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Only God is without beginning or end. And only three entities have this attribute. Namely the Father, Son/word, and Holy Spirit. So in this sense the three are One. But the New Birth gives us eternal life. Eternal life is also without …
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Try think about it this way. Jesus prays that the church (billions of people) would be one, as he and the Father are one. In marriage the husband and wife are one. God (one spiritual body) with three consciousness' agreeing in one.
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Scripture says perverts are born. “Now the works of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, depravity, idolatry, sorcery, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish rivalries, dissensions, factions, envying,…
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“He said, “What comes out of a person defiles him. For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder, adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly. All these evils …
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You are still thinking materialistically. “So since we are God’s offspring, we should not think the deity is like gold or silver or stone, an image made by human skill and imagination.” (Acts 17:29)
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But only three, Father, Son/Word, and Holy Spirit, with God's attributes.
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You can search scripture but only 3 (entities/persons/hypostasis') makeup the One God.
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I'm only saying perverts are born, not made.
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You are almost here. Stop thinking materialistically and trying to understand at that level. One God, three entities, the physical term person tries to represent but falls short of.
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Not that it matters, but here's the way I see it. God saves people who can't read. Even babies, or imbeciles. Do they believe God is a trinity (as defined in the Ecumenical Creeds)? How can they?
But for those born from above who have bib…
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Thanks for asking. I didn't mention the molestations my wife and I saw as houseparents. And also led me to place the blame where it belongs. If you lock up all the priests, which by the way is not a bad idea. Even if done preemptively.…
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Wow.................. What a precious set of memories you must have!
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I think I'm familiar with his books, or some similar. I had a buddy that became a hermit in Alaska. Hunted and fished for some time miles apart from area towns.
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Plane tickets for a song.
This is another of my adventures in God’s providence.
In my early Christian experience I ran in Pentecostal circles. And this lasted until a pastor who hated his wife drove her away thinking she would div…
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“They traded the truth about God for a lie. So they worshiped and served the things God created instead of the Creator himself, who is worthy of eternal praise! Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even t…
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Here's something that might interest you. It comes from Augustine's City of God. He speaks of 2 Thessalonians 2:4.
[Man of sin/Antichrist] “Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he …
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Antichrist = "in place of Christ" (think Papacy). Or it means "against Christ" (think Islam).
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Here's another angle to consider. God curses people with homosexuality for their wickedness according to Romans 1. And wickedness defines the Papacy throughout history. The millions of believers they slaughtered throughout history alon…
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Thanks Gaolu. My wife & I were houseparents for a year or so, and I haven't mentioned these examples of perversion yet.
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I agree with your take on the matter. But every choice is for a reason, and God determines our will by the reasons he sends to shape our choices. We want to choose this or that for a specific reason.
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This is all fine. But I'm saying beyond a certain point, perverted kids seek out perverted adults. And giving the little perverts a free pass will only lead to more abuse.
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I agree with your assessment. But I clarify that the will always reacts to the reasons God ordained and provided for it to react to.
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Have you ever been persecuted for the faith? I have another experience to share. After being promoted to the Plant Manager position in a small factory, I requested a factory wide raise for all employees. I thought I was stealing otherwise. I thou…
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The thing is, Bill, what I present is a cross section of three different communities in three different states over 50 years. And I'm sure there is more if I want to go looking for it.
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The Catholics have been doing this and far worse for centuries. But I counter them teaching against their cardinal doctrine of Free Will. (the one ya'll love so much). In doing so, I help remove the naive from their clutches. Also I te…
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I too believe this is wrong, but we are talking about placing blame where it belongs, in an effort to stop it.
What I've mentioned happened in three different communities, "Norman Rockwell's America". And it will continue just …
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When we make excuses for sin, people lend themselves to it more readily.
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Here's a couple more situations I can think of. One happened about 4 years ago to a music minister I knew personally but not too well. (I sold him some equipment for his church.) They arrested him for having an improper relationship with a teenag…
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I admire your concern for the innocent. But I think you encourage this sort of thing to continue if you do not call sin, sin, and continue making excuses for those who know better.
