I am tired of Christians misrepresenting God. I really do not want to come across like I know it all, cuz I don't. But I really think that many "Christians" hinder sometimes though they are trying to be sincere.
For example, I am always hearing "Christians" say that God will overlook sin... that He is not angry at all, that He is a fluffy God who will not judge, but love...
While there is truth that God is LOVE, it is very misleading. Have we forgotten that the Lord God sent a catastrophic flood judging sin? Rained fire on Sodom and Gomorrah? Gives warning after warning after warning in the Bible!
Eze 7:8 Now will I shortly pour out my fury upon thee, and accomplish mine anger upon thee: and I will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense thee for all thine abominations.
Re 20:15 And whosoever was not found written in the book of life was cast into the lake of fire.
2006-07-11 19:20:26 · 26 answers · asked by musingaloud 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ex 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God,
While God is jealous and JUST, He is loving, that is why He sent His only begotten Son to die for us. If we so choose.
But why do we think God will not judge and hold accountable!!!
Look waht Jesus said about "Christians"
Matt 7:22 Many will say to me in that day, Lord, Lord, have we not prophesied in thy name? and in thy name have cast out devils? and in thy name done many wonderful works?
23 And then will I profess unto them, I never knew you: depart from me, ye that work iniquity.
Man stop making god out to be a fluffy God
2006-07-11 19:22:45 · update #1
Where di the fear of the Lord go?
Psa 33:8 Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
9 For he spake, and it was done; he commanded, and it stood fast.
He loves you, but He will Judge you.
I just think we need to respect God for who He is...
The next time you pray and say, Dear Heavenly Father.... stop right there and think about what you just said and Who you are talking to.
2006-07-11 19:25:20 · update #2
And I am leary about the God loves man but hates sin thing///
God destroyed MAN that sinned!!!! Look at the FLOOD!! and SOdom and Gomorrah
2006-07-11 19:26:44 · update #3
www.beginningingenesis.com
2006-07-11 19:28:17 · update #4
Man, this is getting old!
But I reckon there will always be people on the way out and new people on the way in. So there will always be a learning curve as the ignorant are educated and move forward, and make space for the next that get saved and begin to learn.
It's about balance, growing in grace and knowledge.
God is love, but He is also RIGHTEOUS.
Paul said it this way, basically, use not your liberty in Christ as an occasion for sin. Be not deceived, God will not be mocked. And Paul clearly means that though God is Love and has forgiven the repented believer, He will still do what righteousness calls for, and that means punishment for disobedience.
And that says it all.
2006-07-11 19:50:16 · answer #1 · answered by K9-Family 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the old testament God was a more punishing God. After the flood God made a covenant with man not to be so catastrophically punishing; Represented by the rainbow, Symbolizing a change toward man and thus he sent kings and then in the new testament he sent his son for that purpose. Someone will no doubt help me with the wording here. If I am wrong, I mean no ill will by these words.
2006-07-12 02:40:22 · answer #2 · answered by yacheckoo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God’s Love: The Biblical Presentation
The modern message of the gospel is "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life." However, our idea of "wonderful" and the world’s may be a little different. Take a sinner through the pages of the Book of Acts and show him the terrifying scene of boulders breaking the bones of Stephen. Then smile and whisper, "Wonderful..." Listen together to the sound of a cat-o’-nine-tails as it rips the flesh off the back of the apostle Paul. Follow together the word "suffering" through the Epistles, and see if you can get the world to whisper, "Wonderful!"
After such a ride down Honesty Road, they may think the pleasures of sin are a little more attractive than the call to "suffer affliction with the people of God." John MacArthur said, "We need to adjust our presentation of the gospel. We cannot dismiss the fact that God hates sin and punishes sinners with eternal torment. How can we begin a gospel presentation by telling people on their way to hell that God has a wonderful plan for their lives?"
Who in the world is going to listen if we are so blatantly honest about the Christian life? Perhaps not as many as are attracted by the talk of a wonderful plan. However, the answer to our dilemma is to make the issue one of righteousness, rather than happiness. This is what Jesus did. He used the Ten Commandments to show sinners the righteous standard of God (Luke 10:25,26; 18:18– 0). Once the world sees the perfect standard by which they will be judged, they will begin to fear God, and through the fear of the Lord, men depart from sin (Proverbs 16:6). They will begin to hunger and thirst after the righteousness that is in Jesus Christ alone.
If you study the New Testament you will see that God’s love is almost always given in direct correlation to the cross: herein is love, for God so loved, God commended His love, etc. (See John 3:16; Romans 5:5,6,8; Galatians 2:20; Ephesians 2:4,5; 5:2,25; 1 John 3:16; 4:10; and Revelation 1:5, among others.) The cross is the focal point of God’s love for the world. How can we point to the cross without making reference to sin? How can we refer to sin without the Law (Romans 7:7)?
The biblical way to express God’s love to a sinner is to show him how great his sin is (using the Law—see Romans 7:13; Galatians 3:24), and then give him the incredible grace of God in Christ. This was the key to reaching so many on the Day of Pentecost. They were "devout" Jews who knew the Law and its holy demands, and therefore readily accepted the mercy of God in Christ to escape its fearful wrath. When you use the Law to show the world their true state, get ready for sinners to thank you. For the first time in their lives, they will see the Christian message as an expression of love and concern for their eternal welfare, rather than of merely proselytizing for a better lifestyle while on this earth.
2006-07-12 02:25:14 · answer #3 · answered by I_Need_Help 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is unfortunate that so many otherwise intelligent, well-educated people insist on clinging to a primitive belief system invented by people who didn't know the world was round or that it was a planet that orbited the sun. The authors of the Old and New Testaments didn't even know about China, much less the Western Hemisphere.
Christianity like religion in general is something that humanity has outgrown. More than that, to the extent that religious extremism is one of the essential causes of strife on this planet, religion is a threat to the survival of humanity.
2006-07-12 02:29:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You're so right.
And God is neither a fool or stupid, He is JUST, ANGRY, and VENGEFUL. along with LOVING.
The Bible talks over 3 times about God's anger and wrath, more than His love. If He is just then He does justice. Sinners will pay and will never be overlooked. Those who are born again (sins erased through Jesus' blood and resurection) will have their place in Heaven....
But you also know how many people keep a false teaching that originates from the roman catholics, where if you're good you go to heaven, if you're sinner, God will over look it because he is a good God and so on.... All this is B.S. God is LOVE, PERFECT IN JUSTICE, WRATH, ANGER AND VENGENCE...because He loves us.
2006-07-12 02:29:09 · answer #5 · answered by monfille 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is the first I have heard that God is fluffy. God is love, but God is also consequences. If you sin and do not repent, then you are in trouble with God. You have the free will to choose, but what you choose determines your outcome. A sin is a sin, this is not a line that is blurred. No sitting on the fence, it is one way or the other.
2006-07-12 02:31:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree. A lot of Christians do open their mouth before they think. I think it is because they haven't got the knowledge they need for this spiritual warfare. If you have a lack of knowledge this was will eat you alive. I think most are new Christians that have the fire that we all have when we first get saved. I was like that when I first got saved. I thought I would tell the world what happened to me. I felt like I could conquer the world. I have been beat down a lot of times. Like not knowing answers to questions asked by people who needed help and by those who try to prove us wrong. We have to equip ourselves for this war.
2006-07-12 02:35:03 · answer #7 · answered by GodsHolyFire 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Blah, blah, blah. Oh did I mention blah?
Why is it OK for God to sin, but not us? Now before you go getting into an uproar, let me explain.
You said that he is a jealous God.
Ex 20:5 Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God,
Isn't jealousy a sin?
2006-07-12 02:30:56 · answer #8 · answered by sweetgurl13069 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God's not much love that I know of! I love that people call him the "father" and we're all his "children"! What great parent have you ever heard of that killed his children just for disobeying them? And what wonderful parents have you ever heard of that shunned their kids and locked them out of their house forever because they didn't do what they were told? On top of that, what parents would condemn their kids for eternity for being kind and good to other people, living an honest life, but not talking to them every single day and kissing their feet?? Some great "father" that is!
2006-07-12 02:27:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
John 3:16. I won't do the quote but you know how it goes. Jesus was the sacraficial lamb of God. Everything changed after that.
2006-07-12 02:24:57 · answer #10 · answered by Danyel W 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋