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361 | Ezra and Family Values? | Ezra 10:3 | Rowdy | 118469 | ||
It should be emphasized that Ruth (Gentile) was not ONLY allowed into the Jewish nation, she became part of the very lineage of Christ Himself. So this bloodline was not nearly as important to God as was the attitude like her's. Apparently God has such an affinity for people like her with her wonderfully humble attitude that he would make exceptions. But generally, God did see and knew that to make this a practice of marrying outside the Jewish bloodline would detract from God's Will and His Holy Purpose of introducing Christ into the world, as in the case of Solomon. God bless. --Rowdy |
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362 | Violent correction? | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119275 | ||
I can only quote from the NT as follows: Matt 18:2 And He called a child to Himself and set him before them, 3 and said, "Truly I say to you, unless you are converted and become like children, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven. 4 "Whoever then humbles himself as this child, he is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven. 5 "And whoever receives one such child in My name receives Me; 6 but whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in Me to stumble, it would be better for him to have a heavy millstone hung around his neck, and to be drowned in the depth of the sea. 7 "Woe to the world because of its stumbling blocks! For it is inevitable that stumbling blocks come; but woe to that man through whom the stumbling block comes! 8 "If your hand or your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; it is better for you to enter life crippled or lame, than to have two hands or two feet and be cast into the eternal fire. 9 "If your eye causes you to stumble, pluck it out and throw it from you. It is better for you to enter life with one eye, than to have two eyes and be cast into the fiery hell. I've heard some folks say that here Christ was speaking figuratively. I don't think so. He and His Father are very, very serious when it comes to sin. IF and that's a big IF...IF that's what it literally comes down to, a choice between loosing our soul for eternity and loosing a body part, most people would gladly choose the latter. The big problem we humans have is perserverance. We all tend to be impulsive like Peter and would rather get it over with in a hurry and then enjoy the fruits of our "dedication" afterwards. Instead our God likes to see a steady progression of maturity, love and devotion in spite of living in a world filled to overflowing with distractions, temptations and much evil. This is truly the more difficult thing to do. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy PS: Hair isn't such a big thing to lose. I've been losing it ever since I was a teenager. Ha-Ha |
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363 | Violent correction? | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119407 | ||
I must admit, I don't understand how my post introduced the concept of repentance into this discussion BUT since you brought it up, I'll respond. I agree with you, I do think that a lot of folks don't understand the proper and full meaning of repentance. As I'm sure you know, it does mean a complete reversal from the previous lifestyle of sin. That lifestyle means different things to different people. To some it's obvious when sin dominates their lives; they must repent and resolve and stop those sins of commission. But to others who are fairly good people with a mostly good moral life, they seem to miss the fact that they, along with all of us need to repent from their shortcomings and learn to stop the sin of omission in their lives. Also, don't forget the teachings in James, especially Chapter 2. Yes, emphatically we are saved absolutely due to the work of our Lord, BUT our Lord is expecting to see OUR works as proof that we really are His children and NOT just saying "Lord, Lord" to get ourselves into Heaven. Thanks for the tip on mold. I actually had a rug for a few months and paid handsomely for it at the encouragement of my wife. But it just wasn't for me. The biggest thing was it was expense in monthly maintenance and washing it with expensive shampoos. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy |
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364 | Violent correction? | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119409 | ||
I'm not sure where you inferred or inserted the idea of repentance into this discussion but I would invite you to check out my recent post to CDBJ, post no 119407. In most scenarios where we see this kind of extreme drama in the Bible, like the High Priest "renting his clothes" while interigating Christ during His trial, it was done to emphasize the speaker's/renter's point. A person might say that this could possibly take the place of profanity or some other form of vocal extremeism. Instead of this kind of drama with oaths, tearing of hair or our clothes, we're now commanded by Christ Himself as follows: Matt 5:33 "Again, you have heard that the ancients were told, 'YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FALSE VOWS, BUT SHALL FULFILL YOUR VOWS TO THE LORD.' 34 "But I say to you, make no oath at all, either by heaven, for it is the throne of God, 35 or by the earth, for it is the footstool of His feet, or by Jerusalem, for it is THE CITY OF THE GREAT KING. 36 "Nor shall you make an oath by your head, for you cannot make one hair white or black. 37 "But let your statement be, 'Yes, yes' or 'No, no'; anything beyond these is of evil. Now of course, I recognize this is tough to do for we're all human and we ALL tend to lean to a little more drama in our lives than we see in the life of Jesus. I'm not saying it's wrong to enjoy drama or comedy and the other aspects of the human side in all of us. BUT I am saying that God would like for us to graduate from the love affair with which we all seem to suffer. I'll admit, I laugh at inappropriate jokes and I still enjoy a good ole movie with lots of action. Our wives (most women in general) want to go to a movie, the proverbial chick flick or a romantic comedy. We all need to see ourselves as growing up spiritually and preferring the world of our Father without all this human excess of drama. I realize this is probably NOT going to be a very popular position for most people to adopt BUT that's the way I see it in the scriptures. Your response? God bless. --Rowdy |
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365 | Violent correction? | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119447 | ||
I'm thinking we're basically talking about the value of life. As we're seeing in today's world on the other side of the ocean, in some countries and cultures, life doesn't mean very much, especially to the upper crust. The people in those wonderfully blessed positions in life have so much for which to be grateful and yet they don't see a need to share with their very own neighbor who might be among the poorest people on the earth. To such a monarch in such a country and culture, pulling hair and other extreme demonstrations of drama to make a point are merely another attempt to get the attention of his continuency. I can only imagine the contemporary kings to Solomon. Upon hearing about his wise question to the deceiving mother and his offer to cut the child in half, some of his neighboring kings probably thought "I would have gone ahead and cut the child in half and handed the two halves to the two women; would've serve the true mother right for associating with such scum." This of course, is conjecture on my part. In my travels and reading of international newspapers, I have heard of some pretty bad deeds perpetrated by the rulers across the world. Thank God America still has a modicum of decency and has a court system to prevent such abuses. God bless. --Rowdy |
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366 | Violent Correction | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119468 | ||
I'm pondering on my next response but meanwhile I've noticed you and I have dominated this thread and I'd be interested in what our other Forum folks think on this subject. What do yall (that's you all in southern USA talk) think? I'll tune in later on. God bless. --Rowdy |
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367 | Violent Correction | Neh 13:25 | Rowdy | 119507 | ||
In answer to your question about Why the Block? I don't know in this case. I can only guess that one or more of us (it could be me) has touched briefly on a subject the "Forum Protectors" feel is controversial or denominational and thus damaging to the image of the Forum. I'm afraid I have to admit quite a few of the threads I like to participate on are done that way. In my opinion, if we're not to try to correct misunderstandings or false teaching as it relates to the Bible, then why have the Forum in the first place? But then again, it is very important that we all maintain an open mind AND an open heart to all of God's Word. It's also very important that we should be polite and courteous to one another. That's sometimes difficult to do with stubborn knuncle-heads like me. I do hope I didn't cause your thread to be blocked. God bless. --Rowdy PS: I really should extend my apology to CDBJ as well. |
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368 | Can sickness ever be part of Gods will? | Job | Rowdy | 116208 | ||
I gather from the book of Job that God is NOT the source of the pain and suffering or disease in this world but He does allow it to exist as in Job's story. The main reason for all this misery in the world is so we WON'T get hooked on this world but instead look forward to the Home we have waiting for us in Heaven. I'm convinced since God is spiritual and our inner essence is spiritual, he wants us to reach the point of maturity that we actually look forward to going to this Home in Heaven, ALTHOUGH He wants us to wait for His timing. I also don't think there's anyone left on earth from the 1st century having miraculous powers of healing, speaking in tongues, etc. because all those powers died with the Apostles and the ones on whom they laid their hands. Those gifts were ushered into this world for one express purpose as follows: Acts 14:2 But the Jews who refused to believe stirred up the Gentiles and poisoned their minds against the brothers. 3So Paul and Barnabas spent considerable time there, speaking boldly for the Lord, who confirmed the message of his grace by enabling them to do miraculous signs and wonders. 4The people of the city were divided; some sided with the Jews, others with the apostles. This statement of mine SHOULD NOT be taken to mean that I DON'T believe in miracles directly from God through prayer as you've mentioned, for I do believe. HOWEVER, we must accept God's Will when we don't get the answer for which we're looking. Above all, we MUST pray that our will comes to closer and closer alignment with God's Will. Then, we truly will find peace. Good questions and God bless. |
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369 | God pleased with Job | Job | Rowdy | 119981 | ||
I can only quote from the first chapter Job 1:7 The LORD said to Satan, "From where do you come?" Then Satan answered the LORD and said, "From roaming about on the earth and walking around on it." 8 The LORD said to Satan, "Have you considered My servant Job? For there is no one like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, fearing God and turning away from evil." To me it looks pretty clear that God thought very highly of Job since He initiated the conversation. What do you think? God bless. --Rowdy |
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370 | why does God let pets and kids suffer? | Job | Rowdy | 122360 | ||
I can only refer you to this wonderful book about a man who truly didn't deserve all the pain and sufferinig that came his way. He lost everything including his family and everything he owned so he had much more reason to ask God and did ask God these questions. AND he got a response but it wasn't the response he was hoping for. The bottom line for you and me is that God is the one and only; He created this world and everything in it. So He doesn't owe us an explanation but I have an idea we'll understand His position much better when we reach Heaven. Since you didn't give us any information on your profile, I'm inferring from your post that you must be pretty young. When you gain a few more years, you'll also appreciate a little more perspective about God's position, particularly after becoming a parent and seeing your kids suffer and grow up. By the way, welcome to the Forum. Hope this helps and God bless. --Rowdy PS: You can update your profile by clicking on Update User Info on the lower left corner of your screen. |
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371 | Was Job right and his friends wrong? | Job | Rowdy | 141884 | ||
The main point of the Book of Job is God's message to all of mankind about how He wants us to look at the tragedies and all the pain and suffering of this world. In a nutshell, God gave us an Absolute Perfect world and all of us messed it up and we've done it now at least twice with the advent of the worldwide flood. God wants us to grow up and see that we're just sojourners in this physical world and to learn to prefer His World of the Spiritual in His Home in Heaven. BUT we MUST wait until He calls us to that Home. Until that time, we must live here on earth, dying to sin, living for Christ and realize the gain when we die. That's part of the refining process Peter refers to in his epistle. Naturally, that also means we are here to shine God's Love, His Word and His Will through our lives to others in this world. Hope this helps. God bless. Rowdy |
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372 | Job 1:21 why does he refer to God here w | Job 1:21 | Rowdy | 117556 | ||
You might say that Job knew instinctively what was going on just as we do when we sit and think about all the evil, pain and suffering in the world. All that bad stuff is in the world as a result of our sinful nature but it's true like Job says. The Lord does give and He does take away just like it is with a small child in our homes as parents. In that home a small 2 or 3 year old child explores his/her world and is facinated with all the many fun things to do like touch a hot stove and stick one's finger in an electrical socket. The child experiences pain and as far as they are concerned, we the parent are responsible for indeed we are. After being a parent and rearing our two sons, I can share my experiences. One time when my son was 4 years old, I was mowing the lawn in the back where our metal swing set was and he was playing. I continued my circle around the yard while he continued to run at the swing and push it in front of him to have it fall behind him. Yes, I knew what would happen but my wife and I agreed to "allow him to experience the lesson if he could endure the little bit of pain." Yes, the swing eventually hit him in the back of the head. He came to me crying at which I held him until he stopped crying. Being a carbon copy of his old man, he went back to doing the same thing with the same swing. Yeah, we're both pretty stubborn but that day he taught me something. Our God created us to be tough enough to withstand the pain and suffering of this world, hoping that we'll realize that He's got something far better for us at His House. But we've got to give up our addiction for this finite, physical world and learn to prefer His World of the infinite and spiritual. God wants us to read ALL of His Words, including Job and graduate to His World of the spiritual, heavenly things. One more small point: we MUST let God choose when we get to move on from this world to the next. Good question and God bless. |
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373 | problem with cause and allow | Job 1:21 | Rowdy | 117617 | ||
But you seem to miss my point: we are the children to God and in spite of His Words of warning about sin, we continue commit sins and leave undone those acts of good and kindness we should be doing. Yes indeed, God allows sin and evil, the devil and all the other bad stuff to exist in the world because it shows off His glory all the more. Just like you can't have and wouldn't enjoy sunshine without rain, you and I really wouldn't enjoy an eternal home here on earth without this knowledge of flesh, the physical, the finite. Our physical world is totally incompatible with God's spiritual world outside of His one exception: the temporary combination of our human body with the soul He's given to each of us. Remember as far as my son was concerned I was responsible because I could have prevented the injury. But I knew he could handle it and I wanted him to grow and realize he must handle an ocassional pain in this world. But most important, I knew he needed to learn how to avoid these kind of pains. For the same reason, we took him and his brother to worship with us so he could develop his own relationship with God. You might also remember God doesn't have any grandchildren. Only His own beloved children will graduate to His Home we have waiting for us. God bless. --Rowdy |
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374 | But do we have to sin? | Job 1:21 | Rowdy | 117624 | ||
Paul deals with this kind of thinking as follows Rom 3:5 But if our unrighteousness brings out God's righteousness more clearly, what shall we say? That God is unjust in bringing his wrath on us? (I am using a human argument.) 6Certainly not! If that were so, how could God judge the world? 7Someone might argue, "If my falsehood enhances God's truthfulness and so increases his glory, why am I still condemned as a sinner?" 8Why not say--as we are being slanderously reported as saying and as some claim that we say--"Let us do evil that good may result"? Their condemnation is deserved. Let no one be deceived. God is not mocked. We will most definitely pay for our sins in this world and reap the full consequences UNLESS we've got the blood of Jesus to cover our sins AND we're sincerely trying our best to live a christian life every day. God bless. --Rowdy |
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375 | But do we have to sin? | Job 1:21 | Rowdy | 117638 | ||
I appreciate your comment. Mine was headed in that direction and I think I was really thinking of your scripture for it seems to be a little more directed to the question at hand. The whole book of Romans is really a fine work of art by the Apostle Paul. But it does get a little deep in some places. Bless you dear friend. Like I say, I appreciate your backing me up with a better, more applicable scripture. | ||||||
376 | 2sam 12 vs 16 to18 | Job 19:21 | Rowdy | 117953 | ||
This child was taken away from David for his sin with Bathsheba and the subsequent killing of her husband. His sin was committed in private but God's consequences were displayed in public as cited earlier in the same chapter. We must remember we all pay for our sins in one way or another, including "reaping what we've sown." We can ask God why He does certain things as He does but we probably won't get much more of an answer than He gave to Job. We have to accept that or make ourselves very miserable. God bless. --Rowdy |
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377 | Psalms of Lament | Psalm | Rowdy | 122341 | ||
I appreciate your sharing your story and this message with us. What faith you must have. I can only hope I would be as strong for the Lord, if I were to actually have to bury my own child. It truly is a devostating thing to some folks. God bless you, dear friend. --Rowdy PS: Almost forgot to say that I agree with your statement 100 percent. |
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378 | Meditate of Instigate | Ps 1:2 | Rowdy | 109358 | ||
I think I have to say Amen to Tim's statement. Meditation is very good but like with all things in this world, we really need to aim for balance. The single most important aspect I see in Christ's life that is most needed in this world is tolerance. There's literally a multitude of backgrounds and a myriad of spiritual maturities reflected on this Forum. We have to learn to see between the lines and try to get the actual intent of these messages. I agree that there is just a little bit of anger and frustration exhibited in some of these statements but overall this is a very good and productive Forum. Enjoy it and God bless. | ||||||
379 | World Peace | Ps 2:1 | Rowdy | 122800 | ||
I tend to agree with you. As confirmation of your thought, Jesus stated as follows in Matt 24:3 Now as He sat on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to Him privately, saying, "Tell us, when will these things be? And what will be the sign of Your coming, and of the end of the age?" 4And Jesus answered and said to them: "Take heed that no one deceives you. 5For many will come in My name, saying, "I am the Christ,' and will deceive many. 6And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars. See that you are not troubled; for all[1] these things must come to pass, but the end is not yet. 7For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. And there will be famines, pestilences, and earthquakes in various places. 8All these are the beginning of sorrows. 9"Then they will deliver you up to tribulation and kill you, and you will be hated by all nations for My name's sake. 10And then many will be offended, will betray one another, and will hate one another. 11Then many false prophets will rise up and deceive many. 12And because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold. 13But he who endures to the end shall be saved. 14And this gospel of the kingdom will be preached in all the world as a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come. Personally, I don't think it's within the capacity of mankind to know true peace for very long. Only God and His Son could possibly effect peace on this earth and of course that's not going to happen until His 2nd coming. God bless all who look forward to His coming again. --Rowdy |
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380 | An Admission of an Atheist | Ps 53:1 | Rowdy | 132145 | ||
I guess almost everybody has heard the joke about the man who waits to be saved after he gets stuck on his porch when a flood invades his yard. He turns down neighbors driving by and offering him a means of escape. He claims God will rescue him. Finally he goes to the rooftop where he declines both a boat and a helicopter saying the same thing. Then he dies and asks God why did he not rescue him. God's famous reply: "I sent your neighbors in a car and then a boat and a helicoptor. Why did you turn them away?" Just because an atheist turns a blind eye to all the wonderful evidence in the world proving the existance of God, that doesn't mean that the evidence disappears or negate the fact that God is alive and well. God bless. Rowdy |
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