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Gina:
haha, It pays to not be afraid when reading something. I missed a lot because of the fear. It was as if I didn't even read the article. Sorry about that and for any confusion.
mharrell08:
Excerpt from 'Why Does God Love You' (http://bible-truths.com/WhyGodLovesYou.htm):
Reason One:WHY GOD LOVES THE WORLD
Acts 17:26-28 And He has made from one blood every nation of men to dwell on all the face of the earth, and has determined their preappointed times and the boundaries of their dwellings, so that they should seek the Lord, in the hope that they might grope for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us; for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also HIS OFFSPRING.’
There is the answer as to why God loves the world.
The word "offspring" in this verse is from the Greek word, genos (from which we get our word genealogy), which Strong's Greek Lexicon defines as "kin." And kin is "One's relatives, family, kinfolk." Yes, we are of the same race, kin, relatives, and family as God Almighty!
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Certainly puts this parable in an even better perspective:
Luke 15:11-13, 17-24 Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living.
“But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and GO TO MY FATHER, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.”’ “And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
“But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
2nd Excerpt from 'Why God Loves You' (http://bible-truths.com/WhyGodLovesYou.htm):
Reason Two:WHY GOD LOVES YOU INDIVIDUALLY
Time and again God informs us that He is Almighty, All-knowing, All wise, All loving, the only Creator, our Redeemer, our Hope, our only Saviour, our heavenly Father, and "beside Him there is no God, and there is none like Him." And this description of God by God is an indicator of how and why God created you....
And the answer is: Your "UNIQUENESS."
What mother could be happy knowing that she would have to give up just one of her children for all eternity? Neither would God be happy knowing that He lost one of His children whom He created to be unique in all the universe. And so, just as the Scriptures tell us that there is "none LIKE Him," there is none like YOU. You are the only person exactly like you on earth!
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As does this parable:
Luke 15:4-6 What man of you, having a hundred sheep, if he loses one of them, does not leave the ninety-nine in the wilderness, and go after the one which is lost until he finds it? And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing. And when he comes home, he calls together his friends and neighbors, saying to them, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found my sheep which was lost!’
Think I just found my new favorite paper from Ray. Dennis, tell him great, great job.
Marques
Deborah-Leigh:
Ray:
Joh 2:10 and said to him, "Everyone serves the best wine first, and the cheap kind when people are drunk. But you have kept the best wine until now!" ~
Gina:
Ray gave me permission to post my question and his answer re the above:
From: "Gina" <ginasquitieri@yahoo.com>
To: "Ray Smith" <L.RaySmith@comcast.net>
Sent: Saturday, December 17, 2011 11:07:54 AM
Subject: Hi
Hi, Ray,
Thank you for your recent article.
I have a question: Does God hate me when I am tested and fail miserably? What will He do to me?
Dear Gina: No, Gina, God does not hate you when you are tested and fail.
And how can I say that. Many reasons, not the least of which are the teachings
of Paul where he says:
Rom 6:12 Let not sin therefore reign [to RULE your life in your
mortal body, that ye should obey it in the lusts thereof.
Rom 6:14 For sin shall not have dominion [that is RULERSHIP,
complete control]over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.
It all has to do with your motivation. Is your desire to please God or to sin and please yourselfnot just occasionally, but as a way of life. Notice this encouragement from Paul:
2Co 13:5 Examine yourselves, whether ye be in the faith; prove your
own selves. Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ is in
you, except ye be reprobates?
I don't think you are a "reprobate," Gina. A reprobate is one who is morally unprincipled, not
one who is striving to overcome sin.
Take a closer look at the Scriptures I presented which show the attitudes that God hates.
I will just give a few of the obvious ones, but I could go through every one of them:
They provoked Him to jealousy with strange gods (Deut. 32:16).
the wicked and him that loves violence His soul hates" (Psalm 11:5)
And ye shall not walk in the manners of the nations which I cast out (Lev. 20:23)
If ye will not hearken unto Me, and will not do all these commandments (Lev. 26:14).
You hate all workers of iniquity..." (Psalm 5:5) Etc., etc.
Do you do these things as a way of life, Gina? Worship strange gods? love violence?
live like the wicked nations that God cast out? refuse to do all Gods commandments?
Are you a worker of iniquity? I don't think so. Listen Gina, once God calls you and you
accept that call then here is your spiritual condition from then on:
Rom 8:1 There is therefore now NO CONDEMNATION to them which
are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.
Hope this strengthens your faith, Gina.
God be with you,
Ray
Akira329:
That was an awesome paper!!!
Where do you start??
I am so glad Ray dealt with this contradiction:
Love the sinner, Hate the sin! That never made sense to me but I quoted it often!
I am so glad Ray talked about uniqueness. It was a joy and heartbreak at the same time!LOL
(Hoping I would find a wonderful lady like me!)
This paper was a joy to read!
I have thank Ray for this.
;D
Antaiwan
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