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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: GoatFeathers Ordered by Date |
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1 | I'm not sure this is applicable | Rom 9:20 | GoatFeathers | 57027 | ||
You can give God an ultimatum until you are blue in the face. The real question is will God respond. From what I have seen, God will respond, but only if we are willing to deal with every card in the deck. God doesn't want half measures. What's the point of you quitting smoking if the rest of your life is still a wreck? If you are willing to turn over your whole life, then I think God is willing to listen to ultimatums. I'm not just pulling this out of the blue. In Gen 28, Jacob has left his house and recieves a vision from the Lord. Then he makes a vow (but it reads a lot like an ultimatum) "If God will be with me and will keep me in this way that I go and will give me food to eat and clothing to wear, So that I may come again to my father's house in peace, then the Lord shall be my God" This isn't like the drunk's prayer of "God, get me out of this situation and I'll never drink again." This is a true, "God if you will take care of me, I will worship you and no one else." That is the kind of deal that God can accept. |
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2 | Are God, Jesus, and Holy Spirit one? | 1 Thess 5:23 | GoatFeathers | 53827 | ||
You are correct in that you will not find anywhere in the Bible that mentions the Trinity by name. However, just because it's not in the Bible doesn't mean that it's wrong. This thinking was developed by godly men who read the Bible and prayerfully came to this conclusion. God allows us to work out a lot of things for ourselves while still under his guidance. For example, no where in the Bible will you find a list of the books that should be included in the Bible. This was worked out by a group of men who prayed and fasted to seek out the will of God in this manner. Also, the idea that God is a trinity is not that hard to understand when you realize that every person is also a trinity. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 says "Now may the God of peace Himself sanctify you entirely; and may your spirit and soul and body be preserved complete, without blame at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ." See, we have a spirit, a soul, and a body. Now we know that we were made in the image of God. While we could do a whole book on what it means to be made in the image of God (and it has been done) if we take a short look at it, we can see that each part in our earthly trinity lines up with part of God's holy trinity. Our spirit to God's Holy Spirit (John 4:24 "God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.") our soul to God the Father (Romans 12:2 "And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what the will of God is, that which is good and acceptable and perfect.") and our body to Jesus the Son (Romans 12:5 "so we, who are many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another.") Finally, let me just say "don't take my word for it". Read your Bible (which it sounds like you have already done), pray, ask for the counsil of other christians that you trust, and don't freak out about it. God loves you, and he would not have you stay ignorant in this matter. God will show his truth to you if you really seek him. |
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