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Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free. (JN 8:32)
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Who were the Christians? Those doing the burning or those being burned?
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You are absolutely right Mike. People who are reprobate do not sense shame or conviction, nor can they discern the truth of righteousness. They only know how to deceive themselves with false perceptions and carnal excuses to justify their contradictions to God's holy ways and expectations.
Amen, rolln4him. They are those who call good evil and evil good. Woe unto them! They deceive and are deceived.
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That definitely sounds like something God, our Creator, would be for. It is without doubt a great risk to take, only, by chance, to find out we were wrong. That is if we fear God. I don't know if our ignorance through presumption will suffice in detering our judgment from the results of our actions, in the end. If we gauge the success of our lives and actions by observing the condition of the world and the church, I think are presumptions are amiss.
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What is sad is that the birth control pill is an abortifacient. It aborts babies and doesn't prevent pregnancy, as everyone thinks. Women that take birth control pills are actually aborting their babies. Many are against abortion when administered physically, but will they stand against it when involves a pill? There will be a lot of answering to be done before the Lord.
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What I stated prior goes for both men and women.
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Yes, Tom you are right. Homosexuality is a fleshly lust as is adultery. They are both sinful lusts that must be abandoned by all who are controlled by those lusts. These sinful actions have nothing to do with love. Those who have come out of homosexuality have succeeded in overcoming the sinful lust of the same sex, so they may abide in the design of God for sexuality. The person who stops committing adultery has succeeded in overcoming the sinful lust of more than one woman so they may abide in the design of God for sexuality. It's as simple as that. Only someone who cannot or will not accept the truth of God will be in denial of this.
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Bryan90: Do you think Jesus was full of hate when he called the Pharisees "hypocrites, whited walls, children of Satan, enemies of righteousness, blind, full of dead men's bones and of all uncleanness, within full of hypocrisy and iniquity, and who shed the blood of the prophets?" I just call it as you portray it. You think that you people have cornered the market on love, but in reality, you are so far removed from it. Your concept of love is skewed. Show me the Scripture where you said, in more than one place, that God loves Lucifer. Or are you pretending again to be something your not? Prove yourself worthy. If you can.
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Bryan90: For heaven's sake, what Bible are you reading from. I challenge you to find me one Scripture where God declares that He loves Lucifer. You are absolutely ignorant to the Word of the Lord and, yet speak and declare as if you know. A fool is always considered wise until he opens his mouth, then he is exposed. If God loves Lucifer as you state, then, why has He already judged him to be cast into hell? God loves, but he still pronounces judgment to the disobedient.
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Bryan90: Dear God Bryan, is the work "hate" all you homosexuals ever able to say? There is a big difference between hate (anger) and rebuke, or hate and disagreement, or hate and exposition. Everytime someone says something you don't like it's always labeled as hate. It is so childish and immature. Furthermore, where do you get off by saying that someone was called a devil? If you read the thread you will find that was an insinuated claim by your fellow toward my declaration. Yet,I never called anyone a devil. This is so typical of how you guys always take things out of context. Is it any wander people get frustrated with people like you. Unbelievable!
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Mike: You and your kind are so good at sarcasm and exageration. The pride is on your part. Man being helpmate to man. Lying together in your abominable state. Promoting your sinfulness. Blind to the corruption and immorality of the lifestyle that you promote. You mock God as you conjure up your own doctrine through critical thinking and then act as if God accepts such rubbish. His Word is to be obeyed, not determined based on your own suppositions. Because I stand for the truth of God's Word does not indicate pride. I'm not attempting to promote and justify a sinful lifestyle as you do. Your sin will find you out.
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Prophet: Don't let these who deceive themselves from the truth weary you. God's Word is secondary to their own notions. You can present the truth to them until your blue in the face and they will not see it, because they can't. They are only here to spill their poison of lies to convince whoever they may in justifying their wrong. You see the truth, hold fast to it. These are the last days. Men will be lovers of themselves. Sodom and Gommorah is an example.
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Mike: Your the one that said that "God gave us a mind to think critically." So if you want to believe something that Scripture does not support, then, your critical thoughts are superior to God's. This was the same mindset the devil convinced Eve to embrace. It's not hard to judge someone who has this kind of philosophy. The Scripture is full of examples. It's defined as idolatry, pride, fleshly lust, carnality. I can't help it that you place yourself in that position through all that you say on the myriad of threads. Your mistake, outside of having this philosophy of mind, is to tie love together with sexual intimacy. Just because you have the one doesn't mean that the other is automatic. It is regulated based on the instruction given in God's Word. But, I'm sure, in your critical thoughts, you will find a way to dispute this truth and convince yourself otherwise.
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Yeh, Mike22685 is a critical thinker. His suppositions supersede God's Word. He is another Eve. He will eat from the tree even though God says to do otherwise.
ifeelfine72: I explained before, when you asked me that question. I was very clear about my position. I can't image that you didn't hear me, unless you disregarded all that I had written.
ifellfine72: The govenment should never be in the business of sanctioning behavior that is destructive to a society. To allow homosexuality would do that. And, just because there is work to be done ona the divorce issue, doesn't mean we should promote more wrongs. That will never get it right. But, it's reall
ifeelfine72: It would depend on the law's construction and definition. If its design showed understanding to and emulated that which God has ordained, seeing that He is the authority on marriage and divorce since it all originated with Him and not man, then I would be compelled to vote for it. This is why I would be compelled to vote against homosexual marriage, because with God, so evident in His Word, there is no such thing. That sexual relationship can be nothing more than an abomination. Just as someone trying to justify adultery. It is nothing more than an abomination. If two people of the same sex just had a piece of paper and refrained from sexual intimacy, there is no condemnation. But, we know that what homosexuals seek for is the acceptance of their sexual behavior through that license. They just don't admit it.
ifeelfine72: I have no idea what your talking about. Yes, I apologized for my assumption, but not my stand against homosexuality and those comments he spoke concerning. I have no anomosity toward homosexuals anymore than against adulterers. I speak against both. Speaking of that, I believe the laws concerning divorce should be more strict. For Christians, I subscribe exclusively to what Jesus and Paul said concerning divorce. I believe many Christians are unaware of their own violations to God's Word when it comes to marriage and divorce. I do my best to teach it as it is recorded in the Scriptures. Of course, not all listen to me, as I'm sure you won't regard anything I say about homosexuality and what Scripture proclaims either. I'm no respector of persons. We are all in need of grace. I will stand for truth, though. Don't want any part of a lie.
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sddane: I think of how many in history who have spoken the same words that you have against Christ, His Word, and His followers and yet ended up believing and following Him also. Your rage and condescention against us really shows who the ignorant one is. In your so called intelligence you will perish. Your worldly wisdom is foolishness with God. I feel sorry for you.
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Mike: "Let God be true, and every man a liar." If He commands us to not partake in something that is to Him an abomination, it means nothing what men say or think of what they have discovered or concluded. Although, you would most likely trust the destination of your soul in man's ideas or discoveries. It's your way of justifying your actions, though these deceits will not change God's holy ways. Remember, in the last days, even the Antichrist will cause fire to fall from heaven, deceiving the multitude. Those souls that are founded upon the Word of God and washed in the blood of Jesus Christ will not implode by any conclusion of man. In fact, they may have a revelation of truth concerning that conclusion that the ungodly would not have, to the saving of their souls. This is something that the righteous understand and the unrighteous, and those that think they are righteous, are blind to.
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