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Keep reading that chapter?

They become reprobates and God-haters. They were not gaining correction from being punished like a believer can benefit....
Its even says they know they deserve death.... Read that chapter and you will see...
After the reading of the Bible.
My feelings are really different from yours.
Maybe I have a different view.
In my opinion, repentance means that people who have done something wrong can understand that what they have done is wrong.And change themselves from the heart and mind.
In my opinion, whether by means of education or punishment.As long as people understand the meaning of repentance.I don't care how evil this man has done before.
What I can't imagine is that someone will refuse God's kindness.
I don't think there are such creatures in the world.
 

FollowerofShiloh

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JESUS classifies those to whom the word of God comes as gods. Are you saying that your systematic theology overrules the Lord Jesus Christ?
From Psalms
ואֲֽנִ֣י אָ֖מַרְתִּי אֱלֹהִ֣ים אַתֶּ֑ם וּבְנֵ֖י עֶלְי֣וֹן כֻּלְּכֶֽם:
6 I said, "You are angelic creatures, and all of you are angels of the Most High."

Jesus said when we get to Heaven we are like the Angels
25 For when they rise from the dead, they neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven.


Jesus said "found in your LAW."

Psalms is not "in" the Law. He was using the same tactic that Pharisees used. We are not gods.
 

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After the reading of the Bible.
My feelings are really different from yours.
Maybe I have a different view.
In my opinion, repentance means that people who have done something wrong can understand that what they have done is wrong.And change themselves from the heart and mind.
In my opinion, whether by means of education or punishment.As long as people understand the meaning of repentance.I don't care how evil this man has done before.
What I can't imagine is that someone will refuse God's kindness.
I don't think there are such creatures in the world.
I think you are not understanding something?

In Romans 1:24-32 does not speak of someone who is capable of repentance....

24 Therefore God gave them over in the sinful desires of their hearts to
sexual impurity for the degrading of their bodies with one another. 25 They
exchanged the truth about God for a lie, and worshiped and served created
things rather than the Creator—who is forever praised. Amen.

26 Because of this, God gave them over to shameful lusts. Even their women
exchanged natural sexual relations for unnatural ones. 27 In the same way
the men also abandoned natural relations with women and were inflamed
with lust for one another. Men committed shameful acts with other men, and
received in themselves the due penalty for their error.

28 Furthermore, just as they did not think it worthwhile to retain the
knowledge of God, so God gave them over to a depraved mind, so that
they do what ought not to be done. 29 They have become filled with
every kind of wickedness, evil, greed and depravity. They are full of envy,
murder, strife, deceit and malice. They are gossips, 30 slanderers, God-haters,
insolent, arrogant and boastful; they invent ways of doing evil; they disobey
their parents; 31 they have no understanding, no fidelity, no love, no mercy.
32 Although they know God’s righteous decree that those who do such things
deserve death, they not only continue to do these very things but also approve
of those who practice them.


That does not speak of all those who get involved with homosexuality.
There are another category who do repent.
That only speaks of a certain category.
 

Genez

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After the reading of the Bible.
My feelings are really different from yours.
Maybe I have a different view.
In my opinion, repentance means that people who have done something wrong can understand that what they have done is wrong.And change themselves from the heart and mind.
In my opinion, whether by means of education or punishment.As long as people understand the meaning of repentance.I don't care how evil this man has done before.
What I can't imagine is that someone will refuse God's kindness.
I don't think there are such creatures in the world.
Can Satan repent?
 

Genez

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JESUS classifies those to whom the word of God comes as gods. Are you saying that your systematic theology overrules the Lord Jesus
Jesus spoke those words in regards to the Jewish religious leaders.

For if they lived and ruled by the Word of God?
They were to righteously "lord" over the people, and in that sense, being gods.

Being gods,: because the Word of God is God. (John 1:1)
Therefore, if they would rule by the Word of God faithfully, to the people, God made these men to be 'gods.'
 
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Can Satan repent?
I don't know whether if Satan will repent,But I knew that God has been teaching Satan for a long time since from the Job in the Bible.
Even in the time of Jesus,Satan asked Jesus, can you turn stones into food?Jesus answered,mankind live not only by food,But by the word of God.
Jesus' answer is obviously with a clear purpose.This is clearly telling Satan that you should listen to God's word.Instead of answering Satan's question about whether Jesus can turn stones into food.For turning stones into food,Jesus seems to willing to tell Satan something else.
 

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I don't know whether if Satan will repent,But I knew that God has been teaching Satan for a long time since from the Job in the Bible.
Even in the time of Jesus,Satan asked Jesus, can you turn stones into food?Jesus answered,mankind live not only by food,But by the word of God.
Jesus' answer is obviously with a clear purpose.This is clearly telling Satan that you should listen to God's word.Instead of answering Satan's question about whether Jesus can turn stones into food.For turning stones into food,Jesus seems to willing to tell Satan something else.
God's Word does not tell lies...
 
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God's Word does not tell lies...
I don't know what you mean.If you mean the picture described in the book of revelation,Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire.Then do you know what is the lake of fire,What is its function?
 

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Now you are denying the doctrine of original sin and do you somehow call yourself a Christian?
The doctrine of original sin is not stated in the bible and is not a prerequisite for acceptance into Christ and every spiritual blessing in Him.
 
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Now you are denying the doctrine of original sin and do you somehow call yourself a Christian?
It's Not people are born in the guilty.Because Adam and Eve didn't listen to God's word, So they have sinned.This applies to everyone.The sins of Adam and Eve are not inherited like DNA.The Bible says that all men are guilty,In fact, it is means that mankind do not follow the word of God.
Jesus was innocent because he obeyed God's will, he follow the word of God, so we call Jesus is God, so be it.

Jesus also said that he did not come for the mankind of Righteousness.This sentence implies that mankind can be Righteousness and innocent.
 
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Why don't you believe it then?

Do you you really not know how wrong you keep being?
I think you do...
It looks like you just like to disagree with people with this response.

Why would you reject the scripture I posted with this response, This is what you call provocative behaviour.

I take it you know provocative behaviour is also someone who puts stumbling blocks in front of people.

This behaviour also will not go unpunished By God.

And you could get handed over to reprobate mind until you conform to his word, they same thing happened to Saul.
 

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Are you able to answer the simple question or not?

Does God love those He casts into Hell?

Luk 12:5 But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear Him who, after He has killed, has power to cast into hell; yes, I say to you, fear Him!
Define "hell" according to scripture.
 
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the doctrine of original sin It should be expressed correctly like this.The origin of sin come from do not hear the word of God.
 
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Define "hell" according to scripture.
Hell is like a bottomless pit.The bottomless pit can't receive light.Especially the light of God.Hell is a place isolated from God.There are no bad guys bullying good people there,Because in hell, only bad guys bully each other.Good people never need to bully others.In hell, Satan needs to keep calculating with his followers.They suspect each other and hate each other.They lie to each other.They waged war on each other.They fight with each other.Because they refused to accept God's teaching.So as to torture each other forever.Until one day, they were tired of their evil habits.And find out how interesting God's Word is.
 

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When God said, "let us make man in our image" He followed with an extrapolation what that looked like, having dominion over the rest of creation, and purposefully left Himself out of the detailed examples of the things man is given dominion over. That is, God retained His dominion over all of creation. Satan was given no dominion, he was to serve God and, I gather, man. In fact, Satan was thrown out of heaven for attempting to usurp dominion in heaven. So, if he had the audacity to attempt to usurp God's thrown, then, in his view, what is man that he should be left to his rightful position? The last thing Satan wants to do is to serve anyone, except himself. And so, he 'teaches' this self-service to Eve and entices Adam with it, effectively advising them that they should 'thrown down God' as the only obstacle to being "as God." This is the 'original sin' because 'throwing down' God is akin to throwing down your own life, except in a perverted sense rather than the ideal of 'trusting God' for your life.

ps, I don't think it was within God's design that man should have dominion over man. And the struggle for this is at the center of the world's prolific grief.
 

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I don't know what you mean.If you mean the picture described in the book of revelation,Satan will be thrown into the lake of fire.Then do you know what is the lake of fire,What is its function?
Yes... But I do not think you are ready for it yet.
 

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Genez

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Define "hell" according to scripture.
Hell and the Lake of Fire are not the same thing... For all Hell will be thrown into the Lake of Fire. (Revelation 20:14)

Hell (Hades) is the waiting place for all unbelievers who die. Sometimes referred to in Scripture as "torments."
Those in hell/Hades are waiting for the Lake of Fire to be ignited and to be thrown in.