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Why did God ceate such a cruel world?
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<blockquote data-quote="St_Worm2" data-source="post: 68942994" data-attributes="member: 511"><p>Hi Linda, the Bible, save the 10 Commandments that were written on stone tablets by the finger of God (<em>Exodus 31:18</em>), and the four word condemnation given to the Chaldean King, Belshazzar, in <em>Daniel 5</em>, was written down by men. Nevertheless, we hold the words of the Bible, both OT & NT, to be the <span style="font-size: 18px">θεόπνευστος</span> (<em>theopneustos</em>)/"<em>inspired</em>" or, literally, "<strong><em>breathed</em></strong>" words of God (<em>2 Timothy 3:16</em>).</p><p></p><p>IOW, the words in the Bible are "<strong>God's</strong>" words, in much the same way that the words we speak are "<strong>our</strong>" words. Men wrote His words down, but He is the <strong>Author</strong> of the Bible, <strong>all of it!</strong> And it's God's 'words' that are inspired, the men who wrote them down are not. That's also why we call the Bible, "The Word of God", or the "Holy Scriptures", <strong>not</strong> "The words about God" or "The scriptures about a Holy God".</p><p></p><p>In this case (<em>Matthew 24</em>), we have the Lord Jesus speaking to us in the first person, telling us about the things to come and what the "signs" of the end times will be (the most important sign of all being that <strong>none of us will be unaware of His return</strong> to this earth). IOW, no one is going to have to inform anyone about else that He's returned because all of us will know when He does.</p><p></p><p>Here are Jesus' own words written to you, <em><span style="color: #b30000">"if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ <strong>do not believe him.</strong>"</span></em> (<em>Matthew 24:23</em>).</p><p></p><p>So if someone has to <u>tell</u> you He's returned, you can know with <strong>absolute certainty</strong> that He has not done so yet, and that the people who are telling you that He has returned are not telling you the truth <img src="/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/old/preach.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":preach:" title="Preach :preach:" data-shortname=":preach:" /> (they have been deceived and/or they have deceived themselves)!</p><p><strong><u></u></strong></p><p><strong><u>Do not join them in this deception!!</u></strong></p><p></p><p>As for the rest of the Bible, whether it was written by Moses, Jeremiah, King David, Matthew, Mark, Paul or Peter, etc., and whether it is God/Jesus speaking to us in the first person or not, the words you find there are <strong>ALL</strong> θεόπνευστος ("<em>God-Breathed</em>"). That's why we can trust the Bible, all of it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />, to be exactly what we consider it to be, our <em>regula fidei </em>("rule of faith") by which we judge all things. In other words, if something contradicts what the Bible clearly teaches us, we can be sure that it is a lie or a deception that should be avoided.</p><p></p><p>Sadly, this appears to be exactly what's happening in the case of <u><em>The Church of Almighty God</em></u>, and why you need to understand that it is a cult and is not teaching you the truth. Rather, they oppose the truth about God that is found/taught in the Bible, and that is therefore, taught by the church. You should be praying for them to find the truth, you should not consider following or joining them!</p><p></p><p>I hope that helps a bit.</p><p></p><p>Yours in Christ,</p><p>David</p><p>p.s. - I talked to one of my friends who is a missionary just returned from China (where he was principally a Bible teacher to the people he served there). He told me that there are many "homegrown cults" sprouting up in China right now, and that they are very dangerous (and he urges you to flee from this one).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="St_Worm2, post: 68942994, member: 511"] Hi Linda, the Bible, save the 10 Commandments that were written on stone tablets by the finger of God ([I]Exodus 31:18[/I]), and the four word condemnation given to the Chaldean King, Belshazzar, in [I]Daniel 5[/I], was written down by men. Nevertheless, we hold the words of the Bible, both OT & NT, to be the [SIZE=5]θεόπνευστος[/SIZE] ([I]theopneustos[/I])/"[I]inspired[/I]" or, literally, "[B][I]breathed[/I][/B]" words of God ([I]2 Timothy 3:16[/I]). IOW, the words in the Bible are "[B]God's[/B]" words, in much the same way that the words we speak are "[B]our[/B]" words. Men wrote His words down, but He is the [B]Author[/B] of the Bible, [B]all of it![/B] And it's God's 'words' that are inspired, the men who wrote them down are not. That's also why we call the Bible, "The Word of God", or the "Holy Scriptures", [B]not[/B] "The words about God" or "The scriptures about a Holy God". In this case ([I]Matthew 24[/I]), we have the Lord Jesus speaking to us in the first person, telling us about the things to come and what the "signs" of the end times will be (the most important sign of all being that [B]none of us will be unaware of His return[/B] to this earth). IOW, no one is going to have to inform anyone about else that He's returned because all of us will know when He does. Here are Jesus' own words written to you, [I][COLOR=#b30000]"if anyone says to you, ‘Behold, here is the Christ,’ or ‘There He is,’ [B]do not believe him.[/B]"[/COLOR][/I] ([I]Matthew 24:23[/I]). So if someone has to [U]tell[/U] you He's returned, you can know with [B]absolute certainty[/B] that He has not done so yet, and that the people who are telling you that He has returned are not telling you the truth :preach: (they have been deceived and/or they have deceived themselves)! [B][U] Do not join them in this deception!![/U][/B] As for the rest of the Bible, whether it was written by Moses, Jeremiah, King David, Matthew, Mark, Paul or Peter, etc., and whether it is God/Jesus speaking to us in the first person or not, the words you find there are [B]ALL[/B] θεόπνευστος ("[I]God-Breathed[/I]"). That's why we can trust the Bible, all of it :), to be exactly what we consider it to be, our [I]regula fidei [/I]("rule of faith") by which we judge all things. In other words, if something contradicts what the Bible clearly teaches us, we can be sure that it is a lie or a deception that should be avoided. Sadly, this appears to be exactly what's happening in the case of [U][I]The Church of Almighty God[/I][/U], and why you need to understand that it is a cult and is not teaching you the truth. Rather, they oppose the truth about God that is found/taught in the Bible, and that is therefore, taught by the church. You should be praying for them to find the truth, you should not consider following or joining them! I hope that helps a bit. Yours in Christ, David p.s. - I talked to one of my friends who is a missionary just returned from China (where he was principally a Bible teacher to the people he served there). He told me that there are many "homegrown cults" sprouting up in China right now, and that they are very dangerous (and he urges you to flee from this one). [/QUOTE]
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