What are your thoughts on these verses? STATE YOUR OPINION, BUT PLZ KEEP IT CLEAN?
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well i think is a  nice poem and i don't think it is a contradiction but a consistency through all of it . i also think that it is important for God to be chosen and not imposed this is what free will is all about . let those who chose Him to do so and let those who reject Him to do so too . i see not problem whit that . at the end we will get what we look for .\n plz let us know where u get it from .
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Wow, very beautiful and powerful.  I particularly love the first 3 lines as well as the lines about sending peace and love, but little hate or envy.  \n\nKeep on writing!  :)
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here are some verses on "loving one another"\n1Cor 13:1-13, Gal 5:13, 14 Eph 4:2, 1Th 4:9, Jas 2:8, 1Pe 1:22, 1Pe 4:8, 1Jn 4:11
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A great joke!\n\nIt made my night.\n\nI like the bible verse you quoted; Proverbs 17:22.\n\nI'll look again for future jokes.
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Which verse/ chapter did you read that? Would really like to know, could speculate on it further.
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And the war over slavery was bloody.  how is this god the same yesterday, today and forever?\n\nslavery is not condemned as hellish, it says,\n\n" do not become slaves of men " and then " slaves, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect, not only to those who are good and considerate, but also to those who are harsh. "\n\nand how does that work out for you?  submitting to the harsh?\n\nUD:\n\nahc24- you are mad!
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Wow a Christian using scripture in their thoughts on dogma- novel idea that I hope continues. I totally agree- Ephesians 2 8For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God— 9not by works, so that no one can boast. Kinda hard to argue with that scripture too huh? But we must see-as James points out- that good works are a result of our faith. Not that  we need to do them to get into Heaven-but if we follow Christ- and He was a servant to all- then we will do the same. Great point!
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if you ever quote a bible passage that is evil or cruel its taken out of context,  otherwise everythings a ok.    lol
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ROFL..you got em staggering.\n\nI love the different "translations". They are versions, call a spade a spade. How can a word mean fight to one person, and it mean a metaphoric fight to another. They crack me up.\n\nThe verse is pretty damn clear. This is what the terrorists feed off of.
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These verses aren't saying the same things at all, and you aren't understanding them because you are looking at them out of context.  These are all from the NRS.\n\nGen 3:  14 The Lord God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, cursed are you among all animals and among all wild creatures; upon your belly you shall go, and dust you shall eat all the days of your life. 15 I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will strike your head, and you will strike his heel."\n\n16 To the woman he said, "I will greatly increase your pangs in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you."\nhttp://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?word=Genesis+2&section=0&version=nrs&new=1&oq=&NavBook=ge&NavGo=2&NavNextChapter=%3E%3E&NavCurrentChapter=2\n\nHere in Genesis 3:16, YHVH is telling Eve that her punishment for eating of the Tree of Knowledge is to have pain during childbirth, and yet to still desire sexual relations with her husband in spite of it; that her husband will rule over her on account of her desire for sexual relations with him.\n\nGen 4: 3 In the course of time Cain brought to the Lord an offering of the fruit of the ground, 4 and Abel for his part brought of the firstlings of his flock, their fat portions. And the Lord had regard for Abel and his offering, 5 but for Cain and his offering he had no regard. So Cain was very angry, and his countenance fell.\n\n6 The Lord said to Cain, "Why are you angry, and why has your countenance fallen? 7 If you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin is lurking at the door; its desire is for you, but you must master it." \nhttp://bible1.crosswalk.com/OnlineStudyBible/bible.cgi?passage=ge+4&version=nrs&language=en&showtools=0\n\nHere, in Gen 4:7, YHVH is telling Cain that if he does good things he will be happy; that Cain should desire to do good things because good things desire Cain to make good things manifest.  But evil things also desire Cain to make evil things manifest, and so Cain must learn to control himself - to gain mastery over himself - in order to differentiate between good and evil, and then presumably choose good over evil because man's natural state is godlike and therefore good.
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Glenda   --\n\nSince this is your only activity, I do not know if this is a loaded question or not.  For the sake of possible true interest, I will take the time to answer as best as I can.\nI am curious as to why you broke the passage down into two verse segments.  The entire 82nd Psalm is titled A psalm of Asaph.  It is presumed to be written by Asaph, who was a Levite leader of the choir of King David.\n\nVerses 1&2 is the introduction.  Asaph summarizes by saying that Divinity has judged the mighty ones (the elohim).  In this case, he was referring to the court judges, not pagan gods.  This is followed by the results of that Divine judgment, the admonition in the form of a question:  How much longer will you (the judges) favor the wicked with your unfair decisions?\n\nThis is punctuated with the Hebrew word Seleh.  This could be a fanfare or a choral response (or even a verbal equivalent of the Christian Amen).  It is often translated into English as an Interlude.\n\nVerses 3&4 lists the primary failures of the Judges, or at least tells them what they should be doing.  Hebrew use of shame.  Basically it calls for the Judges to stand up for the rights of those with little or no political power: the poor, the orphans, the needy, the afflicted or oppressed.  Help these out of the clutches of wicked.\n\nVerses 5&6 list the position of the wicked oppressors:  they are ignorant and without wisdom.  They are in darkness, but because they do not know this , they shake the entire world.  Again Asaph calls upon the Judges as the mighty ones (elohim), but not reminds them that all of humanity are children of the Most High.\n\nVerses 7&8 sum the concepts saying that even the Judges are men and will pass on.  Divinity will judge the earth and reveal the legacy.\n\nMy Hebrew is a little rusty, so please forgive any minor mistakes. The most confusing part of the text is the use of the word elohim (which is plural) and is similar to the singular form of the word used to address Divinity.  The King James version translates this as the word gods.
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I don't, but that sounds like a great idea.  Hmmm, one that I like, that comes to mind right now is 1 John 4: 7-19.  Another one I like that emphasises being non-judgemental, is the one about Jesus talking to Mary of Samaria? at the well, the woman with the 5 husbands... not sure where it is.  Good luck and God Bless
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I would be curious to see what your friend thinks of this scripture from 1 Corinthians 5:12-14...\n\nFor what have I to do with judging those also who are outside? Do you not judge those who are inside? But those who are outside God judges. Therefore “put away from yourselves the evil person.”\n\nShe is wrong. Yes. But you are also wrong for basing your salvation on what other people say or do. This will be no excuse in the last day. We must base our self examination with CHRIST as our standard. And without God's grace and mercy, we would all lose, wouldn't we?\n\nYoda Green - I suppose you are an example of the non-judgmental?
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When I was in elementary and high school I learned hundreds of Bible verses as part of a yearly Bible Memory program all the kids in our family used (with some nice incentives every few weeks if you did it).  I certainly don't regret that (thanks Mom & Dad), but I went on to discover that it's equally important to understand the overall CONTENT of large sections, and how those verses fit in their original CONTEXT.    (I have often witnessed people citing some memorized verses to prove some idea, but they had no idea of how those verses fit into the chapter of book they came from-- their interpretation might be pretty reasonable or way off base, but without the context there is no check.)\n\nSo, I began to try to learn how various books of the Bible are put together -- to memorize an outline of the contents of a book.   That way if someone mentions or I'm thinking of something like "where did Jesus say. . . ?" I have a pretty good idea not only of what he said and where to find the chapter but I'll know what was going on just before and after he said it (the context).\n\nI still think it's important to learn verse and short passages --especially key ones (such as highpoints and turning points in a book)-- and if you can memorize much longer sections, that's great!   But now I have a better idea of the MEANING of the verses that I've memorized or that others mention and can more easily put my hands on related passages (for my own studies or in a discussion).\n\n(By the way, you don't need to have the "perfect" or fullest outline to benefit from this.  I have fairly sketchy outlines for some books, starting with the biggest pieces and major turning points.  For others that I've spent a lot of time in I've come up with more detailed outlines.)
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What an excellent song!  So true how we are all raised in various ways, and we all make different choices.  Not that I agree with all the choices, but that's the way our broad aspect of life is.  I can't say that I identify totally with either brother, as one chose the dark paths of life (not me) and the other was very devoted to God (I was in mind, but not in action).  But I love the verse "Welcome home, said the hot moonlight/We were born and raised in black and white/One lives to pray, one prays for life..."  Very poetic!\n\nThank you for sharing this song.  I don't know if you wrote it or are just sharing an existing song with the rest of us to see our thoughts on it.  But I very much enjoyed it.
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You took the words right out of my mouth. I am about to split myself. Like you I feel blessed to encourage others but it's like you get slapped in the face for it. It stings after a while.  I hate to get rattled up but you can't help it. So you need and iron backbone to stay focused on God in this forum. Stay on it if it's God's will since you have a link here to help others. It's better to leave the 99 and go after the one. Wait, there may be one Saul that you may lead to a Paul for God's glory through your blessed link.
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there are many who have debated this already take a look here\n\nhttp://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=378