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Fire question.
Marky Mark:
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--- Quote from: Marky Mark on June 04, 2009, 12:06:21 PM ---Marques,thank-you for the response. God is P U R E ,that I understand :).
So the word fire can be used to say what God is and at the same time be used to describe judgement? Because He judges?
Peace...Mark
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I think I understand what you're asking...our judgment is with/by fire to thoroughly purge our carnality...as with the wicked & unbelieving in the Great White Throne Judgment.
Is that what you're asking?
Marques
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No,but point taken.
I guess what I'm asking is when the word fire,God and judgement are used in Scripture can I then assume that all of these words can be used to describe the Father interchangeably in a general way because they are all of Him.
Mark
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: Marky Mark on June 04, 2009, 01:58:14 PM ---No,but point taken.
I guess what I'm asking is when the word fire,God and judgement are used in Scripture can I then assume that all of these words can be used to describe the Father interchangeably in a general way because they are all of Him.
Mark
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Oh, okay...I get you now.
I guess it depends...in 2 Kings Chapter 17, we read about pagans sacrificing their own children in fire. So there, that fire has nothing to do with righteous judgment but rather false and sick worship of idols.
Remember from the 12 Truths paper, 'Comparing Spiritual with Spiritual' (#7 http://bible-truths.com/twelve.htm)...compare the fire being talked about in whatever scripture you're reading to other scriptures that we have learned to be about God and His righteous judgment.
Let me know if that helps or is still off base,
Marques
Marky Mark:
George,thank-you for the post,it is a great read on fire ;).
Marques,
So as long as we match Spiritual with Spiritual concerning the words God, judgement and fire,we can then understand the interchangeably of the words in question to be used to describe God?
Mark
mharrell08:
--- Quote from: Marky Mark on June 04, 2009, 02:30:23 PM --- So as long as we match Spiritual with Spiritual concerning the words God, judgement and fire,we can then understand the interchangeably of the words in question to be used to describe God?
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We are to compare spiritual to spiritual to come to a spiritual match...not just comparing one word to one another. This principle goes hand and hand with 2-3 witnesses to establish a spiritual truth.
This thread started with a question about 'fire'...you asked, 'does fire always represent a purging or consuming fire?' That is only true when the fire being spoken of in the scripture is a spiritual match to purging and purifying.
This was your original question, correct?
Marques
Marky Mark:
--- Quote from: mharrell08 on June 04, 2009, 02:49:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: Marky Mark on June 04, 2009, 02:30:23 PM --- So as long as we match Spiritual with Spiritual concerning the words God, judgement and fire,we can then understand the interchangeably of the words in question to be used to describe God?
--- End quote ---
We are to compare spiritual to spiritual to come to a spiritual match...not just comparing one word to one another. This principle goes hand and hand with 2-3 witnesses to establish a spiritual truth.
This thread started with a question about 'fire'...you asked, 'does fire always represent a purging or consuming fire?' That is only true when the fire being spoken of in the scripture is a spiritual match to purging and purifying.
This was your original question, correct?
Marques
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Correct and BINGO :) . Question answered. Thanks Marques and George.
Peace...Mark
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