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Subject: Re: The Mystery of God Author: tim [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ] Date Posted: 15:50:02 08/29/09 Sat In reply to: tim 's message, "The Mystery of God" on 12:56:52 09/19/04 Sun I've said it before, but it will bear repetition, Forgiveness is for all people everywhere. God's forgiveness for sin is a free gift and it came in the form of the spotless lamb of God. For God so loved the World that He gave us Jesus. It is in and through Jesus the Christ the only begotten Son of God that we have been reconciled to the Father by having our sin removed as far as east is from west. By acknowledging His free gift, we acknowledge the Giver of Gifts, the Father God. awesome! As a father of two twenty something, children, I can attest to the 'acknowledgement of the Father' concept. For my children to acknowledge me, is a big deal. I don't take it lightly. Have I always been deserving of their acknowledgement? As their father, yes! As THE FATHER, who is in all and knows all, no! I have certainly made my share of mistakes as a father, as has my own father and his before him and so on. But just as we are to honor our parents (the 5th commandment and the first with a promise attached), God the Father, is also looking for our acknowledgement. The heavenly Father is ultimately the ONE we are all directed to acknowledge and we do it by honoring His Son whom He gave as a love offering and in accepting Him we are honoring our Father; the Word clearly states that as we honor Him, He in turn will honor us. Have you honored your father today? [ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

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[> Subject: Re: The Mystery of God Author: Biker Bob [ Edit | View ] Date Posted: 09:32:12 09/11/09 Fri My father lives in Texas and he doesn't talk to any of his kids. He would not recognize any of his grand children either. I think that honoring that would be hard. Wake up Tim you are half dead. Time slips by everyday and this pre-occupation with your invisible friend is one giant waste of time. The mistake you make is in ignoring the here and now for the imagined afterlife which you seem to think will some how be easier. A constant state of anything is unreasonable in a world where change is the only constant. What are you going to do in the after life? Sit on a cloud and smile forever? Use your brain work hard and enjoy this time. If as you say we are all forgiven anyway what do you have to loose? Mystery is a nice way of saying it. I prefer The Misery of God because that is exactly what the belief system causes over and over again. [ Post a Reply to This Message ]