Second, God deals with the evil, wrong, and
sin by the suffering love that can mysteriously transmute it into good.
Not exact matches
and while being reviled, He did not revile in return; while
suffering, He uttered no threats, but kept entrusting Himself to Him who judges righteously; and He Himself bore our
sins in His body on the cross, so that we might die to
sin and live to righteousness; for
by His wounds you were healed.
Jesus dying on the cross was an act caused
by man's
sin, but, look, He applied the pain and
suffering for the good of the world that all might have life everlasting.
26 Otherwise, He would have needed to
suffer often since the foundation of the world; but now once at the consummation of the ages He has been manifested to put away
sin by the sacrifice of Himself.»
Correct 1 Pet 3:18 For Christ also hath once
suffered for
sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened
by the Spirit: 1 Pet 3:19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 1 Pet 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by wate
by the Spirit: 1 Pet 3:19
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 1 Pet 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by wate
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; 1 Pet 3:20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved
by wate
by water.
Not quite tallulah, all the other gods are man invented or possibly demonic.Every other idol god either mimics God and or requires a series of works to gain their favor.They are created
by men to appease the inner knowledge of God, but all fall short of the creator God.You can not work your way into Gods good graces, you can only be saved
by faith through grace.God alone has resolved the
sin problem we all
suffer from, in the selfless sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.It is
by accepting Jesus» redemption for us that allows us to be reconciled with God.God bless
Lent is a period in our life to remember the
suffering of Jesus who never
sinned, he came to this world to free us from
sin and to be the children of god not only
by law but also
by grace.
Takeaway for me is that the pain /
suffering / rejection we experience in this life does not equal rejection
by God — even if it does serve as a chastisement / correction for
sin / failure in our lives — it reveals God's love and personal concern for our development, reminding us of our mortality and need to rely upon him... In short, the wounds / scars we receive are God's way of branding / choosing us as his own...
He proved He was just that
by suffering and dying for our
sins.
His basic argument seems to be that although the people from Adam to Moses did not
sin by breaking a command (as Adam did), they still
suffered the consequences of
sin (death).
God answered this vital question
by sending His Son, Jesus, as the fulfillment of the most violent religious writings, to show us that He had nothing to do with the violence, but was instead dying along with us in the midst of the violence, taking our
sin and
suffering upon Himself, bearing our guilt and shame in His own being, all for the sake of those He loved.
I've often been told that the reason I have a problem with the idea of people
suffering eternally without the chance to be saved is because my sense of justice has been perverted
by my
sin nature, that it only seems unfair to me because «God's ways are higher than our ways.»
They believed that Jesus had come as God in human form and that
by his coming, and above all
by his
suffering, death, and resurrection, he had saved God's children from their unfortunate condition of
sin and their resultant alienation from God.
The level of
suffering experienced
by Jesus shows just how seriously God views
sin.
But in a fallen world, tainted
by sin, where selfishness,
suffering and death deface the primordial goodness of the world, further signs are needed for man's sake.
That love was demonstrated
by Jesus when He
suffered and died for our
sins.
And I really wish Christians would make up their minds about Jesus's place in the big scheme of things: is he a co-equal third of a trinity of ent.ities who somehow make up one large god, or is he a lesser god sent
by his greater father god to
suffer in order to straighten out the weird
sin situation he created and didn't get around to fixing for thousands of years (the whole John 3:16 thing people are so fond of quoting only makes any sort of sense in the second situation).
So I'm telling people to get ready for the return of Jesus Christ in October 2014,
by turning to God through Jesus Christ and accepting that he is the only begotten Son of God who
suffered for the
sins of the world, and who will give to those who believe in him, when they are raised up at the last trump, his righteousness, so that they will no longer be sinners but sons of God.
18 For Christ also hath once
suffered for
sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened
by the Spirit: (1 Peter 3:18)
We are not punished FOR our
sins, but we are certainly punished
BY them as we inflict untold
suffering on our species.
To point to another's supposed
sin, is a
sin of ignorance, blind
by distorted perception, that is other than the clear Self looking at the subject through unconditional love, what «one» should perceive this way is the
suffering and / or needed help.
Rather than let man
suffer eternal sparation God made a way
by taking on the penality of
sin himself.
It is asked
by Jesus as He
suffers on the cross, and faces the
sin of the world being poured out upon Him.
The pain and anguish we feel every day, the
suffering of being separated from God that has so numbed our souls, the despair and fear that drives us to live as we do, was felt for the very first time
by Jesus on the cross when
sin came upon Him.
By this person's statement it makes me think of them choosing the oppisite of what Moses chose as we see in Hebrews 11:24 - 26
By faith Moses, when he was come to years, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh's daughter; 25Choosing rather to
suffer affliction with the people of God, than to enjoy the pleasures of
sin for a season; 26Esteeming the reproach of Christ greater riches than the treasures in Egypt: for he had respect unto the recompence of the reward.
only reason y i say this is because of Santification, once we give our life to the Lord, we streight way (so to speak) begin the process of Santification, this is Christ making us like him, and this Is
SUFFERING It does nt happen over night, but for the duration of our time here, as you have said, its sort of like
sin being done unto us, and we are handleing it just like Christ did, (with Love) of coarse with the help of the Holy Spirit, This Does NOT feel Good At ALL since our soulful flesh is Corrupt, (but our spirit is saved) This is were your trails and tribulation, your own desire, and All play apart, Now Moment
by Moment we choose
by our own will, And Jesus helps in these times, as he was tempeted, but without
sin, The devil can do nothing but try and decieve the Christian into thinking that he has to work for his salvation as you have said, this thing here is about your Inheritance In Christ, Its gonna be some show nought broke christian in Heaven, because their trying to set of for themseleve trasure on earth, and their is going to be weeping and gnat of teeth, but it wont be, because of their going to Hell, It will be cause they miss out on what they could have had, and it is Devistation, cause they waste so much time, and they wont be able to attend the wedding, supper of the lamb, they wont be, getting the position over city, galacy, ectt... just check it out some of the points i have made, God Bless you!
He proved it
by sending His only Son to
suffer and die for our
sins.
A more ancient view, still apparent at many points in the Old Testament, had been that righteousness was rewarded
by prosperity and long life in this world, and misfortune was a punishment for
sin; but as Israel
suffered more and more adversity, and the most faithful individuals and groups were the most oppressed and afflicted, it came to be felt that the humble, the meek, the devout, the poor were the righteous people of God, and the mighty and prosperous were the proud, wicked oppressors.
Jesus replies to the question (John 9:3)
by refusing to accept the traditional view of the relation of
sin to
suffering.
18 For Christ also hath once
suffered for
sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened
by the Spirit:
To all who disobey and
sin God says «Vegeance is mine and mine alone» only a specific day will he punish each person until they repent but the stubborn will
suffer not only in this world
by the next eternal hell.
Certain individuals through their wilful
sin or
by foolishness bring
suffering on themselves, soon or late, and also on others.
(Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 1997); E. W. Kenyon, In His Presence: The Secret of Prayer (Kenyon Publishing Society, 1999); E. W. Kenyon, Jesus the Healer (Kenyon Gospel Publishing Society, 2000); E. W. Kenyon, The Hidden Man (WA: Kenyon Publishing Society, 1998); E. W. Kenyon, The Wonderful Name of Jesus (Kenyon's Gospel Publishing Society, 1998); John Baker, Celebrate Recovery (CA: Celebrate Recovery Books, 1994); Bob and Pauline Bartosch, Overcomers Outreach: A Bridge to Recovery (La Habra, CA: Overcomers Outreach, 1994); Cathy Burns, Alcoholics Anonymous Unmasked (PA: Sharing, 1991); Cal Chambers, Two Tracks - One Goal (British Columbia: Credo Publishing Corporation, 1992); Martin M. Davis, The Gospel and the Twelve Steps (San Diego, CA: RPI Publishing Inc., 1993); Len C. Freeland, author of Chapter 28, «The Salvation Army» in (Alcoholism: The Total Treatment Approach, edited
by Ronald J. Catanzaro IL: Charles C. Thomas Publisher, 1968); Mark H. Graeser, John A. Lynn, John W. Schoenheit, Don't Blame God: A Biblical Answer to the Problem of Evil,
Sin and
Suffering.
Since therefore Christ
suffered in the flesh, arm yourselves also with the same intention (for whoever has
suffered in the flesh has finished with
sin), so as to live for the rest of your earthly life no longer
by human desires but
by the will of God.
When there is un - natural /
sins or events happen (not defined
by God) there will be
sufferings.
By sins of thought, word and deed we create great
suffering for ourselves and others.
Sin,
suffering and death itself are not beyond the reality which we symbolize
by the word «God.»
So instead of God being called a bully, we say his judgements are indisputable, unchangeable and everlasting; he is better than us, high and lifted up, all powerful and holy; he is disappointed or sorrowful or angry about our
sin; he constantly convicts us
by the Holy Spirit; he sends us
suffering in order to teach us, discipline us and inevitably bring us in line with his ways; and he threatens us with exclusion from him and his group now or forever in Hell unless we repent and straighten up.
Now, this is not only fully in accordance with the relationship between
sin and
suffering as understood
by the Jews at the time of Jesus (John 9.2), but it is also the reason for the very existence of an exorcism - healing element in the ministry of Jesus.
He is told at the end
by Elihu that the righteous
suffer to strengthen them to resist
sin and evil.
loc, B. Lohmeyer, Das Evangelium des Markus [1937], ad loc., seek in vain to avoid this conclusion, which is supported
by the strong Greek expressions for «tremble and shrink»,
by giving explanations which do not fit the situation, in which Jesus already knows that He must
suffer for the
sins of His people [Last Supper].
They feel that
sin must be punished, that pain and
suffering must be meted about
by God on all who disobey His will.
Some of our worship services are so clean and antiseptic, led
by grinning preachers and praise bands, talking about how happy Jesus makes us, that we forget that the Spirit prompts us to «groan» at our
sin and the
suffering all around us (Romans 8:22 - 23).
Jefferson in his many words is todays paul
by basically testifying to a lost society
by preaching «The heart «that is what God wants not the shell which will rott away.I can stand with this truth until the day I die because I also have had disagreements in my church about this same topic.I dispise religion and encourage salvation which come from having a relationship with Jesus.Many may ask how do i have a relationship with him?
by simply asking God through prayer, not what we know as pray but simply given up and telling God he win.That is what being righteous means saying «lord your're right and i will believe and obey that.Last i will like to thank jefferson for this clip, becuase for so long I have been feeling like todays churches in not like the first churches.They are stuck into their four cornered walls preaching to those who already obtain the word and people who already think they are perfect, but what about the weak and the sinners who we are suppose to love, go after, preach to, help and deliver the same way as Christ camed for the sinners so do we also be like him.Jefferson basically telling all us young people and old no matter who have
suffered in the world, the church, or no matter what party or the past that there is hope and «God wants that person» not the
sin but the person.Jefferson wants us to know that God can become personal with us and we do exist or can exist in the christian world not because we are perfect but because «he is perfect and he saw our broken spirits and rescued us!
It was ordinarily believed
by the Hebrews not only that righteousness brought reward and
sin brought
suffering, but also that all
suffering was somehow traceable to
sin.
The
suffering which Jesus was to undergo, which was a result of many individual
sins (the betrayal of Judas, the envy of the Sanhedrin, the cowardice of Pilate, the injustice of the crowd) was seen
by the Son of God against the background of
Sin itself as an assault on the will of an all loving Creator uttering it forth through his Word.
All this being done, in sincerity and truth, let us then rest humbly in the hope authorized
by the Divine teachings, that the united cry of the Nation will be heard on high, and answered with blessings, no less than the pardon of our national
sins, and the restoration of our now divided and
suffering country, to its former happy condition of unity and peace.
It isn't about human rituals but about believing the Holy Messiah, Jesus Christ
by name to the Christian community did bear the
sufferings for our
sins, so that we,
by repentance (turning away from our
sins) and following in the teachings of the Messiah to become the «new man in him» can be forgiven, and given the great mercy and grace that we all need, in order to be saved, and not destroyed with all that is evil.
If I have rejoiced at the destruction of him that hated me, Or lifted up myself when evil found him (Yea, I have not
suffered my mouth to
sin By asking his life with a curse)... (Job 31:29 - 30.)
All Christians know, of course, that it is through God's self - outpouring upon the cross that we are saved, and that we are made able
by grace to participate in Christ's
suffering; but this should not obscure that other truth revealed at Easter: that the incarnate God enters «this cosmos» not simply to disclose its immanent rationality, but to break the boundaries of fallen nature asunder, and to refashion creation after its ancient beauty» wherein neither
sin nor death had any place.