you'll NOT vote as a form of protest. Let's be completely honest with each other and just call that what it is. The sophisticated name for it is HOGWASH. I'll let you figure out what the less sophisticated names are. You bet this kind of talk makes me just a little angry. Almost as angry as our Lord must have been when He "cleansed His Father's House." Makes a true American want to do the same thing. God Bless America, land that I love. Country Girl |
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185 | What does the bible say about purgatory? | Matt 12:32 | Country Girl | 130748 | ||
The Bible doesn't say anything at all about purgatory nor does it portray anything about God's allowing mankind a second opportunity to attain Heaven after leaving this life here on earth. But instead we're given clear guidance from Heb 9:26 He then would have had to suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now, once at the end of the ages, He has appeared to put away sin by the sacrifice of Himself. 27And as it is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment, 28so Christ was offered once to bear the sins of many. To those who eagerly wait for Him He will appear a second time, apart from sin, for salvation. Paul's (assumed author) words here are very clear and straight forward in contrast to the figurative language as reflected in some other difficult passages. So we should always prefer God's clear Words whenever possible. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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186 | Are careless words "sin?" | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123798 | ||
Col 3:17 Whatever you do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks through Him to God the Father. With the words from Jesus and these words from Paul, it does seem the Bible is very clear that we as God's people should strive for this as a high priority in our lives. But I think that's also where Grace comes in, to make up for our shortcomings. As long as we really are genuinely giving God our very best, He'll meet us to make up the balance. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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187 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123807 | ||
I would have to say yes. We know from the many pictures painted throughout the Bible depicting Judgment Day, there's only going to be two groups of people: those who were faithful and kept their Lord as a high priority in their life and those that didn't. BUT I do think the Greek word for careless was a little more suggestive of sin than we mean in today's world. I'm certain our Lord doesn't mean for us, his children to NOT enjoy a good wholesome joke or to recognize humor in our world. We don't see Jesus in very many humorous situations but that's because he had such a serious job of saving the lost from a dying world and He had such a short time to wrap up His mission. Do you have any idea of the exact Greek word for "careless" and its full meaning? What are your thoughts on this matter? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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188 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123812 | ||
I've read your post twice but I'm not certain of your position. Are you saying we ARE going to answer for all the careless words we say or not? Also, since you bring it up. Are you saying that once we become christians, we don't have anything more to do for Christ? We can coast on into Heaven, doing absolutely nothing more? If so, what about all the scriptures that depict the christian way of life after being saved. If we are to do something, what are we to do? Can you provide scriptures? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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189 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123813 | ||
Copied from your post: As I read this passage and consider the Judgment Seat of Christ (which is only for believers) I suspect that these careless words are anything apart from Christ at work in our lives. Did you actually mean to say that Judgment Day will be only for believers? What is your scriptural basis for such an unusal statement? I hope you didn't mean to say that; there's just too many scriptures to counter that position. For example Jesus' depiction of Judgment Day with the sheep and the goats in Matt 25. Please tell me this was just a typo on your part. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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190 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123895 | ||
I'm not certain exactly what Paul is the Corinthian letter but to me Jesus' Words are quite clear. I'm afraid I'll go with His words and assume there will be two groups at Judgment Day as mentioned earlier. Matt 25:31 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' 37"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.' 41"Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' 44"Then they also will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 45Then He will answer them, saying, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." I think there are far more scriptures depicting this view than the questionable scriptures you and Kalos are referring to. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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191 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123896 | ||
Copied from an earlier post: Also, since you bring it up. Are you saying that once we become christians, we don't have anything more to do for Christ? We can coast on into Heaven, doing absolutely nothing more? If so, what about all the scriptures that depict the christian way of life after being saved. If we are to do something, what are we to do? Can you provide scriptures? I noticed you didn't respond to these questions. Maybe you overlooked them? Thanks for taking a second look. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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192 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123906 | ||
As I mentioned, Jesus' Words are very clear and it doesn't seem to describe anything like what you're saying. In contrast to that, I'd also submit Paul's words from Hebrews Heb 9:27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, Heb 9:28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. As I mentioned, when you take ALL the scriptures from the NT and put them together and draw a solid, consistent conclusion, I can only see the scene as clearly depicted by our Lord in Matt 25. I realize this goes counter with what you and several others believe but the Bible really should be read clearly and simply whenever possible as our Lord intended it. Of course there are exceptions like the figurative language in Revelation, Daniel and Ezekiel. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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193 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123910 | ||
I just thought of another interesting parallel: Upon thoughtful consideration of the way our God speaks to us as His children through His Word, our Bibles, I have to draw the conclusion that generally God speaks to us with great simplicity and straight forwardness. Upon describing the greatest achievement in this whole universe, its creation including the creation of man and woman, Adam and Eve, God only takes a few chapters to do so and does it with an amazing amount of simplicity. As I mentioned, I think God describes the way this universe is going to end in a rather simple manner, speaking a word like He did in the beginning and bring it to a very sudden end as depicted by His Son in Matt 24, by Paul in 1 Thes 5:2 and by Peter in 2 Pet 3:10. In contrast, men have come up with a great elaborate idea of a gradual, dramatic phasing of the end of the world and the various kinds of judgments as you've suggested. First, the rapture, then the 1000 year reign and other feautures about which I really don't know very much. All I know my Bible (and yours) teaches God is a tremendously powerful, all-knowing, all-present Being but when He deals with His creation, including you and me, He does so very simply. He created the whole universe in a mere six 24 hour days. I'm sure he can destroy it much quicker, and conduct judgment in a much faster timeframe than you and I can imagine and then proceed with the rest of His existence, whatever form that's going to take. As you said this is all opinion so what you think of mine? I hope you'll pray and study on it. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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194 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 124189 | ||
You'll have to forgive me. This is the very first time I've ever heard someone actually propose the idea of two standards of judgment on Judgment Day. Can you possibly explain and square this position in light of the sciptures copied below? Rom 14:7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; Rom 14:8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. Rom 14:9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Rom 14:10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. Rom 14:11 For it is written, "AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL GIVE PRAISE TO GOD." Rom 14:12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God. Rom 14:13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this--not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way. In contrast, I've always been taught there will only be the one standard of judgment for the whole world and that is the Words of Jesus as cited in Luke 4:4 But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." and John 12:47 And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 49For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. I can only anticipate you're going to ask me "How do I reconcile these two pictures of the Judgment Bar of God and the Judgment Seat of Christ?" My response would be there's no problem as I see them as one. They'll both be there in perfect harmony with each other and make Perfect Judgments of everyone who has ever lived by the Words as cited in our Bibles. Those who lived and knew about God's Word will be judged by His Word. Those who lived without ever hearing about or knowing His Word will judged without It. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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195 | Am I wrong? | Matt 18:6 | Country Girl | 126551 | ||
I don't remember an actual example of this being done with names, places or scripture. All I can do is quote from God's word: Ex 22:16 "If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. 17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins. Sometimes it's difficult if not impossible to understand God's wisdom. The bottom line is "We just say Yessir." Blessings to you. |
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196 | Christianity -- American style vs... | Matt 28:19 | Country Girl | 128109 | ||
I just read a wonderful article and wanted to share it with you. It was written by a christian preacher from Tennessee. Finding Patrick On a recent visit to Tanzania I had the privilege to go with some fellow christians to the city of Wanza up on the shores of Lake Victoria. We drove clear across the Serengeti plains in Tanzania and arrived about dark. Boaz, one of our fellow christian travellers found us a place to stay and then told us he was going to find Patrick, the adopted son of Francis and Margaret Wechesa. Understand, we were in the second largest city in Tanzania with over a million people, and Boaz is on foot setting out at dark to find a man who has no phone and no address! About three hours later Boaz returned to where we were staying and announced, "I have found Patrick and have gotten the address to Isaac's house. We will go there in the morning. Well, my first question was, "Boaz, how in the world did you find Patrick?" Boaz replied, "I tracked him down through his Bible studies. I asked a man if they knew Patrick and he told me he did not know the man's name but there was a fellow who was teaching the Gospel in that area and he gave me directions to the street where he had been teaching. I went there and talked to others who had heard him, and eventually I found someone who knew where he lived." Unbelievable!! A million people, one fellow, no phone, no address, in the dark of the night!! Only in Africa! I got to thinking about my own life and wondered if anyone could track me down by the people I had been teaching the Gospel. I would not be far from the mark to say there was a sudden shame that came over me at the realization that, while I would be considered faithful to the Lord, and evangelistic in nature with a desire to spread the truth, I could not honestly think of any street in my home town where people could tell a stranger that, "We know a man who has been teaching the Gospel and we will take you to him." No question about it -- I must do better. God said to teach His Word and it would not come back void. He said to plant the Seed (His Word) and He would bring forth the increase. That's what I need to be doing. One day someone may be trying to find me and I would hope someone would tell them, "I know that man. He is teaching the Gospel; let me show you where he lives." Thank you, Patrick, for demonstrating what I should be doing in the Kingdom right in my own city. End of article. Oh, if we could only enjoy the wonderful sense and tremendous value of Christianity like Patrick shows his fellow family members. Would anyone have a suggestion as to how we could get a little closer to this standard of real and genuine Christianity? Blessings to you for reading this far. Country Girl |
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197 | Christianity -- American style vs... | Matt 28:19 | Country Girl | 128120 | ||
I appreciate your insight. I'd like to think that everyone will respond that way but the real question to everybody is, "Will I do something to change and make an improvement in my own community?" Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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198 | Christianity -- American style vs... | Matt 28:19 | Country Girl | 128150 | ||
Thanks to both you and Emmaus. You're a great assets to this Forum. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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199 | Christianity -- American style vs... | Matt 28:19 | Country Girl | 128221 | ||
Yes, it's so good to read your story. I'm glad you're able to visit places like that and be a beacon for God's light. I don't think I could do that near as well as you. My talents lie in other areas. I'm just thankful that we're all blessed with different talents and God looks at us as a whole family. Blessings to you. Country Girl | ||||||
200 | will we be forgiven? | Mark 11:25 | Country Girl | 125144 | ||
I think Jesus parable answers your question very thoroughly. Notice in particular how this parable got started with verses 21 and 22 and then notice how He wrapped it up in verse 35. Yes, seems very conclusive to me. Matt 18:21 Then Peter came and said to Him, "Lord, how often shall my brother sin against me and I forgive him? Up to seven times?" Matt 18:22 Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you, up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven. Matt 18:23 "For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. Matt 18:24 "When he had begun to settle them, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him. Matt 18:25 "But since he did not have the means to repay, his lord commanded him to be sold, along with his wife and children and all that he had, and repayment to be made. Matt 18:26 "So the slave fell to the ground and prostrated himself before him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you everything.' Matt 18:27 "And the lord of that slave felt compassion and released him and forgave him the debt. Matt 18:28 "But that slave went out and found one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and he seized him and began to choke him, saying, 'Pay back what you owe.' Matt 18:29 "So his fellow slave fell to the ground and began to plead with him, saying, 'Have patience with me and I will repay you.' Matt 18:30 "But he was unwilling and went and threw him in prison until he should pay back what was owed. Matt 18:31 "So when his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were deeply grieved and came and reported to their lord all that had happened. Matt 18:32 "Then summoning him, his lord *said to him, 'You wicked slave, I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Matt 18:33 'Should you not also have had mercy on your fellow slave, in the same way that I had mercy on you?' Matt 18:34 "And his lord, moved with anger, handed him over to the torturers until he should repay all that was owed him. Matt 18:35 "My heavenly Father will also do the same to you, if each of you does not forgive his brother from your heart." What do you think? How would you answer your question? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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