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To: Mark17; Grateful2God; metmom; boatbums; redleghunter
"When each dies, he stands before God in particular judgement, that is, one on One between him and God. It is then that God decides whether or not one is worthy of Heaven"

When John was "in the Spirit" he saw Jesus in all of His glory and yet this closest of apostles wrote..."when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead".

Which is probably a fair indication of how any of us might fair in the same situation!

Nothing 'not made perfect' is going to be in His presence very long.Any who imagine they will have some sort of 'worthiness' of their own to bring to that table might as well stand on the sun and expect to cast a shadow.

If I imagined I'd be sitting down for a one on one with the "All consuming fire" for a decision on wether I'm worthy enough I'd question my own view of just how awesome God really is.

167 posted on 02/26/2015 2:25:04 AM PST by mitch5501 ("make your calling and election sure:for if ye do these things ye shall never fall")
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To: mitch5501
Any who imagine they will have some sort of 'worthiness' of their own to bring to that table might as well stand on the sun and expect to cast a shadow.

LOL, Mitch. I love it. I will use that again, but go even further. One is infinitely more likely to stand on the sun and cast a shadow, than to be considered worthy by God. Ain't going to happen. Those are not the kind of odds I care to deal with. We will have to do it some other way. Got any ideas? 😄😃😃😀

169 posted on 02/26/2015 3:32:47 AM PST by Mark17 (Calvary's love has never faltered, all it's wonder still remains. Souls still take eternal passage)
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To: mitch5501; Mark17; Grateful2God; metmom; boatbums
If I imagined I'd be sitting down for a one on one with the "All consuming fire" for a decision on wether I'm worthy enough I'd question my own view of just how awesome God really is.

An interesting analogy. If I may expand on it a bit. God is a consuming fire for sin. The same fire that burns is also our greatest companion to warm us on a cold night. That is the Grace of God.

228 posted on 02/26/2015 10:28:18 AM PST by redleghunter (He expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning Himself. Lk24)
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