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Results from: Answers On or After: Thu 12/31/70 Author: Brian.g Ordered by Verse |
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121 | Can brain damage lead to damnation? | 1 John 1:9 | Brian.g | 17453 | ||
John There are a couple things that need to be remembered in answering this question. 1. Ours is a God of mercy 2. Sin is an intentional act against God made by the free will of man. God is a compassionate Being who is wise enough to understand that actions, which are a direct result of injury or sickness and not controllable by man, are neither an act of free will nor is it an intentional insult against God. It is our hope, that some portion of that man is capable of understanding and loving God. God will use mercy and understanding in judging this person. Brian |
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122 | Why did God Provide us with Free Will | 1 John 4:16 | Brian.g | 175683 | ||
Grasshopper Let’s put 'sin' in a different format than simply being an offense against God (although it is an offense). Think of sin as an act which puts distance between us and God. Every sin is one step further away from God. If we were to have the same closeness of relationship with God, as Jesus did, there would be zero distance between us and God. And there would be no sin, no offense against God, no disharmony, only the fullness of Gods love and the wholeness of unity which Jesus prayed about in John 17. In reality, there is distance between each person and God. And God did not create the distance - we did and we do. Each time we act in a manner which moves us away from God, we call that act a 'sin'. And, since God does not force or cause us to act in this manner, that act of separation was freely chosen by us. If you are forced (lack of free will) to act in this manner, it is not a sin; it is not an act of separation between you and God. Maybe we don't always think about the ramifications of our acts, but we, of our own free will, perform the act(s) which puts distance between us and God. Next, think of hell, not in terms of lakes of fire, but in our not being with God - the greatest amount of distance from God, possible. So much distance, that we can no longer be considered ‘with God’ (although God is always with us). The question becomes, did God push us away and send us to hell or did we leave God and place ourselves in hell. God is always calling us to Him. And, think about how terrible and lonely we feel when we don’t feel the presence of God in our lives. It would have to feel like being in a lake of fire, to feel that way for all eternity. In answer to your original question as to why God gives us free will. It is because God is always calling us to Him and His love. True love (our response to God’s call) can only be freely given, never forced. To your second question, why attach us to skin and feelings. If we only had one option to which to give our love, it would not be a true act of free will. When we have the freedom to choose between money, power, and all of our other desires and we chose to respond to God’s love over all other choices, as Jesus did in Mt 4:1-11, then we are freely responding to God. Nobody is forcing us, God is not the ‘only’ choice and our relationship with God becomes our choice. Free will. Brian |
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123 | Overcoming Addiction thru scripture | 1 John 5:4 | Brian.g | 56394 | ||
Sufficient Grace First, open up the scope of your discussion to 1 John 5:3-5, in order to obtain a fuller meaning. This is in reference to John 16:33, when Jesus stated: I have told you this so that you might have peace in me. In the world you will have trouble, but take courage, I have conquered the world." Jesus conquered the world by His faith in God, which enabled Him to reject sin. In rejecting sin, Jesus fully lived in accordance with the ten commandments. An abuser of any substance is violating the 5th commandment, by injuring their health and potentially bringing death to themselves. By achieving a close relationship with Jesus we are able to overcome the world (conquering the world), we receive the strength to reject sin. Through a relationship with Jesus, a user of drugs can achieve the inner strength to fight and win the battle with drugs - thus rejecting sin. And, by doing so, conquering the world - through faith in God. |
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124 | WHAT WAS JESUS ATTITUDE | 2 John 1:3 | Brian.g | 22049 | ||
Moses taught us God's law. Jesus taught us how to apply God's truth, grace, mercy and peace, to God's law. Brian |
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125 | Scandal of the Catholic Priesthood | Jude 1:4 | Brian.g | 52529 | ||
While we are all deeply saddened and disturbed by the acts of immorality performed over the past 25 years by 250 of our 14,000 priests, we must also recognize this more so as a mirror reflecting the image of today’s society. Our society has grown comfortable and accepting of these attacks against the dignity of mankind. The Supreme Court proclaimed the constitutional right to create and freely distribute photograph-quality images of small children performing sexual acts. Through a children’s television station, gay parenting and homosexual marriages are being taught as natural and normal to a target group of 8-13 year old children. Our libraries have decided that an adults right to view Internet pornography over the libraries computers are more important than protecting our children from web sites which promote and glorify every form of sin and perversion possible and some, even beyond normal human imagination. In today’s world, these acts blend into the fabric of our everyday life so invisibly, that most are no longer noticed. And worse yet, the effect that they have upon our children (our future leaders) is being overlooked. But, when shown against the backdrop of the Catholic Church, we see this immorality for what it truly is and the world has justifiably cried out in anger, disgust and horror. Parents are the moral role models and the protectors of our children. Society cannot have morally strong adults (including religious leaders) if they are not given proper guidance from childhood on. We, the parents of today, will determine the moral fabric of this country for tomorrow and each day after. If we, the parents of today, abdicate our responsibility as the moral leaders of our children by not teaching our children to reject sin, then we must not be critical when our future leaders, also lack moral standards. Jesus taught us how. Brian |
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