Satan's twist of "Watch."
| Posted On: 05/21/08 04:46:01 PM |
Age 57, IA |
Satan has deceived many by putting a twist to Scripture because he doesn't want us to watch, so he tells us we are not to predict the time of the coming of the Lord or talk about such things. But Jesus said, "Watch therefore, for ye know neither the day nor the hour wherein the Son of man cometh." - Matthew 25:13. Since no one knows the exact day or hour is WHY we are told "to watch," and we are even given signs to watch for. But many accept Satan's twist of "don't watch." That is contrary to Jesus' command, "Lest coming suddenly he find you sleeping. And what I say unto you I say unto ALL. Watch." Mark 14:36,37. Keep up the good work. You're on the side of TRUTH.
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IT IS NOT GOD'S WILL THAT MEN BE TEMPTED TO SIN
| Posted On: 05/21/08 09:29:37 AM |
Age 64, OH |
It is NOT GOD'S WILL THAT MEN SIN. It is NOT GOD'S WILL THAT MEN ARE EVEN TEMPTED TO SIN. James 1:13 When tempted, no one should say, "God is tempting me." For God cannot be tempted by evil, NOR DOES HE TEMPT ANYONE; 14but each one is tempted when, by his own evil desire, he is dragged away and enticed. 15Then, after desire has conceived, it gives birth to sin; and sin, when it is full-grown, gives birth to death.--Jesus told Adam NOT to eat of the tree and it was not God who tempted Eve but it was Satan. Jesus preached against sin while He was here on this earth as a Man and He was so zealous about this preaching that the leaders of the church of that day hung Jesus on the Cross. But THIS WAS THE WILL OF GOD, that Jesus die on the cross and shed His blood for us. Eph 1:4For he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love 5he predestined us to be adopted as his sons through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will. REV 13:8All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the book of life belonging to THE LAMB THAT WAS SLAIN FORM THE CREATION OF THE WORLD- It was not God's will that any should sin but it was God's will that He become a Man born of a woman and die for us on that tree for God knew that we would sin and He wanted us to know that He loved us.- We have to pick up our cross and follow Jesus daily. If we follow Jesus they will crucify us and we will die for Him. Then we will be like Him. What better thing could happen to anyone. Lou
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So where have the watchmen been hiding? Huh?
| Posted On: 05/20/08 11:16:03 PM |
Age 48, IL |
I've seen on U-Tube that B. Obama has mistaken our 48 contiguous states for the 57 territories that are of Islam--a Freudian slip? He's complained during taped debate that lobbists are not allowed to feed him a sit-down dinner (he originally complained they were not allowed to feed him at all but got caught in that little lie)and his own autobiography (that means he wrote it) says "if the political climate turned ugly, I would back the Muslims" Where are your wall watchmen, people? Bill Federer's books, which are comprised of historical entries from the Library of Congress, concludes the Muslims were the original historical slavers, and they weren't picky about whom they enslaved. Color didn't matter--they were equal opportunity enslavers. They have the religious ok-dokey to lie about anything to anyone but their own males, but cannot salute our flag, indicating their allegiance to anyone but Allah! Oregon, get your act together! There is no middle ground--one cannot be both Muslim and Christian because of incompatible doctrines. If it walks and quacks like a duck--then it is one no matter if it clucks like a harmless hen when someone's looking. Yes, I'm from Illinois--something's fishy here, and I didn't get this info until recently and now it is too late for our state!
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Stand at watch...and stand again...
| Posted On: 05/20/08 09:51:05 AM |
Age 65, CA |
Why do we insist on believing that whatever happens is always, somehow, God's Will?
We know that God allows things to go on in the Earth that is expressly not His Will...It wasn't His will that Israel would have a king until Yahshua came...it was not His Will that Israel should be divided and held captive many time...we are always acting outside His stated Will...we pray
"thy Will be done on Earth as it is in Heaven...and even there in Heaven, it is not His Will that a third of His angels will follow satan...He has not imposed His Will on us...and to believe all that goes on in this world is His Will just because it happens, is to think evil of Yahweh our Father and Creator. He is not capable of evil, but He is capably wrathful, jealous, vengeful and He will meet out appropriate justice and punishment when He decides that the time of His patience has come to an end.
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Was passivity the Christian answer to slavery?
| Posted On: 05/20/08 08:53:40 AM |
Age 46, IL |
Jan,
People like your critic do not seem to think very deeply.
I always want to ask these people if they believe the Christian abolitionists should have remained silent?
Consider the words of Booker T. Washington:
"If no other consideration had convinced me of the value of the Christian life, the Christlike work which the Church of all denominations in America has done during the last 35 years for the elevation of the black man would have made me a Christian."
(Up From Slavery, 1907)
Would it have been godlier to ‘love the Nazis to Christ’ and wait for them to stop killing the Jews than to forcefully confront them?
By examining this claim outside of our own cultural context we can recognize it for the nonsense it really is.
Ironically, although speaking out for righteousness is usually met with tremendous hostility by unbelievers, the church is blamed for the moral silence of its past, including its uneven response to the Abolition movement, the Holocaust, and even the Civil Rights movement. Christian inactivity in the face of injustice during those times didn’t communicate purity, but approval of great evil.
James 5:20 says, “Who ever turns a sinner from the error of his way will save him from death and cover over a multitude of sins.”.
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identifying the will of God
| Posted On: 05/19/08 11:51:32 AM |
Age 49, OH |
Jan, I am in complete agreement with the way that you speak out and bring these many issues to light for so many of us out here that need to be aware of what is happening. Because the listener mentioned that something was God's will, well obviously that's true or it would not happen. But I'd like to take this opportunity to suggest that your readers/listeners read the appendix in John Piper's book "The Pleasures of God", entitled "Are There Two Wills In God?". This article describes John's viewpoint on scriptures which seem to be contradictory, but in fact are just showing us the different ways that God's ultimate will is manifest. I believe that the Bible teaches that we'll never have it all figured out perfectly this side of Heaven, but John's teaching here is a good way of addressing what is otherwise a point of confusion at times. Thanks so much for your good work Jan, and God bless!
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The greater commission
| Posted On: 05/18/08 08:50:18 AM |
Age 61, MO |
We are appointed to be IN the world, but with the mind of Christ. In Luke 19:11-27, commonly refered to as the parable of the pounds, Jesus instructs His servants (disciples) to OCCUPY. The word "occupy" translates from the Greek to "trade" or "be busy." The "pounds" are the Gospel Message. Jesus rewards the servants who multiplied the Pound (Message), but severely chastised one servant who hid his pound in a napkin. Believers are not permitted to hide the Light they have been given under a bushel. (Matthew 5:15). It should be natural for believers to identify and confront the iniquities of the world. God may allow these iniquities as trials, temptations, and tribulations, but they are not His Will. He has given us the whole armor of God (Christ) that we may stand against the wiles of the devil. (Ephesians 6:11-12). "Praying always with all prayer and supplication in the Spirit, and WATCHING thereunto with all perserverance and supplication for all saints." (Ephesians 6:18). Complacency is not an option. George Cancilla
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