Love you brother, but sometimes you let your passion run away with you. Was it the thought of the .jpg which I shared that upset you or what you believe it signifies about my "politics" or lack thereof of concern? :wink:
Dominion......humm.....
Genesis 1:28 would support that "Adam/man" is to have dominion over the earth. I can agree with this. However, the unbeliever is also of the line of Adam. What says they don't have as much right as the believer to have dominion over "this" earth?
Personally, I'm looking forward to New Heavens and a New Earth. As for this one...
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 2 Peter 3:7
I'm sure you too await this these things. Unless of cause you believe that Jesus' return is predicated upon whether we (believers only) have dominion of the earth? I'm sure you don't because eschatology clearly is on the side of it getting really, really bad before His return.
Realize brother that I also, don't tell people not to vote. However, I would tell them to balance what these professing believers (Both have said they are believers at one time or another!) say against the word of God. That is the standard by which you will know them brother. I would also tell them to pray about it. Who better knows the heart of man or woman than our God? Allow yourself to be guided by the Holy Spirit on who to vote for or whether to vote for someone else entirely different or even not at all.
Dear brother I also shed tears for this country and the ruin it has become, which will see it getting much worse not better. I have been on my knees and on my feet with arms raised in front of the Capital building of my state praying for this Nation, these leaders who do not bend knee to the Lord. I would just ask that you don't insinuate that one is copping out, or doesn't bend knee to the Lord, because of "politics" or when we acknowledge that our King is more important to us than any Presidential Election.
With the Love of Christ Jesus.
YBIC
Nick
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Please allow me to answer you one point at a time here…
I said “Wow! This is true but it's also a cop out for Christians. The doctrine that 'God is in control...Whatever God wants in the Earth will happen', but that is NOT Biblical..We have dominion and we choose the direction of our world. Jesus is our king only as long as we bow our knee to HIS WORD....Adam was the first to deny Jesus kingship when he bowed his knee to Satan as king of this world. If we acknowledge Jesus as king, then we have to honor His Word and walk in it, and take dominion in the Earth as He told us to.”
OK I used the word ‘Christians’ That is not you…You are ‘Chrisitan’ singular. That means I was speaking of Christians in general and not targeting you… Entiende?
You said “Love you brother, but sometimes you let your passion run away with you. Was it the thought of the .jpg which I shared that upset you or what you believe it signifies about my "politics" or lack thereof of concern?
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Answer…..I love you too…You’re my brother and I like it that way..
I do tend to speak the way I think, I’ll not deny that…and I say what I mean…I’m a word weaver (a writer)…Most, if not all word weavers speak, and write that way… I am not politically correct, not believing is such a thing.. and your politics is none of my business….I will love you anyway, whether we agree or not. What I saw in the jpg was a message that churches in general teach….that being…’We have no responsibility because God is in control.’ There is the cop out.
You said “Dominion......humm.....
Genesis 1:28 would support that "Adam/man" is to have dominion over the earth. I can agree with this. However, the unbeliever is also of the line of Adam. What says they don't have as much right as the believer to have dominion over "this" earth?”
Jesus called the Pharisees sons of the devil….
John 8:44
Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because th
ere is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.
Dominion was given to the children of God not to the children of the devil…
Yes…I suppose the unsaved are in the line of Adam, but they are NOT the children of God.... they are not children of covenant.. Jesus took that authority away from Satan and gave it back to His children…
You said “Personally, I'm looking forward to New Heavens and a New Earth. As for this one...
But by His word the present heavens and earth are being reserved for fire, kept for the day of judgment and destruction of ungodly men. 2 Peter 3:7
I'm sure you too await this these things. Unless of cause you believe that Jesus' return is predicated upon whether we (believers only) have dominion of the earth? I'm sure you don't because eschatology clearly is on the side of it getting really, really bad before His return.”
I’m not sure what eschatology has to do with it….I believe in Pretrib but….
You said “Realize brother that I also, don't tell people not to vote. However, I would tell them to balance what these professing believers (Both have said they are believers at one time or another!) say against the word of God. That is the standard by which you will know them brother. I would also tell them to pray about it. Who better knows the heart of man or woman than our God? Allow yourself to be guided by the Holy Spirit on who to vote for or whether to vote for someone else entirely different or even not at all.”
See we agree! LOL
You said “Dear brother I also shed tears for this country and the ruin it has become, which will see it getting much worse not better. I have been on my knees and on my feet with arms raised in front of the Capital building of my state praying for this Nation, these leaders who do not bend knee to the Lord. I would just ask that you don't insinuate that one is copping out, or doesn't bend knee to the Lord, because of "politics" or when we acknowledge that our King is more important to us than any Presidential Election.”
Please don’t ever think that I would pass judgement on you or anyone for such a thing as politics… I know that you, like other Christians love this country and are very patriotic…We are old enough to take our concerns to Father and seek His wisdom….Only fools would make such a move as voting without praying about it… I make enough mistakes that I would not risk jumping on you for any mistake, large or small…..
“if My people who are called by My name will humble themselves, and pray and seek My face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear