Posted on 01/20/2005 1:01:34 PM PST by missyme
Yeah, intense . . . guilty. What can I say. Mellowed--even mellowed is still intense. Sigh.
I admit I find difficulty in understanding China's role in the end times or even understanding China in current times.
What do you feel the goals of China are?
***It mostly feels like a sell out to me though, to think one way is the only way***
A hundred years ago, an average American - someone quite similar to you perhaps - couldn't have imagined uttering those words.
That was before the multi-generation reeducation campaign began with the purpose of convincing the masses of the equality of all religions and ideas. (With the reality being that if all ideas are equal then, in the final analysis, none are objectively true).
Follow this logic.
I doubt you believe ALL "ways" to God are equally acceptable to Him. For example, I doubt you believe that God requires, or is pleased with a person who would throw their infant into a river to be eaten by crocodiles.
I doubt you believe that Satanism is a valid way to God.
I doubt you believe that fanatical, suicidal fundamentalist Islam is a valid way to God.
So we are narrowing down the count here.
There are not an "infinite" number of ways to God. Some "ways" are clearly wrong. If the ways to God are not infinite in number then there are a limited number of ways
Let's say there were 10 valid ways to God (i.e. 10 major world religions). Would that be OK? Or would that evoke a knee-jerk negative response? (No offense to you, but we have all been conditioned to be offended at the idea of "exclusivity" in any shape or form).
If we have already concluded that there must be a limited number of ways, then logically there is nothing wrong with limiting that way to 8, or to 5 or to 2 or even to 1. Especially if that one way is open and available to people of any class, race, intellect, age etc. as Christianity is.
But in the end we must come face to face with the words of Jesus when he said...
"Jesus said to him, "I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." - John 14:6
I had a long response that just got zapped. Please remind me tomororw. Going back to bed. Sorry.
WELL SAID. AMEN! AMEN! AMEN!
Peace be with you all.
Missy,
People have been looking for Christ's return since he ascended. During the black death, at the first millennium, at the stroke of 2000, at WWII, WWI, everyone thought "this is it."
Live the Gospel, spread the Gospel. That's all that matters. God will fulfill everything in His time.
I just had a thought. I use to think what kind of deluded people would rebel against the Lord Christ after 1000 years of his reign? I also have always wondered what kind of mental state does someone have to be in to be a liberal or Post Modernist? I think I just answered my first question.
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*** Live the Gospel, spread the Gospel.***]
The expectation of Christ's return is part of the Gospel.
***...what kind of deluded people would rebel against the Lord Christ after 1000 years of his reign?***
The same type that would rebel against the rule of His written will (OT Period) and against the rule of His Spirit through the Church (NT Period).
This type will rebel against His physical, visable rule on earth (Milllenial Period).
So that in the end rebellious mankind will stand utterly condemned before God - in that they rejected His will in every possible way.
Here ya go:
Re 12:14 And to the woman were given two wings of a great eagle
Can't find anything on Falcons, Steelers or Patriots.
The Abomination that cause Desolation "could" be the after effects of a nuclear bomb.
G-D, I hope not---that's the year I'm retiring!!!!
Your description of the AC is near acurate.
Have you ever checked out The Antichrist and a Cup of Tea ?If not, type it into your search engine and let me know what you think.
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