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101 | What God requires of us. Micah 6:8 | Micah | Country Girl | 124440 | ||
Mic 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God? I would say this is a good start, but don't you think there's a lot more to the question and answer but just these few lines? Seems like you've left out the whole NT. Would you care to elaborate a little more? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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102 | The Great Difference | Zech 10:2 | Country Girl | 130987 | ||
Great words. So true, we ourselves don't have a prayer of measuring up on Judgment Day without God's Grace to help us, here and now, every day, every hour of our lives. Just one question. I love to find out about names. Did the author pronounce his last name with the "p" in the first or second syllable? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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103 | The Great Difference | Zech 10:2 | Country Girl | 131099 | ||
So I assume his name is pronounced Top-lady. I noticed he only lived 38 years, as you mentioned. Do you know why life was cut short? Sorry for all these questions. I'm kinda busy with school homework (two courses) and a full-time job. I appreciate your patience and responses. You surely are a wealth of knowledge. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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104 | The Great Difference | Zech 10:2 | Country Girl | 131153 | ||
Thanks for the information. Blessings to you. Country Girl | ||||||
105 | Study on blasphemy!! | Matthew | Country Girl | 123964 | ||
If you'll insert the word "unpardonable sin" or "blaspheme Holy Spirit" into the Quick Search on your screen, you'll receive a tremendous wealth of information. I know because I just did; some of the statements go back years. I mentioned those two different phrases because you can't squeeze all those words into one search. Blessings to you in your study. Country Girl |
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106 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 131602 | ||
I can't believe I read the whole thing. Although there's a slight urge in me as a fellow human to agree with you, there's a Holy Spirit within me endorsing what my conscience is whispering. Yes, we see great cruelty and very horrible actions from the militant Islam but then so did those who lived through the Spanish Inquisitions and the Crusades before that. That's one of the world's most recurring themes throughout its history, the struggle depicted between good and evil but even so with all that as a given fact, we're still told by Christ, the Ruler of this world to "forgive our enemies and bless them that persecute us." I agree with you, sometimes this is VERY tough to do, especially with a genuine heart of love and NOT feel what our gut instinct tells us to feel. We must repeat over and over to ourselves that we must hate the sin but love the sinner, as does our God above. I was brought up in a military family and have been myself involved in supporting the military war machine in the overseas theatre and I do support our country's attempt to right the wrongs in the Middle East and try to get those folks started toward a more sane form of self government but we also should realize Christ's way is the best way. You post comes dangerously close to inciting a riot so I would remind you and all other readers only the "peacemakers will be called sons of God," Matt 5. After all, if we retaliate as you're suggesting, we're no better than the evil they are perpetrating on the world. Now, as a practical matter, I do hope and pray that countries across the globe will unite with us and try to form a united front and literally ostracize this terrorism element and try them for the crimes and carry out the proper punishment as determined by the courts. But this must be done with a focus on some semblence of justice instead of vengence. That's the only way, we could hope to get God's blessing on our actions. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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107 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 131701 | ||
Angel, your statement is very, very well put. I would add as a reminder to everyone that there's a somewhat militant portion of people who claim to be christians right here in America. Some of them talk about and apparently have actually executed some doctors and other medical personnel who were involved in the industry of performing abortions. Now of course, I don't believe in abortions but just as emphatically, I don't believe in killing those who do. Norrie, I really do hope you continue to study and pray on this matter as it will be very important to you in the future. Blessings to both you and Angel. Country Girl |
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108 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 131709 | ||
I'm sure you've heard the expression: "All it takes for evil to succeed is for the good, moral folks in the world to remain silent." The devil will do the rest. I wish I could recall who said those words. Maybe you or DocT knows. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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109 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 131716 | ||
Thanks, Emmanus. I knew one of you intellectual sharpies would come to my rescue. I guess it's sorta like the tendancy for people to come up with quotes that aren't really in the Bible. We do seem to take certain liberties with famous quotes from the past. I do sincerely appreciate your great knowledge and handling of God's Word. Blessings to you, my dear friend. Country Girl |
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110 | Denounce militant Islam? | Matt 5:44 | Country Girl | 132025 | ||
Well said, Hank, Well said!! Amen. ALL Americans, every single one of us should vote. Otherwise as far as you are concerned all the ones who died to give us that wonderful blessing did so in vain. To all those NOT voting: I'd hate to think my son who was in the military for four years could have died when he was in Middle East protecting your right to vote and now you're telling me you think you'll NOT vote as a form of protest. Let's be completely honest with each other and just call that what it is. The sophisticated name for it is HOGWASH. I'll let you figure out what the less sophisticated names are. You bet this kind of talk makes me just a little angry. Almost as angry as our Lord must have been when He "cleansed His Father's House." Makes a true American want to do the same thing. God Bless America, land that I love. Country Girl |
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111 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123812 | ||
I've read your post twice but I'm not certain of your position. Are you saying we ARE going to answer for all the careless words we say or not? Also, since you bring it up. Are you saying that once we become christians, we don't have anything more to do for Christ? We can coast on into Heaven, doing absolutely nothing more? If so, what about all the scriptures that depict the christian way of life after being saved. If we are to do something, what are we to do? Can you provide scriptures? Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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112 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123813 | ||
Copied from your post: As I read this passage and consider the Judgment Seat of Christ (which is only for believers) I suspect that these careless words are anything apart from Christ at work in our lives. Did you actually mean to say that Judgment Day will be only for believers? What is your scriptural basis for such an unusal statement? I hope you didn't mean to say that; there's just too many scriptures to counter that position. For example Jesus' depiction of Judgment Day with the sheep and the goats in Matt 25. Please tell me this was just a typo on your part. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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113 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123895 | ||
I'm not certain exactly what Paul is the Corinthian letter but to me Jesus' Words are quite clear. I'm afraid I'll go with His words and assume there will be two groups at Judgment Day as mentioned earlier. Matt 25:31 "When the Son of Man comes in His glory, and all the holy angels with Him, then He will sit on the throne of His glory. 32All the nations will be gathered before Him, and He will separate them one from another, as a shepherd divides his sheep from the goats. 33And He will set the sheep on His right hand, but the goats on the left. 34Then the King will say to those on His right hand, "Come, you blessed of My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world: 35for I was hungry and you gave Me food; I was thirsty and you gave Me drink; I was a stranger and you took Me in; 36I was naked and you clothed Me; I was sick and you visited Me; I was in prison and you came to Me.' 37"Then the righteous will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry and feed You, or thirsty and give You drink? 38When did we see You a stranger and take You in, or naked and clothe You? 39Or when did we see You sick, or in prison, and come to You?' 40And the King will answer and say to them, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.' 41"Then He will also say to those on the left hand, "Depart from Me, you cursed, into the everlasting fire prepared for the devil and his angels: 42for I was hungry and you gave Me no food; I was thirsty and you gave Me no drink; 43I was a stranger and you did not take Me in, naked and you did not clothe Me, sick and in prison and you did not visit Me.' 44"Then they also will answer Him, saying, "Lord, when did we see You hungry or thirsty or a stranger or naked or sick or in prison, and did not minister to You?' 45Then He will answer them, saying, "Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did not do it to one of the least of these, you did not do it to Me.' 46And these will go away into everlasting punishment, but the righteous into eternal life." I think there are far more scriptures depicting this view than the questionable scriptures you and Kalos are referring to. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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114 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123896 | ||
Copied from an earlier post: Also, since you bring it up. Are you saying that once we become christians, we don't have anything more to do for Christ? We can coast on into Heaven, doing absolutely nothing more? If so, what about all the scriptures that depict the christian way of life after being saved. If we are to do something, what are we to do? Can you provide scriptures? I noticed you didn't respond to these questions. Maybe you overlooked them? Thanks for taking a second look. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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115 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123906 | ||
As I mentioned, Jesus' Words are very clear and it doesn't seem to describe anything like what you're saying. In contrast to that, I'd also submit Paul's words from Hebrews Heb 9:27 And inasmuch as it is appointed for men to die once and after this comes judgment, Heb 9:28 so Christ also, having been offered once to bear the sins of many, will appear a second time for salvation without reference to sin, to those who eagerly await Him. As I mentioned, when you take ALL the scriptures from the NT and put them together and draw a solid, consistent conclusion, I can only see the scene as clearly depicted by our Lord in Matt 25. I realize this goes counter with what you and several others believe but the Bible really should be read clearly and simply whenever possible as our Lord intended it. Of course there are exceptions like the figurative language in Revelation, Daniel and Ezekiel. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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116 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 123910 | ||
I just thought of another interesting parallel: Upon thoughtful consideration of the way our God speaks to us as His children through His Word, our Bibles, I have to draw the conclusion that generally God speaks to us with great simplicity and straight forwardness. Upon describing the greatest achievement in this whole universe, its creation including the creation of man and woman, Adam and Eve, God only takes a few chapters to do so and does it with an amazing amount of simplicity. As I mentioned, I think God describes the way this universe is going to end in a rather simple manner, speaking a word like He did in the beginning and bring it to a very sudden end as depicted by His Son in Matt 24, by Paul in 1 Thes 5:2 and by Peter in 2 Pet 3:10. In contrast, men have come up with a great elaborate idea of a gradual, dramatic phasing of the end of the world and the various kinds of judgments as you've suggested. First, the rapture, then the 1000 year reign and other feautures about which I really don't know very much. All I know my Bible (and yours) teaches God is a tremendously powerful, all-knowing, all-present Being but when He deals with His creation, including you and me, He does so very simply. He created the whole universe in a mere six 24 hour days. I'm sure he can destroy it much quicker, and conduct judgment in a much faster timeframe than you and I can imagine and then proceed with the rest of His existence, whatever form that's going to take. As you said this is all opinion so what you think of mine? I hope you'll pray and study on it. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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117 | Are "careless words" sin? | Matt 12:36 | Country Girl | 124189 | ||
You'll have to forgive me. This is the very first time I've ever heard someone actually propose the idea of two standards of judgment on Judgment Day. Can you possibly explain and square this position in light of the sciptures copied below? Rom 14:7 For not one of us lives for himself, and not one dies for himself; Rom 14:8 for if we live, we live for the Lord, or if we die, we die for the Lord; therefore whether we live or die, we are the Lord's. Rom 14:9 For to this end Christ died and lived again, that He might be Lord both of the dead and of the living. Rom 14:10 But you, why do you judge your brother? Or you again, why do you regard your brother with contempt? For we will all stand before the judgment seat of God. Rom 14:11 For it is written, "AS I LIVE, SAYS THE LORD, EVERY KNEE SHALL BOW TO ME, AND EVERY TONGUE SHALL GIVE PRAISE TO GOD." Rom 14:12 So then each one of us will give an account of himself to God. Rom 14:13 Therefore let us not judge one another anymore, but rather determine this--not to put an obstacle or a stumbling block in a brother's way. In contrast, I've always been taught there will only be the one standard of judgment for the whole world and that is the Words of Jesus as cited in Luke 4:4 But Jesus answered him, saying, "It is written, "Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God." and John 12:47 And if anyone hears My words and does not believe, I do not judge him; for I did not come to judge the world but to save the world. 48He who rejects Me, and does not receive My words, has that which judges him--the word that I have spoken will judge him in the last day. 49For I have not spoken on My own authority; but the Father who sent Me gave Me a command, what I should say and what I should speak. I can only anticipate you're going to ask me "How do I reconcile these two pictures of the Judgment Bar of God and the Judgment Seat of Christ?" My response would be there's no problem as I see them as one. They'll both be there in perfect harmony with each other and make Perfect Judgments of everyone who has ever lived by the Words as cited in our Bibles. Those who lived and knew about God's Word will be judged by His Word. Those who lived without ever hearing about or knowing His Word will judged without It. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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118 | Am I wrong? | Matt 18:6 | Country Girl | 126551 | ||
I don't remember an actual example of this being done with names, places or scripture. All I can do is quote from God's word: Ex 22:16 "If a man entices a virgin who is not betrothed, and lies with her, he shall surely pay the bride-price for her to be his wife. 17If her father utterly refuses to give her to him, he shall pay money according to the bride-price of virgins. Sometimes it's difficult if not impossible to understand God's wisdom. The bottom line is "We just say Yessir." Blessings to you. |
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119 | Christianity -- American style vs... | Matt 28:19 | Country Girl | 128120 | ||
I appreciate your insight. I'd like to think that everyone will respond that way but the real question to everybody is, "Will I do something to change and make an improvement in my own community?" Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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120 | Christianity -- American style vs... | Matt 28:19 | Country Girl | 128150 | ||
Thanks to both you and Emmaus. You're a great assets to this Forum. Blessings to you. Country Girl |
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