the same "universal terms" are just as frequently used on your side of the fence.
are you referring to this verse
so that those who are cast into the lake of fire have no excuse.Rufus said:
so sad that you could even think such thoughts about God ... even worse that you would submit those thoughts in an online forum on the web ...Rufus said:
How is that any different than leading the children of Israel out of Egypt knowing that not all would enter into the promised land ... even Moses, who led them out?Rufus said:
If a version of the Bible doesn't translate the proper language used who cares about the argument you are presenting. Every Old Testament should be word for word as the original Hebrew Language it was written in. Otherwise, the new translation is just making it up.I'm surprised that they did not hire you to correct the NKJV of the Bible.
BTW - I know Pig Latin, and I say you do not know what you speak of!
I actually have made this very claim. But then as we continue to read God eventually tells Moses to remove his sandals and Moses chooses to obey. So we clearly see Moses is choosing to obey which at the time Moses [(IS NOT EVEN SAVED AND STILL CHOOSING TO OBEY - Moses would be considered here as Natural Man)].
The same can be said of the god people have tormenting and torturing people forever after in the Lake of Fire.
Likewise, man does not become a sinner. We are born evil. We are born sinners which is why we sin -- just like the king of the jungle kills and eats his prey because his carnivorous nature demands that of the beast!
Not only that but the condemned will be held in everlasting contempt by this
all-loving God who FWers claim loves all people eternally (Dan 12:2).
I did answer the question but you didn't like the answer! You might as well have asked, "Do you think lions bring themselves to be carnivores?"
Also, I explained recently that the very essence of sin is PRIDE which invariably leads to idolatry, which would include self-worship, self-exaltation, self-aggrandizement, self-centeredness, etc. -- all of which rejects God's authority, power and glory.
And for your info, if you disagree with the above paragraph, you have to look no further for solid proof than the Genesis post-Fall narrative. Pride is what prohibited A&E from humbly owning and confessing their sin!
Now...aren't you glad you asked such a good question, which originally was, as I recall, "Do you think they brought themselves to be self-righteous ?" Now, you're asking, "Did they think of themselves as being self-righteous?" My answer to this new question is an unequivocal NO! For sin itself is deceitful! Therefore, the Pharisees were totally self-deceived. Not only were they self-deceived, they were trapped by their deceitfulness and pride.
Prov 11:6
6 The righteousness of the upright delivers them,
but the unfaithful are trapped by evil desires.
NIV
It would appear that such helpless people would be in dire need of God's rescuing grace! They might even need a new heart to flush out those evil desires with godly ones. Who would have ever thunk?
Not only that but the condemned will be held in everlasting contempt by this all-loving God who FWers claim loves all people eternally (Dan 12:2).
During the period of the Mosaic Law [(ANYONE)] both CHOSEN JEWS or non chosen Gentiles DIED EQUALLY for breaking any of the 10 Commandments.
So God held All People, including the CHOSEN JEWS to the {same} standards.
God is the SAME as He was back then even TODAY.
That means anyone preaching favoritism is clueless.
Remember, even the OUTSIDERS could join God.
Isn't Joseph's wife "Asenath," daughter of a PAGAN PRIEST, the mother of 2 Tribes of Jacob\Israel...
As per usual, one verse out of context. Double
Actually the teachings of predestination or selection is the proper definition of favoritism. But I am sincerely glad you understand that favoritism is incorrect.
