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Jesus said the secret to the keys of heaven is desiring salvation and continuously seeking it, like a jihad of sorts on knowledge.
In order to be saves one must believe Jesus is lord, God. They must also spread those teachings and act in the way he described in his golden rule.
It's three mandatory rules. it's what he said. I don't think you fully understand that.
No where did Jesus praise what Jerusalem is, other than calling it full of hypocrites and the laws of man. He got upset for their desecration for what it meant in that time. But Jesus said that the temple would fall and rise again, in him, 3 days later.
So for all what you say, you have not gotten the point, assuming you are trying to follow what Jesus said.
Faith in him
Acting by the Golden rule
and teaching others this life.
That is what is needed for salvation. That is what he proclaimed.
Now as for the topic at hand, Jerusalem provides no purpose anymore. Jesus made himself the temple. And in doing so, God lives in all men for all men live and die through Christ's word.
And no, God's spirit did not always reside in man. For God so says:
"My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh"
And indeed, there is corn to be found in the weeds of Jerusalem. However, to harvest them is to have them find Christ and not worry about Jerusalem anymore.
For God also says he will destroy the city and make an eternal one in the heavens above. So to fight over that which will inevitably be destroyed is pointless and comparable to two penguins fighting over a fish on a piece of ice sheet as an ice breaker storms forward. If they continue to fight for the fish, they will both die. If they stop fighting over that which does not matter, then they will be saved and receive new fish.
Originally posted by mamabeth
Originally posted by tooo many pills
I think it was all planned from the start, the complete collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1922, WWI, WWII, the creation of Israel, and the pending war in the Middle East.
The entire world is being played hardcore. Wake da eff up!
God is in control and He is on His throne.
All is going according to God's plans and
people better wake up before it is too late.
Jesus/Yeshua is coming back soon!
Since Israel was re-established as a nation,
Bible prophesy has been unfolding before
our eyes.
Originally posted by ModernAcademia
World tired of us: Israeli minister
www.presstv.ir
(visit the link for the full news article)
Israeli Minister of Trade, Industry and Labor, Binyamin Ben-Eliezer, says the world is tired of Israel and that Israel, rather than the Gaza Strip, is actually blockaded.
"We're not the ones maintaining a blockade. We're blockaded, utterly isolated. We're in a situation where the world is tired of us,"
"They're tired of hearing our explanations, of showing empathy for our troubles, even if they're real troubles. (The world is) Tired of understanding us. This business just isn't working anymor
Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only
Do you still not understand?
Originally posted by THE_PROFESSIONAL
reply to post by Gorman91
If Jesus was lord? How was he killed and crucified? Jesus was not lord, never was never will be. He was simply a messenger. It is blasphemous to say that your lord can be killed. Ridiculous. Absolutely Ridiculous.
Originally posted by nenothtu
See, there's the problem right there. The use of the term "occupation" regarding Israel betrays a political bias, and is factually incorrect. Israel is the legitimate government. Deal with it. Calling it an "occupation" is like calling the government of France an "occupying force".
Originally posted by mamabeth
Since Israel was re-established as a nation,
Bible prophesy has been unfolding before
our eyes.
Jesus is lord. And a lord can be a lord of freedom. A lord is defined by how he acts, just as any king or slave. All in how he acts. A lord can give freedom and no bondage just as much a slave can remove his own bondage and be free.
One of the most used words in the bible is lord. So sorry to inform you, but that is not only true, but a title as well.
In addition, you judged each three alone. But doing only one of three will get you no where. Just as you said.
"Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only"
You need all three. The golden rule, faith in him, and teaching others this. That is what Christ wanted.
Jesus also said many times how he felt he was wasting his breathe. You are right. He felt there was no point, seeing as humans could not get those three basic rules down. He often said
"Do you still not understand?"
After repeating these basic rules down.
And yes, people can be forgiven for lacking knowledge. But it's still demand that you do not embellish in that ignorance. For example, you defending what you are saying, which in many places are wrong.
And yes Jesus hated hypocrites, but that is hardly why he came.
Jesus said why he came. For people to put faith in him so they would not die. In addition to this faith, they must do and seek.
That is the simple three combination necessary. Do, follow, seek.
And as to what golden rule? Are you serious? Love others as yourself and God as yourself. How can you even debate if you do not know that?
You got a lot to learn.
Originally posted by yuefo
Originally posted by mamabeth
reply to post by Mdv2
The very day that the U.S. turns it's back against Israel,
God will punish the U.S.I don't care what any of you think,
I am sticking by my support for Israel
Doesn't it kind of seem like God is punishing the US while it supports Israel?