ABMF Posted March 12, 2014 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 11 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/09/2014 Status: Offline Share Posted March 12, 2014 (edited) To: whomever wishes to comment and discuss. What do you think about this article? What are your own personal viewpoints and stance on the topics touched on in this article? What points do you believe the article contains that are valid or not? Please use scriptures to support your position and views, as this will enhance the topic for general discussion. “the author and finisher of our faith” Hebrews 12:1-3 Who is the Author of your faith? Is it God or the Flesh? Do you trust Jesus Christ for your Finances according to Matthew 6:33 or The Finance Company and your ability to earn money through this world’s financial schemes and debts? Do you trust Jesus Christ for your health or do you trust the Doctors and the medical system and health insurance? Do you Trust Jesus Christ for your protection and the protection of your Items? Or do you carry insurance on them or on yourself? Who is your Faith in? The medical system, the insurance company, the credit card, or the college education? Where are you laying up your treasure of your investments and savings? Is it God and His Kingdom? Or is it the latest fad on the stock market and the best 401k and IRA? Now many people will say “both” as an answer to many of these questions because they will not be honest with themselves and don’t want to fall into the category of “not trusting God.” To digress for a moment to explain that a 401k, college education and saving your money are not signs of not trusting God in and of themselves, however it is the heart motive behind them that counts. Going into debt to borrow money from the world finance systems, or getting health, wealth and life insurance or dependency on the medical system of this world do indicate the clear unscriptural placement and authorship of one’s faith. Many will fall into the area of not knowing any better of how to trust God alone in all these areas. Still others will know and have heard God’s word regarding the matters of trusting Him and gone on with doing it their own way. These two groups are both going to suffer loss of reward; just one is going to suffer worse than the other. This is not written to those who already know, but to the ones who do not. Why? So that you can take heed that God and His word do have an opinion of how a life of faith looks and is to be lived. The Bible gives many clear principles on how to live a life of faith. If you do not live a life of faith according to the scriptures you cannot be pleasing to God. You are not given an assurance of God’s highest rewards in the life to come and are excluded from many categories of richness in Him apart from faith. It is not so much a question of salvation being lost, but who wants to be saved as if by fire? Or as some say “the skin of your teeth”? Seek to walk by faith totality, in complete discipleship and submission to God." Edited March 12, 2014 by OneLight Touched it up a bit for easier reading Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted March 12, 2014 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 593 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 55,875 Content Per Day: 7.55 Reputation: 27,626 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted March 12, 2014 it is my opinion that a person who can afford health insurance and does not have it... is a fool. if a person has a medical problem that requires long term medical care and he refuses to use it.... he is a fool. if you die and you have no life insurance and leave your wife and kids without means of livelyhood you are an ignorant fool... if you don't get some kind of education you deserve to do hard labor all your life..... just my personal thoughts.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coheir Posted March 13, 2014 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 104 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 2,458 Content Per Day: 0.55 Reputation: 729 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/09/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/31/1950 Share Posted March 13, 2014 it is my opinion that a person who can afford health insurance and does not have it... is a fool. if a person has a medical problem that requires long term medical care and he refuses to use it.... he is a fool. if you die and you have no life insurance and leave your wife and kids without means of livelyhood you are an ignorant fool... if you don't get some kind of education you deserve to do hard labor all your life..... just my personal thoughts.... I kinda agree with you all the things listed above should be done for yourself and wife and kids. In schools today a child gets what ever they need ( ex. one on one teaching ) so they have a better chance for a good education than back in my school days it was not like it is now. you did bring matt 5:22 to my mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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