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What a great God we have. Give God all the credit...our birth, our lives.....our destiny. THIS is why the 1st commandment says we must love the Lord God with all of our hearts and minds, not because He is needy or demands it, because He is the ONLY one who never quit watching over us, who never stopped loving us, who else can make that claim? This is why HE is worthy, let me ask each person reading this...who loves you more than God? Who do you know who will NEVER abandon you? THIS is why HE is worthy.
I was thinking more along the lines of Him being worthy of our love by giving His Son to pay our sin debt, to die in our place that we might have life, that is, those who will trust Him.
What a great God we have. Give God all the credit...our births, our lives.....our destiny. THIS is why the 1st commandment says we must love the Lord God with all of our hearts and minds, not because He is needy or demands it, because He is the ONLY one who never quit watching over us, who never stopped loving us, who else can make that claim? This is why HE is worthy, let me ask each person reading this...who loves you more than God? Who do you know who will NEVER abandon you? Who else do you know who is jealous for you, someone that wants all of your time and fellowship? THIS is why HE is worthy and we'll be singing and praising His name for eternity
Would He loves us exceedingly abundantly beyond all we can think describe a measure of His excessive love?
I was thinking more along the lines of Him being worthy of our love by giving His Son to pay our sin debt, to die in our place that we might have life, that is, those who will trust Him.
Both the debt and debtor are on man, not God. There is a universal law that states what a man believes in in his heart IS his reality. If he believes God is angry and he himself is broken, he is exactly that..period. So how does God save us then? This is why Jesus came, to fix us, not appease an angry God. The shock value of the cross was the only way God could get through to our savage and hardened hearts. This was His sacrifice, for us. Author and finisher of our faith Charlie, if you can boast about how YOU decided to trust Jesus Charlie then we are responsible for our own salvation. No man can brag. You are bragging because you say you were smart enough to trust Him. It was God who gave this to you, No man can boast, ever.
Both the debt and debtor are on man. There is a universal law that states what a man believes in his heart IS his reality. If he believes God is angry and he himself is broken, he is exactly that..period. So how does God save us then? This is why Jesus came, to fix us, not appease an angry God. The shock value of the cross was the only way God could get through to our savage and hardened hearts. This was His sacrifice.
Both the debt and debtor are on man, not God. There is a universal law that states what a man believes in in his heart IS his reality. If he believes God is angry and he himself is broken, he is exactly that..period. So how does God save us then? This is why Jesus came, to fix us, not appease an angry God. The shock value of the cross was the only way God could get through to our savage and hardened hearts. This was His sacrifice, for us. Author and finisher of our faith Charlie, if you can boast about how YOU decided to trust Jesus Charlie then we are responsible for our own salvation. No man can brag. You are bragging because you say you were smart enough to trust Him. It was God who gave this to you, No man can boast, ever.
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.
Mark 6:5-6
He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
John 8:15
Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
What I learned from reading hundreds of NDEs.... We judge ourselves after we die, not God but God loves us unconditionally. God is love and will save us from ourselves.
See what I am trying to say in all of these verses? It is our belief that determines everything... our future is like a blank canvas. We paint our own reality based on our beliefs. That is why even Jesus could only do a few miracles in certain villages. So if man believes in his heart he is fallen, he is. That is why the cross was needed, as a shock treatment to our belief system. Now, the 'scoundrel' thinks to himself...well, Jesus paid the debt, I am no longer fallen. Guess what..as a man believeth in his heart.....so he is.
Proverbs 23:7
For as he thinketh in his heart, so is he.
Mark 6:5-6
He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few sick people and heal them. He was amazed at their lack of faith. Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.
John 8:15
Ye judge after the flesh; I judge no man.
What I learned from reading hundreds of NDEs.... We judge ourselves after we die, not God but God loves us unconditionally. God is love and will save us from ourselves.
See what I am trying to say in all of these verses? It is our belief that determines everything... our future is like a blank canvas. We paint our own reality based on our beliefs. That is why even Jesus could only do a few miracles in certain villages. So if man believes in his heart he is fallen, he is. That is why the cross was needed, as a shock treatment to our belief system. Now, the 'scoundrel' thinks to himself...well, Jesus paid the debt, I am no longer fallen. Guess what..as a man believeth in his heart.....so he is.
I too have read many NDEs, but I’m not going to base my theology on that. You remember the parable of the Pharisee and the sinner.
Luke 18
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
I too have read many NDEs, but I’m not going to base my theology on that. You remember the parable of the Pharisee and the sinner.
Luke 18
13 “But the tax collector stood at a distance. He would not even look up to heaven, but beat his breast and said, ‘God, have mercy on me, a sinner.’
14 “I tell you that this man, rather than the other, went home justified before God. For all those who exalt themselves will be humbled, and those who humble themselves will be exalted.”
When you see God in your neighbor you see with the eyes of God not with the eyes of the proud or the eyes of a sinner.
"By the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life. For as by one man's disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous."
Note
1. Judgment has come upon all. (the radical all) to condemnation.
2. Justification of life applies to (the identical all) of condemnation.
“Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was; but the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” Eccl. 12:7.
Mankind is of Divine origin & while on earth, under divine protection. When they leave this world they return to that great and good Being who created and sustains them.
Jesus declares, “If I be lifted up from the earth, I will draw all unto me.” John 12:32.
It is also written, “Therefore, as by the offense of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation, even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life.” - Rom. 5:18.
NOTE
The judgment to condemnation came upon all men. None are excepted – all were condemned.
The free gift, with justification of life, also came upon all men. The free gift of eternal life is to be equal in extent to condemnation, and all are to enjoy eternal life.
Polus = polus = a perfect equation
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What a great God we have. Give God all the credit...our birth, our lives.....our destiny. THIS is why the 1st commandment says we must love the Lord God with all of our hearts and minds, not because He is needy or demands it, because He is the ONLY one who never quit watching over us, who never stopped loving us, who else can make that claim? This is why HE is worthy, let me ask each person reading this...who loves you more than God? Who do you know who will NEVER abandon you? THIS is why HE is worthy. 
