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23rd September 2008, 01:53 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
23rd September 2008, 02:05 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
23rd September 2008, 03:06 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
23rd September 2008, 03:20 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
23rd September 2008, 04:40 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran
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23rd September 2008, 06:52 PM
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I posted this on another thread..but decided to post it here....forgiveness, it seems, is misunderstood and should be reserved only for the capable gracious hands of God. ....the thing about forgiveness and my mother...it was only after God did a work in my heart and soul and after i was able to tolerate trusting Him that He instilled the grace in me to see my mother 'differently' ...ya see i believe that our family was cursed from waaay back..so much evil....
and me? i wasn't 'bout to forgive nobody..i hated and despised my mother, she had hurt me soooo badly in a myriad of ways....but later, in brokenness i didn't believe was possible, God began changing my vision of her, as He was doing a work only He could do in my heart. Anybody else? I would'a knocked 'em to Timbuktoo...but He is relentless. He started going into back woods and the crevices of no man's land of my soul and slowly started loving my stone cold heart into a flesh one. ..a beating one that did not spew out obscenities and hatred.
It was like a curtain lifting, letting the light in. Like i was 'seeing' for the first time....and i saw the chains, the trap we were both in, my mother and i. And He showed me a seriously relentlessly abused heart and soul...my mother's...and that she was incapable of being anything but what she was. By His grace, i didn't take it personal anymore...it was like seeing her for the first time. And a new relationship was born. I, an adult, embracing my mother, the woman who gave birth to me...and an honor for her arose.
My grat grandfather i'm told was a Godly man. He gathered all his grandchildren around him as he read the Bible (my mother included) and i sense that he prayed for the generations after him.....
that's where we get back to my mom and me....God was intervening. He was breaking the curse, the chains, although unseen, that had so tightly imprisoned us and bound us. The prayers of my great-grandfather were being answered.
Here's the piece i wrote about forgiveness a couple years ago:
Forgiveness...
I did not really love my mother until I "grew up". God's grace enabled me to see her differently, in a new light. I no longer saw her as a 'mommy' that did not meet my needs, who hurt me, but as a woman who suffered greatly as a child, and as an adult, and who was unable to ask my forgiveness. God enabled me to see past her faults and see her need. We developed a new relationship before she died and I am thankful to God for it. By the time she passed we had been reconciled and had a relationship that was genuinely a friendship. I had learned not to expect something from her that she was unable to give. In the beginning, our visits were brief, and lasted only as long as it was genuinely tolerable...I met with her in 'doses'. Our visits became longer, and always were because we genuinely enjoyed each others company. I saw clearly just who she was, her limitations, and mine. It was 'real' for the 1st time in my life. My mom knew that I genuinely loved, respected, and saw her as the unique person she was and that I delighted in being with her. I realized only after she died what God must have been doing....He was loving her through me.
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
23rd September 2008, 09:06 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
23rd September 2008, 09:27 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
24th September 2008, 05:56 PM
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__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
25th September 2008, 08:59 AM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
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thought i'd post it here too.....gotta chomp on this some more.... ....God is delightful....at a time when my spirit was sagging i happened to see a hardened, tough-as-they-come drug dealer, I'll call "R" who i had contended with several months back over Who God is, and that God owns the corner and he doesn't, and yes, i am God's agent to tell him so....well he was as mean as a snake...but he did reluctantly shake my hand when i introduced myself...and told me his name.....he had come up when i was speaking to another guy i'll call "J", who was as ired as a rattlesnake....but i kept talking to him, and as i spoke, i saw this change come over his face....a softening of sorts....well that's when big bad "R" came on the scene...Now "R" was none too pleased that i had intercepted what he was gona do for "J".......and he did the intimidation thing.....hmmm, bad move...cuz there is no retreat in enemy territory and who is there to fear but God? Sooooo...it was both of these guys ired at me...."J", however had God working in his consciousness and I had Robert, and i wasn't backin' down....so anyway,, i shook both their hands and left....
Just saw "R" a couple nights ago...it was delightful to see him....it was like God was reminding me that He indeed will bring those seeds planted to fruition....God is not finished with "R" yet......he looked well. He's working at a legit job, and i gave him one of the Eternity play tickets that our church gives every year.....seeing him refreshed my spirit.
This bearing fruit...God will do so in His own timing....in the meantime i will continue planting seeds....
By the way, I just planted more seeds...i work at a police station, near a place called "The Block" in Baltimore. It's a block of strip clubs, drug dealers, homeless men and women, etc. I was speaking to some homeless men and a woman sitting on a wall and giving them tickets to the play...meanwhile my co-worker had left me haha....and then another guy near a strip club was attempting to argue with me about hell after i gave him a ticket......but then this really big guy who said he's the devil, and i spoke to giving him a ticket and saying then you may wanna go see this play....melted like a lemon drop...when i told him it's at Rock City Church, and the Bishop is Bart Pierce, he said he used to attend the church, and he was thankful for the ticket and asked for another one.....he was like a little kid with presents on Christmas morning...it was delightful haha
Oh back to topic....i will continue planting seeds, in various ways, and well you know God is quite incorrugible, as am i. Sometimes i just gotta chuckle.... this match, God and me....and these seeds we be plantin....
What i pray most for now....
*clarity
*to fear none but God
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran
Last edited by brinny; 25th September 2008 at 09:06 AM.
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