God is taking off His gloves with us.... are we ready?

[R. Hartono]

The kingdom of heaven is not found in any church buildings but in the hearts that forgive n share happiness. Its useless to speak a lot of verses   if we don't hv the kingdom of God in our hearts.

[Wayne222]

I mean bad things have been happening for 2000 years. Remember six million jews were murdered.  Yet the lord says occupy.  We are to do his will and work for Jesus till he comes. 

[Jostler]

this is actually a very good thing   It's a matter of whose perspective we choose to view it from.  And where our loyalties lie.

[Wayne222]

7 minutes ago, Jostler said:

this is actually a very good thing   It's a matter of whose perspective we choose to view it from.  And where our loyalties lie.

How is this a good thing ? God can make some good come out of anything. But it's a sad thing. 

[Jostler]

8 minutes ago, Wayne222 said:

How is this a good thing ? God can make some good come out of anything. But it's a sad thing. 

well, if He told us to "look up" when we see these things beginning, there must be a way to understand it is a good thing....His coming is drawing nigh.  He did not tell us to look up and be depressed.....

[Wayne222]

Just now, Jostler said:

well, if He told us to "look up" when we see these things beginning, there must be a way to understand it is a good thing....His coming is drawing nigh.  He did not tell us to look up and be depressed.....

He was talking about the heavenly signs. He called pestilence sorrows. If you see people die of this virus and with tubes down there lungs you can not rejoice. 

[Jostler]

1 minute ago, Wayne222 said:

He was talking about the heavenly signs. He called pestilence sorrows. If you see people die of this virus and with tubes down there lungs you can not rejoice. 

I would never encourage anyone to rejoice over someone's death.  But death is stalking this land...and the whole world.  And some here now will not be much longer.  But there is a reason a loving God is allowing this.  And understanding what that reason is, seeing this from HIS perspective and what He will achieve through it, gives plenty of reason to rejoice.   Understanding the battle field also gives understanding of how to fight in such a way that as many as possible are snatched out of harm's way as is possible.

Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy, not Jesus....He's coming to eliminate theft, destruction and murder. 

[Wayne222]

1 hour ago, Jostler said:

I would never encourage anyone to rejoice over someone's death.  But death is stalking this land...and the whole world.  And some here now will not be much longer.  But there is a reason a loving God is allowing this.  And understanding what that reason is, seeing this from HIS perspective and what He will achieve through it, gives plenty of reason to rejoice.   Understanding the battle field also gives understanding of how to fight in such a way that as many as possible are snatched out of harm's way as is possible.

Satan comes to steal, kill and destroy, not Jesus....He's coming to eliminate theft, destruction and murder. 

We rejoice in what God makes good. But sorry no rejoice for coronavirus.  I rejoice in God. If you die from this I would not rejoice. 

[JohnD]

11 hours ago, JustPassingThru said:

Sorry friend, your title and your thread are a total "turn off" for me.

My father was a boxer and when he was mad, angry at me he always threatened me with "putting on" his gloves and "boxing" me!

Because of that I had a extremely hard time "relating" to God as a "father;" ...but He loves me, ...understands me and my personality and my problems, ....and is faithful, ...I now "know" my Heavenly Father and He is "nothing" like you portray Him.

You mentioned the "prodigal" son, ...but you didn't talk about his loving father that was watching, waiting for his return and because of his great love for his son when he saw him a long way off didn't wait for him to knock on the door, ..oh no, ...he "ran" to greet, take him in his arms and "love on" his son.

That portrays the Heavenly Father that has His arms around me.

Yes, Father is "shaking" the world and yes some of his children are being shaken by it as they watch their house of cards falling down, ...but all that is necessary is to "believe" in their hearts what He has told them in His Word and they will see they are "firmly" planted, standing on the Rock that cannot be shaken, ...just like our own children when they did something foolish and put their lives in danger, ...but when we had them in our arms again all we could do is sob in relief and hold them tight and our love for them flowed out of our hearts to them in an unspoken manner and and way, ...they "knew" we loved them and they would say on their own, without any provocation..., "I'm sorry daddy." 

Why not post threads that are uplifting, encouraging, comforting, filled with God's Agape Love for His children, ...why not teach from His Word rather than some book written by man?

My I humbly suggest, in the Love of Christ, the advice I learned from my mother, "You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar."

Lord bless

Father can mean Creator. In fact, Jesus (preincarnate) is our Creator (John 1:1-3 /  Colossians 1:13-16 / Isaiah 44:24). 

The one we call the Heavenly Father is the Creator of the body of Jesus (Hebrews 1:5 / Hebrews 10:5 / John 1:14).  Only Jesus is his one true Son (creation in body).

The Spirit of Jesus (God the Word) is equal to the one we call the Heavenly Father. (Just to assure everyone this is not some underhanded attempt to undeify Jesus).

We are children of the Heavenly Father through adoption (Romans 8:15).  And he loves us unlike any Earthly parent ever could:

John 16:27 (AV)
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

John 3:35 (AV)
35 The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

 

 

[JohnD]

God will judge. God has judged, but it is not a thing he delights in.
Best not to put him to the test.  God is a merciful God, a gracious God
ever trying to deliver humanity from sin and the consequences of sin.
Even in the Law and in the Old Testament God repeatedly gives mercy
and grace to mankind.

He could have washed his hands of the whole thing in Genesis 3, but he didn't.
God will judge. God has judged. But the longer I live the more I see people weaponize
the Bible and even God far more than he ever intended it.
God is love.
Love can be tough. True love is tough. But it's intent and purpose is OUR benefit.
How many times the LORD has bent over backwards to show this to us!

Love him.

Trust him.