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1 | Searching for the truth | NT general Archive 1 | CLAUDE2000 | 79917 | ||
Q1: the greek for soon also means quickly. compare this to the parables of the Gospel: "I come as a thief in the night"; also the parable of the bridesmaids, half of whome where ready, half not. The point is you must alwats be ready, because there will not be time to react once HE comes."it will be in the blink of an eye". Incidently, His coming is based on Jewish wedding custom, which is why there are so many parables about weddings. In a jewish wedding the groom(Jesus) comes as a surprise, at the time that the Father dictates, therefore the bride(Church)must always be ready. Q2: This is a tough doctrine. YES we should try to convert everyone. This verse is akin to 2PET where it says that GOD knows how to keep the righteous for reward and to keep the unrighteous for judgment. In other words some folks aren't gonna make it... but we don't know who they are. Your verse is a prayer that reiterates 2 PET and also several of the psalms. It's asking God to judge justly. Our job IS to try and help everyone. |
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2 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | NT general Archive 1 | FytRobert | 79998 | ||
Hi, JESUS COMING/ OUR DEPARTURE Thanks for your answear which has prompted my mind to comment as follow: Why can't christians admit that Jesus coming will not happen to-night,next week nor the week after [we may even extend this timeframe]because the Bible says that several events must come to pass before the return on Jesus. I reckon, we are in the midst of these events. In this context, there is no necessity to be ready now. On the other hand,it is ever more urgent that we should ready ourselves for the Lord's coming, because no one knows the hour nor the day of his departure from this world. The emphasis should be on our departure from this world rather than Jesus coming! With Love in Christ. FytRobert |
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3 | SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH | NT general Archive 1 | dwilde | 80014 | ||
Jude 1 17But, dear friends, remember what the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ foretold. 18They said to you, "In the last times there will be scoffers who will follow their own ungodly desires." 19These are the men who divide you, who follow mere natural instincts and do not have the Spirit. 20But you, dear friends, build yourselves up in your most holy faith and pray in the Holy Spirit. 21Keep yourselves in God's love as you wait for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to bring you to eternal life. 22Be merciful to those who doubt; 23snatch others from the fire and save them; to others show mercy, mixed with fear--hating even the clothing stained by corrupted flesh. |
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4 | Searching for the truth | NT general Archive 1 | FytRobert | 80147 | ||
Hi, Thanks for your comments but due to my shallow knowledge of the Bible, I am unable to comprend your message vide Jude1:17-23. Can you please be more helpful by being more specific in your comments on the following individually: 1.Jesus will come back again only after several events have come to past-as stated in the Bible. 2.After about 2000years, we are now in the midst of these events. 3.May be another 2000 years hence, before Jesus comes again! 4.Human life on this earth is comparatively short and it is very likely that this generation will depart from this world earlier than Jesus coming. In view of this, it is better to prepare oneself immediately and before death to walk the path of Jesus.Simply, because we do not know the hour nor the day of our migration. 5.So, in our attempts to bring in converts, our emphasis should be on our departure which is imminent rather than Jesus coming? Please comment. With Love in Christ. FytRobert. |
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5 | Searching for the truth | NT general Archive 1 | dwilde | 80151 | ||
My response was not an answer to questions that have no answer. But a statement that we must “Keep yourselves in God's love” and love the sinner and Hate the sin. You can also look at Matthew 6 34Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own. |
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