What does it mean that God is sovereign?

[kwikphilly]

MrM I'd like to answer you from my computer so if you don't mind waiting for me to get to it then that would be able to type more and much easier with lengthy replied-(I'm on my phone at the moment)

In His love, kwik

[kwikphilly]

4 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Is "philly" simply a reference to your gender, or your fondness for the ponies

at Gulfstream down there in south Florida? Or maybe you are originally from

the city of brethrenly Love!

Both actually- yes my gender & yes the pony passion I have- good guess!

[Mr. M]

3 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

In His love, kwik

Excellent, and no need to be kwik about it.

[Mr. M]

6 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

Both actually- yes my gender & yes the pony passion I have- good guess!

Okay, I visited your profile page, "the dashing pony" does kind of give it away!

I would love to visit Gulfstream, one of the more beautiful tracks in America.

Anyway, I should get off this thread with personal comments. Apologies to all.

[kwikphilly]

4 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Excellent, and no need to be kwik about it.

Thank you- your questions warrant a thorough response  and I cannot give you a proper reply in short .  I have a couple of things to do & have this marked for my attention

I appreciate your patience

[Mr. M]

1 minute ago, kwikphilly said:

Thank you- your questions warrant a thorough response  and I cannot give you a proper reply in short .  I have a couple of things to do & have this marked for my attention

I appreciate your patience

Is there a private, back channel chat function on this forum? 

[kwikphilly]

2 minutes ago, Mr. M said:

Is there a private, back channel chat function on this forum? 

Yes- discord is the chat room,once in that chatroom there is a feature to chat privately with someone in real time

We also have the private message system- to pm privately & include whomever you wish ( can be one or more members)

[enoob57]

48 minutes ago, kwikphilly said:

MrM I'd like to answer you from my computer so if you don't mind waiting for me to get to it then that would be able to type more and much easier with lengthy replied-(I'm on my phone at the moment)

In His love, kwik

just like a woman

[Selah7]

Is it not lawful for me to do what I wish with my own things?

- Matthew 20:15

God is sovereign.  We may not always understand God's perfect plan for our lives, but He does.  We can be sure of that.  Amen.  

[kwikphilly]

1 hour ago, Mr. M said:

Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

what then is your understanding  of "only-begotten Son", if not that God created

His Son first, and all else was created with Him, through Him, for Him, etc...

16 For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. 17 And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist. 18 And He is the head of the body, the church, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead, that in all things He may have the preeminence.

Colossians 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

My understanding is that the letter to the Colossians is a bit theologically

advanced for those young in the faith. 

Blessings MrM

   I'm back and now I can do what I want to do more easily from my computer so as to give a proper response to your wonderful question! You asked what my Understanding is of "only Begotten Son"-if NOT that God Created.,..I'll begin here with your quote of Scripture

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Colossians 1:15 He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation.

Here the reference to Jesus is regarding His Birth as a human being -though He is both Fully God & fully human ....Of course Adam was the first human but He was Created a complete & fully formed adult human being.....Jesus,in human form and as the Manifested Image of Almighty God was Born out of a mortal woman-this does not change His Distinct person of the GodHead,Jesus was not created,He Always Was/Is

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Galatians 3:16“Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.”

Here Paul makes it very clear that Gods "offspring" is Christ......and this same Jesus was WITH God from the beginning(of time as we know it)

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1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

² The same was in the beginning with God.      John:1-2

We see the Promise of the Seed to Come....

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¹³ For the promise, that He should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of Faith                         Romans 4:13

And in Gods Promise a Child will be Born yet that Child is God,Who Was,Who is ans shall Forever be.....

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King James Bible
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

          Isaiah 9:6
 

So I do hope Ive shown with Scripture my Understanding in relation to the Birth of Jesus as both GOD & human

Also you have referenced from  Colossians

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Colossians 2:9 For in Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily.

Perhaps the Book of Colossians might very well be a little advanced as it does cover several theological themes(which we would have much to discuss,might be a very fun Topic!)-for this topic the Divinity & Preeminence of Christ is applicable and Paul addressing the problems within the church which does include challenging those(we) Believers to examine their own lives to be transformed and made new in Christ Jesus as He is GOD

                        With love,in Christ-Kwik