Place a high value on His blood.
He blots out your sins.
Take up your cross.
He removes the sinful constitution.
This is the two greatest needs you have.
Righteousness is costly, but in the end profitable.
When "light is sown", it lies latent, often for a long time. No one can see it.
But like seed, it will manifest one day.
Then you will have gladness, you will reap sheaves of joy.
"Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the upright in heart."
Psalm 97:11.
@PostalNotsxe3r@Will_Tanner_1 Sometimes stress and struggle do that to you. When you need to live of starches more than you want to. South African whites have been excluded from many economic opportunities for 32 years.
Ons verskoon te veel. Dit was doelbewus. In ons omgang met die Afrikaan se wereldbeskouing probeer ons, ons eie denkwyse gebruik om te verstaan en te akkomodeer en daarom is moedswilligheid vir ons 'n moeilike konsep om te begryp. Ek dink ook ons is naief in ons denke. Ons het nie 'n idee wat hy al ooreengekom het met leiers en lande en in hoe 'n mate hy hulle agenda uitvoer nie. Die vrotheid is heel dieper as wat ons besef. Wat my hartseer maak is dat hy eens 'n leier was op skool van die Christenvereniging. Wat het skeefgeloop?
That is true but Christians also accept that.
Matthew 10:22
You will be hated by everyone because of me, but the one who stands firm to the end will be saved.
We have a long view. Hating us have the opposite effect than expected. Moreover, we are worried about those that are not saved. True Christians are beheaded and burned at the stake, they refuse to give up their faith because the truth of who Jesus is and what that implies is so precious to them. There is a parable about it - the treasure and the pearl. Once discovered they sold everything they had to take possesion if it. It is a spiritual treasure for your soul. The rest is all temporary in a temporary world. Part of that treasure is a guilt free conscience and peace with God.
The pagan gods required children offerings to appease them, temple prostitution and pedofielia - young girls and boys and all kinds of sexual perversions, orgies and drukenness. Paul describes the result to his readers. Hate your family in the context that you should not make an idol of them which will end in tears because you will want to control them. For the rest, it may look like an upside down way of life to a hedonist but they are actually the building blocks of a peaceful society if executed in a true biblical fashion. Western civilization has been build on it and now everyone wants to immigrate to such countries, at the same time wanting to dissemble these principles but that is insanity.
I was not insulting to you. Or aggressive. You became upset and personal. I focused on the questions at hand and answered them with compelling evidence.. You used Grok as a weapon against me, not your own critical thinking. AI posts a reclaimer itself all the time - double check because it can be wrong. With respect, how you go about defending your unbelief appears more dangerous to me. Think about that. The topic at hand is in essence a reveal of the condition of one's heart. Is it hate or revenge driving one ot love, understanding and forgiveness (Christian virtues)? Apologetics has it's place but the real test comes when you look at character and way op being of a person. The topic is very much about absolute truth too. Because if you are wrong, it is a disaster, if I am wrong, I have lived life as a follower of Jesus following His example of washing feet and turning the other cheek. I am worried, because you are the one in danger.
The Bible expressly states that fallen angels came to earth and mixed with mankind. Their descendants were giants. It was their lawlessness that caused God to initiate a flood. Grok made a mistake. He should not have referred to Adam and Eve but to Noah and his descendants. By that time the original DNA and gene pool was tampered with.
@1776tmrw@GayleAlstrom@grok Surely you must know that AI regurgitates what it finds on the internet? What is Mainstream? Evolution Theory? What else? Yes, theories of man. The word "Mainstream" is a giveaway. You are standing on sand as much as you are accusing Christians of.
Paul was also well educated but he killed Christians. I came to Christ at the age of 4. My father has a doctorate in Theological studies. I grew up in a home where we were exposed to the archeological realities of Christianity with many books, discussions, studies and people of faith moving through our doors. I also studied law, I am a qualified lawyer and know the law of evidence inside out. I searced high and low for truth, comparitive religions, quantum physics, alternative medicines, philosophy, psychology undergraduate and I can state without a doubt that God exists, that Jesus existed, that the resurrection - the heart of the gospel - is indeed true, that all studies eventually come to the same place of awe that nothing contradicts the Word of God and that the paradoxes in the Bible are possible to live with when you accept that the mind of a created being will never be able to understand the Creator fully.
The recent discovery in Turkey of Noah's Ark showed a three storey structure with central passage ways with cage like rooms leading of each passage way to the left and the right. The animals were separated. The expert attending to the underground scans with equipment used in the US military is an atheist. He cannot believe what he is seeing.
The Stones Cry Out: Biblical Archaeology, Prophecy, and the Last Days
โข Author: Dinesh D'Souza
โข Focus: A text looking directly at ongoing archaeological research in Israel (Jerusalem, Galilee, Caesarea, and Capernaum).
โข Key Highlights: Formulates an aggressive apologetics defense of the Bible's historical accuracy to explicitly challenge modern skepticism.
The theme of God being satisfied by blood to avert His wrath on disobedience is a theme running from start to finnish. In the Old Testament only the High Priest could enter God's presence to sprinkle blood for atonement. It was a symbol of Jesus who could offer His blood to God as atonement for the sins of those who believe in who He said He is. We cannot do anything to please God, we are justified and all our sins are blotted out on the presentation of Jesus's blood. Christianity is the only religion where you are saved without your own effort. In other religions YOU must reach enlightenment, kill infadels, be good etc Jesus did it all. You must just accept it and take up your cross, meaning crucify your own selfish desires and follow His teachings. He washed feet. He put relationships first. He revered God. He called out hypocrisy. His teachings on the mountain is radical and life changing. It gives life meaning. God is paradoxical, I know, but you trying to understand and question Him will not change Him. He is what He is. The question is, who are you?
@1776tmrw@GayleAlstrom@grok God is not to be underestimated. That is for sure. Raising your fist against Him on X is not going to end well. David never mocked God. His sin was merely pride. You have to choose and live with the consequences. It's ok to ask questions but those who mock and sneer, I pity you.
@athiestboi The first thing that you should understand is this. In the last days of this world, some people will laugh at you because you believe in God. These people will do whatever bad things they want to do. 2 Peter 3:3.
@God_Questioner Start with archeology. I did. Then history. Everything checks out. But you have to put the effort in. Not keep on whining about it on X.
@pieterkrielorg Pieter, what is your backround experience in Economics? Statemanship? Management? Business? Law Enforcement? Legal matters? International Law? Those of us listening to your learned opinions would like to know.