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You feel by way of emotion which is of the soul, oriented by way of the thinking which begins in the heart. Our brain is apart of our soul which takes its directives according to the spirit's guidance (within the heart). Which Spirit we have operating in that capacity is a volitional choice in Christ based on the availability of the life-bearing Spirit now availed again to us via the Cross of Christ in His grace. To not make a choice in way of our Spirit's control is to make a choice for sinful nature again to rule. In other words, we don't have to choose Satan over Christ, we need only not chose Christ to remain in the slavery of sinful nature. Thus, Feelings can be Spiritually discerned or it can be naturally fleshly.
The things that move God can, in turn, move us if we are in the Lordship of Christ and as He transforms our minds and body we too feel as Christ feels, which is a beyond ourselves outside of Christ. Yet, still, our bodies crave the old self, and inasmuch as this is the case we must put to death the things of the flesh in our New Creation's power in Christ. The Spirit which controls our thoughts controls our will, which in turn controls our actions. Obedience is not just our behavior, we must also take the ground of our mind in Christ for His sake ... if we are in Christ we will have complete control of that in the inner workings of our soul's output if we TAKE captive our thoughts in Christ, by the power of Christ in us....(Spiritual warfare!)
The things that move God can, in turn, move us if we are in the Lordship of Christ and as He transforms our minds and body we too feel as Christ feels, which is a beyond ourselves outside of Christ. Yet, still, our bodies crave the old self, and inasmuch as this is the case we must put to death the things of the flesh in our New Creation's power in Christ. The Spirit which controls our thoughts controls our will, which in turn controls our actions. Obedience is not just our behavior, we must also take the ground of our mind in Christ for His sake ... if we are in Christ we will have complete control of that in the inner workings of our soul's output if we TAKE captive our thoughts in Christ, by the power of Christ in us....(Spiritual warfare!)
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First off, I agree with this thread that there are no stupid questions only stupid answers. So allow me to try and answer your question about cracked eggs as my avatar.
First, I think it's cute and funny (and that comes from the fact we are all in the same boat experientially), but I also read (Isaiah 53:6) and see Jesus always describing us in relationship to sheep:
"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all."
Sheep aren't the brightest compared to God's wisdom. He says, even the smartest man can't begin to compare. In addition we are weak physically, we are full of limitations. We are also communal, we follow more than we lead. Thus, the eggs being fragile, and unique in the depiction shown is likened to the sheep. We are under the care of the head chef in this case, and the protection of His packaging. Yet, we can crack, yet still when we are poured out like wine for others, others can be fed as we were in Christ, God rewarding us in heaven. It is thru our weakness God's strengths are seen.
Do you feel weak? Or do you feel honored to be weak to show His glory knowing He will give you His grace even here, and all the more so in heaven in a transformed eternal body?
First, I think it's cute and funny (and that comes from the fact we are all in the same boat experientially), but I also read (Isaiah 53:6) and see Jesus always describing us in relationship to sheep:
"We all, like sheep, have gone astray, each of us has turned to our own way; and the LORD has laid on him the iniquity of us all."
Sheep aren't the brightest compared to God's wisdom. He says, even the smartest man can't begin to compare. In addition we are weak physically, we are full of limitations. We are also communal, we follow more than we lead. Thus, the eggs being fragile, and unique in the depiction shown is likened to the sheep. We are under the care of the head chef in this case, and the protection of His packaging. Yet, we can crack, yet still when we are poured out like wine for others, others can be fed as we were in Christ, God rewarding us in heaven. It is thru our weakness God's strengths are seen.
Do you feel weak? Or do you feel honored to be weak to show His glory knowing He will give you His grace even here, and all the more so in heaven in a transformed eternal body?
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Philippians 1:21 - For to me to live [is] Christ, and to die [is] gain.
Colossians 3:3 - For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God
1 Corinthians 15:31 - I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
(are you referring to the you BEFORE you were born again? because im personally still dying.... praise God)
Colossians 3:3 - For ye are dead, and your life is hid with Christ in God
1 Corinthians 15:31 - I protest by your rejoicing which I have in Christ Jesus our Lord, I die daily.
(are you referring to the you BEFORE you were born again? because im personally still dying.... praise God)
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If language is necessary to produce thought, then how are babies able to get parents to understand, "hungry," "uncomfortable against my skin," (dirty diapers), "tired," "content/happy," and "need attention?" They have no language skills.
I also watched our cat wait for us to settle down to watch TV after we brought in all the luggage from our vacation, and then take that moment to sit right in front of us -- exactly in front of us in such a way that he was between us and the TV -- with his back turned. It looked like he was watching TV, but he never did. And it was clear he was protesting that we just left him for a whole week. Any other time, and I just had to make a psst-psst-psst noise, and he knew that was me telling him to come so I can lavish attention on him, which he granted permission to do immediately. But that night -- that one night every year -- I'd have to spend half an hour to forty five minutes coaxing him for a good scratch/pet.
We got the oww, when we came in. The purrs and mees wouldn't come for a day. ("Ooow" is cat for "watch out." "Mee" means "I'm available."Meow" is "give me some respect because I'm letting you take care of me." And purr is "I'm content.")
I also watched our cat wait for us to settle down to watch TV after we brought in all the luggage from our vacation, and then take that moment to sit right in front of us -- exactly in front of us in such a way that he was between us and the TV -- with his back turned. It looked like he was watching TV, but he never did. And it was clear he was protesting that we just left him for a whole week. Any other time, and I just had to make a psst-psst-psst noise, and he knew that was me telling him to come so I can lavish attention on him, which he granted permission to do immediately. But that night -- that one night every year -- I'd have to spend half an hour to forty five minutes coaxing him for a good scratch/pet.
We got the oww, when we came in. The purrs and mees wouldn't come for a day. ("Ooow" is cat for "watch out." "Mee" means "I'm available."Meow" is "give me some respect because I'm letting you take care of me." And purr is "I'm content.")
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I have some, but I usually just try to research them myself.
One is Festival of Booths. If the concept is to remember the 40 years in the wilderness living in tents by living in tents for a month, then why was it, even in Jesus' time, that was held in Jerusalem? It seemed like they gave up on tents, in general, already. OR they put up a lot of tents in the middle of a fairly large city. Wouldn't it have made sense to have it in the country, rather than the city?
As for if disabilities was part of creation? Nope. I think it's part of the curse at the Fall. I think, (no biblical support, just what I think), God created Adam and Eve "very good," which was one better than all the rest of creation. (The rest got "good.") And part of the Fall was entropy -- a breaking down of everything, which wasn't going to happen, had they not fallen. Just like continuing to marry family brings a heightened possibility for certain disorders to happen, the more and more Man is removed from the original "very good," and develops more and more miscues at the cellular level. Intermarrying just speeds up the miscues. It's something like making a copy on a copying machine, than using that copy to make the next copy, and that copy...
We're flawed, and our flaws multiply the further away from the originals we get.
Also why I think there will be a New Heaven and Earth. This one will pail so badly it simply serves no purpose, not enough value, for what God has plans for in eternity.
Just my theory.
One is Festival of Booths. If the concept is to remember the 40 years in the wilderness living in tents by living in tents for a month, then why was it, even in Jesus' time, that was held in Jerusalem? It seemed like they gave up on tents, in general, already. OR they put up a lot of tents in the middle of a fairly large city. Wouldn't it have made sense to have it in the country, rather than the city?
As for if disabilities was part of creation? Nope. I think it's part of the curse at the Fall. I think, (no biblical support, just what I think), God created Adam and Eve "very good," which was one better than all the rest of creation. (The rest got "good.") And part of the Fall was entropy -- a breaking down of everything, which wasn't going to happen, had they not fallen. Just like continuing to marry family brings a heightened possibility for certain disorders to happen, the more and more Man is removed from the original "very good," and develops more and more miscues at the cellular level. Intermarrying just speeds up the miscues. It's something like making a copy on a copying machine, than using that copy to make the next copy, and that copy...
We're flawed, and our flaws multiply the further away from the originals we get.
Also why I think there will be a New Heaven and Earth. This one will pail so badly it simply serves no purpose, not enough value, for what God has plans for in eternity.
Just my theory.