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Greater Works Than These
hillsbororiver:
LOL! ;D
That is the truth Rodger, and the plan of God will not fail, He will not lose even one when all is said and done.
His Peace to you,
Joe
Falconn003:
Joe And Sue Ann
AMen and a good day to you and your love ones....good morning by the way :)
Rodger
YellowStone:
--- Quote from: hillsbororiver on September 14, 2007, 10:25:59 AM ---What could be greater than raising the dead? What on earth could they or we do that was greater than that?
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Hi Joe, great question. I know Rodger has already answered with removing death and don't get me wrong, it's an awesome accomplishment. But the one thing that I feel is far greater than raising the dead is the fact that God will remove all signs of mans carnal nature; the enmity that man has for God and just about everyone else. Just think, no hatred, bigotry, jealousy, back-stabbing, etc. Nothing but Love, joy, peace, happiness, contentment for everything and everyone but mostly for God.
That God will be all in all.
Well that's my take on it :)
Love in Christ,
Darren
hillsbororiver:
I agree Darren,
The removal of our sinful nature will result in a life so wonderful that neither Isaiah or Paul could even imagine it or put it into words!
Isa 64:4 For since the beginning of the world men have not heard, nor perceived by the ear, neither hath the eye seen, O God, beside thee, what he hath prepared for him that waiteth for him.
1Co 2:9 But as it is written, Eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither have entered into the heart of man, the things which God hath prepared for them that love him.
Sin and death are tied together tightly, that is exactly what Christ eventually saves all from, and the elect get to participate in this greatest event in the history of the world.
Rom 6:23 For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.
1Jo 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
Ray writes;
The church teaches that after all the Sons and Daughters of God are in their glory, the rest of the world will be tortured eternally by real fire in a terrorist hellhole of hopeless doom (never mind the fact that God says "there will be NO MORE DOOM") (Rev. 22:3, Concordant Literal New Testament).
Seriously, when all the Sons and Daughters of God are manifested IN THEIR GLORY, why would the ENTIRE CREATION be awaiting this event with almost uncontrollable bated breath, excitement, and anticipation? WHY? What is it that the churches have never told you? What is God going to do with all these glorified Sons and Daughters?
You have heard enough lies, now let’s read God’s Truth. Here is one of the most profound and all-encompassing Scriptures in the entirety of the Bible:
"For the earnest expectation of the creature [creation] waits for THE MANIFESTATION OF THE SONS OF GOD. For the creature [creation] was MADE subject to VANITY [‘…surely, EVERY MAN IS VANITY’-- Psalm 39:11], NOT WILLINGLY, but by reason of Him [GOD] Who has subjected the same in HOPE. Because the creature [creation] itself also shall be DELIVERED from the bondage of corruption [corruption includes DEATH] into THE GLORIOUS LIBERTY OF THE CHILDREN OF GOD. For we know that THE WHOLE CREATION GROANS AND TRAVAILS IN PAIN together until now" (Rom. 8:19-22).
It is an awesome yet humbling thing to contemplate.
His Peace and Wisdom to you,
Joe
hillsbororiver:
I was just now rereading the "Free Will" series and came across this portion which I believe is a good fit here;
So Rodger & Darren you are both right!
FREE INDEED
In the last installment we read John 6:36:
"If the Son therefore shall MAKE you free, ye shall be free indeed."
I said that this verse has nothing to do with free will. But it certainly does have to do with freedom. But freedom from what? From what is it that Jesus frees us? Why free from what we were in bondage to before He freed us, of course.
"Because the creature itself also shall be delivered [freed] from the bondage of corruption into the glorious liberty of the children of God" (Rom. 8:21).
The whole creation will be delivered from this bondage one day. But until then, only those destined to become the manifest sons of God receive this deliverance.
Here is the same thought in slightly different words:
"For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has made me free [here is this ‘cause and effect’ thing again] from the law of sin and death" (Rom. 8:2).
No one can "freely" change his will from hating and disobeying God on one day to loving and obeying God on the next. No, it takes a supernatural miracle from God to accomplish this. God must Personally remove and free [here is the cause] us from being under the "Law of sin and death" to being under the "Law of the Spirit of life in Christ."
Does man accomplish this by his own will? Not unless you want to make a liar out of Jesus. Jesus says that He "frees us," so how can we say that we freely free ourselves?
Read it all here;
Installment XV - Part B
The Myth of Free-Will Exposed
ONLY THE SPIRIT CAN CAUSE THE CARNAL MIND TO REPENT
http://bible-truths.com/lake15-B.html
His Peace to you,
Joe
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