Originally posted by Surtur
I understand what you are saying. For me though I would ask..what gives him the right to judge us? In our life, in the end, we do not answer to our parents, but ourselves. But then we also need to answer to someone we have never met and also someone who..despite the claims, does not seem to be "perfect". He has faults, he has blood on his hands, does he not?I think you hit the nail on the head with the first sentence. That perfectly describes the teachers I had in grammar school and high school.
But if someone is the Son of God how is that different from the Children of God? The term "Son" would fall under the word "Children".
But for me, I think the person should be given the holy spirit automatically. The idea that a person has committed sin just by existing is strange to me. What has a baby sinned for? I was baptized as a baby, obviously I couldn't give permission, but I don't think I'd committed any sins, so what was there to forgive?
But again, this is where it gets weird to me. God created us..that means he gave us the urge for reproduction as well, and for some people that urge can be damn strong..and yet you get a list of rules for it. Even just the fact he gives rules..comes down to the fact he can give us rules because he created us and is more powerful then us.
I guess the big question is..if you create someone..or even billions of someone's..do you have the right to set rules for them? Or rather, do you have the right to punish them if they don't follow the rules you set?
I'm sure plenty of people have either lied or mislead things about the bible. But I also think you have to admit even at its core..it can be disturbing, and I'm not even talking about stuff from the book of revelations.
The other problem is..the bible is tainted by humans. There were a variety of gospels written that were not included for..whatever reason.
It depends on the person. If it was like a cop, I guess I'd believe, but I'd be asking questions. A random person though I'd probably need proof.
But then we go back to God and you ask about proof..but God is all about faith. So if I was a religious person that asked for proof of God, would that be wrong?
But it seems like he gave different rules for the angels as compared to humans. If I had family and had the power to make them love me I wouldn't do it.
However, if I had the power to stamp out evil before it ever came into existence? I would.
I really dislike breaking everything down like you did. Which is awesome, but I lack patience. So, I'll do the best that I can.
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1. This is where a lot of people get things confused. It's not actually God that accuses people, but it is Lucifer who goes before God daily and accuses us. After all, if he can no longer go home and remain there, he certainly doesn't want inferior creations such as men and women to inherit what he lost. Take Note* Lucifer can go to Heaven whenever he likes, he simply is unable to remain there, and must return to Earth. This can be seen in Job when he comes before God, and the other Angels when he attempted to take Job's life.
Revelation 12:7-12 "And there was war in heaven: Michael and his angels fought against the dragon; and the dragon fought and his angels, And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven. And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him. And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night. And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony; and they loved not their lives unto the death. Therefore rejoice, ye heavens, and ye that dwell in them. Woe to the inhabiters of the earth and of the sea! for the devil is come down unto you, having great wrath, because he knoweth that he hath but a short time."
2. A lot of people will disagree with me, and I don't really care. When it comes to the Bible, and those that claim to practice it, these people like myself, have to be tried by the book that we claim to practice. If the Bible says to never pray to false idols, and people still do these types of things, they are not walking the way that the Bible teaches them to, but are instead practicing Witch Craft. That's just one example.
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God never accuses us though, but it is Lucifer who does this. The Bible tells us to be blameless before God, but it is not possible to be perfect. Everyone knows this. This is the reason in Bible canon that the Children of God need to have a relationship with God, and the reason behind the gifts of God which I will continue in a bit. For now this scripture comes into play.
Philippians 2:14-2:16: 14 Do all things without grumbling or disputing; 15 So that you will prove yourselves to be blameless and innocent, children of God above reproach in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you appear as lights in the world, 16 holding fast the word of life, so that in the day of Christ I will have reason to glory because I did not run in vain nor toil in vain.
And....
Ephesians 6:10-18: 10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. 13 Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. 14 Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, 15 and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. 16 In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. 17 Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.
18 And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people.
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We are born into sin, our flesh has it's own needs, and wants. For instance babies masturbate before even being born. Could this imply that babies could also have sex if they weren't alone in the womb? I mean could twins have sex with each other? They certainly can.
I can only guess, but I don't believe that Adam and Eve were made of the same substance that we are made of before they fell. Well wait, what does that mean exactly? Well if they were immortals, they couldn't have bee made of matter which ages, and eventually breaks down. I believe that Adam and Eve were originally made of some form of energy. After all, how could they be immortal if they were made up of flesh? The Bible even states that it took them close to 900 years to finally or some such to physically die. So when they fell, they slowly transformed, and took on a nature different than what they were to begin with. Strong evidence points to this.
It's difficult for us to see things that are not of the same nature as we are, because we keep trying to compare our natural points of views to those that are different than our own. Shit, think about it, you don't even know what it is like to be a member of the opposite sex, how can we even begin to understand what it would be like if we weren't flesh at all? Our entire attitudes about life would change if we weren't on a timer. That's just one perspective. There are like multitudes of others.
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If God is a lawful God or being, and I mean all the way down the line, and Lucifer goes before God to accuse man daily, could we conclude that God despises sin? Could this hate for sin be twisted to serve an intelligent being like Lucifer? Let's go back to where the bible tells us to "Repent and be baptized in the name of Jesus for forgiveness" The bible tells us to put on the whole armor of God so that we may be able to resist the devil, or in this case devils. What is the Armor of God? I believe that the armor is a person righteousness. The more righteous a person is, the stronger their armor is. At least this is what I have concluded in my studies of the Bible. Why? Because the devil can not accuse the brethren before God, if they have done no wrong.
The Bible states that none will be given to marriage in the New Heaven, or Kingdom of God. Could this mean that there will be no sex in that Kingdom? No. The Bible never says anything like that. In fact the opposite can be assumed. Adam was lonely, and God knew this, so God created Eve to sooth Adam, or so that Adam had companionship. Should i believe that Adam and Eve did not have sex before they fell? I mean it could be possible. Things that affect us in the flesh, may not effect us if we were not flesh. Or at least not effect us the same way.
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If fornication is a sin, then would the act of homosexuality be something that Lucifer could use to accuse people of? Well according to the laws of the land, the only way for sex to not be considered fornication is if the people partaking in the act were married. The Bible states this about homosexuality. It says that it is unseemly. I will not judge it, because I am in no position to do so. I also have homosexual friends that i trust with my life, and love with all of my strength. I am not homosexual though. Our laws also frown on having multiple wives, or multiple husbands in the case of women. But is it wrong? I don't believe that it is, as long as the people involved are fine with it. After all the Bible says that God loved David. David had more than one wife.
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As per the books that were excluded, pulled from, or added, only to be removed. Many of them are, and were irrelevant to the main point that the Bible is trying to make. What did those books have to do with salvation, and sanctification? Those two words are the most important words in the Bible, and are in fact what drives the Bible. What good are the dead sea scrolls? What will the Shroud of Turin do for us? The world is filled with false religion, and precepts that go absolutely nowhere.
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If you were truly lawful straight down the line, would that also mean that any action taken by you, would have to be carefully weighed by you? All things are going to be judged according to the Bible. We know that the Angels in fact were given all of the same tools that man, and woman were. They were just made to be far more powerful than us. However they still were given a will to choose whatever path they were going to take. For instance, Lucifer and a 3rd of the Angels chose to go to war against God, and 2/3's of the Angels. If they did not all have a will to choose, Lucifer would have never begun a war in the first place. it's really up to you to make up your own mind on these matters. You seem elect though. I'm hoping that you will read the Bible for your self, and make up your own mind about it. Did you know that another person's opinion of things can in fact ruin your life, if you choose to blindly follow?
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As for the OP's question.
Yes Lucifer was wrong to demand anything that was not his. No one is obligated to allow someone else to take control of their property. God should not be placed in that position either. Lucifer was basically tying to steal something that did not belong to him. He was wrong then, and he is wrong now. Let anything that is bound on Earth, also be bound in Heaven.