BlindSeeker Posted February 20, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 4,031 Content Per Day: 0.52 Reputation: 425 Days Won: 5 Joined: 03/22/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20, 2016 15 minutes ago, enoob57 said: It is not a vendetta but jealously for The Authority of Scriptures... you do not contain this in your belief system which then brings everything you write into question because we do not know what source you are using... others may not know this of you and I am making sure they do! You are at all times being evaluated by The Scripture here so you'll just have to get used to it... Love, Steven Oh enoob57, have you been marked for burning in this inquisition too? Amazingly she can speak of you having a vendetta when she herself proudly wears hers like a brightly colored robe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted February 20, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20, 2016 16 minutes ago, Refined said: Like most of Lewis's writings, it has a little value. But i find it quite deficient in others I suppose. But anyway, just opinions either way. That's really sad to hear you hold his writings in such low esteem. I find him to be a man of humble heart and deep understanding of the things of God. But yes, they are opinions either way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted February 20, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20, 2016 14 minutes ago, BlindSeeker said: When most of his writings are admittedly fictional works, it is amazing people elevated them so highly. What does the Scripture say about giving such heed to fables? Someone doesn't know CS Lewis' writings very well it appears or understand his views on allegory or much of anything about him. It's sad to see people feel the need to expound on something they know so little of. For those interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._S._Lewis One can find a near exhaustive list of his writings here: http://www.amazon.com/lm/2KJWPFPTZECD which include numerous non-fiction works such as Mere Christianity "This essential texts sums up Lewis' approach to Christianity and provides an intellectual exemplar for the "thinking Christian"" The Problem of Pain "Lewis' rational apologetic for why a loving God allows suffering. I love the quote "Pain is God's megaphone to rouse a deaf world."" A Grief Observed "This is Lewis' existential apologetic for the problem of suffering. It is a copy of his personal anguish and struggles after the death of his wife Joy." The Weight of Glory "My favorite collection of Lewis essays. The title essay changed my philosophy of life and faith." C. S. Lewis' Letters to Children "A fun, light-hearted look at the softer side of Lewis. I love the fact that he never talked down to children. He treated them like real people with valid concerns." The Abolition of Man "This is his most explicitly philosophical work, an attempt to show the necessity of the existence "absolute and universal values"" Present Concerns "Another random collection, this time dealing with more cultural issues of Lewis' day. Less relevant but still a good study of Lewisian thought." The Four Loves "This book has a lot of practical and philosophical reflections on the variety of human affections that we lump under the English word "love". Miracles "This is Lewis' "Treatise contra naturalism". He makes a very strong case for the rationality of a supernaturalist worldview." God in the Dock: Essays on Theology and Ethics "One of the best (and largest) collection of Lewis' essays" Letters to an American Lady "A collection of letters Lewis wrote over a long period of years to an American lady he never met. A good look at the "pastoral" Lewis." And the list just goes on and on and on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enoob57 Posted February 20, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 35 Topic Count: 99 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 41,053 Content Per Day: 7.97 Reputation: 21,388 Days Won: 76 Joined: 03/13/2010 Status: Offline Birthday: 07/27/1957 Share Posted February 20, 2016 1 hour ago, thereselittleflower said: No enoob. No one has talked about sola scritpura in this thread. No one has talked about anything you've brought up in your responses to me in this thread. When someone starts stalking someone to deliberately bring up topics unrelated to the thread in order to attack them, this reveals a vendetta and when it is done repeatedly, this reveals stalking. You have simply hijacked this thread for your own personal purpose and vendetta. So you will need to examine your own heart ask why you are violating the rules of this site like this? Let me help you catch up dear one This thread- Following 5 what do we really know about Satan, Who is he ? There is only one source to answer this question ... and that was the topic at hand! My showing the Scripture to be the only source to answer that -however you built a straw man argument of off topic due to the light it placed you in... you see 'LF' there's an assembly of believers here that weigh everything by The Scripture for we are born of The Living Word Christ The Lord Jesus and by that Word we are told that He 'IS' the Way, The Truth, The Life as The only High Priest and authority... So we lead them in God's Word alone 'Sola Scriptura' which you deny as the proper way to do so by your belief system which is: popery oral traditions equal to that of Scripture- (although they in written form are contradictory), apocrypha, prophecy of todays tongues, etc. So as you make your way around the threads it is my duty to God in the Scriptures to point out the multiplicity of error you might contain... CS Lewis speaking of his understanding of Scripture can only be evaluated by The Scripture so one must know what the Scripture says to determine the subject of this thread listed above and Lewis's writing... Love, Steven Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted February 20, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 185 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,224 Content Per Day: 3.34 Reputation: 16,647 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20, 2016 Screwtape Letters is fiction. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thereselittleflower Posted February 20, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 6 Topic Count: 58 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 5,457 Content Per Day: 1.70 Reputation: 4,220 Days Won: 37 Joined: 07/01/2015 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20, 2016 3 minutes ago, Willa said: Screwtape Letters is fiction. Yeah it is. It uses a fictional presentation as a vehicle to communicate spiritual truths in a way people can more easily understand. Jesus used parables and stories. Those were fictional too. Have you ever read it Willa? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willa Posted February 20, 2016 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 68 Topic Count: 185 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 14,224 Content Per Day: 3.34 Reputation: 16,647 Days Won: 30 Joined: 08/14/2012 Status: Offline Share Posted February 20, 2016 1 John 5 15-19 Whoever confesses that Jesus is the Son of God, God remains in him, and he in God. 16 We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him. 17 In this love has been made perfect among us, that we may have boldness in the day of judgment, because as he is, even so are we in this world. 18 There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear, because fear has punishment. He who fears is not made perfect in love. 19 We love him, because he first loved us. I must keep my eyes on Jesus to be able to walk on water or walk in the Spirit. If the evil in the world gets my attention it is more likely that I become fearful, forgetting God's love for me and for the world he sent his Son to die for. I must be filled with and walking in the Spirit to share God's love for those in the clutches of evil. I need to allow Jesus' compassion to reach out through me. So I need to focus on God. Perhaps other people can focus on the enemy and the works of the enemy and do the work of God by walking in the Spirit. But Romans 8:5 ESV says that those who walk in the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh (like witchcraft,or sorcery,, impurity, dissensions. Gal 5:19) But those who live according ot the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. I don't believe we can be effective in doing the things of God unless we do them God's way, by His Spirit. Blessings, Willa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted June 15, 2016 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,990 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,688 Content Per Day: 11.83 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted June 15, 2016 Question: "Who is Satan? Who is the devil?" Answer: People's beliefs concerning Satan range from the silly to the abstract—from a little red guy with horns who sits on your shoulder urging you to sin, to an expression used to describe the personification of evil. The Bible, however, gives us a clear portrait of who Satan is and how he affects our lives. Put simply, the Bible defines Satan as an angelic being who fell from his position in heaven due to sin and is now completely opposed to God, doing all in his power to thwart God's purposes. Satan was created as a holy angel. Isaiah 14:12 possibly gives Satan’s pre-fall name as Lucifer. Ezekiel 28:12-14 describes Satan as having been created a cherub, apparently the highest created angel. He became arrogant in his beauty and status and decided he wanted to sit on a throne above that of God (Isaiah 14:13-14; Ezekiel 28:15; 1 Timothy 3:6). Satan’s pride led to his fall. Notice the many “I will” statements in Isaiah 14:12-15. Because of his sin, God permanently removed Satan from his exalted position and role. Satan became the ruler of this world and the prince of the power of the air (John 12:31; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Ephesians 2:2). He is an accuser (Revelation 12:10), a tempter (Matthew 4:3; 1 Thessalonians 3:5), and a deceiver (Genesis 3; 2 Corinthians 4:4; Revelation 20:3). His very name means “adversary” or “one who opposes.” Another of his titles, the devil, means “slanderer.” Even though he was cast out of heaven, he still seeks to elevate his throne above God. He counterfeits all that God does, hoping to gain the worship of the world and encourage opposition to God's kingdom. Satan is the ultimate source behind every false cult and world religion. Satan will do anything and everything in his power to oppose God and those who follow God. However, Satan’s destiny is sealed—an eternity in the lake of fire (Revelation 20:10). http://www.gotquestions.org/who-Satan.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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