......God's message to the world?
"People" seem to want to destroy and corrupt and distort all that Jesus has given us.
I would NOT want to be one in oppsition to God.
"It's a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God." Hebrews 10:31
2007-07-16 07:27:42 · 23 answers · asked by JayDee 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
If we deliberately keep on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no sacrifice for sins is left, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think a man deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God under foot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, "It is mine to avenge; I will repay,"[d] and again, "The Lord will judge his people." It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God. Hebrews 10:26-31
2007-07-16 07:33:55 · update #1
Jay-dee it depends on what you classify as God's message to the world... I think more along the lines of John 3:16, Matt 28:30-31; Romans 10:9; John 14:6 - when we talk about Jesus message to the world...
I know that I never want to be a place myself where I think that it is acceptable to habitually and repeadetly sin - scoffing the blood of Jesus...
No I don't want to be in oppostition to God either, some of the people that will read this will not believe God even exists, or will have vastly differing views on who God is, I there are different approaches that can be taken to move this message - particularly the really tough one you have chosen....
God's Peace and Blessings....
2007-07-16 15:14:06 · answer #1 · answered by Abbasangel 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
certainly The Hell for the Dammed is stated intimately in the Bible. that's noted as many names Sheol, Gehenna, Netherworld, Abyss and and so on. Pains of Hell: Dt 32:22, Jb 24:19, playstation 21:10, playstation 112:10, Sir 21:10, Is 34:9, Jer 9:15, Mal 4:a million, Mt 8:12, Lk 13:28, Rv 14:10. Proportioned to Sins: Wis 11:sixteen, Lk sixteen:25, Rv 18:7. Hell is eternal: Is sixty six:24, Mt 25:40-one, 2 Thes a million:9.
2016-09-30 03:10:57 · answer #2 · answered by kianes 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrews 10:27-39 (King James Version)
King James Version (KJV)
27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries.
28He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses:
29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace?
30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.
31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
32But call to remembrance the former days, in which, after ye were illuminated, ye endured a great fight of afflictions;
33Partly, whilst ye were made a gazingstock both by reproaches and afflictions; and partly, whilst ye became companions of them that were so used.
34For ye had compassion of me in my bonds, and took joyfully the spoiling of your goods, knowing in yourselves that ye have in heaven a better and an enduring substance.
35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which hath great recompence of reward.
36For ye have need of patience, that, after ye have done the will of God, ye might receive the promise.
37For yet a little while, and he that shall come will come, and will not tarry.
38Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.
39But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
2007-07-16 15:41:48 · answer #3 · answered by deacon 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some of those people are non believers, also some of them have never had a life changing experienced that would have brought them closer to God. Or, have had a life changing experience that made them resent God (maybe a death in the family that seemed unfair). Also, there are many who do things that are generally accepted by society and/or the legal system as being wrong, and they dont want to accept that because they continue to do it. Who actually wants to be wrong?
2007-07-16 07:34:20 · answer #4 · answered by Joe Kidd 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'd say 2 Peter 3 pretty much sums it up.
Some are "willing scoffers," others "being led away with the error of the wicked" and others "willingly ignorant."
I like the way Peter weaves hope among the cautions.
I'm curious...not trying to be argumentative...how do you reconcile the harshness of the Hebrews text with the writer of Romans 7:15, who laments his own failings so clearly?
ESV - Rom 7:15 - I do not understand my own actions. For I do not do what I want, but I do the very thing I hate.
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version © 2001 Crossway Bibles
2007-07-16 07:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by cnsdubie 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Religion, in general, is the main cause of every war (or at least it has been used as an excuse to start war) from the beginning of time. Christianity is one of thee main culprits....so would i be sad to see it destroyed..no not all. Christians are the most intolerable religion on the face of this earth second in line to Muslims.
Just b/c Christianity is destroyed doesn't mean God is destroyed. It would mean we are just ridding the world of the plague called Christianity. I believe in God but not Christianity....it's all BS and so are the ppl who participate. U R only there for "just in case" reasons. U ppl are very judgmental and hypocritical...everything that Jesus tells u NOT to be.
2007-07-16 07:36:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Christians? I am not so certain this is really a Christian-specific problem. People are people. You want free will? That means the ability to choose evil. Some people choose evil. Some choose good. That is the price of free will. That said, I think you are generalizing and oversimplifying people. There are a lot of people out there who are not hell-bent on destroying anything. So what is your point?
2007-07-16 07:31:50 · answer #7 · answered by Mr. Taco 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Evil hates Good. Flesh and blood
can not understand Spirit. Only
Spirit understands Spirit. Evil wants
to be God. Good wants to be
like God.
2007-07-16 07:42:02 · answer #8 · answered by PokerChip 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
God has no message for the world because he does not exist. All messages attributed to him are the work of human authors.
In other words you've been duped. What's worse, you've been duped by ignorant bronze-age men with less than 10% of your education.
Way to go, Brainiac.
2007-07-16 07:32:35 · answer #9 · answered by Diminati 5 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Well, JayDee, I look at it this way. I'm am grateful to God for living in this time that I got to know about what Jesus did and is going to do.
2007-07-16 07:31:13 · answer #10 · answered by Molly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋