Everyone is known by their fruits. You might be thinking, "Duh, of course. How else do you know someone?"
But I'm asking if you're known by your fruits: or by another person's fruits. If you're father is the President of the U.S., chances are that you are known by your father because of his role in the country. The President's entire family is in large judged by his fruit.
Matthew 7:20 says-Wherefore by their fruits you shall know them.
I know this verse is literally talking about false prophets, but I am going to apply this verse to you personally.
Looking up Romans 8:9 you would find-But you are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.
Finally, Galatians 5:22-But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
My question again: Are you known by your fruits?
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Monday, March 16, 2009
Satan is bad things: God is good things
This will be a quick type out of some of the things I want to vent.
Don't equate God works all things together for good as God does everything to you-good or bad.
The scriptures say that everything good or perfect comes from God.
People are always asking why God allows bad things to happen
Haven't you ever seen references to Satan or the Devil in scripture? EVER? Well, that guy is who wants bad things to happen and who tries to accomplish those things.
If it is death: Satan did it. Period. Destruction, poverty, death, et cetera. Satan is responsible.
I won't go too far into how can Satan do things if God is sovereign. Well, most people mis-define sovereignty. God is the ruler and creator of everything. But He doesn't CONTROL everything.
God said DON'T eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve DID. And that's where the cycle of God's actions and man's actions started to deviate. God did not control his creation and make them fall into sin just so He could save them a few millenia down the line.
A person who creates a problem just to solve it is not a hero. He is an antagonist and is not good. That's deception 100%. That's not God.
I'm not being exhaustive or thorough, I know. So leave questions for me if you want to do that. Thanks for reading. If you have a question you're asked and don't know how to answer, write those down, too. I'd be glad to help.
Don't equate God works all things together for good as God does everything to you-good or bad.
The scriptures say that everything good or perfect comes from God.
People are always asking why God allows bad things to happen
Haven't you ever seen references to Satan or the Devil in scripture? EVER? Well, that guy is who wants bad things to happen and who tries to accomplish those things.
If it is death: Satan did it. Period. Destruction, poverty, death, et cetera. Satan is responsible.
I won't go too far into how can Satan do things if God is sovereign. Well, most people mis-define sovereignty. God is the ruler and creator of everything. But He doesn't CONTROL everything.
God said DON'T eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil. Adam and Eve DID. And that's where the cycle of God's actions and man's actions started to deviate. God did not control his creation and make them fall into sin just so He could save them a few millenia down the line.
A person who creates a problem just to solve it is not a hero. He is an antagonist and is not good. That's deception 100%. That's not God.
I'm not being exhaustive or thorough, I know. So leave questions for me if you want to do that. Thanks for reading. If you have a question you're asked and don't know how to answer, write those down, too. I'd be glad to help.
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