My Favorite Biblical Quotes:
If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)
The LORD is a jealous God, filled with vengeance and wrath. He takes revenge on all who oppose him and furiously destroys his enemies! The LORD is slow to get angry, but his power is great, and he never lets the guilty go unpunished. He displays his power in the whirlwind and the storm. The billowing clouds are the dust beneath his feet. At his command the oceans and rivers dry up, the lush pastures of Bashan and Carmel fade, and the green forests of Lebanon wilt. In his presence the mountains quake, and the hills melt away; the earth trembles, and its people are destroyed. Who can stand before his fierce anger? Who can survive his burning fury? His rage blazes forth like fire, and the mountains crumble to dust in his presence. The LORD is good. When trouble comes, he is a strong refuge. And he knows everyone who trusts in him. But he sweeps away his enemies in an overwhelming flood. He pursues his foes into the darkness of night. (Nahum 1:2-8 NLT)
"I have wiped out many nations, devastating their fortress walls and towers. Their cities are now deserted; their streets are in silent ruin. There are no survivors to even tell what happened. I thought, 'Surely they will have reverence for me now! Surely they will listen to my warnings, so I won't need to strike again.' But no; however much I punish them, they continue their evil practices from dawn till dusk and dusk till dawn." So now the LORD says: "Be patient; the time is coming soon when I will stand up and accuse these evil nations. For it is my decision to gather together the kingdoms of the earth and pour out my fiercest anger and fury on them. All the earth will be devoured by the fire of my jealousy. "On that day I will purify the lips of all people, so that everyone will be able to worship the LORD together. My scattered people who live beyond the rivers of Ethiopia will come to present their offerings. (Zephaniah 3:6-10 NLT)
Stand in silence in the presence of the Sovereign LORD, for the awesome day of the LORD's judgment has come. The LORD has prepared his people for a great slaughter and has chosen their executioners. "On that day of judgment," says the LORD, "I will punish the leaders and princes of Judah and all those following pagan customs. Yes, I will punish those who participate in pagan worship ceremonies, and those who steal and kill to fill their masters' homes with loot. "On that day," says the LORD, "a cry of alarm will come from the Fish Gate and echo throughout the newer Mishneh section of the city. And a great crashing sound will come from the surrounding hills. Wail in sorrow, all you who live in the market area, for all who buy and sell there will die. "I will search with lanterns in Jerusalem's darkest corners to find and punish those who sit contented in their sins, indifferent to the LORD, thinking he will do nothing at all to them. They are the very ones whose property will be plundered by the enemy, whose homes will be ransacked. They will never have a chance to live in the new homes they have built. They will never drink wine from the vineyards they have planted. "That terrible day of the LORD is near. Swiftly it comes – a day when strong men will cry bitterly. It is a day when the LORD's anger will be poured out. It is a day of terrible distress and anguish, a day of ruin and desolation, a day of darkness and gloom, of clouds, blackness, trumpet calls, and battle cries. Down go the walled cities and strongest battlements! "Because you have sinned against the LORD, I will make you as helpless as a blind man searching for a path. Your blood will be poured out into the dust, and your bodies will lie there rotting on the ground." Your silver and gold will be of no use to you on that day of the LORD's anger. For the whole land will be devoured by the fire of his jealousy. He will make a terrifying end of all the people on earth. (Zephaniah 1:7:18 NLT
"I will sweep away everything in all your land," says the LORD. "I will sweep away both people and animals alike. Even the birds of the air and the fish in the sea will die. I will reduce the wicked to heaps of rubble, along with the rest of humanity," says the LORD. "I will crush Judah and Jerusalem with my fist and destroy every last trace of their Baal worship. I will put an end to all the idolatrous priests, so that even the memory of them will disappear. For they go up to their roofs and bow to the sun, moon, and stars. They claim to follow the LORD, but then they worship Molech, too. So now I will destroy them! And I will destroy those who used to worship me but now no longer do. They no longer ask for the LORD's guidance or seek my blessings." (Zephaniah 1:2-6 NLT)
"Go up, my warriors, against the land of Merathaim and against the people of Pekod. Yes, march against Babylon, the land of rebels, a land that I will judge! Pursue, kill, and completely destroy them, as I have commanded you," says the LORD. "Let the battle cry be heard in the land, a shout of great destruction". (Jeremiah 50:21-22 NLT)
Meanwhile, the LORD instructed one of the group of prophets to say to another man, "Strike me!" But the man refused to strike the prophet. Then the prophet told him, "Because you have not obeyed the voice of the LORD, a lion will kill you as soon as you leave me." And sure enough, when he had gone, a lion attacked and killed him. (1 Kings 20:35-36 NLT)
When a man sells his daughter as a slave, she will not be freed at the end of six years as the men are. If she does not please the man who bought her, he may allow her to be bought back again. But he is not allowed to sell her to foreigners, since he is the one who broke the contract with her. And if the slave girl's owner arranges for her to marry his son, he may no longer treat her as a slave girl, but he must treat her as his daughter. If he himself marries her and then takes another wife, he may not reduce her food or clothing or fail to sleep with her as his wife. If he fails in any of these three ways, she may leave as a free woman without making any payment.
(Exodus 21:7-11 NLT)
(Deuteronomy 3:1-7 NLT)*****
"Next we headed for the land of Bashan, where King Og and his army attacked us at Edrei. But the LORD told me, 'Do not be afraid of him, for I have given you victory over Og and his army, giving you his entire land. Treat him just as you treated King Sihon of the Amorites, who ruled in Heshbon.' So the LORD our God handed King Og and all his people over to us, and we killed them all. We conquered all sixty of his towns, the entire Argob region in his kingdom of Bashan. These were all fortified cities with high walls and barred gates. We also took many unwalled villages at the same time. We completely destroyed the kingdom of Bashan, just as we had destroyed King Sihon of Heshbon. We destroyed all the people in every town we conquered – men, women, and children alike. But we kept all the livestock for ourselves and took plunder from all the towns."
From The Tao Te Ching:
The river carves out the valley by flowing beneath it.
Thereby the river is the master of the valley.
In order to master people
One must speak as their servant;
In order to lead people
One must follow them.
So when the sage rises above the people,
They do not feel oppressed;
And when the sage stands before the people,
They do not feel hindered.
So the popularity of the sage does not fail,
He does not contend, and no one contends against him.
Originally posted by {{QS}}
Mark 3:29Proof Jesus is not all forgiving.
Mark 3:29
Of course Jesus isn't all forgiving. What ever made you think He was? The Bible says that those who blaspheme the Holy Spirit will never be forgiven. Christian scholars have frequently debate precisely what this means. Some have postulated that it involves attributing the works of the Holy Spirit to the devil, given Mark 3:30, but it is far more likely that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit is more basic than that.
When a person receives Christ, he thus receives the Holy Spirit [1 Corinthians 6:19-20]. If a person blasphemes the Holy Spirit in rejection of Christ -- whether this involves attributing His work to Satan or not -- then the person is left hopeless. Thus we might paraphrase Mark 3:28-29 something like this:
God will forgive any sin you commit, but if you blaspheme the Holy Spirit by refusing to receive God's Son as Lord and Savior, then you will never be forgiven.
Consequently, many evangelical scholars hold that the only sin God won't forgive is the sin of refusing His Son...and I agree with them.
As for my favorite Scripture, there are too many to list.
the book of norris
The Book of Norris 1:1
In the beginning there was just Norris. For many a millennia Chuck Norris was alone for he was everything. Then billions of years ago Chuck Norris decided to create space and everything in it. With a blink of his eye galaxies were created and planets popped into existence. It was then that Norris noted one galaxy in particular. On a whim Norris spoke to his creation and said, "I have found ye worthy of baring my image and on one of your planets I shall create a being of my creation."
With that Chuck Norris randomly selected one of the planets in the galaxy and began to mold it into a place where his creations could live and prosper. On the first day he terra-formed the landscape and added the forests and seas. On the second day he created all of the species that would be used by the people in his image. On the third he spent the full twenty-four creating a being in his image, for anything that was related to Norris had to be perfect. After the three days Chuck Norris stepped back and admired his work.
It was then that Chuck Norris stepped back and took a seat on the planet Mars to watch his creations and how they went about there life. Thousands of years passed, which to Norris seemed like two years. After watching his creations that he saw that they did not truly worship him. His creations had had the tenacity to worship different beings then him. It was then that Norris said, "This is heresy of the deepest order." and with that he grabbed a beer and headed towards earth.
When Norris reached Earth he searched for the perfect vessel that would give birth to his human form, for he could not simply descend onto the Earth for the mear sight of his god like form would cause a mortal to explode in a shimmering ball of fire. So with his mind set on finding a vessel for his new body Chuck Norris began to scour the world for the perfect female.
the beginning of Chuck Norris. Let he who worships him sing praise up to the almighty Chuck Norris.
the book of Norris 1:2
And so Chuck Norris scoured the world looking for the vessel that would give birth to his mortal form. It did not take long for Norris to find the perfect vessel for he was all all knowing and could look into the heart of his creations and determine who was worthy. The women he had chosen was a lady of beauty and intelligence, a sure sign that he ancestors had received and extra dosage godlyness from Chuck Norris when he created man.
Chuck Norris then visited this women in her dreams and said to her, "It is I, your one true god Chuck Norris. I have deemed you worthy of bearing my mortal body and through you I shall do awsome deeds." With that Chuck Norris touched her brow and allowed some of his mighty power to enter into her body. After allowing some of his power to enter her body Norris, so that she could handle his manliness, Chuck proceeded to make love to her for the next five days.
And so the Eternal Norris was born into the world of the humans.
when the time of birth arrived, guests had come to see baby Norris, for he was not to be born in a manger, but a palace filled with women who already had lost their virginity to him.
4 wise men arrived at the palace bearing gifts for the Almighty Norris. Sylvester stallone brought Baby Chuck his first gift, which was a razor. Baby chuck, with his already full beard grabbed it with his third fist and crushed it. Sylvester was later punished for trying to take away part of Chucks manliness. Bruce Lee offered up his martial arts knowledge to young Chuck. Chuck accepted and in 1 days time had learned everything that Bruce had to know. Arnold Schwartzinegger tryed to defeat Baby Chuck in combat and lost to his Mighty Roundhouse kick. he was forever banished to the state of California. the fourth and final wise man, Waldo, brought forth his gift. he layed it before Chuck and Chuck opened it. inside were 10 bombs. Chuck thinking quickly roundhouse kicked the box out of his castle.Chuck vowed to kill Waldo. Chuck Norris is the reason waldo is hiding. Everytime children find waldo he has to relocate
The Book of Norris 1:3
And so the childhood of Chuck Norris began in earnest as Norris set off to learn about his creations. Chuck Norris' early life went by fast as his body and mind grew at an exponential rate. By the time he was five he had a full grown body with a beard that could obliterate men with a touch and was impossible to destroy. Being the all knowing being that he was Chuck Norris quickly breezed through school and graduated at thirty-five different colleges at the same time. How this was accomplished was never known and no one dares to ask Norris about it for fear of angering the almighty Norris with questions.
It was at the age of six that Norris met a man by the name of Mr. T. Norris was at a local bar downing keg after keg of beer to slake his thirst when he felt a tingling in the back of his skull. Knowing that only someone who he had remotely graced with a small amount of his godlike power could cause a tingling in his skull Chuck Norris began to search for the person who had caused this sensation. It did not take long for Norris to find the man who had peaked his interest. Standing before Chuck Norris was none other than the great Mr. T.
As both men laid eyes on each other they knew that a battle for domination would ensue. In the blink of an eye both beings of power charged at each other. Chuck Norris made the first move as he threw a round house kick to Mr. T's face. Mr. T, who's ancestors had power bestowed upon them by Chuck Norris himself, was able to block the kick with his forearm and not have it crushed to pieces by the power of the kick. Mr. T retaliated by throwing a powerful punch to Chuck Norris' face. Norris easily deflected the punch off his beard and sent another roundhouse kick towards Mr. T's legs. The kick connected and Mr. T was forced to his knees by the power of the blow.
For hours the battle continued on like this as Chuck Norris could never gain a solid up hand in the battle. Had Chuck Norris been in his godlike form he could have won in meer seconds, unfortunately his mortal body was limited in the power it could stand and there was only so much awsomeness within its blood. It was then that Chuck Norris was able to land a powerful roundhouse kick to Mr. T's chest. This allowed Norris to place a foot on Mr. T's chest and declare victory. It was then that Chuck Norris asked for the name of the person with whom he had fought. In a terse reply Mr. T said, "I'm Mr. T fooool!" With that Norris bent down and clasped Mr. T's hand in his own and said, "You are a worthy adversary Mr. T. Become my right hand man and we shall become famous and powerful beyond all reckoning."
It was as if Chuck Norris' voice had turned on a switch in Mr. T's brain, for he knew he was in the presence of his creator. It was with this new knowledge that Mr. T accepted Norris' offer and they went to go grab a drink to seal their friendship. Unfortunately every bar they walked into exploded out of the sheer impossibility of holding all that awsomness in one room.
The Book of Norris 1:4
And so the life of Chuck Norris and Mr. T began in ernest as they set off to find a way to rise to fame in the world. They long winding journey began in the land of Hollywood. Hollywood was the land famous actors and Norris knew that once you became a famous actor you could truly gain power. So Chuck Norris and Mr. T set off for California. It was easy enough for them to get two tickets, first class to California, as all Chuck Norris had to do was wink at the receptionist behind the check-in booth and add a little of his god-like power to his smile, for no women born could stand up to Chuck Norris' charm. The smile promptly led to the woman falling madly in love with Chuck Norris and ninth months later Chuck Norris was the father of two twin boys who already had full grown beards. But anyway, back to the story of Chuck Norris.
The first thing Chuck Norris and Mr. T did was to find accommodation's. Both Chuck Norris and Mr. T checked into the nearest hotel they could find. It was then that the receptionist behind the desk made a fatal error. He had checked them in and then had told them that it would be one thousand dollars for a week. It was unto him that Mr. T vent his fury as he reached over the desk and smacked him. "Fool!!! Do you know who this is? This is Chuck Norris the one and only. How dare you tell your maker that he has to pay to stay in what he created!" All the while Mr. T had continued to pimp smack the receptionist and the man had curled up into a ball on the floor.
It was then that Norris stopped Mr. T from killing the receptionist. "Do not kill him my son for he does not know with whom he speaks. Let this be a lesson to him so that he may learn and remember to never do such a deed again." It was then that Chuck Norris leaned down and whispered into the ear of the receptionist. "Be warned though, If thoust do this deed again to me I will roundhouse kick you so hard your atoms will be obliterated." It was with that that Chuck Norris and Mr. T headed for their room, which was the grand suite at the top of the building, for where Chuck Norris goes he gets the best of the best.
With that Chuck Norris and Mr. T settled into their room. It was then that they decided to order room service to bring up some dinner. It did not take long for their dinner to arrive as the rest of the hotel service had heard what happened to receptionist. When Mr. T heard the knock on the door he was famished. "Bout damn time our lobster got here I'm famished!!!" With that Mr. T opened up the door and took the platters from the shaking delivery boy. It was then that Mr. T learned that the hotel staff had made a grave mistake. They had made them crab instead of Lobster. With that Mr. T grabbed the person who had delivered the meal and put him into a headlock. "What does this look like to you FOOL? Is that lobster? I don't think so. When I tell you people to make lobster I expect lobster. None messes with Mr. T." With that Mr. T threw the person who had delivered the food outside the room along with crab. The room service delivery person could only shake in fear and nod as as he crawled away from the wrath of Mr. T. Unfortunately for him one does not escape the wrath of Mr. T that easily. Mr. T then started to lay the smack down on the poor delivery person. Pimp smack after pimp smack rained down upon the poor mans head as Mr. T taught him never to never fail to bring what Chuck Norris and Mr. T asked of him. Mr. T, pleased with the smackdown he had placed upon the person, then headed back into the room where he waited for them to bring up what he and Chuck Norris had demanded for.