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Are you a good person? Take the Bible challenge.

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most people consider themselves to be a good person.

i have asked several people just in passing and with family members, and they have confirmed this.

when asked, "do you consider yourself to be a good person?

jesusisgod

Rabbit,

I guess your mind is made up already. I would disagree though.

If it hadnt been A&E it would have been Jack & Jill who would have eaten. I mean you can makeup whatever hypothesis or alternative solution. Would God not have known best? God being omniscient, knowing the future also before it happens, did He somehow not know what is best?

And why do you think its a lie that A&E dying in that day they ate the forbidden fruit? Why do you call it a lie? Because you don't believe it or they didn't age then die? Also tell me why you think they didn't know about death coming to all their descendents? Are you assuming this or are you reading a passage of the Bible?

Robin

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Are you a good person? Take the Bible challenge.

by jesusisgod in

most people consider themselves to be a good person.

i have asked several people just in passing and with family members, and they have confirmed this.

when asked, "do you consider yourself to be a good person?

jesusisgod

Seeker4,

May I ask you a question? You said, "We might have believed at one time, as you still do..."

So I will assume you once professed to be a Christian? Let me ask you, did you know the Lord?

Robin

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Are you a good person? Take the Bible challenge.

by jesusisgod in

most people consider themselves to be a good person.

i have asked several people just in passing and with family members, and they have confirmed this.

when asked, "do you consider yourself to be a good person?

jesusisgod

Rabbit,

Hello. I hope I can answer your question. Your question seems to have some different ideas mixed together so I will do my best to explain.

First, God bringing judgment on all Adam and Eve's descendents isn't entirely accurate. Why? If God brought judgment on all of us we would all be going to hell, we'd all be eternally separated from God. But judgment against sin for all believers fell on Christ. Thats why the Bible said, "Therefore there is now no condemnation to those who are in Christ Jesus (Rom 8:1). Like if you owed a billion dollar fine and you simply cannot pay it, either you pay the fine or do the time, yet if someone else steps in to pay your fine for you then justice is met by the fine being paid and you can go free. This is what Messiah has done and its a free gift of God, not of works we can do. People show they are the people of God by receiving the one who stepped into time and space to pay our fine of sin. So God's judgment against every human being for sin isn't completely accurate.

Two, let me sum up your second point. "God created evil humanity or evil but judges us for our evil. This is unloving and sick." I see a problem or misconception about humanity, God and evil in your question. Please don't take this to heart. First, when God made Adam and Eve, He had made them good, and had given them the ability of free choice. Without free choice humans would be mere puppets or robots awaiting every command. Second and thirdly, God is not the author of evil, He allowed for the potential for evil. Adam and Eve's free will would not have truly been free if their was no potential for evil.

Next, "innocent people" according to the Bible as you may already be aware there is none good, no not one, there is none who seeks after God. We have all sinned and fall short of God's standard of goodness. What standard are you applying in saying there are innocent people? If all humanity is guilty of sin against God then none of us are innocent. If we were innocent and God judged us then yes he would be unjust. I dont believe this is the case though.

Finally, Adam and Eve did chose to sin against God. And as a result their offspring did inherit their sinful nature. And we sin everyday, maybe not taking the fruit of the forbidden tree but in other ways. We willingly rebel against our creator. When God confronted Adam about eating the forbidden fruit, "Why have you done this?" He played the blame game and blamed his wife. Then Eve played along and blamed the serpent. Who's fault was it in the garden? Adam and Eve's! Are you going to continue playing this blame game also? Has anyone made you lie? Steal? Not love God? Not love your fellow man made in God's image? Blame yourself. If you come to a place that you understand that you sin willingly against God and you are responsible for your sins to God, then God's true love for you may make more sense. How much does God love you and desire that you come to a place of repentance? God demonstrated His love toward you that while you were a sinner Christ died for you. God love for you and God's love for justice is both demonstrated on the cross.

Robin

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Are you a good person? Take the Bible challenge.

by jesusisgod in

most people consider themselves to be a good person.

i have asked several people just in passing and with family members, and they have confirmed this.

when asked, "do you consider yourself to be a good person?

jesusisgod

Seretonin,

From this line of thinking about Exo 34 should we then add all the other laws mentioned there to the 10 Commandments? Who was rewriting the 10 Commandments? And who was writing the others laws that were different from the 10Commandments?

v11-26 Moses wrote the ceremonial and judical laws

v27 While God was rewriting the 10 Commandments on new tablets, compare Deut 10:1-4

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Did Jesus rise from the dead with 1.His physical body (or) 2. As a spirit

by jesusisgod in

please post your view, then some scriptures to back it up.

then look at what the bible has to say.. my view is simple.

jesus did rise from the dead with his physical tangeble body and he had the marks to prove it.. my scriptural proof are as follows,.

jesusisgod

Bonnie,

I just thought of another thing. The spirit of a person doesn't die. Man cannot kill the spirit. Remember "do not fear him who cannot kiil the body, but fear him (God) who can kill the body and throw both soul and body in hell."

When Jesus said, "Destroy this temple and in three days I will raise it up again." John 2:19 He was talking about His physical tangible body. Only man could kill the body, not the spirit. So the only conclusion is Jesus rose his actual body.

Dont let grey areas that were not sure of cloud our thinking of the solid areas like this one.

Robin

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Are you a good person? Take the Bible challenge.

by jesusisgod in

most people consider themselves to be a good person.

i have asked several people just in passing and with family members, and they have confirmed this.

when asked, "do you consider yourself to be a good person?

jesusisgod

Exodus 23:19 mothers milk verse. This section is talking about Laws about the sabbath and festivals, not the giving of the law at mt. sinai

Exo 34:26- read context this isnt about the giving of the law, read entire chapter.

149

Are you a good person? Take the Bible challenge.

by jesusisgod in

most people consider themselves to be a good person.

i have asked several people just in passing and with family members, and they have confirmed this.

when asked, "do you consider yourself to be a good person?

jesusisgod

Parakeet,

I am more deserving of hell then you friend. I mean it. When I caught a glimpse of the holiness and justice of God, I realized my ignorance of of Him. Sin, my sin, is exceedingly wicked in God's eyes, yet His wrath against my sin fell on Messiah, and not on me. He was bruised for our iniquities (Isaiah 53). What do you say to someone who saved your life? Gratitute is a good word.

A man in a boat fishing next to a bridge sees the bridge is open, yet the gates are up and the light is green for go. Cars begin to drive off and nobody is stopping it. The fisherman heads to shore and up onto the bridge as fast as he can, in compassion he tries to stop the drivers and warn them of the danger. "Please stop your in danger the bridge is out" cries the fisherman. But some mock and spit on him, "We don't believe that stuff, look everyone else is driving on the bridge."

The fisherman continues on trying to reach one person who would listen, who would willingly stop and consider what he was saying. The fisherman's attitute to warn others was out of love and compassion.

This is an example of the attitude all genuine believers have for the lost, which I was one of them driving off the bridge. I thank God he had sent me a fisherman to warn me.

Robin

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Are you a good person? Take the Bible challenge.

by jesusisgod in

most people consider themselves to be a good person.

i have asked several people just in passing and with family members, and they have confirmed this.

when asked, "do you consider yourself to be a good person?

jesusisgod

Philip,

I apologize for not answering you I thought you were playing around with your indigestion remark. I am sorry.

When I received the H.S. it was a feeling of great forgiveness and the burden of a guilty conscience was lifted. If you get a chance to read a book called Pilgram's Progress it may just be a blessing to you. The writer was John Bunyan and its a classic.

But assurance for any person should soley come from God. The Bible does tell us to test ourselves to see whether we are in the faith. To examine ourselves to see if Jesus is truly with us. Feelings can go up and down, these are not to be trusted. What is to be trusted is the word of God. If you believe Jesus is the Son of God, not a created thing, but eternal, who has died for your sins and rose again, and you cried out ot God for forgiveness and then live for him each day, then find your assurance in the scriptures. "As many as received Him, to them He gave the right to become children of God to those who believe in His name" John 1:12 The entire context of John 1:1-18 is about the WORD, the logos.

"If you confess with your mouth Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead you will be saved" Romans 10:9

Let the word of God give you assurance. God isnt willing for any to perish but for all to come to repentance.

Robin

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Did Jesus rise from the dead with 1.His physical body (or) 2. As a spirit

by jesusisgod in

please post your view, then some scriptures to back it up.

then look at what the bible has to say.. my view is simple.

jesus did rise from the dead with his physical tangeble body and he had the marks to prove it.. my scriptural proof are as follows,.

jesusisgod

Bonnie,

Being made alive in the spirit is different then being made alive as a spirit. These are completely different ideas.

Romans 1:4 "and was declared to be the Son of God in power according to the Spirit of holiness by his resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord"

This is the Holy Spirit and he had played a part in the resurrection.

Romans 8:11 "If the Spirit (Holy Spirit) of him who raised Jesus from the dead dwells in you, he who raised Christ Jesus from the dead will also give life to your mortal bodies through the Spirit who dwells in you."

The Holy Spirit raised up Jesus from the dead.

Robin

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Did Jesus rise from the dead with 1.His physical body (or) 2. As a spirit

by jesusisgod in

please post your view, then some scriptures to back it up.

then look at what the bible has to say.. my view is simple.

jesus did rise from the dead with his physical tangeble body and he had the marks to prove it.. my scriptural proof are as follows,.

jesusisgod

Bonnie,

Good question, why wasnt Jesus recognized? I heard similiar things that one was so upset that they hadn't recognized him, another is Jesus had his hood or head covering on, or it could be that as the resurrected Christ his once mortal body had now become a new glorified body, though it was the same body it was and is glorified imperishable (same body because of the nail scared hands and feet and side pierced). This is the hope of all Christians because Christ was the firstborn from the dead, so all believers who have gone to be with the Lord will receive back to themselves their resurrected bodies but glorified immortal. This point is plain in scripture though there are some who would distort this. We can only speculate on some matters like what he really looked like in his glorified body risen. What can we derive from scriptures.

First I establshed that Jesus did rise from the dead in his physical body that had died,

Jesus said he would raise himself from the dead, "this (body) temple" singular John 2:19. If he materialized another body to show them, then "Destroy this temple" becomes a false statement by Jesus. God cannot lie.

That his disciples touched and saw him, he ate to show them he wasnt a spirit. The knew Jesus had died and when they first saw him they thought they were seeing a ghost because he had died. But what a glorious shocker to them that he had risen bodily. This is what lead the once scared followers to now boldly proclaim the risen Lord. They went from dispare to victory seeing the risen Lord. "Behold my hands and my feet, it is I Myself. Handle me and see for a spirit doesnt have flesh and bones as you see I have (Luke 24:39).

Then John 20:25-29 Thomas reaches into the nail scared hands and pierced side, touch and see, stop your unbelieving

Mary held him, etc, etc.

Please read Luke 24:39, John 2:19

Second Other people did recognize him

Matthew 28:9, 17 Some of the disciples knew whom Jesus was and worshipped him.

Robin