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But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you; - Matthew 5:44
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. - Matthew 5:45
For if ye love them which love you, what reward have ye? do not even the publicans the same? And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye more than others? do not even the publicans so? - Matthew 5:46-47
Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect. - Matthew 5:48
But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the evil. - Luke 6:35
And he said unto them, The kings of the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and they that exercise authority upon them are called benefactors. But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve - Luke 22:25-26
originally posted by: cavtrooper7
Then soldiers have heaven as well,while not all have grudges,some really do.
originally posted by: Jansy
a reply to: arpgme
Lucifer (Satan) is also a son of God. The Father knows him, intimately, knows how he thinks, how he acts. The Father is omniscient, omnipotent...he KNOWS the heart of all His children. The prophecies revealed by God to His prophets are because He understands Lucifer's plan, knows his behaviors, understands what he will do (which is ANYTHING, Satan will do anything and everything to lure away the children of God). The Father knows the end from the beginning...we are not puppets, we have our agency, but again, the Father knows us intimately...He knows what we will do...but He allows us to do it - for our betterment or our damnation.
originally posted by: Jansy
a reply to: arpgme
Lucifer (Satan) is also a son of God. The Father knows him, intimately, knows how he thinks, how he acts. The Father is omniscient, omnipotent...he KNOWS the heart of all His children. The prophecies revealed by God to His prophets are because He understands Lucifer's plan, knows his behaviors, understands what he will do (which is ANYTHING, Satan will do anything and everything to lure away the children of God). The Father knows the end from the beginning...we are not puppets, we have our agency, but again, the Father knows us intimately...He knows what we will do...but He allows us to do it - for our betterment or our damnation.
I think the exact same thing. I hate it when others blame others for their actions. That's not what men do, that's what a coward does. The ones without power meaning all citizens, need to come forward and fight as one, that's the only way we'll save all of huMANITY. We are all different because we see ourselves that way. The only real difference that matters is one's intentions and doings. Those are what separates good from evil. Well in my opinion.
originally posted by: swanne
a reply to: randyvs
I believe that the prophecies of the Bible are being intentionally fulfilled by some anthropocidal power. What better way to cover one's immoral actions than by calling such actions the "work of God"?
You wonder why John foresaw a force capable of ending the world. I present to you such a force, and it is way older than John himself: human selfishness.
originally posted by: GeovanyJesusCastillo
I think the exact same thing. I hate it when others blame others for their actions. That's not what men do, that's what a coward does. The ones without power meaning all citizens, need to come forward and fight as one, that's the only way we'll save all of huMANity.(God created Man? God created HuMANS). We are all different because we see ourselves that way. The only real difference that matters is one's intentions and doings. Those are what separates good from evil. Well in my opinion.
originally posted by: swanne
a reply to: randyvs
I believe that the prophecies of the Bible are being intentionally fulfilled by some anthropocidal power. What better way to cover one's immoral actions than by calling such actions the "work of God"?
You wonder why John foresaw a force capable of ending the world. I present to you such a force, and it is way older than John himself: human selfishness.
originally posted by: GeovanyJesusCastillo
originally posted by: GeovanyJesusCastillo
I think the exact same thing. I hate it when others blame others for their actions. That's not what men do, that's what a coward does. The ones without power meaning all citizens, need to come forward and fight as one, that's the only way we'll save all of huMANity.(God created Man? God created HuMANS). We are all different because we see ourselves that way. The only real difference that matters is one's intentions and doings. Those two things are what separates good from evil. Well in my opinion.
originally posted by: swanne
a reply to: randyvs
I believe that the prophecies of the Bible are being intentionally fulfilled by some anthropocidal power. What better way to cover one's immoral actions than by calling such actions the "work of God"?
You wonder why John foresaw a force capable of ending the world. I present to you such a force, and it is way older than John himself: human selfishness.
Others connect Tubal-cain's work to making weapons of war. Rashi notes that he "spiced and refined the Cain's craft to make weapons for murderers.