Results 1 - 6 of 6
|
|
|||||
Results from: Notes Author: JGA216 Ordered by Date |
||||||
Results | Verse | Author | ID# | |||
1 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | JGA216 | 106892 | ||
Looks like i can't type :). The first paragraph should say 'an infinite and unconditional love' and not 'an infite ... love' | ||||||
2 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | JGA216 | 106890 | ||
First I would like to thank you for your unique and insightful questions CDBJ, they are very eye opening. After much thought I've come to the conclusion that the ONLY love one can have for God is an infite and unconditional love. I think that anything less is not truly a love of God, but at most an appreciation of him. And while you should appreciate God as well, there is a large difference between what is required to do so and what it takes to infinitely love. To obtain such a love one would have to know God. One who knows God, knows God's love for them. And I am convinced that any person who knows how great and how powerful God's love for them is and knows all that he as given them will live by God's word and keep his commandments. The bible tells us that if you know God and you live by his word, you will be accepted into Heaven. In consequence, if you know God, then you will love him, and if you love God, then you will surely, keep his commandments, and live by his word. If you do these things the Bible tells us that we will meet our father and be accepted into his kingdom. This is my answer, and I must confess I have never thought of it in this perspective before. Now that I have, I beleive that have yet to know God as well as I had convinced myself.. So again I thank you. I would also like to ask what would be your answer to the same question. I am anxious to learn from your wisdom which is much greater than my own. God Bless You -Josh Armstrong |
||||||
3 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | JGA216 | 106876 | ||
you make a very effective point CDBJ, I beleive I would say to him "I've not earned the privilege of entering your kingdom, but know that I love you nonetheless" | ||||||
4 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | JGA216 | 106832 | ||
Hi CDBJ, God has done many things for me.. many of them even in the past few months. Honestly, until the past few months, I rarely prayed or practiced my beleif in god in any way. Then I came to realize that My life is going nowhere and no matter how hard I tried, I couldn't figure out what I wanted to do with myself. So I started praying, and at first not much happened, then I one day realized that all my life I've had a passion for helping people and that I've always enjoyed working with children in particular. And there was my answer. So in the coming fall semester I will be attending school on a career path to youth outreach, with a primary goal of being accepted into the peace corp for a 2 year program. I've also become involved in many charities and volunteer programs, and been much happier with myself and much more driven with my life. In addition, when I once could not afford to pay my bills because my situation was so bad, after praying for the means to give what I owe, I have fell into a better job with more hours than I need to pay my debts. Even before all this, I know that god has been strong with me throughout my whole life, I never had a real father and I grew up in poverty, yet somehow, through all the hard times which I won't even go into detail about, my family always had what we needed, and looking back, I can not understand how we did except through god. So my answer is that god has done many things for me, and I never came close to deserving it, now I only hope that through the career I beleive he has guided me to I can do many things for him and for his children. God Bless You --Josh Armstrong |
||||||
5 | Am I wrong to think this? | Heb 10:25 | JGA216 | 106800 | ||
Searcher, Thank you for your response. Yours as well as others have in such a short amount of time given me legitimate reasons to question my previous mindset concerning "the church". That fact alone tells me that I do need the guidance of my bretheren. I also found much insight when you said that "we need to ask what we can do for her, not what we can get from the church" Thank you for your advice, god bless you |
||||||
6 | Am I wrong to think this? | Proverbs | JGA216 | 106799 | ||
Andy, Thank you for your response, It is very insightful and I appreciate your words. Particularly, your example of wood in the fireplace and mention of "sharpening requires some kind of force" has given me something to think about. You are a wise and generous man and god bless you for your help. |
||||||