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Post by PG4Him on Jan 30, 2021 19:08:26 GMT -5
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Post by PG4Him on Jan 30, 2021 20:52:34 GMT -5
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Post by watchful on Feb 1, 2021 8:43:56 GMT -5
My, there is nothing new under the sun is there. History repeats itself over and over, and we won't be sorry to leave this sad and evil world when our time comes. It's as though iniquity in the hearts of the human race always leads to the same pattern of things again and again.
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Post by PG4Him on Feb 1, 2021 8:48:24 GMT -5
My, there is nothing new under the sun is there. History repeats itself over and over, and we won't be sorry to leave this sad and evil world when our time comes. It's as though iniquity in the hearts of the human race always leads to the same pattern of things again and again. That's what I meant in my comment the other day. The repetition of history is too precise to be coincidence. We're all on a big cosmic hamster wheel.
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Post by watchful on Feb 1, 2021 9:31:33 GMT -5
Oh yes, I see .....it's like the world of lost souls is imprisoned on a grotesque kind of nightmare merry-go-round that is going no where, and the Lord seeks to get us off that and onto His highway of holiness that leads us home, where no evil beast dwells, and where all is at peace and as it should be. His kingdom as opposed to the nightmare kingdom that this world is. This gets into the issue of free will as you mentioned...as you called it on the other thread, a rabbit hole. Not sure I have the stamina to go down it, but I tend to think in terms that when the Lord says He knows the end from the beginning, that everything in between is a kind of variable, that is where we can exercise our will and make choices. But as either slaves of righteousness or slaves of the devil...we are either hearkening to the one or the other. That is kind of how I think of it.....well, really all I can say for sure is that the Lord is sovereign over all, and that He judges righteous judgment.
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Post by PG4Him on Feb 1, 2021 9:51:48 GMT -5
Honestly my thoughts on that topic depend on what mood I'm on a given day. Sometimes I can so clearly perceive that God is building character and wisdom in us because He wants us to be agents of righteousness in a real meaningful way... other days I so clearly see that humans are mere products of someone else's making... I suspect the truth is somewhere in the middle.
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Post by PG4Him on Feb 1, 2021 9:57:37 GMT -5
And yeah, when you understand the struggle against evil in places that the human race has been at for thousands pf years, you really understand the Bible's warnings about the world. In a weird way, Joe Biden is doing more for evangelism right now than any preacher I know of, because millions of Trump supporters are awakening to spiritual warfare for the first time in their lives. A friend of mine was raised lifelong atheist, and now he's reading the Bible.
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Post by frienduff on Feb 1, 2021 9:58:47 GMT -5
My, there is nothing new under the sun is there. History repeats itself over and over, and we won't be sorry to leave this sad and evil world when our time comes. It's as though iniquity in the hearts of the human race always leads to the same pattern of things again and again. That's what I meant in my comment the other day. The repetition of history is too precise to be coincidence. We're all on a big cosmic hamster wheel. This is also why many saw signs of the times . But one or two things about these days . Never has inquity been so celebrated . And never have the had the technology to have such a system wherein if one has not the mark they will not be able to buy or sell . I mean we all know evil has been around and that things cycle due to inquity . fact . But this is world wide , its really showing us that these are indeed the last days . Guess what another sign would be in the last days . And this is a major huge sign . Most would be saying in heart , MY Lord delays his coming . Now let us look again at this world . And let those who know some history KNOW THIS as well . Anyone feel free to correct this next thing . Have you ever read in history or seen in this world in our lifetime such a celebration of inquity . have you ever seen a world , a generation so reprobate that it dont even realize we only have TWO genders . HAS anything like this ever been done on such a large scale . NO WAY . Heck , i aint even that old yet when i was a child none of this all inclusive pc was so honored as it is now . Even in my youth , WHILE SIN did exist , and homosexuality did exist , NEVER has it been so honored in all the world . AND it has all flip flopped . USED to be , in large folks hid that sin . In large society and societies did not accept it . NOW if anyone exposes it , they make themselves a prey to be hunted . YALL , The love of many has waxed ice cold , because inquity has truly abounded on a scale unlike any time in history . WELL cept maybe noahs days and lotts . But this is the entire world now merging as one . IT aint just a city here or there . THIS IS THE WORLD . BE WATCHING and BE READY , LEST that DAY OVERTAKES one as a thief . I Leave us with that reminder .
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Post by frienduff on Feb 1, 2021 10:11:52 GMT -5
A key sign that God is about to destroy a city , a people , was what . What did GOD tell the jews in the desert . HE said to go around the amorites and not to destroy them , FOR their inquity had not yet hit the full . And now what do we see . Is it a mere city that promotes and honors sin and greatly resists and hates any reminder of the truth ...........OR IS IT the WORLD . As in times past GOD has judged cities whose inquity hit the full , And we know He has even judged the world when its inquity hit the full in the days of Noah . THIS WORLD , THIS ENTIRE WORLD is flooding full to the brim with the love of inquity and the dire hatred towards the actual biblical truth . I never seen anything like it . And it aint a slowing down either . Its been speeding up . In my heart , my mind , my entire being , The signs of the times are telling BIG TIME , Watch and Be ye ready , lest that DAY overtakes one as a thief . It will be fifteen years in May , since i was drawn by grace to Christ . Even back then i saw major signs . Even back then . BUT NOT LIKE THIS . IT has morphed massive , EVEN SINCE THOSE DAYS . I see something quite clear , NO WONDER JESUS said just as in the days of lott , of noah , they did eat , marry , were given in marriage TILL THE VERY DAY That noah enterend into the ark and BAM the FLOOD came . THIS WORLD , heck our churches , ARE NEVER even gonna know it was close . Folks are too busy being entertained with the cares and pleasures in this life and in this world . WE MUST be watching . The Signs are very clear as to what days we are in . AND So long as we are in the world , Believe you me , ITS ONLY gonna get much more deceptive and much more persecutions will come against the true lambs who refused to conform to the all inclusive communist beast building system and world . AND its not gonna slow down its gonna speed up big time .
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Post by PG4Him on Feb 1, 2021 10:18:13 GMT -5
That's what I meant in my comment the other day. The repetition of history is too precise to be coincidence. We're all on a big cosmic hamster wheel. This is also why many saw signs of the times . But one or two things about these days . Never has inquity been so celebrated . And never have the had the technology to have such a system wherein if one has not the mark they will not be able to buy or sell . I mean we all know evil has been around and that things cycle due to inquity . fact . But this is world wide , its really showing us that these are indeed the last days . Guess what another sign would be in the last days . And this is a major huge sign . Most would be saying in heart , MY Lord delays his coming . Now let us look again at this world . And let those who know some history KNOW THIS as well . Anyone feel free to correct this next thing . Have you ever read in history or seen in this world in our lifetime such a celebration of inquity . have you ever seen a world , a generation so reprobate that it dont even realize we only have TWO genders . HAS anything like this ever been done on such a large scale . NO WAY . Heck , i aint even that old yet when i was a child none of this all inclusive pc was so honored as it is now . Even in my youth , WHILE SIN did exist , and homosexuality did exist , NEVER has it been so honored in all the world . AND it has all flip flopped . USED to be , in large folks hid that sin . In large society and societies did not accept it . NOW if anyone exposes it , they make themselves a prey to be hunted . YALL , The love of many has waxed ice cold , because inquity has truly abounded on a scale unlike any time in history . WELL cept maybe noahs days and lotts . But this is the entire world now merging as one . IT aint just a city here or there . THIS IS THE WORLD . BE WATCHING and BE READY , LEST that DAY OVERTAKES one as a thief . I Leave us with that reminder . Of course I agree that the dam has burst in terms of people having morals. We're going in circles, but it's a circular downward vortex like flushing a toilet. Each rotation gets a little lower. I've never said we'll be at this for another 500 years. Clearly we're approaching rock bottom. But THIS in 2021 is not rock bottom yet. It can get way, way worse than this. I don't know why it's so scandalous for me to say we likely have a few more decades before we've seen the worst.
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Post by frienduff on Feb 1, 2021 10:52:30 GMT -5
So long as we remain in this world , oh yes its gonna get worse .
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Post by PG4Him on Feb 1, 2021 10:58:33 GMT -5
So long as we remain in this world , oh yes its gonna get worse . You and I are really not that far apart. The reason I shared this movie is not to prove a point about history repeating. It actually has a strong Christian message and promotes faith in Jesus. It's a warning to Christians that we'll never get justice in this wicked world, so we must set our hearts on heaven. If any Trump supporter has it in his head that he should run out and join a militia, he'd do well to watch and learn. Our forefathers been there, done that, got the tee shirt, and in the end had nothing but Jesus to turn to.
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Post by frienduff on Feb 1, 2021 15:12:08 GMT -5
March on in the LORD . The politicians have no hope to offer this lamb . In this world ye shall have persecutions , oh but BE OF WONDEROUS GOOD CHEER , JESUS OVERCAME IT . OUR HOPE IS IN HE ALONE .
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Post by watchful on Feb 1, 2021 20:24:37 GMT -5
Well, whether Jesus is coming tomorrow or a hundred years from now, it changes absolutely nothing about the gospel. I think we'll all agree with that. Every soul has an appointment with his/her maker regardless, and needs to believe in Him to be saved from sin and the wrath of God. It's appointed unto man but once to die and after that the judgment.
I believe that where it talks about "not saying in your heart my Lord delayeth His coming", it's talking about not having a wrong 'have-your-cake-and-eat-it-too attitude' that says I can live like the devil for a while and still have plenty of time to repent later before the Lord returns. I am sure it's not necessary to have a doctrine that says the Lord is coming before this decade is out, but it's about our attitude and being sincere in our walk, and not to give up or grow weary.
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