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Life is rigged.
indianabob:
In life, when a good coach or adviser or parent challenges us with difficult tasks not of our own planning it is for our own good. We all are born with ego and it needs to be placed under control to the good of the team. Even those with gifts of special talents need to learn to play with a team spirit so that the whole team may grow and prosper.
A team that does not work together for the good of all is a team of unfulfilled players competing where they should be cooperating in order to enjoy the success of each of their fellow team members.
Winning may seem important, but sincere "agape" love for one another is the true goal.
I-bob
rick:
--- Quote from: indianabob on January 21, 2016, 12:23:48 AM --- We all are born with ego and it needs to be placed under control to the good of the team.
I-bob
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Hi Bob,
You know, it takes ego to tame ego , well, you know , the team members might become angry or dismayed if you dont curtail, ego doesn't want to look bad, ego must keep its image looking good. so it goes along to get along, after all what good is ego without someone to feel better than ?
lareli:
--- Quote from: Kat on January 21, 2016, 12:21:56 AM ---
So largeli you think God is a great conspirator and His plan is a conspiracy?
conspiracy : noun - a conspiracy is a secret agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful or harmful act.
Well I certainly don't look at what God's doing here in that way, not at all. It is much more than a good plan, it is brilliant beyond our possible comprehension at this time. Conspirator? God does not break His own laws... we suffer for now and yes indeed it is painful to this physical life, but it's temporary and actually a very short duration.
James 4:14 You don't even know what your life tomorrow will be! You are like a puff of smoke, which appears for a moment and then disappears. (GNB)
Instead of looking on this as harmful I think the spiritual gain will so far outweigh whatever we must bare now, that we will actually be glad we suffered.
2Cor 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.
v. 17 For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, is working for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory,
v. 18 while we do not look at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporary, but the things which are not seen are eternal.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
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I probably agree with all you've said here.
I don't look at it as harmful or unlawful. I know what the definition says but I think the negative connotation (unlawful, harmful) attached to the word 'conspiracy' is unwarranted. If the word 'conspiracy' truly has to be negatively attached to "harmful" or "unlawful" then it's the wrong word to describe my thought.
It's a beautiful conspiracy. A holy and righteous conspiracy. It's a secret plan/plot between God, Christ. To use angels... to use evil.. to send a delusion that they should believe a lie... to cause us to repent.. to cause us to love.. to cause us to hate.. to cause Adam to eat.. to bring salvation to all.
indianabob:
Rick,
Not sure what you meant.
Could you explain a lot more or better.
Inquiring minds want to know.
I-bob
Kat:
Hi largeli, i was wondering if that was what you meant, that's why I put the definition up for it. It can be hard to know what people really mean with the words they use, so I usually just default to what most dictionaries have as the meaning.
His plan is like a secret plot, but even that word is used for our own doings and something done in secret usually does have the negative attached to it, like scheme, conspire, connive, collude, and intrigue, all these have negative attached to them as in illegal or dishonest. Because what humans do in secret is usually for a bad purpose, but God's purpose are always for the good.
In Scripture God's plan is referred to as a mystery : noun - something which baffles or perplexes. synonymies : Chinese puzzle, closed book, conundrum, enigma, mystification, puzzle, puzzlement, riddle, why.
(Merriam-Webster)
Rom 16:25 Now to Him who is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery kept secret since the world began
1Cor 2:7 But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, the hidden wisdom which God ordained before the ages for our glory,
Eph 1:9 having made known to us the mystery of His will, according to His good pleasure which He purposed in Himself,
Eph 3:9 and to make all see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the ages has been hidden in God who created all things through Jesus Christ;
Col 1:26 the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now has been revealed to His saints.
v. 27 To them God willed to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles: which is Christ in you, the hope of glory.
Col 2:2 that their hearts may be encouraged, being knit together in love, and attaining to all riches of the full assurance of understanding, to the knowledge of the mystery of God, both of the Father and of Christ,
mercy, peace and love
Kat
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