Posted on 03/27/2008 4:40:22 PM PDT by Berlin_Freeper
I just accept that it will be for the best. It's really his choice and it could be what he wants (in a spiritual sense).
So, we'll see.
You sound very mixed up (disturbed). Why do you hate President Bush?
From Joseph Telushkin, renowned Jewish writer/scholar:
According to Judaism, what happens in the next world? As noted, on this subject there is little material. Some of the suggestions about afterlife in Jewish writings and folklore are even humorous. In heaven, one story teaches, Moses sits and teaches Torah all day long. For the righteous people (the tzaddikim), this is heaven; for the evil people, it is hell. Another folktale teaches that in both heaven and hell, human beings cannot bend their elbows. In hell people are perpetually starved; in heaven each person feeds his neighbor.
All attempts to describe heaven and hell are, of course, speculative. Because Judaism believes that G-d is good, it believes that G-d rewards good people; it does not believe that Adolf Hitler and his victims share the same fate. Beyond that, it is hard to assume much more. We are asked to leave afterlife in G-d's hands.
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
John 3:17
For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through Him might be saved.
John 3:18
He that believeth on Him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Don of God
I will stick with what the good book says. IF Barack Hussein Oboma is a true Christian, then he would stick with the good book too.
Jesus Christ IS God. I think I've said that. I don't know Him to be so egotistical to care what name He's called by.
ya think he is a nutjob!!!!
Absolutely. But as I recall under Jewish Law sins are not forgiven, but merely rolled over until the next sacrifice.
Sadly I once heard Billy Graham, on the Larry King Show, say that he thought there were many paths to God. Larry was grilling him with the same questions that are in this thread.
Christians are not addresses in the Book of Revelation after the third chapter.
Christians should never be addresses! ;-) Christians as a universal body are not addressed in the first 3 chapters, either. The letters are to 7 specific, historical churches that existed when John wrote the letter.
What 600,000? You mean the 144,000? They are following Jesus, BTW. Rev 14: 4. These are they which were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they which follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the firstfruits unto God and to the Lamb
Christians are martyred throughout the tribulation, see Rev 12:17 17And the dragon was wroth with the woman, and went to make war with the remnant of her seed, which keep the commandments of God, and have the testimony of Jesus Christ.
The burden of proof is upon you, for the scripture, as mentioned above, specifically calls His name Jesus, at whose name every knee will bow, and is the only name given by which we must be saved.
A Christian's opinions on Theology that directly contradict scripture are wonderous things, I must say.
that is what this really comes down to as far as he is concerned.
As for me I know I need Jesus.
Without a doubt!
'...[T]o do good to the neighbour for the sake of God, thus with God and from God, is what is called religion.' AR 484 - Swedenborg
The Lord loves all, equally. People judge and condemn themselves. The Lord's 'wrath' is an appearance to those that have chosen hell for themselves.
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