tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post8935659386167038270..comments2024-03-26T17:30:22.600-08:00Comments on Way Up North: Why is The Christian God Different?Rev. Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-19438558216053435362014-01-22T14:41:36.910-09:002014-01-22T14:41:36.910-09:00Thank you... I try as well, but it is hard.
Thank you... I try as well, but it is hard. <br />Jacked Up Glock Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859265951050692498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-80604731571218437602014-01-22T11:42:19.429-09:002014-01-22T11:42:19.429-09:00I agreed, JUGM - and for the record, the Word says...I agreed, JUGM - and for the record, the Word says that <i>God</i> forgets them. I try really hard not to remind Him! :^)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-15014947963120955092014-01-22T11:36:52.742-09:002014-01-22T11:36:52.742-09:00Thank you for posting this.... I could never under...Thank you for posting this.... I could never understand how a person could not believe in God and not accept him. He is every where. All a person has to do is just open their eyes and look around. The thing that plagues me and probably millions of Christians around the world, are I know we are forgiven of our sins, but I believe we are also to remember them no more. But yet I do. Jacked Up Glock Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08859265951050692498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-37767393455283432192014-01-22T11:08:49.608-09:002014-01-22T11:08:49.608-09:00I'm glad you find it useful, sir. :)I'm glad you find it useful, sir. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-78847994057792683042014-01-22T11:08:08.695-09:002014-01-22T11:08:08.695-09:00A fantastic post indeed. I'll be passing it on...A fantastic post indeed. I'll be passing it on to some other folks. Murphy's Lawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17164780742334950772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-39315804334149178472014-01-22T08:54:24.266-09:002014-01-22T08:54:24.266-09:00Preppy, when Jesus gave His disciples what is now ...Preppy, when Jesus gave His disciples what is now known as "the great commission", He said "Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost." (Matthew 28:19). In Acts 2:38, "Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins". Although there is some disagreement over why it's required, apparently it <i>is</i> required as an outward sign of the spiritual change that is taking place.<br /><br />However, in the case of a believer who was never baptized, I think God would expect - once that believer learns of the requirement - that he should seek baptism from a Bible-believing minister. Church membership, although recommended, isn't necessarily a requirement - depending on the denomination. Ask around. :)Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-19791187028687319402014-01-22T08:46:46.490-09:002014-01-22T08:46:46.490-09:00So RP I have a question. If someone was a Christia...So RP I have a question. If someone was a Christian and believed and read the words but had never actually mingled in or with an established church and had never been formally baptized can they ever be forgiven and accepted? I honestly do not know or even know enough to have an opinion but I remember from when I was a kid that being baptized or not was somehow a barrier. Or was that simply a particular trait of the specific denomination I was dealing with?<br /><br />I guess it is on topic if it has some bearing on acceptance or not.<br /> PioneerPreppyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09269878017447335944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-41941551462493762612014-01-22T08:25:19.603-09:002014-01-22T08:25:19.603-09:00I don't mean for that to sound harsh: it's...I don't mean for that to sound harsh: it's actually the <i>good news</i>. Jesus accepts us just as we are, sins and all, and forgives us instantly as we accept what He did for us. There's nothing else we need to do, and God then imputes Jesus' righteousness to us. It's awesome!Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-15042730574696270832014-01-22T08:06:33.527-09:002014-01-22T08:06:33.527-09:00Agreed, Six. Pride and arrogance are external sign...Agreed, Six. Pride and arrogance are external signs of the sin nature with which we are all born, and only Jesus can change that.Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-12502649780964976522014-01-22T08:04:51.205-09:002014-01-22T08:04:51.205-09:00I'm sorry, Max, but the Bible says definitely ...I'm sorry, Max, but the Bible says definitely not. Jesus' sacrifice, as the only perfect man to have ever lived, is the only means of entrance into God's acceptance. God the Father will not forgive us for failing to accept Jesus' death & resurrection as the price of forgiveness. Living a good life isn't good enough: Isaiah 64: 6 says that, in God's sight, "But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags". Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-87741283666342627282014-01-22T08:04:36.927-09:002014-01-22T08:04:36.927-09:00I think this comes to the very heart of the matter...I think this comes to the very heart of the matter; our human arrogance keeps so many from accepting this very basic Christian truth. It is the thing that drives the atheist, the humanist. I've been reading a bit on atheism lately, especially Peter Boghossian's new attempt to draw Christians away from Jesus by teaching atheistic proselytizing, and what strikes me is that their arrogance so blinds them that not only can they not accept Christianity they feel compelled to eradicate it. Sixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05572583408046642437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-31168810580575059122014-01-22T07:58:36.007-09:002014-01-22T07:58:36.007-09:00but without acceptance can't you just be a goo...but without acceptance can't you just be a good person and automatically be forgiven for the things you have done (or didn't do). Why must there be an acceptance at all?<br /><br />Food for thought I suppose.Maxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551818740965932334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-4262760015079289342014-01-22T07:00:17.275-09:002014-01-22T07:00:17.275-09:00You're welcome, Stephen.You're welcome, Stephen. Rev. Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04588179227576383679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4860897900615196454.post-81291159375139827522014-01-22T06:17:16.245-09:002014-01-22T06:17:16.245-09:00Excellent. I shall print this fine piece and hand ...Excellent. I shall print this fine piece and hand it to my wife. She'll love it. Thanks, my good friend.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09752401490789789451noreply@blogger.com