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But what Jesus says here is true. If you love Him you will obey His commandments, and then The Father will love you and Jesus will love you and they will make their home with you. That is the truth.But this is not practically true! I'm sure you have stolen something from someone before, lied and at some point, not honoured your mother and/or father. Now, you'll probably say god will forgive you if you repent, but then he can still love you if you disobey the commandments.
But what Jesus says here is true. If you love Him you will obey His commandments, and then The Father will love you and Jesus will love you and they will make their home with you. That is the truth.
Well you have to decide whether you want to obey His commandments, or whether you don't want to obey His commandments. Pretty simple principle really. Fairly hard sacrifice to make though since we all come to love some form of sin.But you didn't really answer what I asked. If you break some of the commandments, which I'm sure you do, how is it true?
Well you have to decide whether you want to obey His commandments, or whether you don't want to obey His commandments. Pretty simple principle really. Fairly hard sacrifice to make though since we all come to love some form of sin.
The mechanics of it are described in Hebrews 9 and 10. The following verse contains the exact answer to your question:Exactly. As I said before, I'm quite sure you have broken one of the commandments before. Yet, you (I assume) still believe you will go to heaven. How can this be?
Does this raise a few more questions for you?15 And the Holy Spirit also testifies that this is so. For he says,
16 This is the new covenant I will make
with my people on that day,[c] says the Lord:
I will put my laws in their hearts,
and I will write them on their minds.[d]
17 Then he says,
I will never again remember
their sins and lawless deeds.[e]
18 And when sins have been forgiven, there is no need to offer any more sacrifices.
The mechanics of it are described in Hebrews 9 and 10. The following verse contains the exact answer to your question:
14 For by that one offering he forever made perfect those who are being made holy.
So those of us who have chosen to obey Jesus are the ones who are "being made holy". Becoming holy is a life-long process of learning and changing, just becoming more and more like Jesus through our experience of life. I think you're probably honest enough to note that not every person who confesses to be Christian is living a life of "being made holy". Why? See the parable of the sower. Some people just aren't fit to belong in the house of God, simply because they don't put enough effort into being made holy. Instead of focusing on God's concern they focus on their own.
And if you read on from verse 14 I showed you, you can see how those who are being made holy are changed from within to have the law of God written on our heart, so that being holy is our first and foremost concern. I don't know if you've noticed but I've had to go back on what I've said a few times since I joined this website, and that is not an easy thing to do. Many people come unstuck when that happens because they dig themselves into a hole of lies. It happens you know, and it's really tough to admit you were wrong but it is the only way to remain repentant right to the end.
Does this raise a few more questions for you?
It doubts creation because it is further evidence to a contradicting theory.
Introduction to evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaThanks mulimulix, any recommended reading to help me learn the theory of evolution?
Introduction to evolution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Depending on how you feel about Richard Dawkins, he's written an excellent layman's introductory book titled "The Greatest Show on Earth". I can vouch for a lack of blasphemy and blatant disrespect in his book, but I know some Christians feel striongly against Dawkins, so...
Thanks mulimulix, any recommended reading to help me learn the theory of evolution?
Actually, the atheists have as much "faith" in evolution as any other science. Like every other theory, evolution is based on proven scientific laws and factual empirical data; it's really no different from, say, the theory of gravity or the theory of heliocentrism.Thank you sabercroft. I now understand why atheist's have that "faith" in evolution that Ray Comfort talks about! I will read Dr Dawkin's book at leisure, I can't say that evolution will certainly become a passion for me, I guess time will tell
This website pretty much covers everything on related to religious debates, i.e. evolution, big bang etc. I guess you could call it "The Atheist's Bible".
If you want a book solely on evolution, 'The Greatest Show on Earth' by none other than Professor Dawkins is apparently very good (although I've never read it myself).
I have absolutely no problem with what is stated here, and I do pertain to a belief in a literal 6 day creation according to Genesis. Yes, indeed I am a believer in miraclesQ7. So if God directed evolution, why not just say he created everything at once?
Mainly because all the evidence suggests otherwise. If God created the universe suddenly, he created it in a state that is indistinguishable from true age. If he did create it that way there must be a reason, otherwise God is a liar. Whatever that reason may be, a universe that is exactly like one that is old should be treated as if it were old.
http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/faq-god.html 20110629
Just want to thank you mulimulix for that website, it does seem like a very good unbiased source of information, and a great wealth of information at that. I will spend some time reading it so I can learn more about what God has to teach us, and thank you for the invitation to PM with you, I will certainly do so should I need help with anything. Yours in Christ
Edit: just to be specific about why I say it is a fairly unbiased source, allow me to quote this passage:
I have absolutely no problem with what is stated here, and I do pertain to a belief in a literal 6 day creation according to Genesis. Yes, indeed I am a believer in miracles
It doubts creation because it is further evidence to a contradicting theory.
I don't understand it but from the little reading I've been doing it seems like a very plausible and reliable theory for the origin of life.
Found it!
Acts 4:12:
Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved.
What?? (It does no such thing)
The problem with Ev theory is that it (correctly) separates itself so completely from every other necessary aspect of science, that it becomes 100% unaccountable.
Sure, start not only with life but a functional eco-system, in a hospitable environment, and it's plausible. All the "mountains of evidence" and "proof" = no more than that: plausibility. (Interesting too, and a great tool for learning)
Start from not only no life but no matter, space, time or energy?
All of a sudden our know it all scientists got ... nuthin'. [To be fair they have disjointed scraps and shards, but nothing cohesive]
Until we can put all those pieces together convincingly, we amount to 5 year olds in the sandbox making up tall tales.
So, there was a flat earth hypothesis: The evidence for which was that wherever you are, the horizon appears flat.
You show little to no understanding of science.
You also have never looked at evidence for evolution.
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