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jacieleigh:
The "messing up" as the world sees it can be and is used of God for His glory. Whether that glory is to show others the love of Christ through our own lives or to help us grow through adversity. I hope everyone is having a good Labor Day. Celebrate and enjoy this last summer fling of 2007. Make it good because this will never come again! JacieLeigh
skydreamers:
Hi everyone, thanks for all your comments. God's word truly is such a vast treasure of wonder and complete awe!
--- Quote from: Shmeggly on September 01, 2007, 10:25:33 PM ---I can't believe how deep this is! :o It's absolutely amazing....it's like the movie "Signs"...."there are no coincidences"....
You must be Canadian. ;D
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James my Canadian brother...that's what I'm talking about! ;D
--- Quote from: jacieleigh on September 03, 2007, 02:05:24 PM ---The "messing up" as the world sees it can be and is used of God for His glory. Whether that glory is to show others the love of Christ through our own lives or to help us grow through adversity.
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A big AMEN to that Jacie!
Janice, I too love your "mini-ministry"...how cool! 8)
Peace and love to you all,
Diana
ez2u:
Hi every one please explain to me how Jesus is the lake of firer. I see humanity as the lake of firer. persecuting us sharpening us but not Jesus. In a broad sense He is all in All. May some more light can be shed on this please. peggy
hillsbororiver:
Deu 4:24 For the LORD thy God is a consuming fire, even a jealous God.
Deu 9:3 Understand therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is he which goeth over before thee; as a consuming fire he shall destroy them, and he shall bring them down before thy face: so shalt thou drive them out, and destroy them quickly, as the LORD hath said unto thee.
Heb 12:29 For our God is a consuming fire.
Hi Peggy,
Here is a bit from Ray's Lake of Fire Part 1;
"For our God IS A CONSUMING FIRE" (Heb. 12:29)!
God has shown Himself to be not only a fire, but a CONSUMING FIRE all through the Scriptures. You will be amazed how often God speaks of fire in bringing judgment on humanity. ALL IS OF GOD, II Cor. 5:18, Rom. 11:36, Eph. 1:11, etc. God IS a consuming FIRE.
God IS this lake of fire!
But since it is not literal fire, what does it burn? What does it consume? -- It is the "works of the flesh" that made sinners of those thrown into the lake of fire in the first place. And we shall see from the Scriptures that it is these very works of the flesh that are consumed in this lake of fire. And don’t think for a moment that it is not a most painful and tormenting experience to have one’s carnal mind with all its ungodly passions, thoughts and deeds, burned clean and pure by the consuming fire of God’s Holy Spirit!
God doesn’t change. He will use the same method in the day of judging at the white throne as He uses on US. Although the intensity will get considerably more severe for those who blaspheme till the end.
We are saved by grace through faith (Eph. 2:8). However, that does not purge us from all our filthy thoughts and deeds. No, there is more. There is also a consuming FIRE that God uses on us:
"For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is JESUS CHRIST. Now if any man build upon this foundation gold, silver, precious stones, WOOD, HAY, STUBBLE; Every man’s work shall be made manifest; for the day shall declare it, because it shall be revealed BY FIRE; and the FIRE shall TRY EVERY MAN’S WORK of what sort it is. If any man’s work abide which he hath built thereupon, he shall receive a reward. If any man’s work shall be BURNED, he shall SUFFER LOSS; but [pay close attention to this BIG BUT] BUT HE HIMSELF [the one who had his works burned and consumed in God’s consuming fire] SHALL BE SAVED [What will save him?], yet so AS BY FIRE" (I Cor. 3:11-15)!!!
Ah dear readers, can we begin to understand the workings of God? God consumes with fire, the wood, hay and stubble in our lives. The things that don’t deserve to continue. But he REFINES the gold, silver, and precious stones (those doctrines and godly character traits of God’s spirit that abide the fire). It is figurative language, it is an analogy, it is a parable, it is metaphorical (where one thing is called another thing). Our lives have either qualities of character (which are likened to gold and precious stones, things of value to refine and retain), or gross lacks in character (which are likened to wood, hay, and stubble and which are not worthy to retain or preserve).
And just as real literal fire is used to refine and purify gold and precious metals, so God’s SPIRITUAL FIRE refines and purifies us from our sinful and carnal nature. And likewise, as real literal fire is used to burn up wood and stubble, so God’s all consuming SPIRITUAL FIRE will consume and burn up all the impurities in our life. These things MUST DIE. This purging is the SECOND DEATH. And whether the person God subjects to His consuming fire has many good qualities or none, the person himself shall be purged, purified, and SAVED BY GOD’S ALL-CONSUMING SPIRITUAL FIRE!!! We just read it in God’s Holy Word. How can any deny it? Every person who has ever lived will be subjected to the cleaning fire of God’s spirit.
You can read the entire article here;
http://bible-truths.com/lake1.html
His Peace and Wisdom to you,
Joe
ez2u:
Joe thank for the reply. YES what is my mind doing I knew this and read " lake of firer" series several times. Really appreciate you all thanks. It was like my mind was going off in other directions. Peggy
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