God creates. Satan doesn't.
Anything evil that exists is OF Satan, but was not CREATED by Satan. Creator is a characteristic that belongs exclusively to God. Satan doesn't have the ability to create. What he does instead is he takes what God has created and contorts it from its original purpose. Thus, there is evil and sin.
Examples: Music isn't evil. When anyone argues that rock, rap or insert-your-genre-here is sinful music, they are seriously misguided. Music in and of itself was created by God for God. Watch Satan take musicians who want to sing about greed, immorality, selfish and self-glorifying things, then you have something evil. It's not the music that is evil, it's what Satan contorts it to be that is evil. It's simple function versus dysfunction that can define sin.
Sex or sexuality are from God, to be enjoyed by a man and a woman, AFTER marriage. But satan comes along and perverts it to homosexuality, stating that God is love, which means for all people to enjoy whether the same gender or not. JUST LOVE ONE ANOTHER. LIE from hell. satan has even decived men of the supposed cloth. There are ones that have left their wives and children to be with their gay lovers.
They are marring gay couples in their church. These marriages may be bound by law, but it is the perverted law of this earth. IT IS NOT BOUND OR CONSECRATED BY OUR FATHER IN HEAVEN.They are teaching their congregation that God says to Love one another thats all. I mean how could a person who has supposedly read the bible and a follower of God, get so off course to believe this TOTAL LIE from hell. What happened to the real BIBLE they used to read? Again satan's perversion!
Our rights. Our goverments are getting so mixed up. Why are people fighting so hard to take prayer out of our schools, even going so far as trying to get the words, "IN GOD WE TRUST" off of our money and any legal documents. Our country was founded by religious people that knew the importance of putting God first. Why do we now have gay marriages legal in some states and some people are fighting to get it legal in every state? You say it's OUR RIGHT. The answer? Again satan has perverted the "our right" statement.
Granted, God gave us "our right" to choose, whether to pursue His way or the worlds way. That is HIS law. But satan is a leagalist. This is what got him in trouble in the first place. His arrogance and pride, his rights. His sole purpose is to make people disagree with God's words as it is their right. It is but it does NOT make it right. He wants to debate everything.
Jesus said in (John 8:44) speaking to the jews: "You are of your father, the devil, and it is your will to practice the lusts and gratify the desires [which are characteristic] of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning and does not stand in the truth, because there is NO truth in him. When he speaks a falsehood, he speaks what is natural to him, for he is a liar [himself] and the father of lies and of all that is false."
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Is Jesus real or was He just a man?
Was Jesus just a man, or was He special, that He was the Son of Man? Is Jesus just one of those fairtales in a fictious book?
I have heard many people talk about this. Many saying that Jesus was special, he didn't have to go through the trials and tribulations that we people have to go through here on earth. That He had built in knowledge that allowed Him to resist the devil. Well lets look at it.
The bible says that God sent his only Son to earth. What did that mean? Jesus walked this earth as you and I do. He was born from a woman, grew up as any child does, played and grew up. His total life on earth was 33 years. Not very old by even our own standards. If we knew someone that died at that age, we would say that it was terrible they were so young.
Did he ever have tempation? Did he ever have trials? Yes and Yes. He walked this earth as a human man. He was tempted many times to sin or turn His back on God during his walk on the earth just like we are. He went through deep trials that are unfamoumable to our understanding. At times He felt deep sorrow and total abandonment from God and I am sure felt God wasn't listening to Him. Just like we feel many times in our life. We couldn't face knowing that we are going to be nailed to a cross to die, but He did.
All through His life on earth He was just a human man. He felt gladness, sadness, deep sorrow, apprehension, joy, peace, fear, anger, indecision, loneliness, confussion, abandonment, pain, shame,uncertainty, hatred, love, betrail, greatfulness and humility. He cried, He laughed, He sang, ate and slept. He did everyday functions just as we do everyday.
He cried before entering the city of Jerusalem for the last time because He knew they would not accept him as the Messiah and that the city would be destroyed (Luke 19:41-44). Jesus also wept at the death of his friend Lazarus (John 11:35-36). There were times when Jesus was joyful and could pray aloud but there were times when life was tough and he prayed alone and shed tears alone (Heb 5:7).
He felt very sorrowful at times as shown in (Mat 14:32) Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit here, while I go and pray. (Mat 14:33) And he took with him Peter, James and John with Him, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.(Mat 14:34) Then He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death, stay here, and watch. (Notice that even Jesus needed the support of friends during times of distress.) (Mat 14:35) He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. (Mat 14:36) And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will."
This all took place at Gethsemane before his arrest. He prayed to the Father 3 times, as He knew what was to come.
He felt fear as Luke's account of this incident adds a more detailed account of the agony that Jesus experienced. (Luke 22:44) And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Why such agony? Jesus knew that his resurrection was only three days off. Had Jesus been emotionless and used only His logic, He would have calmly accepted the task before Him. But Jesus was like us in the sense that He had both a heart of emotions and a mind of logic. He also had a clear picture of what was ahead. There was to be the taunts and jears of people He desperately loved. There was to be the physical abuse and suffering. There was to be the shame of hanging naked on a cross for all to see. But even more horrible was to be the torment He would experience as He would descend into Hell. Jesus knew of the horrors of Hell. He knew that it was a place of terrible suffering and pain. (Something that those of us who have trusted Him for forgiveness will never have to experience.) It was this ability to see into the future that caused Jesus to experience such fear.
He felt abadonment when in both Matthew (27:46) and Mark (15:34) Jesus said on the cross: "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?"According to Luke, (Luke 23:46), the final cry of Jesus was: "Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit"
So what made His walk and life so different from ours? Jesus was born without original sin. That is why there was the immaculate conception but in no way was He free from sinning. He was tempted as all humans are tempted, He just resisted. It is important for the story of salvation to understand that because if He had sinned, His death would have been the punishment for His sins but because He was without sin (which only means something if He could have sinned) He took the punishment for all and showed a way through death into new life. Because He was fully human yet fully divine he was able to sin but chose not to do so.
So how did He do it?
It was His constant communion with the Father, always in deep prayer for continued strength in hours of need and His deep Love of the Father to stay in complete obedience to Him. Jesus had knowledge given to Him by the Father to know things in advance about people and situations that helped Him at times, but this knowledge is a double edge sword, because He also knew what was to happen to Him in the end. But He still NEVER TOOK HIS FOCUS OFF OF GOD IN HEAVEN.
This is how we are to live our lives. Jesus was a teacher by example and this was His ultimate example!
I have heard many people talk about this. Many saying that Jesus was special, he didn't have to go through the trials and tribulations that we people have to go through here on earth. That He had built in knowledge that allowed Him to resist the devil. Well lets look at it.
The bible says that God sent his only Son to earth. What did that mean? Jesus walked this earth as you and I do. He was born from a woman, grew up as any child does, played and grew up. His total life on earth was 33 years. Not very old by even our own standards. If we knew someone that died at that age, we would say that it was terrible they were so young.
Did he ever have tempation? Did he ever have trials? Yes and Yes. He walked this earth as a human man. He was tempted many times to sin or turn His back on God during his walk on the earth just like we are. He went through deep trials that are unfamoumable to our understanding. At times He felt deep sorrow and total abandonment from God and I am sure felt God wasn't listening to Him. Just like we feel many times in our life. We couldn't face knowing that we are going to be nailed to a cross to die, but He did.
All through His life on earth He was just a human man. He felt gladness, sadness, deep sorrow, apprehension, joy, peace, fear, anger, indecision, loneliness, confussion, abandonment, pain, shame,uncertainty, hatred, love, betrail, greatfulness and humility. He cried, He laughed, He sang, ate and slept. He did everyday functions just as we do everyday.
He cried before entering the city of Jerusalem for the last time because He knew they would not accept him as the Messiah and that the city would be destroyed (Luke 19:41-44). Jesus also wept at the death of his friend Lazarus (John 11:35-36). There were times when Jesus was joyful and could pray aloud but there were times when life was tough and he prayed alone and shed tears alone (Heb 5:7).
He felt very sorrowful at times as shown in (Mat 14:32) Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit here, while I go and pray. (Mat 14:33) And he took with him Peter, James and John with Him, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.(Mat 14:34) Then He said to them, My soul is exceedingly sorrowful, even unto death, stay here, and watch. (Notice that even Jesus needed the support of friends during times of distress.) (Mat 14:35) He went a little farther, and fell on the ground, and prayed that if it were possible, the hour might pass from Him. (Mat 14:36) And He said, "Abba, Father, all things are possible for You. Take this cup away from Me; nevertheless, not what I will, but what You will."
This all took place at Gethsemane before his arrest. He prayed to the Father 3 times, as He knew what was to come.
He felt fear as Luke's account of this incident adds a more detailed account of the agony that Jesus experienced. (Luke 22:44) And being in agony, He prayed more earnestly. Then His sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
Why such agony? Jesus knew that his resurrection was only three days off. Had Jesus been emotionless and used only His logic, He would have calmly accepted the task before Him. But Jesus was like us in the sense that He had both a heart of emotions and a mind of logic. He also had a clear picture of what was ahead. There was to be the taunts and jears of people He desperately loved. There was to be the physical abuse and suffering. There was to be the shame of hanging naked on a cross for all to see. But even more horrible was to be the torment He would experience as He would descend into Hell. Jesus knew of the horrors of Hell. He knew that it was a place of terrible suffering and pain. (Something that those of us who have trusted Him for forgiveness will never have to experience.) It was this ability to see into the future that caused Jesus to experience such fear.
He felt abadonment when in both Matthew (27:46) and Mark (15:34) Jesus said on the cross: "My God, my God, why have You forsaken me?"According to Luke, (Luke 23:46), the final cry of Jesus was: "Father, into Your hands I commit my spirit"
So what made His walk and life so different from ours? Jesus was born without original sin. That is why there was the immaculate conception but in no way was He free from sinning. He was tempted as all humans are tempted, He just resisted. It is important for the story of salvation to understand that because if He had sinned, His death would have been the punishment for His sins but because He was without sin (which only means something if He could have sinned) He took the punishment for all and showed a way through death into new life. Because He was fully human yet fully divine he was able to sin but chose not to do so.
So how did He do it?
It was His constant communion with the Father, always in deep prayer for continued strength in hours of need and His deep Love of the Father to stay in complete obedience to Him. Jesus had knowledge given to Him by the Father to know things in advance about people and situations that helped Him at times, but this knowledge is a double edge sword, because He also knew what was to happen to Him in the end. But He still NEVER TOOK HIS FOCUS OFF OF GOD IN HEAVEN.
This is how we are to live our lives. Jesus was a teacher by example and this was His ultimate example!
Did God forsake Jesus on the Cross?
I found a really good site that someone wrote take a look. This is his story:
God gave me a revelation when I was in what appeared to be the greatest physical affliction, torment, and misery I imagined possible for one human being. I did not realize that an even hotter furnace was about to be fired up, with me inside! Just around the corner of life God would allow circumstances to test the reality of my newfound revelation. It would be a real eye opener. Isn’t that just the way He works? First He gives us magnificent insight into the truth of His word, and then He requires us to live it out (often painfully!).continue reading....
God gave me a revelation when I was in what appeared to be the greatest physical affliction, torment, and misery I imagined possible for one human being. I did not realize that an even hotter furnace was about to be fired up, with me inside! Just around the corner of life God would allow circumstances to test the reality of my newfound revelation. It would be a real eye opener. Isn’t that just the way He works? First He gives us magnificent insight into the truth of His word, and then He requires us to live it out (often painfully!).continue reading....
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