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NASB | 2 Timothy 3:5 holding to a form of godliness, although they have denied its power; Avoid such men as these. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 2 Timothy 3:5 holding to a form of [outward] godliness (religion), although they have denied its power [for their conduct nullifies their claim of faith]. Avoid such people and keep far away from them. |
Subject: Do you think US has these people? |
Bible Note: Hi Prayon, Thank you for your thoughtful response. You ask me if when the going gets rough in my own life, do I doubt God? The answer is a very solid NO. Nor do I doubt God in this situation in the least. That is exactly my point. I am troubled that we as a nation, collectively, have not turned to God in our response to the attacks. I would have been so much more comfortable with all of this, had I seen our leaders at some point, in some way...get down on their knees with us and for us...and have looked upward and cried out..."oh God, how would you have us deal with this attack? Forgive us our unrighteousness O Lord and guide our actions against our enemies." If I had the assurance in my heart that this was a God commanded physical fight...that "He" wanted us to pull out planes and bombs and guns...then I would not be having these doubts about our actions. But I don't have that. All of my reading of the word and praying and listening tells me that we are not doing as God would have us do. That is the part that concerns me, because if we are not acting as God would have us to...we are in a very dangerous place. And that we no longer live as 'one nation under God', but we are now more 'one nation under compromise' is a problem. It is a problem because, as we seek to issue justice out to the world...from what barrel do we get the right to do that...are we truly justified before God ourselves...with the righteouseness to do that job? I argue that by faith in the promises of God we are justified only, both personally and collectively. Therefore being justified by faith we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ...by whom also we we have access by faith into this grace wherein we stand, and rejoice and hope of the glory of God. Where is our faith? Does our nation truly have it's faith in God, obeying His word, waiting for His promise? Or is our faith in OURselves and OUR might? You are very right when you say this is a spiritual battle. It is evil that we are fighting here. Even if we were to kill Bin Ladin with our bombs...the evil spirit that drives him would live. And God will protect us from that evil if we look to Him and rest our faith in Him and His promises to protect those that truly belong to Him. It is the wrath of God that we need fear...not the evil, not if we are right with God. We shall be saved from the wrath of God through Jesus. By following His teachings. As a Nation under God, we need not fear terrorism or evil or Bin ladin or anything! If God be for us, who can be against us? In all these things, we are MORE than conquerors through Him that loved us. For the warth of God is revealed from heaven against ALL ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness. Because that when they knew God they glorified Him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools. And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God, into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beast, and creeping things. Wherefore God gave them up to uncleanliness through the lust of their own hearts, to dishonor their own bodies between themselves. Who changed the truth of God into a lie, and worshipped and served the creature more than the creator, who is blessed forever, Amen. And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient. Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetouesness, maliciousness; full of murder, inventors of evil things, disobeying parents, unmerciful. And if I could say one thing to our President, it would be this: And thinkest thou this O man which judge them which do such things, and do the same, that thou shalt escape the judgment of God? (Romans chapters 1 and 2) I pray you understand. coop1 |