My belief is simple. That there is a God, that I was made in His image and that there really is a battle going on in the spiritual world. "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:12)
That Satan has managed to convince so many so called intellects that there isn't a God ranks as one of the greatest deceptions of all time. French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) wrote, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist.” he is cunning and has been perpetuating this lie since time immemorial, remember Eve in the garden?
Jesus said: "The thief comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10
I have often wondered myself adey how God who is all-loving could allow His children who have succumbed to the devices of Satan, to allow His angels on judgment day to "...cast them into a furnace of fire: (where) there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 13:37) It is hard to understand this unless you understand God. He is not man that He should lie. Because He has said it, His will must be done. We in turn cannot purport to claim ignorance for we have heard but chosen not to receive.
This is still something I struggle to understand. However, I know I will never have all the answers. I am prepared to simply follow Gods truth. If anything you should blame humankind for being blind and choosing to follow their own self-destructive paths, instead of constantly blaming God for all our woes. God gave us the freedom to choose.
------------Virgos dont like chaos, gerrit? ----------
My belief is simple. That there is a God, that I was made in His image and that there really is a battle going on in the spiritual world. "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places." (Ephesians 6:12)
That Satan has managed to convince so many so called intellects that there isn't a God ranks as one of the greatest deceptions of all time. French poet Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) wrote, “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he doesn’t exist.” he is cunning and has been perpetuating this lie since time immemorial, remember Eve in the garden?
Jesus said: "The thief comes to steal, to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly." John 10:10
I have often wondered myself adey how God who is all-loving could allow His children who have succumbed to the devices of Satan, to allow His angels on judgment day to "...cast them into a furnace of fire: (where) there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth." (Matthew 13:37) It is hard to understand this unless you understand God. He is not man that He should lie. Because He has said it, His will must be done. We in turn cannot purport to claim ignorance for we have heard but chosen not to receive.
This is still something I struggle to understand. However, I know I will never have all the answers. I am prepared to simply follow Gods truth. If anything you should blame humankind for being blind and choosing to follow their own self-destructive paths, instead of constantly blaming God for all our woes. God gave us the freedom to choose.
------------Virgos dont like chaos, gerrit? ----------