Loyal
The Character of God.
I get the idea, that many people think God has a split personality disorder and somehow
He changed from the way He was in the Old Testament. But I really don't see this.
According to Hebrews 13:8; He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
James 1:17; The Father of Lights has no variation or shifting shadows.
Malachi 3:6; says the Lord does not change.
In the old testament it seems God killed a lot of people.
Flooded the earth, rained down fire and brimstone, had angels kill thousand of people.
There are dozens of stories about how God punished people and even killed them.
But in the New testament some believe God is all mercy, grace and love.
Yet even in he new Testament, Jesus calls some people a brood of vipers, sons of hell.
He cases them out of the temple. He calls Herod a fox. He separates the sheep and the
goats. He separates the wise virgins from the foolish virgins. He chops down the trees
that bear no fruit and throws them in the fire. He casts out the wicked and lazy servants
and assigns them a place with the unbelievers. He tells some people who even call Him "Lord"
that I don't know you.
When He was asked are "there just a few that will be saved". His answer was many will strive
to be saved, but only a few will enter the narrow gate.
Jesus tells the Pharisee's they will receive a "greater" condemnation than others. Matt 23:14;
Paul warns about people who do evil, just so others can do good. Paul says "their condemnation is justified" ( Rom 3:8; )
Jude 1:4; warns about certain people who have crept into the church... they are marked out for condemnation.
The Bible says God will throw many people into the Lake of Fire, and "the outer darkness".
Where there is torment and the gnashing of teeth.
God had a angel kill Herod. God struck down Ananias and Sapphira. Jesus will come with a sword to conquer
the earth.
All of these things are in the New testament.
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This idea that God is some wimpy spineless God, that everything is warm and fuzzy, and God is
Ok with whatever happens, and whatever we do is not the God of the Bible.
This idea that there is no good and no evil, and it's relative is a doctrine of demons.
Isa 5:20; says "Woe" to those who call evil good, and good evil.
If there is no definitive truth, then all truth is equally valid. We can all have our own truth
and God's truths don't matter that much.
This is a doctrine of demons.
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This idea that nothing can change our "standing" in Christ is not Biblical.
If fact the phrase "standing in Christ" is not even in the Bible.
The Bible says there are certain things that if we do them... the love of Christ abide in us.
It only stands to reason that if we don't do them, the love of Christ does not abide in us.
In fact there are many who claim to know the character of God... but His character
is defined in their terms. John says if we say we claim to know His but don't keep the commandments
we are liars. It seems these people don't really know the character of God.
I get the idea, that many people think God has a split personality disorder and somehow
He changed from the way He was in the Old Testament. But I really don't see this.
According to Hebrews 13:8; He is the same yesterday, today and tomorrow.
James 1:17; The Father of Lights has no variation or shifting shadows.
Malachi 3:6; says the Lord does not change.
In the old testament it seems God killed a lot of people.
Flooded the earth, rained down fire and brimstone, had angels kill thousand of people.
There are dozens of stories about how God punished people and even killed them.
But in the New testament some believe God is all mercy, grace and love.
Yet even in he new Testament, Jesus calls some people a brood of vipers, sons of hell.
He cases them out of the temple. He calls Herod a fox. He separates the sheep and the
goats. He separates the wise virgins from the foolish virgins. He chops down the trees
that bear no fruit and throws them in the fire. He casts out the wicked and lazy servants
and assigns them a place with the unbelievers. He tells some people who even call Him "Lord"
that I don't know you.
When He was asked are "there just a few that will be saved". His answer was many will strive
to be saved, but only a few will enter the narrow gate.
Jesus tells the Pharisee's they will receive a "greater" condemnation than others. Matt 23:14;
Paul warns about people who do evil, just so others can do good. Paul says "their condemnation is justified" ( Rom 3:8; )
Jude 1:4; warns about certain people who have crept into the church... they are marked out for condemnation.
The Bible says God will throw many people into the Lake of Fire, and "the outer darkness".
Where there is torment and the gnashing of teeth.
God had a angel kill Herod. God struck down Ananias and Sapphira. Jesus will come with a sword to conquer
the earth.
All of these things are in the New testament.
=================================================================================================
This idea that God is some wimpy spineless God, that everything is warm and fuzzy, and God is
Ok with whatever happens, and whatever we do is not the God of the Bible.
This idea that there is no good and no evil, and it's relative is a doctrine of demons.
Isa 5:20; says "Woe" to those who call evil good, and good evil.
If there is no definitive truth, then all truth is equally valid. We can all have our own truth
and God's truths don't matter that much.
This is a doctrine of demons.
==========================================================================================
This idea that nothing can change our "standing" in Christ is not Biblical.
If fact the phrase "standing in Christ" is not even in the Bible.
The Bible says there are certain things that if we do them... the love of Christ abide in us.
It only stands to reason that if we don't do them, the love of Christ does not abide in us.
In fact there are many who claim to know the character of God... but His character
is defined in their terms. John says if we say we claim to know His but don't keep the commandments
we are liars. It seems these people don't really know the character of God.
