Littlelambseativy

That is not sufficient an answer! Many Canadians prayed for Trump to be victorious.. Pray for Canada and Poilievre ( Poli ev) to win or if the WEF wins, then what does the US do with someone twice as left and friend of China and China’s influence on the northern border do? It is incumbent on the US Christian to pray for Canada daily! Canada needs you!

I firmly believe before, even the fall of Satan, God the father in his omniscience knew that man, Adam and Eve, you and I, would sin and that a sacrifice would be needed. therefore the father asked His beloved son Jesus if he would be the sacrifice and Jesus agreed. God sees the beginning of history/time from one end to the other.. he sees everything at one time. God is not limited to time. He does not see today and cannot see tomorrow or the beginning of time He IS time. Time abides in Him. Just so from before creation, He knew what Lucifer would do, how many angels would fall, that Adam His beautiful creation, would succumb to Eve. He knew who would accept His Son’s sacrifice and who would reject it scoffing at the mere thought of needing a redeemer. How gruesome, nailed to a cross? Yet that was the price which was demanded. If you accept this without question or hesitation, if you accept believing Jesus died for you, you are pre destined to be in heaven with the rest of those of us waiting for the rapture…no questions asked. YOU made the choice to follow Jesus by accepting His sacrifice. God did not pick you, YOU picked JESUS and that was all it took from before the earth was created to be predestined by God.

1Timothy 2: 3-6 For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, 4 who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth. 5 For there is one God and one Mediator between God and men, the Man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself a ransom for all, As I interpret the above scripture above there is “no” question that Jesus came so that “all” might be saved. That salvation depends on “free will” only. God, cannot decide who enters heaven it is up to man (us). God in His foreknowledge knows who will accept Jesus’ gift of eternal life and thereby predestines the one who accepts that gift of salvation. (As I attempt to put Pastor Jack Hibbs words to this to make foreknowledge easier to understand) ….it is as we were watching the Rose Bowl parade from the Goodyear blimp. We can see the beginning of the parade ( to God all of human history) as it passed by but we also can see the floats as they pass the mid point yet, we can also see the last float that will come by…all at the same time! Because of our position above the parade route. ) That is how God predestines, He sees the past, present and future of our lives and knows if we will accept or reject Jesus’ gift of eternal life. As Timothy says, it is for all but only man (each one) decides where we will spend eternity.

But, God the Father chose the cross as the manner the Son would be our Sacrifice and He will bear the marks of that crucifixion for eternity. There can be no denying the cross. Man did not choose the cross. God did. Should I be honoured? No, but remembered as the way Jesus paid for man’s sin? Yes..especially MY sins. So, as the author of another song says,” I will glory in the cross.”. Some look at the cross as a hideous thing… no, Jesus agreed to bear my sins there..is it to be held in esteem rather than the One who willingly paid with His life? Absolutely Not.

The thing we as humans forget in a time of emotional stress is that God sees not just today’s circumstance but He sees the future at the same time. Our eyes can be so blinded by our emotion we see only what we want to see. He sees the other person unfiltered and has a better plan for us… one for mutual good. Sit back and rest in God. You may see only what you want to see in this person. Trust God and wait for Him to show you what He sees and has planned.

In Job's time, as amazing as it sounds, God put a hedge around Job because of his righteousness in following every aspect of "the law". Satan knew this. But God because of His "foreknowledge" knew that Job would not deny Him nor curse Him. This is the aspect that shows us that Satan cannot touch one of the born-again believers without God's permission and should be a great comfort to us. As God permitted it, He also blessed because of it and increased what Job lost because of the trial he went through yet remained faithful to God.

Nowhere in that scripture does it say that God “causes” all things. He may permit things to happen but not cause.

When the temple was built in the wilderness, God told Moses how and what to make.. a duplicates of what the temple in heaven is like and has even to the golden cherubim. The cherubs surround God’s throne. God needs “no” mediator in heaven… He took care of Satan’s prideful disrespect all by Himself.. God is not man that He needs a mediator to deal with prideful angels.

Hold on.. Satan came before God. God was remarking about Job’s righteousness. That was when Satan “asked permission” to tempt Job. God, knowing Job, gave it.

But Lucifer was a created being… where in the Bible do you see Lucifer as a mediator! Nowhere does it say what you describe about Lucifer.. read Ezekiel 28. In addition, Jesus was our Mediator from before the earth was formed. There was no mediator needed in heaven for the angels. Also the Ark of the Covenant in heaven is identical to the one that the Jews had in their temple.

Where do you see Lucifer as mediator? He was part of the morning stars who sang in heaven…he was created with timbrels and pipes to possibly lead the singing. Pipes are like flutes and timbrel is like a tambourine. Job 38. He was a cherub who was near the throne singing or leading the heavenly choir. He was most beautiful and adorned with all the gems. But mediator?

If offended on a forum... walk away log off or on a new topic and do not respond... end it. If someone in person offends you, smile, walk away and ask God to forgive them and do not let the enemy's fiery darts continue to get you. Easy to say but forgiving is the best.. as Jesus said.

But it was oil they needed… not flame.

Forgiveness is for our mental, physical and spiritual wellbeing. To hold a grudge harms us. Sin is Christ’s to forgive.

There is a difference between the Book of Life and the Lamb’s Book of Life.