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Ariel82

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What is wrong with trying to please God?

God can be displeased with us....doesn't it make sense that He can be pleased with us too when We show His love to the world?

Yes without faith, you can't please God but still I believe when we do good works because we have faith in God and His love for us and the world....then God is pleased.
 

Locutus

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This one will shiver yer timbers:

[video=youtube;GYMLMj-SibU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYMLMj-SibU[/video]
 

stonesoffire

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What is wrong with trying to please God?

God can be displeased with us....doesn't it make sense that He can be pleased with us too when We show His love to the world?

Yes without faith, you can't please God but still I believe when we do good works because we have faith in God and His love for us and the world....then God is pleased.
Read again what is actually written Ariel.
 

BillG

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Originally Posted by FranC
Wait.

YOU say you do works because you love God.
Do you not say that?

Well, I certainly DO love God.
I do works to keep Him happy.

Jesus said I was to do certain things.

Like Love my neighbor.


"Well, I certainly DO love God.
I do works to keep Him happy."

If I am the only one who sees just how wrong this statement is, I will be disappointed. ;)

~Heb 11:6  But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him. 
We do works to keep him happy????????????????????

Oh my word.

If that's the case then I need to rethink about the relationship I have with God and the one he has with me.

God says "Work to make me happy"
I say "What will keep you happy"
He says "Work hard, be sinless, let your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds and maybe on judgement day I will let you in"

Sounds like another religion to me.

Crap, If I have to work to keep a god happy then I have no chance.
 
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UnderGrace

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God is not a pendulum of emotion between unhappy with us and then happy with us.

If you view God this way your walk will be unsteady because you have lost the view that we are a new creation in Christ.


What is wrong with trying to please God?

God can be displeased with us....doesn't it make sense that He can be pleased with us too when We show His love to the world?

Yes without faith, you can't please God but still I believe when we do good works because we have faith in God and His love for us and the world....then God is pleased.
 

Rosemaryx

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This one will shiver yer timbers:

[video=youtube;GYMLMj-SibU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYMLMj-SibU[/video]
WOW...That was wonderful...Was not expecting the change in voice :) and the bag pipes and building was beautiful...xox...
 
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eternally-gratefull

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We do works to keep him happy????????????????????

Oh my word.

If that's the case then I need to rethink about the relationship I have with God and the one he has with me.

God says "Work to make me happy"
I say "What will keep you happy"
He says "Work hard, be sinless, let your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds and maybe on judgement day I will let you in"

Sounds like another religion to me.

Crap, If I have to work to keep a god happy then I have no chance.
i missed that, I just read the passage,

i do think God is pleased when we grow, and pleased when we trust him and he is able to prove his trustworthyness to us,

do not think hues off the deep end when we make a mistake and sin, I thought no h is saddened when we fail to trust him.
 
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UnderGrace

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Good thing it is not true!!


We do works to keep him happy????????????????????

Oh my word.

If that's the case then I need to rethink about the relationship I have with God and the one he has with me.

God says "Work to make me happy"
I say "What will keep you happy"
He says "Work hard, be sinless, let your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds and maybe on judgement day I will let you in"

Sounds like another religion to me.

Crap, If I have to work to keep a god happy then I have no chance.
 

stonesoffire

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Not trying to pick on you Fran. Just pointing out something very important.
 
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sevenseas

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LOL

Reminds of when I taught high school.:D

I taught adult education

I find children are better listeners because they understand when someone knows more than they do

LOL! I'm not really laughing
 

AllenW

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We do works to keep him happy????????????????????

Oh my word.

If that's the case then I need to rethink about the relationship I have with God and the one he has with me.

God says "Work to make me happy"
I say "What will keep you happy"
He says "Work hard, be sinless, let your good deeds outweigh your bad deeds and maybe on judgement day I will let you in"

Sounds like another religion to me.

Crap, If I have to work to keep a god happy then I have no chance.
What are you saying, you don't want to do good to make God happy?
You think God isn't happy when you do good?

By the way, that's a dumb avatar, Mr. inferior.
 
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sevenseas

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I'll tell you what.
Let's ask Ralph.
I like the name Ralph.

It's solid and very old school but for some reason, I keep seeing this big ole hairy hound type dog going 'ehhh?' when someone says Ralph

 

stonesoffire

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What are you saying, you don't want to do good to make God happy?
You think God isn't happy when you do good?

By the way, that's a dumb avatar, Mr. inferior.
I kinda think He would rather have our companionship than doing things to please Him.
 
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sevenseas

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I'll pass on "lightening up" on the truth of the Word and the one Gospel, thanks.

And I'll leave you and others of your ilk with this:

The preaching of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing - 1 Corinthians 1:18. Those who have truly believed the Gospel would never place a personal experience above that.

oh


no


he used the word 'ilk'


obviously he consorts with the alt right


notice I don't consort with either them or the alt left


I'm just mainstream Jesus
 

Rosemaryx

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So beautiful...The word wretch reminded me of who i once was, but not no more, i am the daughter of God, i wear diadems around my neck representing my children that God has restored back in to my life, a great grand daughter He blessed me with 2 weeks ago, i am now standing in the righteousness of God , washed clean by the blood of my Lord Jesus Christ my Savior, i am saved...Sorry Ariel but this is what the song has brought out in me :)...Thank you for the song...xox...
 

AllenW

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I like the name Ralph.

It's solid and very old school but for some reason, I keep seeing this big ole hairy hound type dog going 'ehhh?' when someone says Ralph

Don't let Ralph's cat see that.