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this is a question that been on my mind and i would love comment/answers to what degree sould you judge yourself of how obident you are to god and if you see yourself as being good how do you gaurd yourself against pride from feeling that you are a obident beleiver?

also remember zep 2:4 "For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up" - zep 2:4 something i read in the news The rocket is usually one of two models, the Qassam 1 with a maximum range of 3km (1.8 miles) and the Qassam 2 with a range of up to 9km. A third model, the Qassam 3, is believed to have a range of 10km. The newer Qassams could technically thus reach the large Israeli industrial city of Ashkelon. do u beleive this could be the way part of zep 2:4 will be fullfilled?

My response is that saying that something is being taken out of "context" is a frequent rationalization that I hear when a passage is presented that is not so flattering to the God being presented in the Bible. The information that is in the passage is that people hear the "voice" of God telling them to kill without mercy. This killing without mercy includes, but is not limited to, children. It is a relevant quote when one considers the stark contrast to the "merciful" God that many would like to believe about the God of the Bible. I don't see where anything either prior to or after that quote mitigates what has been said. It is not just killing (bad enough) but the killing without mercy that is remarkable. Did you read the passage in its context and see that it is a prophetic utterance by an angel showing Ezekiel things that must happen? I get the feeling you are not really interested in finding out what the text really says and are not open to using literary techniques that scholars use on all written works. You simply have you mind made up, and are willing to take things out of context to prove your point. What is it about the Ezekiel passage that make you think it is not a prophecy????? Read Ezekiel 6:1-2 which is the beginning of the oracle that extends into Ezekiel 10: And the word of the LORD came to me saying, 2 "Son of man, set your face toward the mountains of Israel, and prophesy against them Ezekiel 6:1-2 NASB He then states the reasons for the terrible things that will befall Israel: and say, 'Mountains of Israel, listen to the word of the Lord God! Thus says the Lord God to the mountains, the hills, the ravines and the valleys: "Behold, I Myself am going to bring a sword on you, and I will destroy your high places. 4 "So your altars will become desolate, and your incense altars will be smashed; and I shall make your slain fall in front of your idols. Ezekiel 6:3-4 NASB Now, I am open to hearing your view as to why my contention that this is a prophesy is incorrect. Please explain Whether it is a prophecy or not is not relevant to me. I am questioning the character of God as it is presented in the Bible. There are major contradictions between a perfect, omniscient, omnipresent, and omnipotent deity and the anthropomorphic character that is presented in the Bible. As I have said previously, when one is faced with the decision as to whether this book is inspired by man or a perfect deity, the human influence is overwhelming. It plays like an animated movie created in Hollywood. The Ezekiel verses were presented with that in mind. Do those verses sound like they are from a perfect deity or something that a human would make up? I see no need whatsoever to have it relate to a context in order to understand that point. I believe that the Bible is a fairy tale. You may argue context issues as to whether its story requires context for understanding, but I will argue that it is a fairy tale nonetheless. then you have your mind made up and there is no need to continue this conversation and if ur saying its wrong to kill than is it wrong to kill the killers?

Well...from your very quotes from the Quran, you can see it is full of lies. Their god, Allah is not Jehovah, and don't let them tell you otherwise--Allah is an idol. I will pray for you, dear, that your eyes will be opened to the truth of the scripture that warns us about marrying unequally. There is a reason for that command! I would hope that you will obey God in this. If you do not, you are heading headlong into trouble--that is a promise. Blessings! if u talk to him please dont beleive him if he says you worship the same god IT IS A COMPLETE LIE

ya that was i was wondering

"I know! that part is killing me too if we wont be together in heaven.. but i don't know. I was thinking about, maybe muslums believe in the same god as we, only they believe in a different way.. Because i see a lot of resemblens in our religions... It can make sense or don't you think so? For example.. we all are human beings but there's a lot of cultures we just do things differently.. are you getting my point? Its just a taught" Koran Sura 5 verse 78 "Christ, the Son of Mary, was no more than an apostle." "The Messiah, Jesus the son of Mary, was no more than God's apostle . . . God is but one God. GOD FORBID THAT HE SHOULD HAVE A SON!" (4:171) " 'God forbid that He Himself should beget a son!' " (19:29-) "'Praise be to God who has never begotten a son; who has no partner in His Kingdom . . .' " (17:111) those are quotes from the koran musllim claim to worship the same god but the denies that jesus was god therefore calling jesus a lair

id talk to him about it minister to him if god wants you to marry him god will guide him to christainity since he says dont be yoked to a non-beleiver

when i first got saved i got saved because i wanted forgivness but sometime i wonder was it really because i wanted fire innsurance and it makes me sad thinking about that is there anyway i can be sure i got saved for the right reason? i keep praying and everything but sometime i wonder am i really doing it for the right reason

this is just an example let say a millionaire retires and he attends church and he wants to give money would it be wrong for him to give the church 10% of all his money at once and not give the rest of his life since he has no more income? or sould he just give weekly?

lol i agree all it does it get em wet lol

The rocket is usually one of two models, the Qassam 1 with a maximum range of 3km (1.8 miles) and the Qassam 2 with a range of up to 9km. A third model, the Qassam 3, is believed to have a range of 10km. The newer Qassams could technically thus reach the large Israeli industrial city of Ashkelon. "For Gaza shall be forsaken, and Ashkelon a desolation: they shall drive out Ashdod at the noon day, and Ekron shall be rooted up" - zep 2:4 1.) Desolate - Devoid of inhabitants; deserted:

i wanted to request that sum1 that has really good knowledge of wat goin on in israel and israel prophetcy lead a study group