Good day Ibob and thankyou for your most sincere reply .
I have been pondering all morning about why this video
has meaning, and this is what God has inspired in me.
First He shows me this video of a much troublesome and obviously
in pain , emotionally and spiritually young man.
And then shows me another video of Dimash , all dressed in white,
singing like an Angel and I know that they are both beasts.
And that God loves them both and died for them both.
God has always been showing me contrasts of good and evil
ever since He brought me to BT. And most of my studies have been
on free Will and human behaviour.
Romans 8:7.’’ For the carnal mind is enmity against God ( hostility, hatred)
for it is not subject to the law of God neither indeed can it be.
You asked if this applies to Gods called and chosen , in the present today
and hasn’t God’s Spirit had an effect on our lives and aren’t we aware of
God’s desires for us in a more intimate manner.
Romans 8:1…. There is now ( today) no condemnation to them which are in
Christ Jesus who walk not after the flesh but after the Spirit.,,,, Thank God
You ask hasn’t Gods Spirit had an effect on our lives . Yes of course. God
loves us. For whom the Lord loves He chastens and scourges every son whom
He receives.
And in reconciliation He receives them all. Every Knee will bow. I am so looking
forward to that day. This chastising and scourging is very difficult, very difficult
as I am sure all here who are followers of Christ know.
And on top of that we are told we are yet carnal until and IF we even come up
in the first resurrection. So it is essential that we accept Gods chastisement
which is how He judges us. The reason we are not condemned with the
world is because we accept God’s judgements. Is this of our own fabled free Will?
From LOF Pt 2
Gen.3:22…. And the Lord said” Behold, ( consider, perceive, to know, to understand)
the man is to BECOME ONE OF US, ( Heb.for God is Elohim which is the pleural
hence us) TO KNOW GOOD AND EVIL.
knowing good and evil is one of the most essential requisites in being formed
in the image of God . To know good and evil they had to partake of its source
which was the TREE OF THE KNOWLEDGE OF GOOD AND EVIL.
Even our Lord who was involved in the creation of all things ( Col.1:15-20)
and knew that He was to be the Saviour of all mankind ( 1:Tim.2:4, nonetheless
when seeing Jerusalem headed for utter destruction because of rejecting Him
and His Gospel, He wept over it ( Luke 19:41) God has pity on weak and foolish
humanity, whom He Himself created that way.
Eugene, when I saw that video ,, I wasn’t repulsed as I normally would have
been , I cried for him and all others who suffer so horribly and isn’t that the intimacy
that God wants us to have with Him, to know what true love is?
I realize that God has set apart His elect to train them up in His way, godliness,
Titus 2:11-12 … For the grace of that God brings salvation hath appeared to all
men , teaching us that denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live
soberly, righteously, and godly in this present world.( eon, age)
The world still hates God and His goodness but God is a one way way street,
He expects nothing in return that we can give Him as earth bound beasts,
He has to change us. It’s His goal land teaches me that puny humans with
their fabled free Will, will bow down and worship and love and will want to have
faith . Everyone thinks we are going from good to bad when in spiritual truth
we are going from bad to good. Praise Jesus our friend, who loves us and died
for all men( humanity).
To the mods , if you feel you should remove my post leading people to view this video , it’s ok with me. It’s not for everyone I realize. I hope I have not offended
anyone , it is not my intention.
God Bless You All 💕