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1 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115564 | ||
EdB, ---"Either the Bible is the inspired word of God or it is not. I believe it is the inspired word." ***Amen, it is!!! What you fail to distinguish between is the "inspiration" of God and the "revelation" of God. All of scripture is inspired by God, yes, but not all is His revelation. The bible is full of texts that are not "thus says the Lord" texts. Ezra 9 is one of them. God inspired this to be in the bible exactly because Ezra's words were not his revelation. It was to teach this exact lesson of taking scripture out of context to make it say what you want it to, just like everyone is doing here. ---"Marriage is covenant and you see in this passage God strictly forbids any covenant. Giving the reason that once they do they will start messing with pagan gods. It is not real hard to see." ***What god did Jacob's wives worship? What god did David's wives worship? What god did Solomon's wives worship? Did God have a problem with these marriages? What nationality were the wives of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob's sons, Moses, David, Solomon....? Did God have a problem with these marriages? The answer is no. What he has a problem with is worshiping other gods, not believing in them. ***What is the first of the ten commandments? "Have no other gods before me." Why not say 'don't believe in other gods,' or 'don't worship other gods,' or 'don't associate with people who believe in other gods?' BECAUSE HE WAS FINE WITH THEM JUST HAVING HIM FIRST. HE DIDN'T EXPECT MONOTHEISM. HE DIDN'T LIKE IT, BUT HE DIDN'T EXPECT EVERYONE TO STOP BELIEVING IN OTHER GODS. HE KNEW THEY WOULD MESS UP; HE JUST WANTED THEM TO KEEP HIM FIRST. SOLOMON FAILED TO DO THIS. MANY PEOPLE DID NOT FAIL TO KEEP GOD FIRST. DO WE PUT OTHER THINGS BEFORE GOD???? YES. DOES GOD WANT THIS???? NO. BUT WHEN IT HAPPENS, HE WANTS US TO REFOCUS AND PUT HIM FIRST AGAIN. ---"If you want to believe differently fine but don’t insult our intelligence or the word of God by trying to convince us you right." ***Thank you for this comment. I just can't support something like divorce or racism, both of which clearly insult the word and nature of God. ischus |
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2 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | flinkywood | 115574 | ||
Ischus, Do you think God would mind if a Christian married a Scientolgist? Colin |
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3 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115578 | ||
No. I think he would mind if the Christian left God for a cult though. | ||||||
4 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | flinkywood | 115580 | ||
Ischus, 1) Could you suggest any Bible passages to comfort and assure the Christian during his engagement to a Scientologist? 2) Do you know of any passages that warn a Christian against leaving God for a cult? 3) What might the consequences be for that Christian who left God for a cult? Colin |
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5 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115581 | ||
I am not sure what you are getting at here, but I will humor you in this. 1)First of all, if it was my son engaged to the cult girl, I would ask him his intentions and reasons for doing this. If they were valid and his faith was strong in the Lord, I would support him in his decision and ask him to continually bring his wife over to my house to spend time with all of us. I think this is what God would do as well. How many verses are there in the bible about being faithful to the Lord? Those are the verses I would give him, along with all of the ones about being God's light and presence to all peoples, showing them to way to Him. 2) The bible is full of verses about leaving God for another god, and many have been posted in this thread if you go back and look. 3) When someone leaves God, God is sad, hurt, and angry. God tries his best to call all of his lost sheep back to him. Isn't that what he did with us? If someone deliberately rejects God, the consequences are a broken relationship, and ultimately complete separation for eternity if there is no reconciliation. ischus |
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6 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | flinkywood | 115626 | ||
Ischus, How do you know the mind of God so well? Colin |
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7 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115675 | ||
It is kind of hard to explain... I just sort of go through some mental exercises, and then everything is just clear to me. | ||||||
8 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | flinkywood | 115676 | ||
Ischus, What mental exercises do you go through to know the mind of God so well? Colin |
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9 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | ischus | 115679 | ||
Colin, This information is only for the elite. You will have to go through some training and pass a couple of exams before you are able to have access to this knowledge. I am sorry, but you will have to investigate for yourself. ischus |
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10 | Intermarriage | Ezra 9:2 | flinkywood | 115680 | ||
Ischus, How did you become elite? Where can I find these elite exams? Colin |
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