Not exact matches
The most compassionate thing he could have done, while still mainting his unreasonable criticism of someone elses lifestyle, would be to give her the communion, help her through the day, then later,
after a week or two when she came for a service, talk to her privately about her lifestyle, tell her taking comminuoin while
in sin is a
sin, and ask if she wishes to confess / talk / whatever.
For if God did not spare angels when they
sinned, but cast them into hell and committed them to chains of gloomy darkness to be kept until the judgment; if he did not spare the ancient world, but preserved Noah, a herald of righteousness, with seven others, when he brought a flood upon the world of the ungodly; if by turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrah to ashes he condemned them to extinction, making them an example of what is going to happen to the ungodly; and if he rescued righteous Lot, greatly distressed by the sensual conduct of the wicked (for as that righteous man lived among them day
after day, he was tormenting his righteous soul over their lawless deeds that he saw and heard); then the Lord knows how to rescue the godly from trials, and to keep the unrighteous under punishment until the day of judgment, and especially those who indulge
in the lust of defiling passion and despise authority.
but — as with the woman caught
in adultery
in John 8 —
after he has run off all hypocritical accusers, he still calls
sin what it is.
Jesus gave us a clear picture of what that was all about as did others say Peter for example 2 Peter 2:4 - 6: For if God spared not the angels that
sinned, but cast them down to hell, and delivered them into chains of darkness, to be reserved to judgment; 5And spared not the old world, but saved Noah the eighth person, a preacher of righteousness, bringing
in the flood on the world of the ungodly; 6And turning the cities of Sodom and Gomorrha into ashes condemned them with an overthrow, making them an ensample to those that
after should live ungodly;
Abortion is not a
sin, the bible doesn't support that and it's been legal since roe vs wade
in 1973 once again the fetus can not survive outside of the mothers womb the first 21 weeks and that is the only time it's legal,
after 21 weeks the fetus can survive, breath, eat, think ect.
Religion is one lie
after another: the lie of original
sin, the lie of eternal life, the lie of hell, the lie of answered prayer, the lie that life can have no meaning without religion, the lie that religion is the source of morality, the lie of creationism, the lie of a spy -
in - the - sky who hears your every word and reads your every thought.
For instance,
in the case of Moses, when he confronted God
in Exodus 32:11 - 13
after God had threatened to destroy Israel for their
sins, Moses confronts God and recounts the promises that God made to Abraham, Isaac, and Israel to multiply them and give them the land as an inheritance forever — and this was exactly what God intended him to do, intercede for God's people — of course God did not forget His promises that He had made to His people, but with the threatening of an omnipotent God, Moses was even more resolved to lead this people
in righteousness.
Nonetheless, Shelly, your reply appears to beg for a definition of «
sin», and greater and lesser «
sins», as well as what someone should do that is gay, already legally married, and that comes to believe
in Christ (
after all, Paul writes that «whatever state you are
in when you believe, remain
in that state»).
Those things came into the world
after sin came into the world (the fall of man
in the garden).
But if
after that they still choose to embrace their
sin, the church must either flush them out, or leave them there, setting a dangerous precident for others
in the same boat.
I suppose that if a person who is homosexual truly believes that it is not a
sin (
after they have read those verses by themselves), then they can be trusting
in God.
After all, what was the penalty for
sin in the original created order?
When John was baptizing
in the Jordan, he said he baptizes with water for remission of
sin, but One will come
after me and baptize with the Spirit
This is a lie by Satan and men and keeps people
in bondage not only before salvation but
after trying to get their
sins forgiven.
Now I understand better as I was trying to answer a question on «Till when
sin was
in the world and what happened
after that?»
His death covers all the
sins we committed before we believed
in Jesus for eternal life and
after we believed
in Jesus for eternal life.
It is written that God would rather have lost one of His sheep and found it again, then to never have lost Him at all, Meaning It is very easy
in this world now more than ever to lose sight of God and your faith, we all
sin even the most devote christian, But coming back to our faith and our christian ways
after losing it is something that brings God joy..
For the faithful
in Christ can not accept this view, which holds either that
after Adam there existed men on this earth who did not receive their origin by natural generation from him, the first parent of all, or that Adam signifies some kind of multiple first parents; for it is by no means apparent how such an opinion can be reconciled with what the sources of revealed truth and the acts of the magisterium of the Church teach about original
sin, which proceeds from a
sin truly committed by one Adam, and which is transmitted to all by generation, and exists
in each one as his own» -LCB- Humani Generis 37).
The only place
in any publication of Faith Movement where the issue is raised is
in Fr Roger Nesbitt's pamphlet, Evolution and Original
Sin where,
after careful discussion of the theological and scientific issues involved, he concludes:
After all, Paul has just explained that even though all of us were dead
in our trespasses and
sins (Ephesians 2:1, 5), and now he says that God, out of His great mercy and love, made us alive together with Christ.
It says
in 1john 3:8 whoever
sins belongs to the devil and Jesus came to destroy the works of the devil which was
sin.Think about this, right or wrong things is not
sin,
sin is a nature that you were born with, but when you confessed your
sins he forgave you, and you became a new creature, old things have passed away and now you are a new person; and a new person is not the same, if you can still
sin after being born again then what did he take away, don't you know that his blood is so powerful that you don't have to worry about
sinning because it has been destroyed, he took it away.
Growing up Church of Christ and «water» baptism for salvation I was completely broadsided one day
after reading about our
sin problem (Romans 3:9 - 20) about God's solution ``... This righteousness is given through faith
in Jesus Christ to all who believe..»
In this debate, the «traditionalists» were in favor of truth (you can't receive Communion if you are in a state of sin; if you intend to have relations outside a valid marriage, you are in a state of sin; ergo, etc.), while the «progressives» were in favor of mercy (shouldn't those who have had a conversion after a divorce and civil remarriage be able to approach the Eucharist?
In this debate, the «traditionalists» were
in favor of truth (you can't receive Communion if you are in a state of sin; if you intend to have relations outside a valid marriage, you are in a state of sin; ergo, etc.), while the «progressives» were in favor of mercy (shouldn't those who have had a conversion after a divorce and civil remarriage be able to approach the Eucharist?
in favor of truth (you can't receive Communion if you are
in a state of sin; if you intend to have relations outside a valid marriage, you are in a state of sin; ergo, etc.), while the «progressives» were in favor of mercy (shouldn't those who have had a conversion after a divorce and civil remarriage be able to approach the Eucharist?
in a state of
sin; if you intend to have relations outside a valid marriage, you are
in a state of sin; ergo, etc.), while the «progressives» were in favor of mercy (shouldn't those who have had a conversion after a divorce and civil remarriage be able to approach the Eucharist?
in a state of
sin; ergo, etc.), while the «progressives» were
in favor of mercy (shouldn't those who have had a conversion after a divorce and civil remarriage be able to approach the Eucharist?
in favor of mercy (shouldn't those who have had a conversion
after a divorce and civil remarriage be able to approach the Eucharist?).
The finer values are withering away; the vision of a universal human family is vanishing; and Eccelsiastes which tells us: the Lord is full of compassion and mercy... and forgive the
sins and saveth
in time of affliction is now anathema to those who wield power, accumulate wealth and crave
after sensual pleasures.
Sure, Jesus did tell the woman caught
in adultery to «go and
sin no more,» but that was
after He risked His own life to protect her from a rabid mob.
After all, if Jesus had not shed His blood on the Cross, we would still be
in our
sins!
It is often taught that
after the first
sin was committed, God wanted to show Adam and Eve that
sin has consequences, and so He slew an animal
in front of them, and made clothes for them from the hide of the dead animal.
If they believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the
sins of all mankind, and if they believe that three days
after his death, Jesus Christ rose from the dead and if they believe all of these things, but don't believe
in Jesus for eternal life, that person is not saved.
But Sir, God never intended to cause pain to people.Our spirits were dead
after we
sinned (became self loving) because we were designed to exist
in the love of christ.
After their
sin they hid from God, were lled with guilt and shame and experienced that loss of harmony
in themselves and with their environment.
Before man
sinned in the Garden there was no disease,
after man
sinned disease came.
After repentance, faith and baptism we have died for the
sin, and we are
in Christ.
Agamemnon's family, cursed before any of them were born for the
sins of ancestors, self - destructs
in revenge killing and madness
after his return from Troy.
Ok but can god take away a person from hell and put him
in heaven and if god loves us so much then why he doesn't destroy satun or put him
in prison forever and why doesn't he tells the holy spirit to forgive whatever any person says just like him and Jesus i want to know thst but i noticed
in all your replies except one that you were telling me everything i was asking except this
in short if i say «he allows us to hate him» and i also want to know that if a person is sent
in hell for his
sins then will he go back to heaven
after completing his punishment or stay there forever and also will any person who have commited the unforgivable
sin one day be freed and allowed to go to heven or be reborn on Earth and if god has infinite love for us why don't he force us to belive
in Jesus just before dying and then as he goes to heven show Jesus to him and then give him a rebirth as soon as his turn comes and then countinue this becaude going to heaven would be better much more than going to hell especialy for those who have commited the unforgivable
sin
It looks like America is
in end times prophecy
after all: Isa 5:18 ¶ Woe unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and
sin as it were with a cart rope: i.e. g ^ y pride parade.
I didn't pray for leukemia but I got it children die everyday new souls
in this sometimes very cruel world what kind of god does that I'm sure you'll say the
sins of the father or it just wasn't gods plan or if we were better Christians then we wouldn't be punished or our faith was being tested and to all of you I say what a cruel child of a god you have that» tests his flock he so lovingly created excuse
after excuse I'll keep my faith
in the science that put my cancer
in remission and if I'm wrong I'll march straight into hell knowing I made no excuses
Biblical reference —
In Matthew 9:1 - 8, Jesus heals a paralytic and forgives his
sins after seeing the faith of his friends.
Then your
sins are forgiven,
after your belief
in who Jesus is.
The new man is a Christian born again -LCB- indwelt by the Holy Spirit (
after believing
in Christ as his savior) and should be walking
in /
after the Spirit -RCB-; that is, the new man has a good nature, evil /
sin nature and the indwelling Holy Spirit and should be willingly walking
in /
after the Spirit (Eph.
David is,
after all, confessing his
sin of committing adultery with Bathsheba, and so
in the midst of this confession, he my seek to exaggerate his own sinfulness by saying that he has always been
sinning, even from conception.
Now talking of God not performing
in other parts of the world like America and the rest is that; God
in his own wisdom does things accordingly and to the purpose of his good will.God came to mankind again
after being apart for so long, thus» 400 years «Jesus came to rescue us from the bondage of
sin, God is every where and works around his people.
Jesus, as God's Son, died on the Cross for our
sins, then,
after 3 days, He arose, He came back to life and is alive forevermore, Rev. 1:18, waiting continually for you to call on Him and accept Him as your Savior, He stands at your heart's door and knocks, seeking to come
in, Rev, 3:20.
Because we lived
in deliberate
sin after knowing the truth.
Heb 10:16 This [is] the covenant that I will make with them
after those days, saith the Lord, I will put my laws into their hearts, and
in their minds will I write them; Heb 10:17 And their
sins and iniquities will I remember no more.
On page 15 of «The Interpreters Bible», Dr. Herbert F. Farmer, Professor of Divinity at Cambridge University wrote about the indispensability of the texts, their importance and how the «truth» of them should be approached,
after an exposition of the traditional conservative Christian view of person - hood,
sin and the salvific actions of Jesus (aka Yeshua ben Josef), known as «the Christ»
in human history.
It seems the most likely scenario is that he married his sister or less likely his niece.The reasoning is that Adam and Eve lived alot longer and continued to have sons and daughters GEN5: 4 aCTS 17:26 Paul tells us that the God who made the world hath made of one blood all nations of man to dwell on all the face of the earth.Cain did nt marry to another tribe or nation as every man and women was a relative and of the same bloodline of Adam and Eve.The importance of this is that
sin entered through one man Adam and is past through the bloodline so redemption is only possible through the same bloodline.So for the formula to work the human genome had to stay the same no other tribes or nations just the descendents of Adam and Eve.It also solves another riddle
in that satan at various times prior to the flood and
after the flood tried to contaminate the bloodline by his angels having sexual relations with the women this created a type of alien
in essence and would have not been able to have been redeemed by the blood of Jesus as it wasnt fully human.This is where the giants came from and why God wanted to destroy them as they had the potential to destroy the human race as they couldnt be redeemed by the blood of Jesus.Interesting?
I looked back on all of the willful
sin that had still been
in my life
after crying out, and I could see that I had been loving that
sin more than I loved the Father, and the Son.
I see him working
in my life, helping me to gradually overcome one
sin after another, gradually.
I believed
in the deity of Jesus as a very young man, but I definitely did fall away
in willful
sin after knowing the truth and I fell miserably for many many years.
It comes
after Farron became embroiled
in controversy over his views over whether gay sex is a
sin.