Posts by myelaine

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If God’s people can’t see anti-God verses in the Bible

by Ireneus in

if god’s people can’t see anti-god verses in the bible, how can they be god’s people?.

jehovah is the “god of the gentiles also” and “there is no impartiality with god,” says the bible.

(romans 3:29; deuteronomy 10:17).

myelaine

dear Ireneus...

God created all things in the beginning, but He is not Father to all things or all people. Being "father" involves a desire for relationship.

Scriptures says that God does WANT to be Father of all people because His will or desire is that ALL would be saved/adopted through His Son.

According to scripture, A&E were the only human beings directly created by God. Everyone else is a son of man...even Jesus is Son of man. It takes a conscience decision on the part of man to want to become a son of God...to call Him Father.

❤

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If God’s people can’t see anti-God verses in the Bible

by Ireneus in

if god’s people can’t see anti-god verses in the bible, how can they be god’s people?.

jehovah is the “god of the gentiles also” and “there is no impartiality with god,” says the bible.

(romans 3:29; deuteronomy 10:17).

myelaine

dear Ireneus...

The law came from God. It was delivered to Israel by Moses. The law covenant was a written contractual agreement between God and Israel, not Moses and Israel.

Also, the bible doesn't say that God is Father of all. It does say that the Lord knows His own, which implies there are some that are not His. One aspect of the salvation which is in Christ is our adoption as sons and daughters.

If you consider that God made special provision in the law covenant for people that weren't His children, you'll see that He went beyond what most earthly fathers would do.

michelle

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If God’s people can’t see anti-God verses in the Bible

by Ireneus in

if god’s people can’t see anti-god verses in the bible, how can they be god’s people?.

jehovah is the “god of the gentiles also” and “there is no impartiality with god,” says the bible.

(romans 3:29; deuteronomy 10:17).

myelaine

dear Ireneus...

You said, "This shows Moses formulating the Law in such a way that women are treated as property of men was a deliberate sin (against humanity?). Such religious leaders are the curse of humanity."...

Ummm...your statement and conclusion based on IT shows you lack clarity yourself 😐 The notion of "property" implies value..."property" is an asset.

Btw...the biblical definition of sin IS violation of the law. (missing the mark of perfectly obeying it in action and thought)

Since love God and love your neighbour as yourself is a distillation of the law, how can obeying that law be a sin against humanity?

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If God’s people can’t see anti-God verses in the Bible

by Ireneus in

if god’s people can’t see anti-god verses in the bible, how can they be god’s people?.

jehovah is the “god of the gentiles also” and “there is no impartiality with god,” says the bible.

(romans 3:29; deuteronomy 10:17).

myelaine

dear punkofnice...

If our understanding of why God's actions/judgements were carried out is limited our perception of the goodness of God is skewed.

We read about how God sent out the israelite armies to destroy entire tribes. The other side is rarely explored in "bible study" but if it was it would illuminate the goodness in God's actions/judgements in sending out israelite armies.

We can ask ourselves, would destruction BE good if these other tribes DID pose a serious risk if left unchecked?

The backdrop we are given is that the tribes that the israelites went up against were the descendants of "the giants"...they were the hybrid offspring of fallen angels. The bible says that the first round of destruction was because the inclination of the heart of man was towards evil continually. What if they were truly evil, an evil that sought only to devour everything good in their path. We're told that that's what giants do (numbers 13:32-33). If that was true and the reason for the first destruction, then God's action WAS good as far as cleaning the slate (so to speak), wasn't it? Future limited destruction to stave off the problem of nephilim offspring would be considered judicious...good, wouldn't it?

Think about this: if you have no reservations about believing God is not good based on selected biblical accounts, you have unquestioning belief without evidence. Your bias is spinning the text your way, isn't it?

michelle

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If God’s people can’t see anti-God verses in the Bible

by Ireneus in

if god’s people can’t see anti-god verses in the bible, how can they be god’s people?.

jehovah is the “god of the gentiles also” and “there is no impartiality with god,” says the bible.

(romans 3:29; deuteronomy 10:17).

myelaine

Ah. So our perception of what is good doesn't square with some of bible God's actions/judgements therefore, some of these actions/judgements are in opposition to how we've been led to understand the biblical teaching, "God is good"?

Some of what the bible says about God is anti-"God is good".

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Televangelist seeks $54 million for private Jet, God told him he needs it.

by James Mixon in

louisiana televangelist seeks donations for 54m privet jet.

claims god is behind the idea.

he stated "if the lord jc was physically on earth today, he wouldn't be riding a donkey".

myelaine

If the Lord was physically on earth today, we'd be called to go to Him! (Zechariah 14:17)

And a real preacher would be thinking more economically...he'd want to get as many people there as possible.

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If God’s people can’t see anti-God verses in the Bible

by Ireneus in

if god’s people can’t see anti-god verses in the bible, how can they be god’s people?.

jehovah is the “god of the gentiles also” and “there is no impartiality with god,” says the bible.

(romans 3:29; deuteronomy 10:17).

myelaine

dear Diogenesister...

Some life changing events happened between moses taking a midianite wife and the other guy taking a wife. Moses wife recognized the need for circumcision as a special sign of covenant which indicates that she had some desire to please God.

There is no indication in the text that the later midianite wife (or her israelite husband) had any desire to please God. Reading the progression of events suggests the israelite groom was guilty of the very things the gathered elders were lamenting at the moment, ie. being led astray by pagan culture, worshipping idols etc.

The way I see it, Phinehas was praised and rewarded based on his zeal for God, His commands and His righteous honor, not for killing. Likewise, in our justice system people don't praise an executioner for executing, the praise is in the fact justice is served.

michelle

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If God’s people can’t see anti-God verses in the Bible

by Ireneus in

if god’s people can’t see anti-god verses in the bible, how can they be god’s people?.

jehovah is the “god of the gentiles also” and “there is no impartiality with god,” says the bible.

(romans 3:29; deuteronomy 10:17).

myelaine

What do you mean by "anti-God"?

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A thinking man coming to grips with the Bible

by TerryWalstrom in

no ego and no agenda--and yet--a thinking-out-loud tour of what the lasting value ofbiblical teaching might mean.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-wwbgo6a2w.

myelaine

so, call me...let's get together.

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Modern replacement for make sure of all things book

by Jehovahisgod in

question please for one of jehovah's witnesses i'm doing some prison ministry.

you used to have the make sure of all things hold fast to what is fine book what is the modern equivalent of this book i need a book which lists the bible topics and where to actually find them in the bible can somebody give me a pointer?.

myelaine

There is a topical study guide (of sorts) in the back of the older black NWT, if that helps.