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ULSHERLAN:
I chose to allow whoever i want to my house and it seriously should not be anyones headache. Just that with the level of threats all around the world, it will be fair if a reason was given to why they were denied .

ULSHERLAN:
Well obviously you didn't get my post.

Kei144:
Pope Francis told crowds in St. Peter’s Square that this Christmas might be the last one for humanity.

In a grim speech, the Pope said that the current chaotic state of the world marks the beginning of the “end times”, and that this time next year the world is likely to be unrecognisable.

Francis, who previously announced the beginning of World War 3, had labelled this year’s Christmas as a “charade” during a Mass at the Casa Santa Maria earlier in the month.

“We are close to Christmas. There will be lights, there will be parties, bright trees, even Nativity scenes – all decked out – while the world continues to wage war,” he said earlier in December.

The Pontiff, who turned 79 on Thursday, elaborated on his views this weekend, telling a crowd, “While the world starves, burns, and descends further into chaos, we should realise that this year’s Christmas celebrations for those who choose to celebrate it may be their last“.

http://yournewswire.com/pope-says-this-may-be-our-last-christmas/

profmallory:
Only a fool would not read the signs that the end is nearer than we have ever imagined or prepared for. No one knows for certain what might happen next year. As a Nation there is so much hopelessness and pain all over then nation. Th world is no better, who know what Russin would become, who knows who will preside over America, who knows if WW3 would commence next year. Who knows

Hundreddegrees:
Anyways you are right sha *thumbs up*

ULSHERLAN:
I chose to allow whoever i want to my house and it seriously should not be anyones headache. Just that with the level of threats all around the world, it will be fair if a reason was given to why they were denied.

Hundreddegrees:
I don't still think its right

plaetton:
Bunch of lemmings.

Yahweh hates competition, but commanded the Hebrews to war and kill off their neighboring tribes, for their own survival.
Competition for survival?

God hated competition, but all living things must complete to survive,.. A survival that, as a necessity, must completely negate love.
I guess no one here has heard of survival of the fittest.

If we showed love to chickens, cows and fishes (other living creatures we share the planet with) , I wonder what the food chain would look like.

WTF do they teach these lemmings in school these days ?

Hundreddegrees:
I'm not sure this act will help matters
Smh

vooks:
Think about it sir, is competition the antithesis of love as image123 posits?

Image123:
Whatsover we do, we should do all to the glory of God. If there's a way possible for Judo, wrestling, boxing, gambling etc would glorify God. How it can be possible, if it is possible, by all means, then do it.

vooks:
Seldom do scriptures employ analogies of detestable things to communicate a point. In fact I think they don't

Look at all Jesus' parables; whenever they were teaching DOs, they used positive activities and whenever they taught DON'Ts they used negative experience.

In Malachi 1, YHWH is saying that even earthly kings don't receive such wretched giving.

So Paul in my opinion would have greatly erred in employing the then paganism-laced sporting events in his analogies if at the same time he was strongly persuaded it was against God to participate in them.

In short, from Paul's usage of the contemporary sports, we learn that at least he was not opposed to them.

vooks:
Image123,
The bolded is a bit funny.
Sports are not the only competitive events you participate in; applying for jobs is another where you work hard and pray to beat other applicants.

Another one is promotion. You may not wish your colleagues to lose but by praying you move into a competitive position, you are exactly doing that.

Education too, especially in scholarships. You really want to win at others' expense

Even in business. If you set up your business and pray for customers to come your way, you really pray they leave their current preferred sellers for you.

And isn't courtship itself competitive? When you are attracted to a lady and approach her, are you not wishing or praying she abandons all other interested blokes and accepts you?

It's all about demand and supply basics. When supply for anything valuable is low, we compete increasing the demand. Not all get the scarce item. This is an acceptable principle of life

In short, I think this is the weakest argument against sports; that there can't be love in competition.

Cc plapville

iliyande:
Keep Deceiving yourself

Richirich713:
Im not the one who says their is gods and the God, it's jw who believe in lesser gods.

U still don't get it, u said the bible never called God a man, I showed u a verse where the bible did, I was just proving a point, that God did manifest himself in human form in the old testament.

"Heal O Israel the Lord our God our lord is One"

Against this supports the trinity, the hebrew word for one here is not about absolute singularity, it's about being one in unity. In fact the absolute hebrew were for one is never used for God, it's always echad which is about being one in unity.

Which is exactly what the trinity teaches, tri-unity

For even if there are so called gods, whether in heaven or on earth (as indeed there are many "gods" and many "lords", yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we live; and there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we live." 1 Corinthians 8:4-6

"Heal O Israel the Lord our God our lord is One"

Paul rearranges the septuagint Greek, to display the shema with the father and the Son displaying the unity.

Evens John 1:1 confirms that Jesus is one in unity with the father.

Richirich713:
"No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God and is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known"
(John 1:18)

The above says the father was not seen, when people say they saw God they saw the Son Who is himself God.

I accept both, people can't see the father but they can see the Son who is himself God by essence.

I don't understand how u can say u trust scripture but ignore the old testament at the same time.

Thanks It was nice discussing with u too, God bless.

Richirich713:
I won't ignore one and stick with the other, I accept both. Scripture makes it clear Yahweh appeared to people in the old testament and they saw him.

Trust all scripture is wat one should do. Do u want people to reject the OT verses which says people saw Yahweh?

Yahweh is a trinity, Jesus and the father are one in unity, jesus or the father can be called Yahweh because of this.

U urself said Jesus was called Yahweh in the Old testament, prophets don't called someone Yahweh and tell others they saw Yahweh unless they really did.

Shouldn't we trust the scriptures wen it says jesus was called Yahweh and God ?

Richirich713:
No cuz Yahweh is a trinity.

U said scripture never called God a man, I responded by showing abraham did call Yahweh a man when Yahweh appeared to him.

" The LORD appeared to Abraham near the great trees of Mamre while he was sitting at the entrance to his tent in the heat of the day. Abraham looked up and saw three men standing nearby" (Gen 18:1-2)

But in no way did I say God was really human by nature when he appeared to Abraham in human form, it's a manifestation, just like the angels do when they appear in human form.

Also does the bible ever say God cannot reveal himself by making his word became flesh.



The above does not say that God cannot become a man or that God cannot appear in human form because He doesn’t lie.

Also Clearly the above is not referring to God nature, it's whole point is focused on God not lying nd repenting like men.

Wud it make sense for me to say this:

1) God is not someone who lies
2) God is not someone who repents
3) Therefore God cannot be someone or a “someone”

In the same way the following verses don't speak about God being a man or not by nature.

"The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name." (Exodus 15:3)

"The LORD shall go forth as a mighty man, he shall stir up jealousy like a man of war, he shall cry, yea, roar; he shall prevail against his enemies." (Isaiah 42:13)




God is infinitely complex, it not easy for humans to explain certain things about him.

MorrowCaligari:
Let me know when you get there, if you get there.

"And God said to Moses, 'I AM WHO I AM; and He said, thus you shall say to the sons of Israel, I AM has sent me to you... [size=16pt]this is My eternal name, and this is how I am to be recalled for all generations'"[/size] (Exodus 3:14-15). Therefore

PastorOluT:
Hmmm, therefore if you died with Christ from the basic principles of the world, why, as though living in the world, do you subject yourself to regulations. Do not touch, do not handle. Which all concern things which perish with the using, according to the commandments and doctrines of men? These things indeed have an appearance of wisdom in self imposed religion, false humility, and neglect of the body, but are of no value against the indulgence of the flesh.

Colossians 2:20-23

The bible speaks for itself!

Richirich713:
Scriptures also says many people saw God / Yahweh. How do u explain that if u believe no one has seen the Father?

I never said he was, jesus is not the father, that's what any Trinitarian will tell u.

Richirich713:
Yes I believe jesus is Yahweh and definitely can be called Yahweh or God cuz i believe Yahweh is a trinity.

But Yahweh was called a man in the old testament by abraham

No not separate beings , jesus not being the father or the father not being the son doesn't mean they are separated beings, u I believe don't believe the father is the holy spirit, by u would never say the spirit is distance or separate from the father.

We only use terms like "person" or "agent " Because we have not better words to describe the trinity,

Also They are described in Scripture using terms like love, anger, speaking, knowing, deciding and so on, words like ‘attributes’ or ‘states we don't really use cuz it's seems limited.

MorrowCaligari:
Does this fill the emptiness in your life?