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1 | Jn3:16 ;1Jn2:15 Do/don't love the world | John 3:16 | JCrichton | 150904 | ||
Hi! I think that part of the problem you are having is experienced by most Christians (and the world) as they begin their trek with Jesus... There are many seemingly contradictory statements in Scripture... one in particular is when Jesus talks about the end of times and He tells His disciples that not even the Son (of man) knows the exact moment, that that hour and day are exclusively known only to the Father... Here's the catch... Jesus never stopped being God; since God is Omniscient, Jesus must know all (all things were created by Him and for Him); the disciples become aware of Jesus' Omniscience: Now we can see that you know all things and that you do not even need to have anyone ask you questions. This makes us believe that you came from God." (John 16:30) Then, why would Jesus lie?... He didn't! As the Lamb of God (John 1:29) the Word Incarnate did not come to teach and reveal all the mysteries of God; He came to Save the world (John 3:140-17)... and Jesus Himself tells us that there are things that He did not reveal because the disciples were not yet ready to understand (John 16:7-15)... God can love the world (all of humanity without exception) while still rejecting the world (all of humanity who choose to trangress His Authority and rebel against His Will), for it is not God who differentiates between one man and another; it is man who humbly subjects himself to God's Will and obeys Him or proudly rejects God's Authority and disobeys Him and revels in his own will (John 3:17-21; 5:24-40; John 1:1-5, 9-14)... God loves the world so much so that the Word becomes as one of us in order to rescue us from the wages of sin (death); but God loathes iniquity... thusly He rejects the world which waddles and revels in iniquity! And because there is an evident distinction between God and man, He is able to love all the world without succumbing to its snares and enticements (Matthew 4:1-1-11), while, simulatenousely, warning us not to get caught up in the entanglemens of the world's lures... Did God forbid us to love the world as He does?... a resounding, NO! We are commanded to pray for the world , to love, in Christ, the world, to bring peace, Christ's peace, to the world, to offer the world the Light of God. (Matthew 5:43-48; 5:14-16; John 14:27; 2 Corinthians 5:20 thru 6:10; Romans 10:14-15; Matthew 28:18-20) So we are to love the world, in Christ Jesus, while not becoming lovers of the world and all of its revelries and orgies (sex, money, power, hate, anger, gluttony ...) which lead us away from God and places us in enmity against God's Might, Judgment and Wrath! (Revelation 6:15-17) God Bless! Angel |
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2 | Jn3:16 ;1Jn2:15 Do/don't love the world | John 3:16 | starfire | 150906 | ||
Indeed you *are* an ANGEL! I've looked up these passages and found such joy in them; particularly John 16:20-30!! I've read the gospels through many times, but it's amazing how a certain passage can spring to life in meaning at times when we are seeking (and I thank YOU for your part in it) :-) I know there are some things not to be understood, but I (blind faith?) believe that God would NOT have written down the WORD if we weren't to understand it with our human minds and hearts. (at least on some level...there's that word again, Tim!) I'm sure there is even MORE depth to it than we can comprehend until that glorious day when all truth will be revealed :-) You make an excellent point in that Jesus did not come to explain it to us, but to save us. The Holy Spirit is the one guiding us in our understanding and I now see that there is no shame or defeat or disappointing God (beause I can't understand it without help)in asking other well learned and well loved believers in the Word for their assistance. Terrib has shown me how the Holy Spirit IS teaching me...through whatever means I seek. As John Hagee says and I love so much, "HALLELUIA to the LAMB of GOD!! |
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3 | Jn3:16 ;1Jn2:15 Do/don't love the world | John 3:16 | JCrichton | 150967 | ||
Hi, Starfire! Thank you for your generous words! "...I now see that there is no shame or defeat or disappointing God..." I think that this too is part of God's Plan... we are called to be part of One Body... every one of us has something to contribute (the Holy Spirit bestows upon us what the Church needs)... coming together in Christ is the culmination of both humble obedience and true worship... and since we've not yet become what we can be, we must each bring forward our weaknesses or strengths... not a single one of us will be deemed less valuable to Christ! As Paul said, it is in our infirmities that Christ is Strong! God Bless! Angel |
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