Our God is a loving God?
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Hell was created by God for satan and the demons. The master that a person chooses dictates what their future looks like. Just like with any master and servant dynamic, the servant is obedient to whatever master they serve, and in turn are effected by what effects their master. Plain and simple. Life without Jesus is choosing another master, and guess who that master is? The Bible calls satan the prince of this world.
Blessings,
Machew
Blessings,
Machew
I guess one can get quite technical about what blaspheme is. My understanding would be “showing disrespect for the Lord.” To show disrespect for each other might be a sin, but it doesn’t seem to me to qualify as blaspheme. Anyway, the Bible verses in question, I believe, only refer to blaspheme towards the Holy Spirit. I think we’ve decided that you didn’t to that, and even if you had, I think John 3:16 gets you off the hook.
As for disrespect for pastors and priests, what do you say when your pastor is convicted of sexually molesting a child?
As for disrespect for pastors and priests, what do you say when your pastor is convicted of sexually molesting a child?
So literacy is required for salvation?
Not to be pleasant, but God would never throw us into a lake of fire for not obeying Him - He sent His Son to die for us to conquer death - I think it is safe to say He is committed to the process of forgiving us and teaching our hearts to love.
If God is omnipresent, He has to already be in our hearts, we are simply called to realize that fact and allow Him to justify and sanctify our hearts. If we do not allow Him to work we will never become able to love and serve others (become citizens of Heaven) so we will end up remaining out side His Kingdom, which is called HeLL. HeLL is simply a place for narcissists - people who are sanctified by the serpent believing themselves to be the highest authority or 'god'
If I am wrong and God has set up a place where people are tortured forever because they did not say some formulaic phrase like 'Jesus come into my heart and save me from sins' once; so now their sins doesn't count, but other people who devoted themselves to loving others, but never uttered that phrase; He is sadistic and I want nothing to do with His plan. It would be unethical to worship Him.
Like I have said before, I treat my dogs better than that and I didn't even die for them.
Not to be pleasant, but God would never throw us into a lake of fire for not obeying Him - He sent His Son to die for us to conquer death - I think it is safe to say He is committed to the process of forgiving us and teaching our hearts to love.
If God is omnipresent, He has to already be in our hearts, we are simply called to realize that fact and allow Him to justify and sanctify our hearts. If we do not allow Him to work we will never become able to love and serve others (become citizens of Heaven) so we will end up remaining out side His Kingdom, which is called HeLL. HeLL is simply a place for narcissists - people who are sanctified by the serpent believing themselves to be the highest authority or 'god'
If I am wrong and God has set up a place where people are tortured forever because they did not say some formulaic phrase like 'Jesus come into my heart and save me from sins' once; so now their sins doesn't count, but other people who devoted themselves to loving others, but never uttered that phrase; He is sadistic and I want nothing to do with His plan. It would be unethical to worship Him.
Like I have said before, I treat my dogs better than that and I didn't even die for them.
I looked up the word “blaspheme” on the internet to make sure I knew what I was talking about, and discovered it can mean more that one thing. My definition of blaspheme is “showing disrespect for the Lord.” I don’t see how you did that.
As far as showing disrespect for people, including pastors, I don’t see how that is blaspheme, but even if it is, the Scriptures we were discussing are about blaspheme towards the Holy Spirit.
I put that comment in about a pastor or priest sexually molesting a child to demonstrate that priests and pastors can do evil things and sometimes, therefore, earn criticism. Certainly it is not blaspheme to speak critically of a priest for sexually molesting a child, if that is what the priest has done.
As far as showing disrespect for people, including pastors, I don’t see how that is blaspheme, but even if it is, the Scriptures we were discussing are about blaspheme towards the Holy Spirit.
I put that comment in about a pastor or priest sexually molesting a child to demonstrate that priests and pastors can do evil things and sometimes, therefore, earn criticism. Certainly it is not blaspheme to speak critically of a priest for sexually molesting a child, if that is what the priest has done.