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@NewCreation435 and @Frankj, I'm especially interested in the words "speculated," "theory," and "Revelation 33:13." I prefer sticking to the givens of Scripture and interpreting the cosmos in its light rather the other way around.
As an author, I ask God every day which direction my writing should go that day. He then pops ideas into my creativity to guide my writing. I don't hear his audible words except in the Bible as I read it.
Yeah, we more than likely have different sins from the one we are talking about, but we might hide ours better than they do. I heard someone say that we need to always realize that when we point one finger at someone else, we have three others pointing back at us.
When you read the whole chapter (the context), you see that the one speaking is wisdom, which the Bible defines as the ability to apply God's
Word to our daily lives. The New Testament defines wisdom as Jesus, who enables us to use the Bible correctly for our lives (1 Corinthians 1:28-31):
1Co...
First, God is not "this thing." When you walk the "straight and narrow," you might consider letting the 3-in-1 God into your life by reading the Bible to see what he is really like. Then, you can accept or reject him as you wish.
Second, we all need to repent from the self-centeredness (sin)...
Very true! Therefore, we need to pray persistently for Jesus' victory to become more and more evident in our lives and in those of all true believers. He has overcome the evil forces in principle and is in the process of beating them in practice.
@Holy999, the thread is entitled "Spiritual WARFARE." It is described in Ephesians 6:10-20:
Eph 6:10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of his might.
Eph 6:11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
Eph 6:12 For we do...
@Planet1246, you have the wrong idea about God and the Christian life. First, God does not have any of the qualities you seem to have about him; he's not rigid, uptight, or one to correct us on everything. You appear to be transferring human characteristics to him.
Second, Christians are not...
@Planet1246, I recommend that you read Genesis 6, the whole chapter. God gives humans 120 years to repent and turn to him in true faith, which shows his love for his creation, to avoid the flood, which shows his justice for their rebellion against him as their Creator. During those 120 years...
God will design our "complete" brains in believers' resurrection when Jesus returns. Is that what you want to know, @Holy999?
Php 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ,
Php 3:21 who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious...
Briefly, @Frankj, when Jesus died on the cross, he abrogated external, national forms of the OT laws (Colossians 2:13-17), including the seventh day requirement. However, the inner principles of the laws still continue (rest and group worship on one day in seven). Two others are "You shall not...
Here is my argument:
1) In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth (Genesis 1:1).
2) In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was God, and the Word was with God (John 1:1).
3) Joh 14:16 And I will ask the Father, and he will give you another Helper, to be with you forever,
Joh...
I might be able to help you a little bit, @just_legalism, about interpreting the Old Testament. The relationship between the old and new covenants is that they have both discontinuity and continuity. The discontinuity involves the external form of the national laws of Israel being done away when...
How much of our anger is self-centered because we want to have our own way? How much is it unselfish for the sake of victims, because we are concerned about injustice and evil in the world? Sin is self-centeredness. God's just anger is righteous because it goes with his concern for humans. In...
If it's true, I would say that it exposes our insecurities and pride. We need to repent of all our sins instead of looking at others' sins. When I see someone exposing their sins, I say, "Hey, we're all weak."
@fuddy, thank you for your post. Are you really sure that @brightfame52 thinks that "God indeed hates most people"? I think that according to the Bible, God has a universal love for his human creatures because he made us as well as a special love for believers whom he loved and chose before...