Call it what you want. But everyone is still very much welcome to God ... but there's a condition... know what His will is ... and obey His will ...
Be patient to what he can do for you ... and the rest will be added to you. ✅
God is jelous. He admit that. But it's your decision what to call Him.
For me, He's my God.
Originally posted by finti
his chosen people was the Israelites, well at least according to the bible. So why do chrisitans around thinking it is them then when it seems to be the Jews 😎 😉
God still made another way to bring His people (another flock) back to Him ...
He sent Jesus Christ. 🙂
by all means jury , you know i mean no disrespect , but after reading all your post im curious about something sweetie..........
you seem to have the knowledge of gods word , so i ask you this .
how many faces does god have ? there are so many different religions that to choose from . how do you know you have chosen the right face ?
is it becuase of what a book has told you ?
Like Shellie, I respect your faith Jury....I just don't understand it even although I WANT to !
Like...if your God is perfect why could he/she/it possibly be "jealous" ?
Is jealousy not one of the seven deadly sins that he/she/it denies us ?
You see... to be one of "The faithful", and to question that faith is a very dangerous thing to do as once the doubt creeps in the whole ball of wax falls apart.
It is better and safer just to blindly follow the scriptures and NEVER to question them as to ask questions could bring down the wrath of your "jealous" or your "kind, loving and merciful" God.
I think that your God is a bit of a Schizophrenic if you ask me !
i have to say this as well , i do believe in god . not the one described in the bible as being a jealous god . my god has 2 faces , male and female...
i think that is a mistake that alot of christains make . god is perfect and all loving but when you put qualities to god that are jealousy and vengful , then you bring him/her down to the level of man......
isnt that a contradiction to what most say when talking about their god ?
how can he be all loving and perfect and jealous and vengful at the same time ?
Before I could believe in any "God" this entitiy would have to be perfect and would have to show all the best features and none of the worst ones.
Everywhere that "God" appears in any of the religions he/she/it is flawed and imperfect and that is why I cannot worship any entity that is not supreme in everything.
Originally posted by shellie
by all means jury , you know i mean no disrespect , but after reading all your post im curious about something sweetie..........you seem to have the knowledge of gods word , so i ask you this .
how many faces does god have ? there are so many different religions that to choose from . how do you know you have chosen the right face ?
is it becuase of what a book has told you ?
I can't tell you about how many faces does God has. God is Spirit and can't be seen. But He can be seen through His creations ... space ... earth ... trees ... beasts ... and a new born baby ... but it doesn't mean one must worship these creations.
As to gender, He would probably be a "Male" for He was called "Father" ... by Jesus Christ and His Apostles.
The Bible tells us that there are a lot of religions elsewhere in the world.
But there's only ONE recognized by God ... the one who knows Him ... the one who follows His will ... the one who unites with Him through His commandments, messengers, and through Jesus Christ.
God taught us which gate to enter ... and even instructed us to enter the narrow gate instead of the wider one. But because people of the world still decide for their own ... God told us that He knew there would be more people would enter the wider gate coz the road in it is very easy.
Man, upon searching which religion is true, can join anywhere and continue to seek for the truth. That's what God wants us to do -- to search for the spiritual truth. God knows whose heart is eager to search a home in Him... and He guides them.
And how do you know if you have chosen the right "face"?
After you've found the truth. The TRUTH mentioned in the Bible -- because it is God's words.
Any Bible versions -- all Bible versions have the same "thoughts" and "meanings" ... Even though there are ones which are bias to the translators... Still, the TRUTH prevails. God sends His messengers from time to time to preach His words. Because these "messengers" have exclusive authority from God to know the mystery written in the Bible.
Why the Bible a mystery? Because God knows there are people who are "corrupt" in thinking ... they would use the Bible for material cause. But God knows they won't reach the TRUTH for doing so.
And how do you know if you have chosen the right "face"?
You will eventually feel that. God will let you feel that. ✅
🙂
Re: If there was a god? (plese reply)
Originally posted by §nakehead
If a god existed but he was crule and unjust and way incompetent. Would you still follow him? Even if questioning his authority would mean going to hell?
Id have to say yes I would follow him because of the severe consquinses. Never quenstion a gods authority.
Sounds like you're describing the God that people DO already believe in.
Originally posted by Papaumau
Like Shellie, I respect your faith Jury....I just don't understand it even although I WANT to !Like...if your God is perfect why could he/she/it possibly be "jealous" ?
Is jealousy not one of the seven deadly sins that he/she/it denies us ?
You see... to be one of "The faithful", and to question that faith is a very dangerous thing to do as once the doubt creeps in the whole ball of wax falls apart.
It is better and safer just to blindly follow the scriptures and NEVER to question them as to ask questions could bring down the wrath of your "jealous" or your "kind, loving and merciful" God.
I think that your God is a bit of a Schizophrenic if you ask me !
God is jealous in terms of He do not want His people to serve other "gods". God continues to warn His people not to fall from such wickedness. But people has to be blamed for they still worshipped other "gods" ... carved images made of woods, silver, or stones, etc.
like the "gods" of heathens or pagans.
There is a Law. So God's people must obey the Law in order to remain righteous in His sight. But still people fell to the evil's trap ... they were tempted to break and violate the Law. God has warned these people. People never seemed to listen. But because the virtue of the Law ... there would be Judgment. And this Judgment is their distruction. People knew that ... but ignored it. Destruction fell to them. So who has to be blamed?
The JUST God ... or the wicked people? 🙂
They have everything when God cared for them. Yes, infants, if there were, died at the moment of the great flood. But that first death was not yet the end. Everyone would still face God come Judgment Day. Old and infants. Second death is the Judgment for the wicked who disobeyed God. And for the infants, as what Jesus Christ has promised: to them is the Kingdom of Heaven.