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IFOLLOWHIM

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as in, yes, post has more scripture to remind you of all saying the same thing.

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do you like what the Bible says?



I LOVE THE WORD OF GOD. I enjoy studying,finding the treasures,the talent buried,uncovering the mysteries of God! In parables,proverbs,symbols,allegories, ect.ect.
 

posthuman

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And now, compelled by the Spirit, I am going to Jerusalem,
not knowing what will happen to me there.
(Acts 20:22)
((courtesy of Merriam Webster)):

compel
verb

com·pel | \ kəm-ˈpel \
compelled; compelling



transitive verb
1: to drive or urge forcefully or irresistibly

2: to cause to do or occur by overwhelming pressure
 

posthuman

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I do not congregate in any church,denomination or building
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maybe you should.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
(Hebrews 10:25)
hey @JadenS would disobedience to this NT command count as persevering to the end, in your book?
 
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And this is charity, that we walk according to his commandments. For this is the commandment, that, as you have heard from the beginning, you should walk in the same:
 
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And the dragon was angry against the woman: and went to make war with the rest of her seed, who keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
 

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You talk jibberish!😂😂😂😂😂
this reminds me of a spiritual song i love:

https://leper.bandcamp.com/track/gibberish

sorry there's not embed-able video of this on the internet..
it's just Skott Shaw and his acoustic guitar on an open mike somewhere. he's the singer/songwriter of probably the best Christian 'goth' style band that exists these days. if you like that sort of thing, follow the link - or else, here are the lyrics:


"some say the words and they mean nothing
some say the words and make no sense
some say the words and they mean everything
some say the words in gibberish
some say the words and they sound beautiful
some say the words are not relevant
some say the words and they sound elegant
some say the words in gibberish
some say the words and they make everything okay
some say the words and they make sense
some say the words and they hurt everyone
some say the words are gibberish
some say the words and they mean something
some say the words and they make sense
some say the words and they make everything okay
sometimes the words aren't gibberish
sometimes the words are not gibberish"


what do y'all think are the words he's singing about? ;)
 
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__________________:unsure:

maybe you should.

not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together, as is the manner of some,
but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.
(Hebrews 10:25)
hey @JadenS would disobedience to this NT command count as persevering to the end, in your book?
Matthew 18:17
And if he will not hear them: tell the church. And if he will not hear the church, let him be to thee as the heathen and publican.

1 Timothy 3:15
But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.
 

posthuman

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you can't lose something that is NOT yours. Salvation is God's guft ,redeemed by Jesus! It will always stand!
yay! amen!
He GAVE His Son for our sinful purchase price. When Jesus hung on the cross and died,He took the curse of sin! It is not a possession however,you can walk away and leave any gift behind!
wait, it is God's gift, it's paid for, it will always stand, you can't lose it if it's not yours --
-- but you can walk away from it because it's not your possession?
didn't you just say you can't lose something that's not yours?
didn't you just say it is God's gift?
didn't you just say it will always stand?

are you saying Jesus is the one who received salvation, not us?
who/what exactly is redeemed by Jesus, in your estimation?


thanks
:)
 

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Wait, wait, wait........ hold on @JadenS and @IFOLLOWHIM and everyone,

It's okay for everyone to have an opinion. Only what God says is True. Give everyone some space and try not to belittle or attack. If we continue to not agree then, just let each other be. God will correct and instruct His children. He's a loving Father.

Much love to all of you, in Yeshua/Jesus' Name, amen. :love:
 

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I LOVE THE WORD OF GOD. I enjoy studying,finding the treasures,the talent buried,uncovering the mysteries of God! In parables,proverbs,symbols,allegories, ect.ect.
yay! me too! :D

can you give me an example from scripture that says "God has never and will never impose His will on any human being" ?
i can find a thousand memes that say that, but i can't think of anywhere in the scripture that idea could legitimately come from.


thanks!
 

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God,Jesus,the Holy Spirit NEVER force their ways onto nor into people!
delight yourself in the LORD,
and He will give you the desires of your heart
(Psalm 37:4)
some people wildly abuse this verse, in the context of the infamous 'prosperity gospel'
there is something pretty interesting here though, in what it is actually saying:
God gives us the desires of our heart when we delight ourselves in Him.
when we delight ourselves in Him, rather than delighting ourselves in what we desire we seek His desires, and reject whatever desires are found in our hearts that don't align with His.
so when we delight ourselves in Him, He will give us the desires of our heart.
when we delight ourselves in Him, His desires are all the desires that remain in our heart.
when our heart desires His will, He gives us the desires of our heart.
He does all His will.


:)
 
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well then no one is really saved. we just have to wait and see in your view.
the bible teaches we can know that we have eternal life
O wicked presumption, whence camest thou to cover the earth with thy malice, and deceitfulness?
John 10:28
And I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish; neither shall anyone snatch them out of My hand.