There’s an interesting theology argument here, because as long as you strive to be better every day and accept Jesus in your heart, you are saved. Nobody is perfect, only one man has ever been perfect. You don’t have to be perfect to make it to heaven. Only crazed puritanicals would argue that your works aren’t good enough.
“I’ve learned the path to heaven, is full of sinners and believers, learned that happiness on earth ain’t just for high achievers.” - Brooks and Dunn
Christ died for all mankind in principle, not in practice. "That whosoever believeth on him would not die, but have eternal life." Reject Him and you're damned.
Salvation is offered first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. It has nothing to do with what tribe of humanity we're descended from, but who will believe.
Remember when the Gentile woman came to Christ, and he asked her if it is right to give the Children's bread instead to the dogs. Seemed like a harsh judgment, but in His divine grace, He was actually setting her up for the GREATEST, and most Wise, comeback possible, that the Dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the Master's table. At which point Christ's joy at her faith was uncontainable, and He immediately and miraculously healed her daughter from afar.
We Goyim are indeed the highly blessed dogs, but the Master's Children may still avail themselves of the bread that He has for them.
Your works ALONE aren't good enough. Works are important. They are proof of faith. Faith without works is dead.. But works without Faith are as a clanging gong or a crashing cymbal. Much sound and fury, signifying nothing. They are a lock and key to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Faith saves us, and you can tell a person has faith based on the fruits of the spirit. Faith without action is dead. If you don't act any different as a Christian, all we can say is you need to seriously self reflect, but we aren't the ultimate judges.
And then you finished it off with Brooks and Dunn! Beautiful!
As a child in church, we were always taught the path to heaven is ABC: Admit, Believe, Commit.
Admit that you have sinned and fallen short.
Believe that Jesus died for your sins, and that they have been washed away by the blood he shed.
And Commit your life to Christ. Live through Christ's teachings and learn what is expected of you as a Christian.
The best part about being a True Child of God and cracking the Bible open for yourself, is that you learn how full of shit so many Modern Christian's are. There are some good legit followers, but there are many who have given Christianity a bad name and don't understand how quickly Jesus would put them in their place if he were here today.
Jesus did NOT play. He knew what was up and wasn't afraid to call people out on their B.S. He loved and cared for the people casted out of society, But didn't suffer fools.
Everyone should try to read the Bible for themselves outside of a church setting. Just open it to a random page and start reading. Proverbs is a great place to start if you feel like you're struggling or need guidance.
Well, I think Scripture also says some things about confessing with your mouth, but yeah I somewhat agree with you. Puritans were a bit nuts, but they were better than Christians who thought they could take the title and live however they please.
Exactly! That’s what the pastor said at our Easter service today. He said a lot of people say it, but if you never change your sinful ways then you didn’t really.
Read about Zacchaeus's encounter with Jesus. Or the encounter with the woman at the well. Also the parable of the Pharisee and the sinner who prayed at the temple. There's always a change in behavior, be it large or small. At the root, the salvation comes from your attitude toward God.
People acknowledge this, but do not understand how grand some of satan's lies are. One being that we live on a plain, not a planet. Space is fake and gay and the earth is flat whether people want to admit it or not.
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
It is literally in the first lines of the first book, so go fuck yourself. The firmament is a hard fixed structure separating the waters from the waters. Its faggot likes you that refuse to believe on the word and the word alone.
Fundamentalist Christianity doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. I’m a Methodist and I’ve heard the young earth argument, I don’t find it compelling.
Do you believe that Noah’s flood was the first rain upon the earth? I know people that believe that, they are crazy. You believing space is a hoax strikes me as even more crazy though.
it blows my mind that people say the bible is the perfect word of God and then just exclude massive portions of it. Either the bible is 100% true or it is not. If you believe it to be true, then you need to understand that the bible is a flat earth book through and through. Noah's flood actually makes a lot more sense when you understand how the bible depicts the shape of the earth and not NASA/Hollywood movies.
The way to the Father is through the Son. It’s plain as day in the book. If you believe that Jesus is the son of God, and that He died on that cross for us, AND THEN rose from the dead 3 days later, you will live eternally in the Kingdom of Heaven. That is the only way.
here's the scripture directly from Christ for those who are downvoting, "But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours."
Forgiveness and trust are two different things. If you ask a family member to hold your wallet and he steals from you, you can forgive the debt without ever asking him or her to hold your wallet ever again.
Christ told peter to turn the other cheek because his pride was in the way. He didn't understand Christ needed to fulfill prophecy. It has nothing to do with cucking out and taking the knee.
There are many Christians who struggle with this. I struggle with it. I've thought about this verse thousands of times.
I don't think God expects us to keep a perfect inventory of every wrong committed, and then deliberately meditate upon it and forgive it. Since we would spend our time doing nothing else.
At the same time, I think God will bring this verse to the attention of every true believer, since it is something we should keep in mind. And it should awe us how truly in need of Christ's salvation we are, since we are so weak.
When I struggle the most, I try to assess whether they were merely trespassing against my own pride, or if they were actually trespassing against God. And if I am blameless of any similar trespasses.
I've struggled with this more in the last few years than I ever thought I would.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: GOD WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU WHEN YOU DO NOT FORGIVE OTHERS. JESUS HIMSELF IS VERY EXPLICIT ABOUT THIS
“For this reason the kingdom of heaven may be compared to a king who wished to settle accounts with his slaves. When he began the reckoning, one who owed him ten thousand talents was brought to him; and, as he could not pay, his Lord ordered him to be sold, together with his wife and children and all his possessions, and payment to be made. So the slave fell on his knees before him, saying, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you everything.’ And out of pity for him, the Lord of that slave released him and forgave him the debt. But that same slave, as he went out, came upon one of his fellow slaves who owed him a hundred denarii; and seizing him by the throat, he said, ‘Pay what you owe.’ Then his fellow slave fell down and pleaded with him, ‘Have patience with me, and I will pay you.’ But he refused; then he went and threw him into prison until he would pay the debt. When his fellow slaves saw what had happened, they were greatly distressed, and they went and reported to their Lord all that had taken place. Then his Lord summoned him and said to him, ‘You wicked slave! I forgave you all that debt because you pleaded with me. Should you not have had mercy on your fellow slave, as I had mercy on you?’ And in anger his Lord handed him over to be tortured until he would pay his entire debt. So my heavenly Father will also do to every one of you, if you do not forgive your brother or sister from your heart.”
Matthew 18:23-35 NRSV
https://bible.com/bible/2016/mat.18.23-35.NRSV
Once you stop sinning and repent, THEN you are welcomed back in the fold of the Church.
"How DARE you judge me, Ima keep dressing in womens clothes/fornicating with 20 people out of wedlock each year/breaking into cars" is a rebellious, non-repentant sinner. Expel them, IN SPITE of the pastor if necessary.
What I'm talking about is aggressive sinning, REFUSAL to repent for a clear sin and demanding other Christians accept your sin without comment.
Iif one says "I drink daily and am totally wasted by 8PM every night, mind your own business fellow Christians, and I ain't gonna change, and don't you judge me", that's a rebellious sinner, not a repentful, though imperfect, sinner.
There are rapid signs of grace when you repent, even if it's not 100% conquered overnight.
One might not go to total abstinence from being sloshed every night, but one will go to a six pack only on Saturday afternoons pretty fast.
Loving them and forgiving them are two different things...
Forgiveness without repentance is just a license to continue sinning, in the case of man's relationship to God, or getting shit on by the left because we turn the other cheek, in the case of our current political situation
Depends on the definition of forgiveness that you use.
Forgiveness in one definition means essentially to choose to not get even. To not take personal revenge on your enemy, even if you could.
That doesn't mean that we should allow sins to continue, nor does it mean that crimes shouldn't be punished. But not because of personal vengeance, but for the good of society and the good of others.
But it also means turning eternal judgement over to God and not to try to take God's judgement for ourselves.
Don’t confuse forgiveness with reconciliation. While we may forgive forgive and forgive generously, so that we do not seek “the count of Monte Cristo”-style hatred in our hearts, we do not necessarily need to reconcile with those who abused us in various ways e.g. invite them to your wedding etc,
*along with some women who had been cured of evil spirits and diseases. Among them were Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons; *-Luke 8:2
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“A certain moneylender had two debtors. One owed five hundred denarii, and the other fifty. When they could not pay, he cancelled the debt of both. Now which of them will love him more?” Simon answered, “The one, I suppose, for whom he cancelled the larger debt.” And he said to him, “You have judged rightly.” 44 Then turning toward the woman he said to Simon, “Do you see this woman? I entered your house; you gave me no water for my feet, but she has wet my feet with her tears and wiped them with her hair. You gave me no kiss, but from the time I came in she has not ceased to kiss my feet. You did not anoint my head with oil, but she has anointed my feet with ointment. Therefore I tell you, her sins, which are many, are forgiven—for she loved much. But he who is forgiven little, loves little.” And he said to her, “Your sins are forgiven.” Then those who were at table with him began to say among[h] themselves, “Who is this, who even forgives sins?” And he said to the woman, “Your faith has saved you; go in peace.” >Luke 7:41-50
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This, then, is how you should pray:
“‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us today our daily bread. And forgive us our debts, as we also have forgiven our debtors. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one
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There is a reason James says that "faith without works is dead" and Paul says that "if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." It's not about doing for salvation, that has been accomplished by Christ, but what comes FROM salvation. Paul said to "examine yourself to see if you are in the faith." The milk he spoke of moving past is the "what must I do?" Christ did it. The "meat" he spoke of is what you do for the Kingdom. Not for salvation, but for Christ's kingdom in love.
Who then was the first to see the empty Tomb? One who showed great love for Christ. Mary Madeline.
And who did Christ tell to lead the Church? Peter, the greatest screw up among the Apostles, who denied him 3 times. And who wrote most of the New Testament? Paul who originally persecuted the Church.
I can't read someone else's soul. Only God can. I can judge actions. If you murder someone, for example, I can judge it as bad. That would strongly imply that you're bad, but that's not totally for me to decide. Likewise, it is the responsibility of those with the ability to do so to attempt to bring some degree of worldly justice for the betterment of the perpetrator and the people they could cause damages to.
You're being downvoted probably because your wording was fairly hostile, but you're on the right track. A lot of people have difficulty differentiating the two.
Jesus also calls us to love all, including our enemies. Modern cucked Christians interpret that in the most basic way as "being nice to them", but in reality, it's about wanting the best for them; I can express neighborly love to a murderer by fighting their attempts to murder, as murder is not in their best interest.
Lets take an example. Bill Clinton is almost certainly a pedophile and a rapist. His actions in that regards are abhorrent; I judge them as thoroughly evil. He continues to enact evil against the world regularly; that said, I am not without sin either. That doesn't mean the actions are equal, or the severity is equal, but I will not attempt to judge his soul. Out of neighborly love for him, I sincerely hope he is removed from the ability to perform evil actions as fast as possible. I hope he repents and turns to God, and I would imagine that if he has not already imprisonment and punishment may be the best thing for him (and others).
Unforgiveness hurts us.
"Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." — Luke 6:36 KJV
I don't completely understand everything the Lord calls on us to do, I just know that SO MUCH has been forgiven me, and God has and continues to show so much Mercy to me, it seems contrary to return that LOVE and mercy with unforgiveness and hate towards other human beings.
We are in a Fight for all Living Breathing Human Beings. EVIL wants Us to hate and destroy each other. That's been It's purpose from the beginning.
EVIL hates Us, because God Loves Us.
learn how to fight spiritually as well as physically. 1st, know who we are in Christ Jesus, and the authority and power we have in His Name, and by the Power of His Blood.
Christ is Risen! ♥
They adapted 'BLM race theory' at a job where nearly All the employees and local middle and upper managers are non-white. So, they just treat the few white employees abusively, even in front of customers that are nearly all white.
sounds pretty illegal... I hope they can be sued to oblivion. I'm black but I absolutely despise how we are using race just to gain power and abuse others.
I would argue to say only GOD can only change your heart , and it comes with repentance and changing your mind about our loving Heavenly Abba GOD, as well as the things you invite into your mind through TV, Movies, books etc..... Reading the bible and prayer along with worship will help your mind and in turn you get your heart changed. Peace be with you brethren.
So, some people here might be mad at me for saying this, but we are all NPCs until our minds are renewed by the Light of Christ. There's more truth to the meme than we know.
This should be a reminder to treat NPCs with more compassion - perhaps we hate them most because they reflect us in our darkened state. I know I can be guilty of being exceptionally viscous towards beep-boop robots on the internet, but I should remember the truth behind this meme and deal with them with their good in mind.
There's a story about a servant forgiven a debt who turns around and savagely attacks another servant, throwing him into prison for his tiny debt. Might be worth contemplating this week.
Bonus for reclaiming rainbow colours as a glorious visual spectacle and sign of God's commitment to us, instead of LGBT perversions and political excesses.
heretical opinion: you don't have to, but should work instead on sincerely wanting to. God is the only one who can bring about the change within us to help us see things the way He does.
I swear these memes with the stupid gray heads/faces are by far and away theeeeeeeeeeeee DUMBEST most annoying things to look at and 1 out of every 15 or 20 i see actually have a little humor.
I wish there was a “deport meme” button for them lol
This is a good post. Anyone who wants to do some real introspection and calm down on the left I'm totally cool with. At this point all the Left is doing is jerking themselves off about their own righteousness and ignore all the hypocrisy and broken promises because they can't admit things were better under Trump and the Media played them for fools
Na. Executions will be the only solution here. Get real chumps. 2021 under a commie coup. Good time to let the idiotic faggoty high horse you held on and got us all in this to begin with. Executions.
That hits home. I was a commie NPC and the only redpill that changed me was Jesus. After accepting Him, I quickly started to see my political ideologies for the evil they were.
Repentance is a state of mind, and state of heart, that leads to the action of verbal repentance, however verbal repentance is not a required part of the deal.
The thief on the cross had a repentant heart, and recognized his need of a savior, and stated his faith to the very Messiah who was there to save him (kinda cutting it close, but if you're going to do one thing right before you die...)
That’s your opinion, fren, but that varies on your sect and doctrine. In my church, you ask in prayer for forgiveness and then actively strive not to do that sin again. A sinner who continues to commit the same sin is not truly repentant.
I'm really glad Jesus will forgive them, because I can't.
There’s an interesting theology argument here, because as long as you strive to be better every day and accept Jesus in your heart, you are saved. Nobody is perfect, only one man has ever been perfect. You don’t have to be perfect to make it to heaven. Only crazed puritanicals would argue that your works aren’t good enough.
“I’ve learned the path to heaven, is full of sinners and believers, learned that happiness on earth ain’t just for high achievers.” - Brooks and Dunn
Careful, you’re going to piss off the elitist Christians who only believe they are saved and those who they would punish won’t be.
Christ died for ALL mankind.
Christ died for all mankind in principle, not in practice. "That whosoever believeth on him would not die, but have eternal life." Reject Him and you're damned.
Oy vey! The goyum know!
It's Goyim, with an i.
Salvation is offered first to the Jew, and also to the Greek. It has nothing to do with what tribe of humanity we're descended from, but who will believe.
Remember when the Gentile woman came to Christ, and he asked her if it is right to give the Children's bread instead to the dogs. Seemed like a harsh judgment, but in His divine grace, He was actually setting her up for the GREATEST, and most Wise, comeback possible, that the Dogs eat the crumbs that fall from the Master's table. At which point Christ's joy at her faith was uncontainable, and He immediately and miraculously healed her daughter from afar.
We Goyim are indeed the highly blessed dogs, but the Master's Children may still avail themselves of the bread that He has for them.
It was a joke dingus.
Truth.
But mUH eLeCteD
Lol
Your works ALONE aren't good enough. Works are important. They are proof of faith. Faith without works is dead.. But works without Faith are as a clanging gong or a crashing cymbal. Much sound and fury, signifying nothing. They are a lock and key to the Kingdom of Heaven.
Faith saves us, and you can tell a person has faith based on the fruits of the spirit. Faith without action is dead. If you don't act any different as a Christian, all we can say is you need to seriously self reflect, but we aren't the ultimate judges.
And then you finished it off with Brooks and Dunn! Beautiful!
As a child in church, we were always taught the path to heaven is ABC: Admit, Believe, Commit.
Admit that you have sinned and fallen short.
Believe that Jesus died for your sins, and that they have been washed away by the blood he shed.
And Commit your life to Christ. Live through Christ's teachings and learn what is expected of you as a Christian.
The best part about being a True Child of God and cracking the Bible open for yourself, is that you learn how full of shit so many Modern Christian's are. There are some good legit followers, but there are many who have given Christianity a bad name and don't understand how quickly Jesus would put them in their place if he were here today.
Jesus did NOT play. He knew what was up and wasn't afraid to call people out on their B.S. He loved and cared for the people casted out of society, But didn't suffer fools.
Everyone should try to read the Bible for themselves outside of a church setting. Just open it to a random page and start reading. Proverbs is a great place to start if you feel like you're struggling or need guidance.
Well, I think Scripture also says some things about confessing with your mouth, but yeah I somewhat agree with you. Puritans were a bit nuts, but they were better than Christians who thought they could take the title and live however they please.
Exactly! That’s what the pastor said at our Easter service today. He said a lot of people say it, but if you never change your sinful ways then you didn’t really.
Read about Zacchaeus's encounter with Jesus. Or the encounter with the woman at the well. Also the parable of the Pharisee and the sinner who prayed at the temple. There's always a change in behavior, be it large or small. At the root, the salvation comes from your attitude toward God.
https://bible.knowing-jesus.com/topics/Satan,-As-Deceiver
People acknowledge this, but do not understand how grand some of satan's lies are. One being that we live on a plain, not a planet. Space is fake and gay and the earth is flat whether people want to admit it or not.
https://kekpe.pe/i/606a52cbe9378.png
https://www.openbible.info/topics/flat_earth\
NASA at its most basic level was created to hide the existence of our loving creator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPvDaWM-Dpg
but Space is fake and gay. It's laughable people actually think it's something to be explored.
This guy's name is an anagram for Antifa. Obvious troll is obvious.
It says “Gas Antifa”. Tell the full truth guy
People like you tarnish Christianity’s reputation
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=mhTqrSX5N4M
Genesis 1 - King James Version
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
It is literally in the first lines of the first book, so go fuck yourself. The firmament is a hard fixed structure separating the waters from the waters. Its faggot likes you that refuse to believe on the word and the word alone.
See the imagine again that I posted earlier.
https://kekpe.pe/i/606a52cbe9378.png
Fundamentalist Christianity doesn’t hold up to scrutiny. I’m a Methodist and I’ve heard the young earth argument, I don’t find it compelling.
Do you believe that Noah’s flood was the first rain upon the earth? I know people that believe that, they are crazy. You believing space is a hoax strikes me as even more crazy though.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xciCJfbTvE4
The first global flood, sure.
it blows my mind that people say the bible is the perfect word of God and then just exclude massive portions of it. Either the bible is 100% true or it is not. If you believe it to be true, then you need to understand that the bible is a flat earth book through and through. Noah's flood actually makes a lot more sense when you understand how the bible depicts the shape of the earth and not NASA/Hollywood movies.
Creationism and globe earth are not mutually exclusive
Exactly, because the earth is not a globe. Its circle underneath a vaulted firmament that separates the waters from the waters.
That’s some wisdom from your mother. ‘Not all who say to me Lord, Lord will enter the kingdom’.
1 John is a good book to read to search one’s self.
That is true.
He died for all, but his forgiveness is only for those who turn from their way and believe in him. Pede or commie we need that.
They're wouldn't be any commies left if people turned from their worldly ways.
The way to the Father is through the Son. It’s plain as day in the book. If you believe that Jesus is the son of God, and that He died on that cross for us, AND THEN rose from the dead 3 days later, you will live eternally in the Kingdom of Heaven. That is the only way.
^^THIS^^THIS^^
the Father won't forgive those who can't forgive.
here's the scripture directly from Christ for those who are downvoting, "But if you do not forgive men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive yours."
Forgiveness and trust are two different things. If you ask a family member to hold your wallet and he steals from you, you can forgive the debt without ever asking him or her to hold your wallet ever again.
Not forgiving, and not showing mercy means you have hate in your heart. Not trusting an untrustworthy person is just being smart.
Turning the other cheek only means you'll get slap again. Sometimes, punching back is the correct answer.
Christ told peter to turn the other cheek because his pride was in the way. He didn't understand Christ needed to fulfill prophecy. It has nothing to do with cucking out and taking the knee.
Agreed, I never said the contrary.
I pointed that out because I’d guess that those who are downvoting get the two mixed up. I know you already knew that based on your previous comments.
amen, brother. lova ya, happy easter!
sorry, I misspelled love because I've had some scotch and have a band-aid on my finger =/
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There are many Christians who struggle with this. I struggle with it. I've thought about this verse thousands of times.
I don't think God expects us to keep a perfect inventory of every wrong committed, and then deliberately meditate upon it and forgive it. Since we would spend our time doing nothing else.
At the same time, I think God will bring this verse to the attention of every true believer, since it is something we should keep in mind. And it should awe us how truly in need of Christ's salvation we are, since we are so weak.
When I struggle the most, I try to assess whether they were merely trespassing against my own pride, or if they were actually trespassing against God. And if I am blameless of any similar trespasses.
I've struggled with this more in the last few years than I ever thought I would.
and trust me, you will feel so much better once you've done it.
Sin less. Give food and water to the homeless when possible. Call your folks (provided they're not commies). Pray often. Avoid grudges.
It seems pretty equitable to me.
He does expect you to forgive everyone. I know, its tough, probably the hardest thing people are asked to do.
one can only be forgiveness if they ask for forgiveness with sincerity. you can't forgive someone who isn't repenting. neither can jesus.
IMPORTANT NOTICE: GOD WILL NOT FORGIVE YOU WHEN YOU DO NOT FORGIVE OTHERS. JESUS HIMSELF IS VERY EXPLICIT ABOUT THIS
They have to repent before we can forgive them. Since none has, we will not.
Sinners have to be genuine and SIN NO MORE.
Once you stop sinning and repent, THEN you are welcomed back in the fold of the Church.
"How DARE you judge me, Ima keep dressing in womens clothes/fornicating with 20 people out of wedlock each year/breaking into cars" is a rebellious, non-repentant sinner. Expel them, IN SPITE of the pastor if necessary.
If we could sin no more we would not need a savior. I need God's continuous grace and mercy in my life.
What I'm talking about is aggressive sinning, REFUSAL to repent for a clear sin and demanding other Christians accept your sin without comment.
Iif one says "I drink daily and am totally wasted by 8PM every night, mind your own business fellow Christians, and I ain't gonna change, and don't you judge me", that's a rebellious sinner, not a repentful, though imperfect, sinner.
There are rapid signs of grace when you repent, even if it's not 100% conquered overnight.
One might not go to total abstinence from being sloshed every night, but one will go to a six pack only on Saturday afternoons pretty fast.
Indeed.
Apostasy and heresy are defined for a reason.
Disagree. He loved us even before we knew him and while still in sin. You can love them without them repenting.
Loving them and forgiving them are two different things...
Forgiveness without repentance is just a license to continue sinning, in the case of man's relationship to God, or getting shit on by the left because we turn the other cheek, in the case of our current political situation
Depends on the definition of forgiveness that you use.
Forgiveness in one definition means essentially to choose to not get even. To not take personal revenge on your enemy, even if you could.
That doesn't mean that we should allow sins to continue, nor does it mean that crimes shouldn't be punished. But not because of personal vengeance, but for the good of society and the good of others.
But it also means turning eternal judgement over to God and not to try to take God's judgement for ourselves.
Jesus is a lot better at forgiveness than I am.
Agreed. But I'm talking about us forgiving Communist and shit. They have to repent before seeking forgiveness.
Don’t confuse forgiveness with reconciliation. While we may forgive forgive and forgive generously, so that we do not seek “the count of Monte Cristo”-style hatred in our hearts, we do not necessarily need to reconcile with those who abused us in various ways e.g. invite them to your wedding etc,
This. You forgive the person and then they are forgotten from your life.
Can't forget them when they want us dead
Love 'em to death, as the saying goes
I would go one step further. Inability to forgive marks you as not being in the kingdom of God to begin with.
It's love.
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There is a reason James says that "faith without works is dead" and Paul says that "if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not have love, I am nothing." It's not about doing for salvation, that has been accomplished by Christ, but what comes FROM salvation. Paul said to "examine yourself to see if you are in the faith." The milk he spoke of moving past is the "what must I do?" Christ did it. The "meat" he spoke of is what you do for the Kingdom. Not for salvation, but for Christ's kingdom in love.
Who then was the first to see the empty Tomb? One who showed great love for Christ. Mary Madeline.
And who did Christ tell to lead the Church? Peter, the greatest screw up among the Apostles, who denied him 3 times. And who wrote most of the New Testament? Paul who originally persecuted the Church.
Through these, we are given hope and Love.
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Agreed. But they do have to repent and seek forgiveness before we give said forgiveness.
I forgive you for your insults, friend.
Edit: Jesus also said a tree was known by its fruit. Discernment and judgement are not the same thing. I’m no man’s judge. But evil is self evident.
I’ll pray for your soul.
The bull keeping yours busy?
You are not a nice person. I hope you find peace.
Judge actions, not souls.
I can't read someone else's soul. Only God can. I can judge actions. If you murder someone, for example, I can judge it as bad. That would strongly imply that you're bad, but that's not totally for me to decide. Likewise, it is the responsibility of those with the ability to do so to attempt to bring some degree of worldly justice for the betterment of the perpetrator and the people they could cause damages to.
You're being downvoted probably because your wording was fairly hostile, but you're on the right track. A lot of people have difficulty differentiating the two.
Jesus also calls us to love all, including our enemies. Modern cucked Christians interpret that in the most basic way as "being nice to them", but in reality, it's about wanting the best for them; I can express neighborly love to a murderer by fighting their attempts to murder, as murder is not in their best interest.
Lets take an example. Bill Clinton is almost certainly a pedophile and a rapist. His actions in that regards are abhorrent; I judge them as thoroughly evil. He continues to enact evil against the world regularly; that said, I am not without sin either. That doesn't mean the actions are equal, or the severity is equal, but I will not attempt to judge his soul. Out of neighborly love for him, I sincerely hope he is removed from the ability to perform evil actions as fast as possible. I hope he repents and turns to God, and I would imagine that if he has not already imprisonment and punishment may be the best thing for him (and others).
We are quite literally called to judge and hold others accountable for their actions, just as others are supposed to hold us accountable.
Judge lest not he be judged is by far the most misconstrued out of context verse in the entire Bible.
I didn't get those confused, you did. Sorry bud.
So you tgubk it immoral to sit on a jury? To appeal to the state instead of God judgement? Help me understand.
Care to elaborate?
Not particularly.
I guess it'll remain misconstrued then, as you say.
Guess so. Have a good one!
"Pass judgment?" That refers to eternity.
Killing commies ruining our Country has nothing to do with passing judgment.
"Kill 'em all and let God sort 'em out later." And "may God have mercy on my enemies, because. I surely won't."
Kill a commie for Mommy ;)
We are capable of forgiving.
We probably would forgive.
We have forgiven.
Does anybody remember
"GET THIS 'PEDE A COAT"
from t_d?
We will forgive I'm sure if those that wish to do us harm begin to understand what we are saying. Just as what happened to Jesus.
Once their is understanding their can be forgiveness.
They do not understand. They do not relent.
we need coat bot and brick bot back
Unforgiveness hurts us. "Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful." — Luke 6:36 KJV I don't completely understand everything the Lord calls on us to do, I just know that SO MUCH has been forgiven me, and God has and continues to show so much Mercy to me, it seems contrary to return that LOVE and mercy with unforgiveness and hate towards other human beings. We are in a Fight for all Living Breathing Human Beings. EVIL wants Us to hate and destroy each other. That's been It's purpose from the beginning. EVIL hates Us, because God Loves Us.
Ah! So that is what Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit is!
Wholesome memes
Holy memes
Oh please, everyone knows the NPCs would crucify him all over again every day of the week.
Not just NPCs though. Tons of "Christians" would do the same were he to have appeared in this day and age.
Regeneration of the believer converts away from NPC status. But yes, if I were in an unregenerate state back then, I’d have crucified him too.
Beautiful. Happy Easter my patriotic family.
Happy Easter, fren
This is beautiful.
Don't communists first have to be people in order to be forgiven?
Headshot
That'll never happen.
Thank you, Jesus, I absolutely didn't deserve jack, yet I received Grace and Forgiveness and am redeemed.
Considering I was suspended from my job for being White- I am glad to Delegate this task to Jesus.
Details?
They adapted 'BLM race theory' at a job where nearly All the employees and local middle and upper managers are non-white. So, they just treat the few white employees abusively, even in front of customers that are nearly all white.
sounds pretty illegal... I hope they can be sued to oblivion. I'm black but I absolutely despise how we are using race just to gain power and abuse others.
My cold black heart just warmed up for a minute. Just a minute. It’s back now.
I like it. Happy Easter, fren!
But in reality, sadly, the third panel would be of NPC realizing that he needs to repent and go and sin no more, thus turning angry again.
This is the way.
Jesus can. I won't. I'll be happy to arrange the meeting though.
The wholesome meme lol.
Love it
Happy easter everyone
This almost brought tears to my eyes. Such a strange thing... Seeing the power of Jesus and His forgiveness, can even change the NPC's hard head.
Love this!
Jesus, Friend of sinners! ❤
Christ would never eat someone, but I will.
I'm ready to hang em up, gut em, and skin em and I'll tell my wife, "Oh I killed a cow out back baby."
My children aren't going hungry. I am ready to eat my neighbor.
Alex?
I want to let the globalists know I will eat you first.
Weakness.
That's me
Drake?
What?
Where's The Body of Christ?!
Repent = Change your mind. We all need to do it. Praise the Lord of Lords and King of Kings , Jesus!
I would argue that repentance is not a change of mind as much as a change of heart which affects the mind and further on the actions.
I would argue to say only GOD can only change your heart , and it comes with repentance and changing your mind about our loving Heavenly Abba GOD, as well as the things you invite into your mind through TV, Movies, books etc..... Reading the bible and prayer along with worship will help your mind and in turn you get your heart changed. Peace be with you brethren.
So, some people here might be mad at me for saying this, but we are all NPCs until our minds are renewed by the Light of Christ. There's more truth to the meme than we know.
This should be a reminder to treat NPCs with more compassion - perhaps we hate them most because they reflect us in our darkened state. I know I can be guilty of being exceptionally viscous towards beep-boop robots on the internet, but I should remember the truth behind this meme and deal with them with their good in mind.
There's a story about a servant forgiven a debt who turns around and savagely attacks another servant, throwing him into prison for his tiny debt. Might be worth contemplating this week.
Hope
Bonus for reclaiming rainbow colours as a glorious visual spectacle and sign of God's commitment to us, instead of LGBT perversions and political excesses.
God and Jesus may forgive them but i never will.
heretical opinion: you don't have to, but should work instead on sincerely wanting to. God is the only one who can bring about the change within us to help us see things the way He does.
I swear these memes with the stupid gray heads/faces are by far and away theeeeeeeeeeeee DUMBEST most annoying things to look at and 1 out of every 15 or 20 i see actually have a little humor.
I wish there was a “deport meme” button for them lol
Yes!
Beautiful.
Love it. Posted it to facebook. It might be simple but that's the gospel baby, sweet and simple!
Okay this one got to me
This one never gets old :)
Every single soul of this world is eligible for forgiveness. Few pass the final cut.
For forgiveness to be a reasonable possibility, one MUST first sincerely repent even in the face of death(*).
That is so like Him.
Jesus is the biggest chad I've ever seen
This is a good post. Anyone who wants to do some real introspection and calm down on the left I'm totally cool with. At this point all the Left is doing is jerking themselves off about their own righteousness and ignore all the hypocrisy and broken promises because they can't admit things were better under Trump and the Media played them for fools
its not their fault its easier to fool someone than it is to convince someone they have been fooled .and to forgive is right on man
This really is the Way
False dichotomy
Thank You, Jesus💖
Jesus forgives. I do not. Let them burn.
Social upheaval is not eternal judgment.
Is this meme available anywhere else on the internet? I want to post it on Facebook.
Na. Executions will be the only solution here. Get real chumps. 2021 under a commie coup. Good time to let the idiotic faggoty high horse you held on and got us all in this to begin with. Executions.
Not only forgive, but forget. Our father is truly the king.
Nice
Truth.
Needs
Personal
Christ
Sometimes, it do be like that.
That hits home. I was a commie NPC and the only redpill that changed me was Jesus. After accepting Him, I quickly started to see my political ideologies for the evil they were.
I don't think memes are the best way of celebrating Christianity, but to each their own.
He will forgive if they REPENT. If they don’t... 🔥
Repentance is a state of mind, and state of heart, that leads to the action of verbal repentance, however verbal repentance is not a required part of the deal.
The thief on the cross had a repentant heart, and recognized his need of a savior, and stated his faith to the very Messiah who was there to save him (kinda cutting it close, but if you're going to do one thing right before you die...)
That’s your opinion, fren, but that varies on your sect and doctrine. In my church, you ask in prayer for forgiveness and then actively strive not to do that sin again. A sinner who continues to commit the same sin is not truly repentant.
We need more memes like this with happeh ending