Heavens no! God intends unconverted minds to hear His Word/Truth and convert! (Deut. 30:19, 1Tim. 2:3-4, Matt. 7:7, 23:37, Heb. 11:6)
Do not blame your sinfulness on God!
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Heavens no! God intends unconverted minds to hear His Word/Truth and convert! (Deut. 30:19, 1Tim. 2:3-4, Matt. 7:7, 23:37, Heb. 11:6)
Do not blame your sinfulness on God!
hmm random question eh?
well honestly one part of the Bible has been on my mind concerning the circumstances of Jacob, Rachel and Leah and the passage following saying a man may have 2 wives the one loved the one hated now in today's culture primarily the belief is 1 spouse for 1 spouse but, also considering the circumstances of kings like David and Solomon with many wives is at the very least 2 spouses for 1 spouse allowed and acceptable to God/Jesus?
very serious and Bible passages appreciated
well honestly one part of the Bible has been on my mind concerning the circumstances of Jacob, Rachel and Leah and the passage following saying a man may have 2 wives the one loved the one hated now in today's culture primarily the belief is 1 spouse for 1 spouse but, also considering the circumstances of kings like David and Solomon with many wives is at the very least 2 spouses for 1 spouse allowed and acceptable to God/Jesus?
very serious and Bible passages appreciated
The actual number is 41,000 and I will ask a question.
IF ?? If the “40,000 flavors of Confusion” are all on God’s path to ‘salvation’;
then doctrine does not matter and how one lives their life matters not as well.
If you say not all are accepted by God then by what criteria, what doctrines can be used to make that determination As to what is acceptable and what is not?
you mean the catholic believe the same as the baptist or the SDA or the LDS???
How about 50% believe in a rapture and 50% do not
some are born again some are not
some believe we have immortal souls
and just on this site wow
Some baptize some just drop a little water
Many use idols, they call icons
I'll stick with 40,000
if there were no differences there would only be one, which is what The Church of God should be -one
I didn't say there weren't differences. I said there aren't 40k differences. Not even close. You've provided no proof that there is
the proof is there are 40,000
from the web;
""The answer might surprise you! While exact numbers vary, some estimates suggest there are more than 45,000 distinct Christian denominations worldwide.Dec 12, 2024""
May I suggest we try to unify the denominations on CC?
How can we do that?
Perhaps beginning with you and the masked man?
hmm random question eh?
well honestly one part of the Bible has been on my mind concerning the circumstances of Jacob, Rachel and Leah and the passage following saying a man may have 2 wives the one loved the one hated now in today's culture primarily the belief is 1 spouse for 1 spouse but, also considering the circumstances of kings like David and Solomon with many wives is at the very least 2 spouses for 1 spouse allowed and acceptable to God/Jesus?
very serious and Bible passages appreciated
Jesus taught monogamous marriage in Matt. 19:4-6.
TOJ #104: Marriage is a spiritual union until death. [Matt. 19:4-6] The phrase about leaving one’s father and mother means that a man—and a woman—should be ready for marriage by attaining a sufficient degree of independence from their parents, both financial and psychological. They should be prepared to become parents themselves, even if they hope not to have a child for awhile, which means they should be rather spiritually mature, having the same love for each other as Christ has for His bride, the church.
The marital commitment is (or should be, cf. TOJ #109) signified by sexual union or becoming “one flesh” (Gen. 2:24), although it may be proper to fulfill legal and traditional expectations such as licenses and ceremonies for the purpose of avoiding being “a stumbling block to the weak” (1Cor. 8:9), who do not understand the essence of marriage. Obviously, that which must not be separated is the spiritual unity, so the sin of divorce also is a spiritual event and reality before it becomes a legal one. This realization should motivate spouses to work on the quality of their communication before serious problems develop in their relationship. (See TOJ #26.)
As the son of parents who were happily married for 70 years, and as the husband of a happy wife for 52 years, I affirm this TOJ.
Have a happy New Year!
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this confusion will only end when Satan, the god of this world is put away and The KING of Kings returns to rule with a "Rod of Iron". Until then it will only get worse. Brother will turn against brother.
When has man ever in 6000 years brought about unity???
the 45,000 number may even grow, divide and conquer! Is one of Satan's ways.
I have been around for over 85 years and I have never seen America more divided, we are at the end.
May God grant you another 10 (and me another 20) years!
I agree that in heaven the confusion/spiritual division will end, but how will that happen?
Via everyone cooperating fully with God's loving HS?
Should we not pray and strive for such cooperation to occur on earth as in heaven?
(Matt. 6:10 & Phil. 2:12-15)
With man peace and prosperity is not possible, Christ told us to pray for His return, "THY Kingdom come"
When Christ returns to earth as KING He will begin to restore all things as they were at the beginning.
Christ will restore the entire earth as the Garden of Eden.
It will take time but that is certain.
the Old Testament describes this in great detail
but when His feet land on the Mount of Olives, 90% of the 8 plus billion alive today will have died.
Only God's tithe, 10% will remain alive.
With God all things are possible (Matt. 19:26).
Thy Kingdom come = Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven (Matt. 6:10).
We have 10-20 years left, may we be found faithful stewards of GW (Luke 12:42-43),
So God will accept our offering (Lev. 27:30, Matt. 7:21, Gen. 4:7).
If the Church God the Father began on Pentecost was only one Church, "THE Church of GOD", not 40,000, with different names, then I would have no leg to stand on.
The proof is the fact that 45,000 do exist, not one church. Christ is not divided!