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Old 05-03-2009, 06:52 PM
 
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Thank you for sharing, Birdy. God bless.
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Old 05-04-2009, 07:33 AM
 
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Thank you for sharing, Birdy. God bless.
My dear lady: it is a great joy sharing the unspeakable glory of our Lord Jesus Christ. The apostle Paul uses over 20 compound words to attempt to describe what in reality cannot be expressed in mere words, compound or not!

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Excessively abundantly above all that we can ask or think.
Almost everybody is in agreement that there are 2 (two) attributes affirmed in the Sacred Secrets of the Scriptures. They are incontestably affirmed!

1. God is all-loving.

2. God is all-powerful.

The existence of a literal hell logically denies either one or the other of these attributes. Either an all-powerful Creator can save all people, but will not, in which case our Father is not all loving; or else an all-loving God wants to save all people, but cannot, in which case God is not all-powerful!

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Old 05-04-2009, 01:52 PM
 
Location: NC
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Almost everybody is in agreement that there are 2 (two) attributes affirmed in the Sacred Secrets of the Scriptures. They are incontestably affirmed!

1. God is all-loving.

2. God is all-powerful.

The existence of a literal hell logically denies either one or the other of these attributes. Either an all-powerful Creator can save all people, but will not, in which case our Father is not all loving; or else an all-loving God wants to save all people, but cannot, in which case God is not all-powerful!
Amen. God bless.
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Old 05-04-2009, 02:29 PM
 
Location: Pilot Point, TX
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Amen. God bless.
+1

The "attributes" of God are of course perfectly in harmony within Him, not conflicting in any way - so His judgment is satisfied in mercy, His wrath and wisdom work together, anger and patience, etc. All of course compliant with His will, what He desires.

I feel our knowledge of spiritual things is blatantly out of balance itself - why try to figure out what God is going to do, without being totally immersed in who He is?
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Old 05-04-2009, 02:50 PM
 
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The "attributes" of God are of course perfectly in harmony within Him, not conflicting in any way - so His judgment is satisfied in mercy, His wrath and wisdom work together, anger and patience, etc. All of course compliant with His will, what He desires.


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I feel our knowledge of spiritual things is blatantly out of balance itself - why try to figure out what God is going to do, without being totally immersed in who He is?
My brother: our knowledge of the Holy is most surely out of balance itself, but it is the shortness of our vision, of who our God is in essence, that paves the way for what He has intended to do. His doings are most assuredly out of Himself, flowing in absolute symphony to the conclusion of His purposes.
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Old 05-04-2009, 03:10 PM
 
Location: Pilot Point, TX
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My brother: our knowledge of the Holy is most surely out of balance itself, but it is the shortness of our vision, of who our God is in essence, that paves the way for what He has intended to do. His doings are most assuredly out of Himself, flowing in absolute symphony to the conclusion of His purposes.
Absolutely.

There is a point that we can seek our God in order to understand the Bible, instead of the other way around. For in Him - and nothing else - is the unchangeable surety.
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Old 05-05-2009, 06:38 AM
 
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Absolutely.

There is a point that we can seek our God in order to understand the Bible, instead of the other way around. For in Him - and nothing else - is the unchangeable surety.
In Jesus Christ salvation reaches to the uttermost edge. He is able to save to the uttermost. Not only is He able, He is willing, and as the Master Locksmith, knows how to turn the keys to death and hell. Our Father purposes that in Him everything shall be consummated. I wonder what the chance is that one of our little rebellious wills shall frustrate His sovereign purpose?

I am He that liveth and was dead. And behold I have the keys of death and hell.
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Old 05-07-2009, 07:33 PM
 
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Almost everybody is in agreement that there are 2 (two) attributes affirmed in the Sacred Secrets of the Scriptures. They are incontestably affirmed!

1. God is all-loving.

2. God is all-powerful.

The existence of a literal hell logically denies either one or the other of these attributes. Either an all-powerful Creator can save all people, but will not, in which case our Father is not all loving; or else an all-loving God wants to save all people, but cannot, in which case God is not all-powerful!



Absolutely!

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Our Father is the good shepherd.
He's not sorta good....
HE IS GOOD.
And not one will be lost.
Not one can escape His grasp.

That's what this whole life is about ya'll....
Our Creator letting us STAND BACK FROM Him to gaze at Him so we can finally see that YES! GOD IS LOVE! And there is absolutely NOTHING that we can do to ESCAPE His Love. NOTHING.

IT IS FUTILE.
God loves ALL of us and there is nothing that can stand in the way of that love.
NOTHING.

God WILL be with His people.
ALL of His people.
His people are every single last person ever born on this earth from the beginning of time.
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Old 05-07-2009, 07:37 PM
 
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Amen, Sparrow. God's love is perfect in every way. It never fails. God bless.
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Old 05-07-2009, 07:44 PM
 
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Absolutely!

There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Our Father is the good shepherd.
He's not sorta good....
HE IS GOOD.
And not one will be lost.
Not one can escape His grasp.

That's what this whole life is about ya'll....
Our Creator letting us STAND BACK FROM Him to gaze at Him so we can finally see that YES! GOD IS LOVE! And there is absolutely NOTHING that we can do to ESCAPE His Love. NOTHING.

IT IS FUTILE.
God loves ALL of us and there is nothing that can stand in the way of that love.
NOTHING.

God WILL be with His people.
ALL of His people.
His people are every single last person ever born on this earth from the beginning of time.
You got it sparrow. Isn`t it wonderful!
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