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rickary said:
I cannot agree with that if our lord told us to be as children to enter the Kingdom of Heaven, I do not see him as an angry God.
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rickary, that is problem that plagues people , the belief that God is just all love. God is indeed the God of Love , but He also is a God of wrath. He is a Righteous Judge. Sin has consequences, even if you have been saved, there are still consequences to the sins.

He is Forgiving yes, He will not remember them if we turn to Him in repentance for forgiveness of sins, but until we do that He is not going to over look our sin. He sees all and knows all. He is Omniscient (knows all), He is Omnipotent (God posses all power), and He is Omnipresent (God is present everywhere).

"For the wrath of God is revealed from Heaven against all unrighteousness of men, who by their unrighteousness suppress the truth. For What can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them. For this His invisible attributes, namely, His eternal power and divine nature , have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse. For although they knew God , they did not honor Him as God or give thanks to Him, but they became futile in their thinking, and their foolish hearts were darkened. Claiming to be wise, they became fools,and exchanged the glory of the immortal God for images resembling mortal man and birds and animals and creeping things. Romans 1: 18-23.

Yes unless we become as little children we cannot enter the Kingdom of God. But you see that is the mindset of a humbleness , submitting yourself to God and depending on Him . Trusting Him. We must empty ourselves of us and give ourselves to God. Having Faith in God Believing Who He is and all that He is. And "faith comes by hearing and hearing through the Word of God" Romans 10:17. Even our faith is a gift from God. We cannot believe if God hasn't given us the gift of Faith.
2 Corinthians 5:7 "For we walk by faith not by sight" "For by Grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God." Ephesians 2:8
 

The Apocrypha was part of the KJV for 274 years until being removed in 1885 AD A portion of these books were called deuterocanonical books by some entities such as the Catholic church. Many claim they should have never ben included in the first place raising doubt of its validity and believing it was not God-Inspired. (for instance, a reference about magic seems inconsistent with the rest of the Bible :Tobit6:5-8) Others believe it should never have been removed-that it was considered part of the Bible for nearly 2,00 years before it was recently removed a little more than 100 yrs ago.

Some say it was removed because of not finding the books in the original Hebrew Manuscripts. Some claim it wasn't removed by the church, but by the printers to cut costs in distributing Bibles in the United States. Both sides tend to cite the same verses that Warn Against Adding or Subtracting from the Bible: Revelation 22:18-19 Fragments of the Dead Sea Scrolls dating back to before 70A.D. contained parts of the Apocrypha Books in Hebrew including Sirach and Tobit.
Martin Luther said," Apocrypha--that is books which are not regarded as equal to the Holy Scriptures, and yet are profitable for good reading"
 
lovemylittleboy said:
Thank you rickary One day everyone will see Him either for judgment or reward. Whether they believe it or not. It will come to pass
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I know this is pointless, but....
This kind of arrogance, that you are right and the 75% of the world who are not christian are wrong, is what turns people off. It does not make people want to suddenly 'be saved'. I also find that fundamentalist christians dismiss any other beliefs without even learning anything about them.
 
Ameriscot said:
I know this is pointless, but....
This kind of arrogance, that you are right and the 75% of the world who are not christian are wrong, is what turns people off. It does not make people want to suddenly 'be saved'. I also find that fundamentalist christians dismiss any other beliefs without even learning anything about them.
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Best post on this thread.. and only pointing out what turns most people off to Christianity. No one likes to be told they are going to be burning in eternal hell if they don't subscribe lock stock and barrel to the teachings of the Christian Church. No one likes a finger wagged in their faces for having views and opinions that may contradict theirs. My advise to Christians is to live your life the way YOU see fit and believe what YOU want to believe, but looking down ones nose at others is only going to get more people turned of and running away from the Church in droves.
 
Try Google. These are familiar expressions for people our age when I come from.

Either one indicates no chance for hedonism in the near future.
Perhaps when Hell freezes over?
 
We sorted this all out with a revolution as you may recall, and the natives were furriners, too, as they came the long way from Asia, so anybody who isn't an American WASP is a furriner...
 
Ralphy1 said:
We sorted this all out with a revolution as you may recall, and the natives were furriners, too, as they came the long way from Asia, so anybody who isn't an American WASP is a furriner...
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So you have to be a P for protestant to be a real American?
 
QS. I still maintain that those people who subscribe to that opinion, are manifestations of another word beginning with P. will leave it to your stellar imagination to confirm. Lol.
 

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