Posted on 04/29/2014 2:55:24 PM PDT by NYer
We are not “all God’s children”, rather, we are all sons of the devil. We only become God’s children when we believe on the one he sent.
“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations. Jeremiah 1:5
The parallels between the coming of Moses and the coming of Christ are striking. The slaughter of innocent children precede both events in salvation history. In our day we have another massive slaughter of innocents. What does this precede in our future?
Babies don't hate God, and God doesn't hate babies, and all our babies don't belong to the devil.
Thank you, Lord God Almighty, for your lovingkindness to us.
Galations 3 ... the law was our guardian until Christ came ... etc.”
Paul condemns the Galatians for trying to be justified by the law. The law being referred to was the Mosaic law. The Mosaic law does not procure righteousness anymore since Jesus came. The Galatian Christians were being misled by some Jewish Christians who were expecting them to keep the Mosiac law (circumcision, etc.) in order to be saved. St. Paul as their Bishop is setting them straight.
As it says in scripture, faith without works is dead. Paul was talking ONLY about the Mosaic law here in Galatians, the laws that were no longer required. The new wine of the New Testament replaces the old.
Christ brought us new commandments, including the requirement for faith in Him as one of the new “works” - love one another and the beatitudes, are two examples; and He also told us He was not here to do away with the Commandments. This means He still expects us to follow them - these are the new works for Christians, not the old dead works of the Jews. The Mosaic law has been replaced; The new laws instituted by Christ himself are to be acted upon as in worked out; there are new “laws” to follow that Christ gave us.
Christ expects his new instructions to be carried out by Christians: James 2:14 What shall it profit, my brethren, if a man say he hath faith, but hath not works?
This long list of scripture, althoug scripture is always profitable to read, do not somehow prove that works ar not needed; becuase scripture tells us that works are needed as well as faith. Sola fide is not found in the bible.
“Unfortunately I agree with you...”
Yes - it is the only logical conclusion that preserves the principal of non-contradiction, i.e., contradictory statments cannot both be true. You must be baptized to get into heaven and unbaptized babies go to heaven. Although God can do anything and is not bound by our laws, at the same time as our Father the instructions He gave (through His Son) us in scripture are to be adhered to and the Father is logical when dealing with mankind because our intellects are dim.
Also - God clearly makes other states than two. Paradise was perfect happiness and Adam and Eve were thrilled with it. John 14:2 In my Father’s hosue are many mansions. If not, I would have told you: because I go to prepare a place for you.
meant to ping you for post #144 also
Well said!
1 John 3:2: Dear friends, now we are children of God, and what we will be has not yet been made known. But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.
1 Corinthians 15:51–52: Listen, I tell you a mystery: We will not all sleep, but we will all be changed in a flash, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.
And how does this differ from a resurrection body? How is this ‘Christian mythology’? Perhaps you can list all the Scripture that is ‘Christian mythology’ as opposed to 2 Timothy 3:16 (ALL scripture is God breathed...)
You may recall I was referring to the belief that we become angels.
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