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ReverendDG
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Message 10 of 234 (342841)
08-23-2006 6:31 PM
Reply to: Message 3 by Phat
08-19-2006 12:36 AM


Re: IF Satan is a reality.....
pah phat you should know better! satan is not lucifer, its a mis-translation of the name for venus in the kjv

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ReverendDG
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Message 88 of 234 (349238)
09-15-2006 3:10 AM
Reply to: Message 84 by viewfromthetop
09-14-2006 6:26 PM


Re: The Gospel of Grace Necessitates the Devil
People have much the same predestined path to follow. Those that have not be saved are under the authority of satan until they get saved. Once saved they are under the authority of the Holy Spirit and all is according to God's plan for grace and mercy. God determined who would be part of the elect group before the foundation of the world. And the elect are drawn to him in resistence.
that makes no sense at all, god has no control over satan? didn't he create satan, i thought he was all powerful and could do anything?
and if god has created us for one group or another then we are doomed before we even get a shot at heaven? what kind of god is that that would do such a terrible thing, i thought he loved us?
this god you have is a monster worse than satan ever could be, with his picking and choosing who gets elected to go to heaven without a trial, this isn't even biblical! jesus even says we will be tried on our conduct in life! [/qs]So the Holy Spirit has to intervene on the will of the elect to make sure they are dragged to God. Then they become heirs.[/qs] that doesn't make any sense at all, you controdict yourself! if god decided who would go and who would not before god even created anything theres no point in the holy spirit doing anything if we already are meant for heaven
All was decided long ago. God's will is a completed work and we don't wait around for individual wills to decided or hold up the process.
so which is it? are we blessed before god even made us or are we damned if the holy spirit doesn't intervene?
you can't have it both ways you know, pick one

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ReverendDG
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Message 89 of 234 (349240)
09-15-2006 3:21 AM
Reply to: Message 87 by ringo
09-14-2006 7:27 PM


Re: The Gospel of Grace Necessitates the Devil
i find it ironic that the idea of lucifer being another name for satan comical considering that its non biblical, milton and dante infuenced this absurd belief
Lucifer - Wikipedia
from wiki, many non-canon texts also influenced this belief like enoch and adam and eve 1 and 2
The original Hebrew text of this verse was —— ‘ (heilel ben-schahar), meaning "Helel son of Shahar." Helel was a Babylonian / Canaanite god who was the son of another Babylonian / Canaanite god named Shahar.
Isa 14:12 How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!
helel = morning-star=lucifer
ben-shahar=god of the morn=son-of-the-morning
ringo you should knoww better than to forget the context from above it
14:4 You will recite this parable about the king of Babylonia: How has the oppressor come to an end, the arrogance been ended?
14:10 They will all proclaim and say to you, "You also have been stricken as we were; you are compared to us.
14:11 Brought down to the nether-world were your pride and the tumult of your stringed instruments; maggots are spread out under you, and worms are your covers.
if you read the whole thing it even says its about the king of babylonia
only people wanting to believe this satan=lucifer nonsense, ignore all the stuff that says its not talking about satan but about a king claiming to be the son of a god, sounds kind of ironic to me..
plus its funny its the only line they use every other useage is not:
et quasi meridianus fulgor consurget tibi ad vesperam et cum te consumptum putaveris orieris ut lucifer
the translaters of the kjv changed it to morning but kept the line in isiah
And thine age shall be clearer than the noonday thou shalt shine forth thou shalt be as the morning
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ReverendDG
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Message 112 of 234 (350598)
09-20-2006 8:05 AM
Reply to: Message 90 by ringo
09-15-2006 4:19 AM


Re: The Gospel of Grace Necessitates the Devil
sorry lol, i was feeling odd that time or i wouldn't have posted that must stuff

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ReverendDG
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Message 113 of 234 (350601)
09-20-2006 8:17 AM
Reply to: Message 91 by viewfromthetop
09-15-2006 8:48 AM


Re: The Gospel of Grace Necessitates the Devil
RevDG, we are born in sin and shappened in inequity. We follow the prince of the world (satan) until we are drawn (resistence) to God based on a plan that God contrived before any of us were born. If God is going to change His mind willy/nilly then He may squish us all like bugs which He could do but won't based on His word. As for predetermining the group of the elect, are you prepared to cut Rom 9 from the Bible which follows Malachi? For the exact purpose that no man could boast and be prideful above God's will, He purposed to love one twin and hate the other before the foudation of the world. That is your God. Do you still love Him now?
i would cut pauls writtings from the bible if it would mean that people would condemm others less and love others more.
as for esau, he was an idiot and let himself fall to his own folly, he represented anyone israel hated, so his existence is questionable
And please don't confuse God so loved the world with the world of all people. God made hell and intends to send a lot of people there. And the same author that wrote God so loved the world also quoted Jesus as stating that He (Jesus) prays not for the world but for those that the Father has given Him. Further scripture indicates in end times that there will be separation from those doing the same work in that some are taken and some not. Thus there will be some empty places in the pews and some people left shaking their heads in disbelief.
because revelations hold such authority that the churchs took nearly 500 years to decide it was inspired by god?
I didn't write this stuff, He did. But I don't hear too many sermons on Rom 9. BTW God has absolute control over satan, I never implied He didn't. I only implied that He created a plan and is working it backwards because His ways are not our ways.
his plan? i don't think you have a clue what god is planning, this is you parroting what you have been told by your "church"
As for the elect, they were predetermined. If you were not predetermined, you are a vessel of wrath and you don't have a chance. But you won't know that until it is too late. On the other hand even things such as simple as reading this forum can indicate faith as faith comes by hearing the Word. The elect are called to speak the Word and will be rewarded as having shown acts of faith in so doing. We just need to have an alter call on the forum.
yes and this shows god is a heartless bastard that picks who should go to a place to be with him and those who go to hell to burn, this is the sign of a loving god?
no this sounds like the lies of the very creature you claim is prince of this world. if god loves us so much wheres his mercy?, where shit love? i don't see it

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ReverendDG
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Message 114 of 234 (350603)
09-20-2006 8:20 AM
Reply to: Message 92 by viewfromthetop
09-15-2006 10:23 AM


Re: The Gospel of Grace Necessitates the Devil
RevDG, forgot to suggest you repent for calling God a monster. I believe KJ frequently uses fear the Lord.
if your petty whiney god requires that i ask for forgiveness for calling him a monster i don't want him. the god i worship is a god of streight that can take a few punchs and still love me.

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ReverendDG
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Message 115 of 234 (350606)
09-20-2006 8:23 AM
Reply to: Message 106 by viewfromthetop
09-18-2006 3:56 PM


Re: The Gospel of Grace Necessitates the Devil
Ok I'll bite Ringo. If Satan reformed and you were there to witness it, you had better put on you sun screen. Presume you are living a lie and are bound in hell like Satan since the only way Satan can repent is by lying about it.
your god is so powerless that he can't even see into his own creations heart?
he created satan didn't he? why wouldn't he be able to know the truth?
by the way if satan repented god would forgive him, unless there truely is a limit to gods love?

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ReverendDG
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Message 121 of 234 (350815)
09-20-2006 8:15 PM
Reply to: Message 119 by viewfromthetop
09-20-2006 6:40 PM


Re: The Gospel of Grace Necessitates the Devil
well i have to say, i've never had someone misunderstand my posts this badly before.
if you truely are this shaken by my view on paul, maybe you need to look into what you believe, paul or jesus?

Stop this. Head back towards the topic. It is "What if Satan reformed?"

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