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161 | Joseph's iron fist | Gen 47:19 | JCrichton | 135821 | ||
Hi, JRM! Again, I understand your position... and though I do have an affinity for Joseph (being the envy of his brothers, being at the threshold of death, sold as a slave, wrongly imprisoned... and keeping his Faith through all!), my views differ because I tend to think in terms of Joseph's immediate historical era: the world was a much harsher place! People in power saw even their own offspring as a threat and they disposed of them readily! Sacrificing a person, a family or a township was nothing short of "good business sense" when conditions dictated so (not that such atrocities do not happen in our times--I hear about them happining much too often now-a-days!)... Could Joseph have engineered a different plan? Anything is possible! Would it have had benefited as much or would the Egyptian people have had to die when foreigners could outbid their purse? Would foreigners be as eager to send Pharoah a fith of their products in exchange for seeds? Would Egypt, as a nation, survive seven years of famine once people lost all hope after experiencing the first couple of years of famine? Could people exercise sound judgment during the famine years if they were provided for by the Pharoah's generosity? It is not just the unknowns that hinders our judgment, but also the fact that today's values did not exist back then... If the US (Canada) government made it voluntary, how many people do you think would send their contributions to the IRS, even those who claim to be "Christians?" How long would a nation last without the capital to bankroll an empire?... Remember reading Scripture that speak on kings purchasing their nation's freedom and autonomy or buying armies to fight for them? If Egypt's economy had lapsed, how long would they have survived the famine's devastation coupled with military assaults from the neighboring powers? God Bless! Angel |
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162 | Anarchy or pacifism? What's biblical? | Ex 3:9 | JCrichton | 133417 | ||
Hi Batunde! ...you just burst my bubble! As I was reading the query I had in mind to offer the explanation you have rendered! I will only add that both Moses and Daniel occupied themselves in fulfilling God's orders! It was God who placed Moses as a god to Pharaoh and Israel; just as it was God who placed David within a preferred circle and gave him the ability to decipher the various queries presented to him. God Bless! Angel |
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163 | what is unleavened bread, symbol? | Ex 12:34 | JCrichton | 119658 | ||
Hi, coko! Leaven: 1 a : a substance (as yeast) used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid; esp : SOURDOUGH b : a mateial (as baking powder) used to produce a gas that lightens dough or batter 2 : something that modifies or lightens (Merriam Webster's Collegiate Dictionary) Basically leaven is a substance that improves the texture and flavor of other substances (as dough...). Well... I hope this has helped! Keep reading and living the Scriptures! ...about the tag--there are variations about the grim reaper (death) in various societies in the world... how people think that placing the fear of gnomes or goblins into a child's head will make the child behave is beyond me... But I have heard of many stories some with names that simply imply a playful spirit or gremlin to those like candy man and chupa cabra! God Bless! Angel |
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164 | The Lord's Day--Does It Matter? | Ex 20:8 | JCrichton | 124740 | ||
Hi, kalos! Many times Christians behave as the Masters of the Law, the Pharisees and Sadducees, in respect to the Sabbath and other issues of Faith. Jesus’ reply to ostentatious sanctimony (theirs or ours) devastates any feigned adherence to God’s commandments: Did not Moses give you the Law? And yet not one of you keeps the Law! ‘Why do you want to kill me?’ The crowd replied, ‘You are mad! Who wants to kill you?’ Jesus answered, ‘One work I did, and you are all amazed at it. Moses ordered you to practise circumcision--not that it began with him, it goes back to the patriarchs--and you circumcise on the Sabbath. Now if someone can be circumcised on the Sabbath so that the Law of Moses is not broken, why are you angry with me for making someone completely healthy on a Sabbath? Do not keep judging according to appearances; let your judgement be according to what is right.’ (John 7:19-24) Yet this argument is not new; it was made by Yahweh hundreds of years prior to the incarnation of the Word: They seek for me day after day, they long to know my ways, like a nation that has acted uprightly and not forsaken the law of its God. …Look, you seek your own pleasure on your fast days and you exploit all your workmen; look, the only purpose of your fasting is to quarrel and squabble and strike viciously with your fist. …Is not this the sort of fast that pleases me: to break unjust fetters, to undo the thongs of the yoke, to let the oppressed go free, and to break all yokes? Is it not sharing your food with the hungry, and sheltering the homeless poor; if you see someone lacking clothes, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own kin? …If you do away with the yoke, the clenched fist and malicious words, if you deprive yourself for the hungry and satisfy the needs of the afflicted, your light will rise in the darkness, and your darkest hour will be like noon. …If you refrain from breaking the Sabbath, from taking your own pleasure on my holy day, if you call the Sabbath ‘Delightful’, and the day sacred to Yahweh ‘Honourable’, if you honour it by abstaining from travel, from seeking your own pleasure and from too much talk, then you will find true happiness in Yahweh… (Isaiah 58:2-14) Today’s argument is no different! We seek to get closer to God not by faithful obedience but by sanctimonious adherence to the letter of the Law, while simultaneously breaking any command of our choosing! We seek to be pious, at least more pious than the next person, but our zealousness is not to abide in Christ’s love but to bask in our own egos--rendering worship as we see fit!. God Bless! Angel |
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165 | 12 apostles? why? | Ex 28:21 | JCrichton | 149687 | ||
Hi, Searcher! Part of reading the Holy Scripture is that we reason out God's Word... the only connection to the twelve disciples is the twelve tribes of Israel... Revelation 4:4 speak on the twenty-four thrones, that sorround the Throne of God, where twenty four ancients/elders sit... these twenty-four represent the twelve tribes of Israel and twelve Apostles... I understand your concern about having Biblical text explaining something... but sometimes it is just not there... remember how Jesus trained/taught the disciples about the Church? He told Simon that he was Peter and that on that rock He would build His Church and that not even the powers of Hell could destroy the Church (OK so I did not quote Jesus' ad vadum--I chose to paraphrase...); outside of that He simply said that the Holy Spirit would reveal the fullness of Truth... and it was not till Antioch that those of the Way or the Name would be known as Christians... this was never previosly revealed in Sacred Scripture (Old Testament, the Gospels and the earliest exchanges of the Apostles)... well unless we account for John's revelation where Jesus speaks of those that will receive a new name--still the name would preceed John's redactation and circulation of the vision he experienced... Now, you say that the twelve tribes of Israel are not the twelve sons of Jacob... have you read the Old Testament thoroughly? Jacob, Israel, was the recipient of the Promise made to Abraham his forefather... the twelve tribes of Isarael are named after the twelve sons of Israel... true, changes emerged and there were some substitutions made... yet, these substitutions were made by God and still revolved around Israel's twelve sons (Joseph and Levi were interchanged with Ephraim and Manasseh... on the final count (Revelation 7:1-8) Levi was reinstated, Dan dropped, and Ephraim replaced with Joseph--all in all: twelve tribes: twelve direct descendants of Israel--eleven sons and one grandson)... I know it takes a leap of Faith to allow God to reveal or change things according to His Plan without giving full account of the reasons why... Perhaps if the Holy Scripture would reveal everything in a systematic and crystal clear basis we would have gotten bored with the study of the Holy Scripture... also, there's that dependency on the Holy Spirit to reveal God's Truth to mankind! God Bless! Angel |
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166 | EX 32:14 THE LORD REPENTING? | Ex 32:14 | JCrichton | 150314 | ||
Hi, Danny P! I think I understand what you are saying... When we read the Holy Scripture we find that Jesus is God and that in God there is no sin (nothing wicked or impure)... The Holy Scripture as a fountain of knowledge and doctrine it is excellent... but it does not capable of containing God--that is, it does not create a margin for God to Be and Do... Looking at Genesis 3:15: And I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel." Notice how God speaks to the Ancient Serpent, Satan, and reveals to us that the children of the woman and the children of the Beast will be adversaries... we also find the underlined battle is truly between Christ, the offspring of the woman, and Satan, the Serpent... it is also revealed that Jesus will be victorious and that Satan will be defeated! Throughout the Holy Scripture we will find that battle described in various form... we even witness Satan leading a direct assault as he attempts to derail Jesus from being the humble Lamb of God... in Revelation 12 we find the battle discussed with both prequel and sequel segments... the assault on Christ is verified by the dragon's attempt against His brethren... We also understand this battle as both Satan an his minions already having been Judged and sentenced to that place created for him and his minions... yet, the final draft is still to happen... When we read that God had a change of heart/mind or repented from doing something or from allowing something to happen... it is not that God is thinking of sin or acting in sin... His Divine Plan has been placed in motion (as Jesus said, "it is finished")... everything is done according to His Will... remember Jonah... he did not want to preach/warn the sinners at Ninive; his main concern was that God would forgive their sins if they repented... destruction was looming over Ninive; it was inevitable that sinners would perish... but part of God's Plan allowed for his prophet, Jonah, to intercede on behalf of their Salvation... God repented (changed His mind) from the ominous fate that hanged over the Ninivites--their repentence of their sinful lives and their return to Him made this possible... it was part of His Salvific Plan, as Jesus tells us, "those who believe, even though they are dead will Live!" (John 11:25) Notice too... that God never changes His mind about Salvation: we go to Him and in Him we have Life! We find Moses pleading for the people of Israel, for Aaron, his brother, and his sister-in-law... God passess a sentence not to destroy us but to bring us into perfection (humble obedience) and He provides for us those who, as Christ-type, would intercede in our behalf... remember Peter's denial of Jesus... Jesus did not reject Peter's weakness, instead He commanded him that once he would repent and turn back to Him, that he strengthen the other disciples... (Luke 22:31-37) God wants our love and loyalty... He does not repent from offering us the Gift of Life... but within the Salvific Plan He has encorporated prophecies and puhishments to do away with sin and the effects of sin (death)... God pronounces that which is to come so that we may heed His Word and seek Him with all of our heart and might... so that we may choose Life! God Bless! Angel |
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167 | compasionate God versus vengeful God | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140106 | ||
Hi, Steve! So are you saying that Jesus went to free the spirit of the people that died after His own death not the ones that died during the ancient times (as per Scripture during Noah's time)? And, are you also saying that the Lord chose Israel and separated them from the pagan world but that He kept a secret covenant with the pagans so that they too were part of His promise? God Bless! Angel |
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168 | old testament salvation | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140213 | ||
Hi! If the people of Isreal and the pagan world around them were cognizant of God's Word (Jesus), is Paul erring when he states the opposite? (Ephesians 3:1-12) If the New Covenant was already in place from the very beginning and revealed in its fullness why would Christ preach in the Spirit to those who had died under the Old Covenant? (1 Peter 3:18-20; 4:6) Worshipping... Able began worshipping and offering sacrifice hundreds of years before God was to establish a mandate... it was only after the Exodus of the sons of Jacob (Israel) that commands were given to Moses... this is exactly part of God's Mysterious Way... we are allowed to know only partially (the who, what, when, how, why); Abel did not question why he had such impulse, he simply obeyed! Cain, the older brother--by such status he should have been more receptive--did not offer Yahweh the best because it was not in his heart! These were the very first two offsprings of Adam and Eve, yet the first born rejected God! And in His Divine Mercy God did not stike him down, even after the blood of Abel called out for Justice! We can read the Bible in its entirety and we will never find the slightest clue as to the inner workings of God--only the Holy Spirit knows God's completely! So we must simply accept that God's Wisdom, Mercy, Love is the intricate lubricant in His Divine Design... a Design that allows from the simplest of people to the most wretched man to find Salvation! Yet this is God's Gift... it is not found in a Biblical formula for God is not moved by material values... it is found in humble obedience and Faith! ...Jonah... the people of Israel had been scattered throughout the world during the various occupations and expatriations that they experience... so it is very probable that Jonah was sent out to search for the sheep that had gone astray... is there any conclusive proof that Ninive (which some do not believe to be an actual historical city) was occupied by only pagans... are there any records that would tells us that there were no Jews found there during Jonah's visit? Jesus Himself tells us that He did not come to the Gentiles... not because He did not come to Save all who would believe (there are various examples in the Gospels of those who were not Jews and were cured/saved by Jesus)... but because the Design was set: the Messiah was promised to the people of Israel; He had to come to them and they had to reject Him in order to have God's prophecies about Israel come to fruition (not my people will be called my people...). " I feel that the point was that Abraham looked forward to his Redeemer coming into the word as the Seed of a woman and as the Seed that would bless the whole world (Gal 3:8,16)." This would be true of all the Patriarchs... it was revealed to Moses that there would come a Prophet like himself onto Israel... Moses knew that this Prophet surpassed him in every way... but the Jews based their "religiosity" on being descendants of Abraham... Jesus made it clear to them that He was God by allowing them to know that Abraham (the person whom they though was their all--base, fountain, core...) awaited His Coming and that it was revealed to him and that He saw Jesus and was glad (Genesis 14:18-20)... Jesus made it clear that if they truly were obedient to Abraham, they would humble themselves to Jesus and believe! "Luk 4:26 But unto none of them was Elias sent, save unto Sarepta, a city of Sidon, unto a woman that was a widow." I have never stated that God is limited to work within the confines of Scripture of even a preordained format (the first-born rights and blessings, etc.)... we know that throughout Scripture God has chosen people to perform tasks that were exclusively delegated to a select few... He has chosen one individual over another even before they were conceived! So it is not surprising that God would use a non-Isrealite to bring about the fulfillment of His Design! Yet, to argue that the pagans were part of God's chosen people and that the prophets that visited Israel had the dual job of preaching and revealing the same to the pagan world... it simply would be missing the whole experience of the Old Testament! The same could be said about God's Salvific Plan... if we apply the strictness of the text much of the pagan world would have died in ignorance yet under accountability... thanks be to the Lord that His Way is different than ours! (Colossians 1:19-29)! Remember Jesus' conversation of the Samaritan woman... noticed how He was aware that they worshipped not knowing God? (John 4:22) Yet, He clarified that the New Covenant was at hand, that the new economy had arriaved and all would be required to worship in spirit and truth! (John 4:23-24)... It is in the Spirit that we are Saved! God Bless! Angel |
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169 | compasionate God versus vengeful God | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140214 | ||
Hi, Steve! So Peter has a revelation that Christ is preaching to those spirit in prison (men and women) through the various disciples... and that those people in prison are caught up with erroneous beliefs that survived the flood when only Noah and his direct offsprings and their mates were saved? So who passed on these erroneous values, was not all life outside of the ark terminated? God Bless! Angel |
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170 | compasionate God versus vengeful God | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140387 | ||
Hi, Steve! I do not believe that Peter is speaking of a physical prison--my posts do not claim/infer that! When Peter speaks about the spirits he is speaking about those who died under the Old Covenant and did not know Jesus (remember that to God our physical death is not the end of existence!)... "The spirits now in prison are angels who had left their proper place (Jude 6). It's not talking about people." I cannot see how you can come to such conclusions... the angels that rebelled are as the Ancient Serpent (Satan), they refuse to humble themselves to God (Revelation 12:3-4, 7-9, 12). These angels were not misguided and lacking understanding! These angels fought against God and, once defeated, they still refused to humble themselves... rather, they brough the assault to the weakest members of God's realm: humanity! Peter, in 1 Peter 3:18-20, 4:6, is speaking on the fulfillment of Jesus' Salvation offered to all the creatures of God; these spirits are those who died not truly cognizant of God's Promise (Salvation in Christ Jesus). God Bless! Angel |
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171 | compasionate God versus vengeful God | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140603 | ||
Hi, Janae! I guess I must be more specific when writing on this forum... when it comes to Salvation I personally rule out animals, things, and demonic creatures... I, personally, do not find any arguments in Scripture to consider any creature other than humanity as candidate for Salvation... so I offer my apologies for not being completely clear! Man (this term is inclusive of male, female and children), though many choose not to accept it, is God's creation... ergo creatures... only through God's Grace are we elevated to the level of children of God. (John 1:10-13) "demons, they do not receive the offer, for they are already being sent to the lake of fire for their rebellion." ...on this, I agree with you completely... though we have not experienced the Second Coming and the Final Judgment, Jesus crearly states that the prince of this world (Satan) has already been Judged (John 16:11) and Scripture tells us of Satan's and his minion's demise (Matthew 25:41; 2 Peter 2:4; 1 John 3:8; Jude 1:6; Revelation 19:20; 20:9-10). God Bless! Angel |
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172 | salvation for demons? | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140613 | ||
Hi! While it is true that a spirit cannot be reborn into a spirit, Jesus' death, in the flesh, rescued all of humanity (John 1:12-13) from spiritual death... Satan and the fallen angels reject God--there is no salvation for them... the same God that can cleanse us of our sin has the power to cleanse the spirits (notice the power of the dragon who is by far less than God--Revelation 13:2-4, 12-15; clearly the Creator has much greater power than the creature!)... but even those who are born of the flesh can choose to not be regenerated (Revelation 16:8-11)... though God has the Power to Save all of humanity, we (humanity) can (and do) reject Salvation: Christ! Our ascension is into spiritual beings somewhat like the angels (Matthew 22:29-30), the angels are already spiritual beings... yet they are not created in God's image nor is God's Spirit dwelling in them (John 14:16-17)... all these factors, of course, do not negate God's Mercy nor Power... the only thing that does negate God's Mercy and Power is a rebellios and unrepentant heart... our will must acquiesce to God's... the fallen angels refused!... notice that in God the past, present, and future are complete (Acts 15:18)... this is why Christ is able to state that the prince of this world (and his minions with him) has been Judged! Salvation is also complete (all the players are set) and humanity has been chosen, in Jesus. This of course does not mean that we are all automatically saved... Jesus made that quite clear (John 12:46-48; 11:25-26; 3:17-21)... God Bless! Angel |
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173 | salvation for demons? | Lev 18:25 | JCrichton | 140615 | ||
Hi, lionheart! This is the beauty of studying Scripture... we can discover the Holy Spirit working the Word in us... and even when we err because we rush things, as Peter always did when it came to Jesus, we can still glorify God in our humility and our desire to be in Jesus! God Bless! Your brother in Christ! Angel |
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174 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | JCrichton | 150499 | ||
Hi, Fox! I understand that you like to share... True, in America (North America) we have the bill of rights, etc... in a Bible Study group we share Scripture and the values taught in Holy Scripture... however, sharing an opinion and making it a Biblical fact is not what we are about... So I like to share my response to Liberty Belle: I am not sure if you have come back to view the various replies that your post originated... some are clearly supportive of the people that erroneously detracted truth from the Holy Scripture and replaced it with their version of God's Word... Here is Genesis description of Sodom: 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot lived among the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and were sinning greatly against the LORD. (Genesis 13:12-13) There's no room for interpretations: Sodom, bad! Genesis 18:16-33 describes Abraham's intercesion on behalf of Sodom... it got to the point that Abraham asked God if He would desist from destroying Sodom if there were to be found in it at least 10 innocent/righteous people... the Lord said He would--Sodom was destroyed! "(sorry, I don't have the scripture)" There's no Biblical Scripture that anyone can use to promote or exonerate homosexuality... the least passage would be the one which I suspect was used, with their own twisted spin: 1 The two angels arrived at Sodom in the evening, and Lot was sitting in the gateway of the city. When he saw them, he got up to meet them and bowed down with his face to the ground. 2 "My lords," he said, "please turn aside to your servant's house. You can wash your feet and spend the night and then go on your way early in the morning." "No," they answered, "we will spend the night in the square." 3 But he insisted so strongly that they did go with him and entered his house. He prepared a meal for them, baking bread without yeast, and they ate. 4 Before they had gone to bed, all the men from every part of the city of Sodom—both young and old—surrounded the house. 5 They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." 6 Lot went outside to meet them and shut the door behind him 7 and said, "No, my friends. Don't do this wicked thing. 8 Look, I have two daughters who have never slept with a man. Let me bring them out to you, and you can do what you like with them. But don't do anything to these men, for they have come under the protection of my roof." 9 "Get out of our way," they replied. And they said, "This fellow came here as an alien, and now he wants to play the judge! We'll treat you worse than them." They kept bringing pressure on Lot and moved forward to break down the door. 10 But the men inside reached out and pulled Lot back into the house and shut the door. (Genesis 19:1-10) When we read the Holy Scripture we can clearly state that: A) The angels were guests of Lot, no one else needed to extend their hospitability to them--so clearly there is no sin against inhospitability here! (Genesis 19:3) B) The men of Sodom were up to no good as they mobbed Lot's house (19:4) C) The men of Sodom were if not completely homosexuals they were at least bisexual--and they were out of control... it was not a proposition of or or two who found Lot's male guests desirable... it was the whole mob (19:5) D) Lot attempts to persuade them not to commit such wicked act (having sex with his male guests) (Genesis 19:7) E) Believing that he should protect his guests at all costs, Lot offers his virgin daughters so that they may do anything that they wanted (sexually) to them in exchange of leaving his male guests in peace (19:8) F) They would not have it! These men were not interested in having sex (forced or otherwise) with anyone other than Lot's male guests... they were so incensed that they rushed the door (to break it down) while threatening that they would do worst things to Lot (another male person) than what they had planned to do to his male guests (19:9) There's no way that homosexual intercourse was not what these men were lusting after... they even passed up the opportunity of having sex with two young ladies who had never had sex (virgins) before... they were ready to break down the door so that they could perform their homosexual acts on Lot's guests... An avocado may be a fruit, but no amount of twisting and coaching can make it so that we can bake an apple pie with it: homosexuality, BAD! God Bless! Angel |
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175 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | JCrichton | 150507 | ||
Hi, Fox! ...yeah, me again... here's what Paul tells us about how God sees sin with the special notation on homosexuality (which includes both homosexual, male, and lesbian, females): God's Wrath Against Mankind 18The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness, 19since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. 20For since the creation of the world God's invisible qualities—his eternal power and divine nature—have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse. 21For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. 22Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools 23and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images made to look like mortal man and birds and animals and reptiles. 24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. 28Furthermore, since they did not think it worthwhile to retain the knowledge of God, he gave them over to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. 29They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey their parents; 31they are senseless, faithless, heartless, ruthless. 32Although they know God's righteous decree that those who do such things deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve of those who practice them. (Romans 1:18-32) Did you see it?, verses 26 and 27: homosexuality is shameful, unnatural, and indecent perversion! There are no two ways about it (couldn't help the pun), homosexuality is a transgression against God and all transgressions lead to death (spiritual, though sometimes physical and moral too)... (Romans 6:23) God Bless! Angel |
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176 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | JCrichton | 150621 | ||
Hi, Fox! Ever heard the expression practice makes perfect? Jesus said it better, though, He said that from the abundance of the heart man speaks (acts, believes, functions)... He also said... "those who have eyes, see; those who have ear listen" And He told His contemporaries religious elite that they were blind leading the blind! If you choose to ignore Scripture or to rationalize it or to circumvent it, I cannot show you enough proof that homosexuality is wrong! I can't even proof to you that the Jews are descendants of Abraham! Here's your problem: you seek to make homosexuality an accepted sexual practice... you do not seek to give homosexual rights... you seek to make homosexuality a simple choice that is sanctioned by God! You will only convince yourself (and any homosexual that deceives him/herself into thinking that God created them so and that God desires all to be happy with their personal choices)... These men which you so vehemently choose to protect for the wages of sin quickly gathered around Lot's house seeking to have homosexual sex with the men Lot was hosting... since they knew Lot before this particular incident, they knew that Lots daughters had not been married (being from such a devoted household they were clearly virgins); yet there was no interest in having an orgie with Lots daughters... and there was no mention of their desire to attack/bed Lots daughter prior to the incident nor during the incident... their whole purpose was to have homosexual intercourse with the men in Lot's care... Did Lot think that having his daughters raped and sodomized by these men was a good thing? Apparently you read the Bible in an effort to find errors not in an effort to understand God (for God so loved the world that He gave His only Begotten Son!)... Jesus tells us that a true friend would give his life for a friend... this is not knew to God's people... it is the code of conduct expected and demanded of them by Yahweh! Lot volunteered his hospitability to these extrangers that came into the city... he was obliged to do everything that he could to secure their well-being; yes, including giving his own life for them... did you not notice that? Lot went out of his house to fend the eminent attack on the strangers! He appealed to them to allow free passage for the men inside his home... he reasoned with them that he had extended his hospitability to them... he pleaded with them to take their lust out on his daughters in an effort to spare the shame that these foreigners would suffer at their onsluaght... he offered to them what he could... but their homosexual appetite was greater than their natural sexual desire to possess a virgin woman and they rejected his offer! Further, since he insisted on keeping them from the object of their conquest, they threatened Lot with sexually assaulting him even more so than they would his guests! If you still insist on reading Scriptural proof that homosexuality is a perverted sin against God and nature, read Romans 1:18-32! God Bless! Angel |
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177 | Homosexuality, sin or not? | Lev 20:13 | JCrichton | 150625 | ||
Hi, Fox! Again, I find that you are seeking to accommodate Scripture to your personal wants and desire... from your logic it could be said that domestic violence is a prudent Christian behavior since Scripture has nothing explicit against it... it could also be claimed that craking a few vials of crack-cocaine and inviting friend, families and acquaintances to partake of the banquet also falls within good Christian conduct... What don't you understand from these passages?: 24Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25They exchanged the truth of God for a lie, and worshiped and served created things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen. 26Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women exchanged natural relations for unnatural ones. 27In the same way the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed with lust for one another. Men committed indecent acts with other men, and received in themselves the due penalty for their perversion. (Romans 1:24-26) EVEN THEIR WOMEN EXCHANGED NATURAL RELATIONS FOR UNNATURAL ONES. IN THE SAME WAY THE MEN ALSO ABANDONED NATURAL RELATIONS WITH WOMEN AND WERE INFLAMED WITH LUST FOR ONE ANOTHER. MEN COMMITTED INDECENT ACTS WITH OTHER MEN, AND RECEIVED IN THEMSELVES THE DUE PENALTY FOR THEIR PERVERSION. Anyone and everyone has the right to choose to ignore God, to choose to reject God, to choose to disobey God! No one has the right to disobey God, reject God or ignore God and demand to be accepted as he/she is! God will not be moved to bring such a peson into His Realm... those who claim that they are Christian and reject the Word of God or choose to ignore it or choose to transgress it, they are calling upon themselves the WRATH of God not His LOVE. So please do not deceive yourself, God will not accept you (or any of us) on your own terms: choose life in order that you may live! God Bless! Angel |
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178 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | JCrichton | 131982 | ||
Hi, Praise be to God! Though I respect your decision, and Steve's choice, I still suggest to you to bear in mind that beside Moses no other man, including John the Baptist, was placed in such predicament as to misuse God's Trust and Power... no other than Moses, including King David, had to contend with the constant whining, rebelliousness, and challanges of not only the people of God, but even those close to him! It is easy to prevail when things go your way and when a few people test your mettle, but when you have to carry the world (a nation) on your shoulders and when all you do, in God, is rejected or dismissed... even Job would have had a hard time at passive toleration and optimism! True, Moses did not make it to the promised land--but Moses was Jesus type and only another other person shared his glory with Christ (transfiguration). Both Joseph and Daniel were assistants to others who wheeled the power and had the ultimate determining vote--only Moses possessed all power to which he would only answer directly to God! Moses, in my consideration, had to undergo the deepest soul searching and battle of will than the others... further, it was only moses who placed himself between God and Israel (though John did risk his life for Israel, he did so without the pressure of additional loads as he only carried his responsibility to pronounce the Coming of God)... Joseph had to overcome the treachery of his brothers, and the unrighteousness of the captain's wife, but his burden was light compare to Moses'! God Bless! Angel |
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179 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | JCrichton | 132014 | ||
Hi, Praise be to God! Again, I respect your choice... but having Scripture that uses the term "integrity" does not exclude all the evidence of Moses' experience. Job was tested by three of his "friends" after an excessive loss--Moses was drilled by the whole people of Israel and even his own brother and sister-in-law challanged his leadership... though Moses had the opportunity to see them punished, he pleaded with God instead to keep them from harm... Even God Himself refused to allow them to go without some form of punishment! The world integrity was not written in the textual contenct but it was lived! God bless! Angel |
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180 | Integrity | Num 12:7 | JCrichton | 132133 | ||
"Who in the Bible is the greatest example of integrity? Explain why" Hi, J L Pangilinan! I totally agree with you! Mary, Peter, Paul, John, Stephen and many others were put through excruciating pain, physical or emotional or both, for the Way... But the original question asked to designate one candidate... Though many holy people of God were put through the wringer, I still hold that Moses was the one individual granted the greatest amount of power over a vastly superior amount of people and did not misuse his authority! God place Moses as a god to Pharao and to Aaron (inclusive of Israel)... only Moses of all the people in the Bible, outside of our Lord Jesus Christ, placed himself between God's wrath and the people of Israel... to me, it is this relationship that exemplifies the apex of integrity: having all the power in the world, being able to, justly, accuse those who plotted against him, God having his "back," God boiling mad against those who opposed him... still Moses kept his obedience to Yahweh, still Moses kept his devotion to Israel, still Moses interceded for those who betrayed him, still Moses prayed for a people that rejected his leadership! (Reminds you of some one else, doesn't it!) Abraham was a beautiful man, obeying God to the point of offering his only son (the son of Sara, his wife), Isaac, in Faithful obedience... but to me that is not the apex of integrity! Mary, the Apostles, the other disciples, and some benevolent people that placed their lives and livelihood in peril for the Way... they too were excellent examples of fortitute and integrity... but they were not entrusted with as much power nor tested as rigorously and mercilessly as Moses was! David was an excellent soldier for the Lord, but he did not face Moses tormoil--aside from the persecution from king Saul, king David suffered very little and was not placed in the position of facing God's wrath for the sin of Israel... Daniel and Joseph... both gifted, both honorable holy men of God, but their power over Israel was limited, their control of supernatural powers were confined to interpretation of dreams/visions... and even their intercession on behalf of God's people was in a different vein than Moses'--he actually had the intimacy of God and was able to pray and intercede with greater boldness than the rest! Granted, Moses had one set back... something that to us God would readily forgive and has forgiven... but as Christ said to those that much has been entrusted, much more will be asked (Luke 12:48)! So one moment of exasperation caused Moses his entry into the promised land! But it was this same Moses that Jesus saw fit to join Him in His transfiguration! Again, there are many many holy people of God that have exhuded valor, conviction, and integrity... but Moses outshines all in his humble obedience to the Lord! God Bless! Angel |
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