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Terrorism

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Posted by: Stratocaster

Good morning all.
Just wanted to Opine on Spain et al:
I am sick at heart that people continue to kill innocent people and think that God will bless them for it. It is super difficult to pray for people who do these things ("Love your enemies"), even when we do pray for them, it is hard to mean it. I for one am thankful that life on this earth is limited to the speck of time that we have, I'm not a fatalist, but am looking forward to eternal life with no pain, no killings, no hate etc. only basking in the True God's warmth and Love. In the meantime, I will try to pray for those who pervert God's earth, but my prayers and sympathies really go out for all victims of terrorism.
I must remember that Jesus didn't promise to protect us on this earth but that if we endured and held onto Him that He promised to give us everlasting life with Him. Think about it, is everlasting....forever, worth getting dumped on in this miniscule speck of time in which we now live?
You bet it is!!
Let's keep on praying for each other and for the one's who oppress us, it does make a difference.
Revelations is beginning to make more sense now isn't it?!
"Father God, I pray for all who have been victims of terrorism and their families, I pray also that those who have perpetrated these acts would come to You as only You can make happen. Father please let it be Your will that Your Spirit would reach into the hearts of all that You touch.
Help us here on the earth to continue to spread Your Word and help us to stay strong in You. In Jesus' name we pray"
Have a great day in the Lord all!


Posted by: cgirl

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Originally Posted by Stratocaster
"Father God, I pray for all who have been victims of terrorism and their families, I pray also that those who have perpetrated these acts would come to You as only You can make happen. Father please let it be Your will that Your Spirit would reach into the hearts of all that You touch.
Help us here on the earth to continue to spread Your Word and help us to stay strong in You. In Jesus' name we pray"
Have a great day in the Lord all!

Yes, in Jesus name, amen.


Posted by: Ericsmom

Could you clarify what you mean by " ...and think that God will bless them for it?"


Posted by: Stratocaster

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Originally Posted by Ericsmom
Could you clarify what you mean by " ...and think that God will bless them for it?"


These people believe that they can earn their way to Heaven, that by killing in the name of God, they will Martry themselves, earn God's blessings. Do you think that God will bless them for this?
The hard part for us is to hate the sin not the person and pray that it would be God's Will that they would know The Father through His Son Jesus. They can be saved, but they still have to pay for the crime here.
God will deal with their spiritual situation.
I assure you, God our Father does not bless the killing of innocent people.
By the way, all of us who don't believe exactly as they do are considered infidels and worthy only of death. These people believe that they are doing a service to God by ridding the earth of infidels and thus earning God's blessings.


Posted by: Ericsmom

I'm sorry I guess I didn't make myself clear with my question. There just seems to be some confusion about God. The God of Christians isn't the god of terriorists. I agree with the info in your posts.


Posted by: Stratocaster

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Originally Posted by Ericsmom
I'm sorry I guess I didn't make myself clear with my question. There just seems to be some confusion about God. The God of Christians isn't the god of terriorists. I agree with the info in your posts.


There's no confusion with God, He is The Father of us all, some simply reject Him, The Bible clearly states what will happen to those who choose to reject Him. We know that through the Gospels that the only way to choose God is through His Son Jesus. You cannot choose God and not choose Jesus, They are One in the same. Again to answer your question, God does not bless those who use His name to justify atrocities against innocent humans, God does not bless sinners who choose not to repent (the only way to repent is through Jesus who died for all of our sins). God's blessings are the opposite of sin, how can God bless sin(ners)? Solution: Jesus is the ONLY way.


Posted by: Ericsmom

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Originally Posted by Stratocaster
There's no confusion with God, He is The Father of us all, some simply reject Him, The Bible clearly states what will happen to those who choose to reject Him. We know that through the Gospels that the only way to choose God is through His Son Jesus. You cannot choose God and not choose Jesus, They are One in the same. Again to answer your question, God does not bless those who use His name to justify atrocities against innocent humans, God does not bless sinners who choose not to repent (the only way to repent is through Jesus who died for all of our sins). God's blessings are the opposite of sin, how can God bless sin(ners)? Solution: Jesus is the ONLY way.


Stratocaster, there is confusion about God. I see it on this board and I see in the public. I'm not saying God is not a Godhead as implied in the above post. Of course, I believe in the Godhead but I am saying that even though there are similarities such as fasting, praying, etc as in the other faiths/religions, that the Christians' God is not the same god as in other faiths. Some people believe that according to the Bible we're not to learn about other religions and I'm researching that now. We're familar with the devil to recognize him for who he is so it seems that would relate to other faiths/religions.


Posted by: Stratocaster

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Originally Posted by Ericsmom
Stratocaster, there is confusion about God. I see it on this board and I see in the public. I'm not saying God is not a Godhead as implied in the above post. Of course, I believe in the Godhead but I am saying that even though there are similarities such as fasting, praying, etc as in the other faiths/religions, that the Christians' God is not the same god as in other faiths. Some people believe that according to the Bible we're not to learn about other religions and I'm researching that now. We're familar with the devil to recognize him for who he is so it seems that would relate to other faiths/religions.


Ericsmom,
I see your point more clearly.
It seems to me that all of the people that you have outlined believe in God as The One God, the difference is that Christians believe in Jesus.
Our (Christian) faith tells us that if you don't believe and accept Jesus, then you don't really believe in God as they are one in the same. I don't believe that there is confusion...it's a matter of choice, as I said earlier, some people simply choose to reject Jesus. I think it is necessary to study other religions to know how to avoid their traps, as long as you don't fall into their traps.
Again, no confusion, just wise and poor choices. People all over the world fast, their reasons are their own, if Jesus is not at the center of their purpose...who is? Are terrorists centering on Jesus? Certainly not.
In short, God does not bless anyone who rejects His Son. Terrorists believe that God is blessing them for their crimes, God will judge accordingly.
Ericsmom, confusion is a tool of the enemy, it manifests itself in many ways, all with the goal of steering you off of the path, as long as Jesus is the center of your life, all of the bad in the world may happen to you, but your Spirit belongs to Him and He will fulfill His promise to you when you go to the house that He has prepared for you in Heaven.
Some Christians may be choosing Jesus but make poor choices along the way, the supposed confusion is allowed because we have free will, but, we can learn from our mistakes and poor choices.
You see confusion on this board because all of the things that people do and say may not be with Jesus at the center. Jesus is the answer to everything, again, this is due to choice, we can choose to FULLY accept Jesus or waffle and experience periods without Him at the center.
John 15:5 "Yes, I am the vine; You are the branches. Those who remain in Me, and I in them will produce much fruit. For apart from me you can do nothing."


Posted by: Ericsmom

I give up -

you might want to read "Islam Revealed, A Christian Arab's View of Islam"


Posted by: Stratocaster

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Originally Posted by Ericsmom
I give up -

you might want to read "Islam Revealed, A Christian Arab's View of Islam"


Sorry I'm not saying the things you want to hear, you're acting as though I'm evading your issue. I never give up


Posted by: Ericsmom

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Originally Posted by Stratocaster
Sorry I'm not saying the things you want to hear, you're acting as though I'm evading your issue. I never give up



No we don't seem to be communicating - that's all I'm saying. So I'm just moving on. Hope you have a good evening.