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Mellin:God is never indifferent about the tribulations that is about to occur, infact He has shown us a picture about this dark period, and has told us through his word what He will do before they begin to happen. You know what he'll do? The son of man shall send forth his angels, and they shall gather out of his kingdom all things that offend, and them which do iniquity; And shall cast them into a furnace of fire: there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their father. Who hath ears to hear, let them hear (Mathew 13:41-43). |
Mellin:Prophecies are coming to fulfilment. Wait and see how bible prophecies, mysteries, are been unravelled. With your own eyes you shall see all this things come to pass, then we shall know who is foolish between me and you. |
According to the Bible, in the last
days the spirit of antichrist (1Jn
2:18) a satanic-empowered
opposition to God and all he has
accomplished through christ will
be represented in bodily form as
an influential, international
leader. This person will engineer
satan's final attempt to
overthrow Christ. Unlike the
rapture, the coming of the
antichrist will not be without
warning. Several signs will point
to his appearance and rise to
power. At least three events must
occur before he appears on
earth.
1. The secret power of
lawlessness will increase until it
reaches its climax (2Th 2:7).
That point will be characterized
by the complete ridicule,
rejection and rebellion against
any standards and commands
established in the Bible. Because
of a ruling spirit of rebellion and
lawlessness, most people will
lose any sense of true love and
compassion (Mt 24:10-12; Lk 18:
.
2. The rebellion, which literally
means "departure", "falling
away" or "abandonment", will
occur. In the last days, many
people who once followed christ
will abandon biblical truth and
reject true faith in christ. This
rebellion will have two
dimensions.
(¡) Theological apostasy. False
leaders and teachers will offer
"salvation" and cheap grace
without true devotion to christ.
They will claim that people can be
spiritually saved even though
they reject christ's demand for
repentance (2pe 2:1-3, 12-19).
(¡¡) Moral apostasy.
People who have abandoned
true faith in christ may still claim
to believe the right things and to
accept the Bible's teaching, yet
they reject God's moral law and
standards. By doing so, they
corrupt the truth and embrace
deception (Mt 23:25-28).
3. The one who now holds it
back must be taken out of the
way.
The one who holds it back may
best be understood as God, as he
is revealed through the holy
spirit. He alone has the power to
hold back , the man of
lawlessness and satan (2Th 2:9).
All of God's restraints against sin
will be removed and the
satanically inspired rebellion will
begin. As God removes his
restraining influence, the man of
lawless nesswill be revealed (2Th
2:3-4). Be ready for the Rapture. |
Correction please. The richest man ever since king solomon is Mansa Musa, not John. D. Rockefeller. |
Mellin:From what you have displayed on this thread, obviously you were never a christian. You may know the subject matter of the bible, but you don't know the spirit and power in it. Disillusionment is what has propeled you to find comfort in what you do. You are traped, if you don't know and you need deliverance. Yes there has been a battle going on here. What happend to demigods was real, what i experienced was real. Your demon is fully aware about the activities on this thread. You come here and speak grandiose things and blaspheme against the most high God, and you call it a joke? |
PRINCESSO2:There has been a fierce battle going on here, with christian folks like NIJJAking, Great0, Blossom023, shumuel, JILCOM, Goddys et al, slogging it out and trying to convince this people to desist from this delusion and embrace Jesus christ Using logical conclusions; for this people will never touch the bible with a long pole. The best you can do is to pray for them. There is a reason this thread reached this page you know. |
PRINCESSO2:What are you trying to do? If you've followed this thread from page 1 to this very page, i don't think you'd be wasting your precious time doing this. |
JILCOM:My friend; you are playing with fire, and that fire will eventually burn you. Where do you truly belong? |
uzolexis:The question is essentially this: if a husband and wife are separated for a long period of time, and have each other’s permission to do it, and can do it without pornography or lustful/ immoral thoughts, would that mean it is not a sin to masturbate? The most common situation in which this question arises is that of spouses separated due to service in the military or sent on official assignment. It is true that, if a person is used to having sex and a significant amount of time passes without sex, sexual tension increases. This physiological sexual tension can make it more difficult to resist sexual temptation, whether in the form of adultery or pornography. Masturbation can relieve this tension. So, what about this situation? Would this be an instance when it is not a sin to masturbate? The best answer to this is “perhaps.” Having your spouse’s permission would turn 1 Corinthians 7:4 into a non-issue. There being absolutely no pornography/lust or immoral thoughts/desires would remove the clearly sinful aspects that are almost always linked with masturbation. But, with this situation, a very important question is being overlooked. What is the alternative? What would happen if a person in this situation did not masturbate? To say that he/she would be incapable of resisting temptation is to neglect the power of the indwelling Holy Spirit ( 1 John 4:4) . The Bible instructs us to flee sexual temptation ( 1 Corinthians 6:18, 10:13; 2 Timothy 2:22). The Bible does not tell us to find ways to make the temptation less powerful. So, while it might not be a sin for a person in the above situation to masturbate, the Bible tells us to make decisions with more certainty than “might,” “maybe,” or “perhaps.” Romans 14:23 says, “Everything that does not come from faith is sin.” Romans 14:5 indicates that we are to be “fully convinced” before we do, or do not do, something. The fact that “is it still a sin?” is even being asked is proof of a lack of assurance and evidence of not being fully convinced. Asking a question like “Is ______ not a sin IF…?” is dangerous at its core. While “if something is a sin, it is always a sin” is not universally true, it is much more biblical than trying to find situations in which a sin is no longer sinful. |
uzolexis:The bible never mentions whether or not masturbation is a sin. However, we can infer from the gospel of Matthew 5:27-30. Where Jesus speaks against having lustful thoughts and then says, “If your right hand causes you to sin, cut it off and throw it away.” While there are parallels between this passage and masturbation, it is unlikely that masturbation was what Jesus was alluding to. While the Bible nowhere explicitly states that masturbation is a sin, there is no question as to whether the actions that lead to masturbation are sinful. Masturbation is nearly always the result of lustful thoughts, sexual stimulation, and/or pornographic images. It is almost impossible to masturbate without having lustful thoughts or pornographic images picked out of your subconscious mind. It is these problems that need to be dealt with. If the sins of lust, immoral thoughts, and pornography are forsaken and overcome, masturbation will become a non-issue. Many people struggle with guilty feelings concerning masturbation, when in reality, the things that led to the act are far more worthy of repentance. There are some biblical principles that can be applied to the issue of masturbation. Ephesians 5:3 declares, “Among you there must not be even a hint of sexual immorality, or of any kind of impurity.” It is hard to see how masturbating can pass that particular test. |
“Do you not know that your body
is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who
is in you, whom you have
received from God? You are not
your own; you were bought at a
price. Therefore honor God with
your body” ( 1 Corinthians
6:19-20). This great truth should
have a real bearing on what we
do with our bodies. In light of
these principles, the conclusion
that masturbation is a sin is
biblical. Clearly, masturbation is
not glorifying to God; it does not
avoid the appearance of
immorality, nor does it pass the
test of God’s having ownership
over our bodies. |
frosbel2:In christiandom there's been a huge debate going on for over 200 years, between the gap theorists vs creationists. |
frosbel2:Alot of christians know for certain that the earth is more than 6000 years. The apostle peter clearly affirmed this. "For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: Whereby the world that then was, being overflowed with water, perished: But the heavens and the earth, which are now, by the same word are kept in store, reserved unto fire against the day of judgment and perdition of ungodly men." (2 Pet 3:5-7). From this we can deduce that; long ago in very distant time past, the Lord God first created the heaven and earth (Genesis 1:1). But when the heaven and Earth are spoken of in Genesis 1:2, it is in a ruined and lifeless state. There is a vast gap in historical time between those two verses of the Bible; a gap on the order of possibly a billion years, nobody knows. In Genesis 1:1 we have a glorious heaven and Earth, but in 1:2 we see a decimated heaven and Earth. |
Jozzy4:Yes the bible clearly stated in Ezekiel 18:4: the soul that sinneth, shall die. The writter here may be refering to the Body, because the term body and soul are sometimes used interchangeably. However, All things must be maintained and sustained by where they came from. The minute a plant decides it doesn't like the earth anymore, it dies. The minute the fish decide they are tired of water, they die. The minute animals decide, they don't want to eat grass any more, they begin to die. If Humans separate themselves from God, they will eventually die. |
Jozzy4:Regarding your question. An enclosed answer base on my study of the bible. Please study the Bible to determine if you believe the same The Bible doesn't specifically tell us whether Adam and Eve are in heaven or hell, but we can infer that they would be in Heaven. This is why: 1. God did not abandon them. God continued to talk them and provided for them after their sin. He made clothes of animal skin, probably from lamb skins, to cover their unclothedness and replace the fig-leaf loin cloths the had made. This required an animal sacrifice to cover their sin, which prefigured the Lamb of God's christ's sacrifice for the sins of the world several thousand years later. This illustrated the biblical principle of substitutionary atonement, or covering, by the shedding of blood as condition of forgiveness for the sinner. 2. Adam and Eve must have taught their chidren about the importance of offering sacrifices to God, because we find Cain and Abel givin offerings to God in Genesis 4. 3. We don't go to Hell for our sins. Take note of this. God doesn't send people to Hell because of a sin, otherwise we would all go to Hell and there would be no point in having a Heaven. People go to Hell because they do not recieve God's gift of salvation. When Adam and Eve sinned When Adam and Eve, they tried to hide themselves from God. That they felt shame for disobeying God's command not to eat from the tree of knowledge shows that there was hope for their salvation. 4. Adam is used as a positive example example In Luke's Gospel, Adam is set as the head of Christ's genealogy (Luke 3:38), and is called the “son of God”, a term Luke has already given to Jesus (Luke 1:35). It is inconceivable that Luke would call Adam a son of God if his destiny was to be tormented endlessly in Hell. 5. The Apostle Paul uses Adam and Eve in his teaching about the sexes and the truth of the Genesis account. Christ is called the Last Adam. There is a strong comparison between Adam and Christ in the Bible. In fact, Christ is even called the "last Adam" in 1 Corinthians 15:45. And even though this is a contrast, Adam brought sin and death whereas Christ brought righteousness and everlasting life. It seems inconceivable that Paul would give Christ the name of Adam if Adam's home was Hell. |
Jozzy4:When i told that man is triune. This is what i meant: And the lord God formed man of the dust of the ground (Body), and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life (spirit); and man became a living (soul). The soul and the spirit is the non material part of you that never dies, that is why the scripture uses the term spirit and soul interchangeably. The soul is who you are, it is a part of your SPIRITUAL component. This is your individuality, your "I AM" so to speak (made in God's image), your "heart." Although your individual soul did not exist before your mother and father procreated you, it will exist forever . It cannot be killed by man: "And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell." (Matt. 10:28 KJV) When your body dies your soul (YOU) will leave the flesh: "And it came to pass, as her soul was in departing, (for she died) that she called his name Benoni: but his father called him Benjamin." (Genesis 35:18 KJV) |
Jozzy4:And what about the soul? |
Jozzy4:Why did you bring this up? |
rahymat:What signs? Please share. |
wisdomguy4u:Thanks Op for bringing this up. |
Black people only stink of sweat. White people, they smell all the time. |
krattoss:Hell was not created for humanity. Read (matthew 25:41) Those who spend eternity in hell, do so because they rejected God's love and his provision for salvation. Nobody is destined to go to hell, the bible says: God is not slack concerning his promise, as some count slackness, but is longsuffering toward us, not willing that any should perish but that all should come to repentance (2 peter 3:9). |
krattoss:From your post i can clearly see that you are lost in sin and self-delusion. "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, father give me my share of the the estate. So he divided his property between them. Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. When he came to his senses, he said, How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here i am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: father, i have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men. So he got up and went to his father. But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. The son said to him, father, i have sinned against heaven and against you. I'm no longer worthy to be called your son. But the father said to his servants, quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found. So they began to celebrate. Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. Your brother has come, he replied, and you father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound. The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, look! All these years i've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so i could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes come home, you kill the fattened calf for him! My son, the father said, you are always with me, and everything i have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad because this brother of yours was dead and is alive; he was lost and is found." In this story, you are the younger son, i am the older son, and God is our Father. |
Weah96:To have "free will" simly means that God gives humans the opportunity to make choices that genuinely affect their destiny. Yes God knew that man would sin, He knew that a day like this would come, and you'll insult Him. He knows everything. He created us anyway, in His own image, to bring glory to Himself. If we were created as robots, it would not bring glory to Him. We were given freedom to make choices. Even though we chose to disobey, our choice became the means by which God’s ultimate will was carried out and by which His full glory will be seen. Note this: Man's chief end is to glorify God and to enjoy Him forever. |
Weah96:Simply put; God does not have a blind spot. He does not have any limitation. He is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent. |
krattoss:Some people do not get God's protection because they fail to seek and to depend on him. The true essence of God’s protection is the eternal indwelling of the Holy Spirit ( Ephesians 2:21-22). The believer is sealed for the day of final glorification ( Ephesians 1:13-14). We are protected in all things. We have the ability, though, by allowing our sin nature to rule us, to depart from the will of God. A shield can only protect if it is picked up and used. We cannot sit back and say, “God will protect me!” if we have not done the things we ought to be doing. It is only through prayer and the study of God’s Word that we are assured of God’s protection in our lives. To call God punny shows how far you've gone in your rebellion. May God have mercy on you. |
krattoss:When God made man, he gave him freewill, including a choice to believe or not to believe in him. Would God go against man's freedom of choice? No way. People become atheist because they chose to be. Terrorist attacks and every other thing that has plagued man since the beginning of time is as a result of sin. Sin separates us from God (Genesis 3: sin brought suffering into the world. When satan deceived man, he took control of the world and everything in it. Satan is the invisible ruler of this world (John 14:30). He is behind all the suffering you see, Sickness, poverty, disease, disaster, terrorism etc. |
krattoss:If our traditional deities were true, they would have by all means prevented the christian missionaries from succeeding. |
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freecocoa:Sin entered the world when Adam and Eve rebelled against God in the Garden of Eden, and mankind has been in rebellion ever since. Sin’s effects permeate everything, and the suffering we see all around us is a direct result of that sin. But God did not leave us here to suffer pointlessly. Our loving and merciful God has a perfect plan to use that suffering to accomplish His threefold purpose. First, He uses pain and suffering to draw us to Himself so that we will cling to Him. Jesus said, “In the world you shall have tribulation” ( John 16:33). Trials and distress are not something unusual in life; they are part of what it means to be human in a fallen world. In Christ we have an anchor that holds fast in all the storms of life, but if we never sail into those storms, how would we know that? It is in times of despair and sorrow that we reach out to Him, and, if we are His children, we always find Him there waiting to comfort and uphold us through it all. In this way, He proves His faithfulness to us and ensures that we will stay close to Him. An added benefit is that as we experience God’s comfort through trials, we are then able to comfort others in the same way ( 2 Corinthians 1:4). Second, He proves to us that our faith is real through the suffering and pain that are inevitable in this life. How we respond to suffering is determined by the genuineness of our faith. Those with faith truly from God, “the author and finisher of our faith” ( Hebrews 12:2), will not be crushed by suffering, but will come through the trial with their faith intact, having been “proven through fire” so that it “might be found to praise and honor and glory at the revelation of Jesus Christ” (1 Peter 1:7). Those are the ones who do not shake their fists at God or question His goodness, but instead “count it all joy” ( James 1:2), knowing that trials prove that they are truly the children of God. “Blessed is the man who endures temptation, because having been approved, he will receive the crown of life which the Lord has promised to those who love Him” (James 1:12). Finally, God uses suffering to take our eyes off this world and put them on the next. The Bible continually exhorts us to not get caught up in the things of this world, but to look forward to the world to come. This world and all that is in it will pass away, but the kingdom of God is eternal. Jesus said, “My kingdom is not of this world” ( John 18:36), and those who would follow Him must not see the things of this life, both good and bad, as the end of the story. Even the sufferings we endure and which seem so terrible “are not worthy to be compared with the coming glory to be revealed in us” ( Romans 8:18). Could God prevent all suffering? Of course. But He assures us that “all things work together for good to those who love God and are called according to His purpose” ( Romans 8:28). So even suffering is part of the “all things” that God is using to accomplish His good purposes. His plan is perfect, His character is flawless, and those who trust Him will not be disappointed. |
Jozzy4: |
Jozzy4:The Muslim and Christian views of God have some similarities. Christians believe in one eternal God Who created the universe, and Muslims apply these attributes to Allah. Both view God as all-powerful, all- knowing, and all-present. A vital difference between the Islamic and Christian views of God is the biblical concept of the Trinity. In the Bible, God has revealed Himself as one God in three Persons: God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. While each Person of the Trinity is fully God, God is not three gods but three in one. God’s Son came in the form of man, a truth called the incarnation ( Luke 1:30-35; John 1:14; Colossians 2:9; 1 John 4:1-3). |
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N u even said clearly, it's not clearly explained cos I don't see it on this ur bible quotation. Pls expantiate.
) , I find it more and more difficult and even outright foolish to believe that this is fact.
sin brought suffering into the world. When satan deceived man, he took control of the world and everything in it. Satan is the invisible ruler of this world (John 14:30). He is behind all the suffering you see, Sickness, poverty, disease, disaster, terrorism etc.