Then, like, right after that, what does he say about living by the sword?
"they do not bear the sword for nothing"
That's Paul for you. I wonder why he, of all people, was trying to establish earthly authority of God? Which is something Jesus definitely didn't strain to talk about a lot.
The Bible lists a positive avalanche of God's enemies
Old Testament or New Testament? Did Jesus die for nothing?
like he's unaware of who is saved and who is not
You ever read the parable of the Lost Sheep? Does it sound like Jesus wants you to feel permanently lost? I can't believe he wants only some souls to go to Heaven.
As tired as all the rest of this is, and trust me, it's tired.
Do you think God fails to get what he wants?
If you do fine, but we don't worship the same God, I'd say that what you worship isn't much of a god at all in that case.
Yes. Do you think God wanted Satan to be evil? If so, why? Do you believe you actually know what God "wants?"
Did God want Eve to eat that apple? If so, why?
Does God want there to be sin in the world? If so, why?
This wasn't nearly as good of a point as you thought it was.
but we don't worship the same God
Oh no. I'm not in your made up club. What of it?
I'd say that what you worship isn't much of a god at all in that case.
Ah, so God wants you to judge my worship, and to denigrate me for it? Yea, you're right, we don't worship the same God then.
Read the story of Job. Carefully. Think that through. "Have I been tricked by an evil angel?" It's more likely that you have than you have not. It reminds me of the villagers in that story, they blamed Job for what had happened to him, and assumed God was punishing him for some unknown reason. Don't you ever think about those people and cry?
What do you actually worship? Earthly power? Or the Holy Spirit?
Yes yes and yes. I've no idea why. I'm not God. I've no idea what God wants as if he could want anything, other than that there are no obstacles to him having it. It's in his name, he doesn't want, or long, or desire. HE IS.
Holy fuck you can't be bringing up job now. The key to job, the entire point. Is He is God. You are Not. Stop trying to pretend he's a guy with super powers. He's God. The world is ordered in perfection to his exact down to the exact position of every nutrino of the galaxy in precise alignment with his eternal decree. Where the fuck were you when he set the storms in their places? He has mercy on who he will, and compasion on who he will have compassion, and judgement on who he will have judgement.
Then, like, right after that, what does he say about living by the sword?
That's Paul for you. I wonder why he, of all people, was trying to establish earthly authority of God? Which is something Jesus definitely didn't strain to talk about a lot.
Old Testament or New Testament? Did Jesus die for nothing?
You ever read the parable of the Lost Sheep? Does it sound like Jesus wants you to feel permanently lost? I can't believe he wants only some souls to go to Heaven.
As tired as all the rest of this is, and trust me, it's tired.
Do you think God fails to get what he wants? If you do fine, but we don't worship the same God, I'd say that what you worship isn't much of a god at all in that case.
Yes. Do you think God wanted Satan to be evil? If so, why? Do you believe you actually know what God "wants?"
Did God want Eve to eat that apple? If so, why?
Does God want there to be sin in the world? If so, why?
This wasn't nearly as good of a point as you thought it was.
Oh no. I'm not in your made up club. What of it?
Ah, so God wants you to judge my worship, and to denigrate me for it? Yea, you're right, we don't worship the same God then.
Read the story of Job. Carefully. Think that through. "Have I been tricked by an evil angel?" It's more likely that you have than you have not. It reminds me of the villagers in that story, they blamed Job for what had happened to him, and assumed God was punishing him for some unknown reason. Don't you ever think about those people and cry?
What do you actually worship? Earthly power? Or the Holy Spirit?
Yes yes and yes. I've no idea why. I'm not God. I've no idea what God wants as if he could want anything, other than that there are no obstacles to him having it. It's in his name, he doesn't want, or long, or desire. HE IS.
Holy fuck you can't be bringing up job now. The key to job, the entire point. Is He is God. You are Not. Stop trying to pretend he's a guy with super powers. He's God. The world is ordered in perfection to his exact down to the exact position of every nutrino of the galaxy in precise alignment with his eternal decree. Where the fuck were you when he set the storms in their places? He has mercy on who he will, and compasion on who he will have compassion, and judgement on who he will have judgement.
For Jacob he loved and Easau he hated.
Anything less isn't God. It's magic sky daddy.