Originally posted by PanzerDiv
Honestly, it really gets old, I hate to break it to you, but for the last 2,006 years theyve said the same thing over and over. Its not going o
happen, jsut live your life and stop worrying about things like this!
Hi Panzer/
If you read the Bible and begin in Genesis,you will see that since God created the first people Adam and Eve in the garden of Eden....
God gave man One Commandment....."Yea, hath God said, ‘Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden’?"
Why did God say this?
What did He mean?
Did He lie?
Eve speaking to the Serpant...."We may eat of the fruit of the trees of the garden: but of the fruit of the tree which is in the midst of the garden,
God hath said, ‘Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die.’"
Die?
Death came as the Result of Adam and Eve eating of the fruit.
Man was created to live forever...
So as a result of man not obeying Gods ONE commandment,Death came to all.
Death also brought the change in all nature...God "hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee saying, Thou shall not eat of it: cursed is the
ground for thy sake...thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee...in the sweat of thy face shall thou eat bread" (that is, you will earn
your food by heavy labor), "till thou return unto the ground" (that is, until you die); "for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto
dust shalt thou return" (Gen. 3:16-19).
And so be it!
God says....To the Devil, who concealed himself in the serpent, and was most responsible for man’s sin,
God said, "Because thou hast done this, cursed art thou..." and He said that between him and man there would be a struggle, in which men will be
the victors, specifically: "The seed of the woman shall crush thy head, and thou shalt strike at his heel" (Cf. Gen 3:15),
that is, from woman there will come forth an offspring — the Saviour of the world, Who will be born of a virgin, will conquer the Devil and save
man, but for this, He Himself must suffer.
As the Days of NOAH......God said to Noah, "The end has come for all creatures, for the earth has been filled by them with evil works; and I shall
obliterate them from the face of the earth.
I shall bring upon the earth a flood of water to destroy all that is upon the earth" (Cf. Gen. 6:13-17).
He commanded Noah to build an ark, a huge, rectangular vessel like a house, in which there would be room for his family and animals, and He gave him
the precise measurements and directions for this. Noah accepted God’s commandment with faith and began to build the ark.
And as the days of Noah,so shall the coming of the Son of Man....“But of that day and hour knoweth no man, no, not the angels of heaven, but my
Father only.
But as the days of Noah were, so shall also the coming of the Son of man be.
For as in the days that were before the flood they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into
the ark, and knew not until the flood came, and took them all away; so shall also the coming of the Son of man be . . . Watch therefore: for ye know
not what hour your Lord doth come.
But know this, that if the good man of the house had known in what watch the thief would come, he would have watched, and would not have suffered his
house to be broken up.
Therefore be ye also ready: for in such an hour as ye think not the Son of man cometh . . . “ (Mat. 24:36-51)
Although this has been prophesied,and many signs do point to the end,the dates have not been given because prayer disrupts the Antichrist from
appearing.
Noah was the only on in the whole world who 'walked with God' (Gen. 6:9),that is to say,in Prayer!
as the Apostles says, `Know ye not your own selves, how that Jesus Christ dwells in you?' (2Cor. 13:5).
Our Bodies(are vessels)contain a soul(God breathed in Spirit)and therefore Christ lives there.
Prayer is essential In one who is a Christian.
How can we ask things of God,if we have God not in OUR thoughts(prayer)..
eg/How can we tell another person of their wrong doing, if we ourselves have not done the right thing in the first place.
Why do we judge others of their mistakes, if we can;t Rightfully Judge OUR own mistakes.
This is how a True prayer to God should be.
We should first look at our selves,fix that,and then ''ask and it shall be given''... It is for this reason that God calls us Hypocrites.
Prayer is to be praised not merely for quantity but also for quality.
This is shown by the "two men (who) went up into the temple to pray" (Luke 18:10), and also by the words, "But when ye pray, use not vain
repetitions" and so on (Matthew 6:7).
"153 Texts on Prayer", St Nilus of Mt Sinai, "Early Fathers From the Philokalia," translated from the Russian text, "Dobrotolubiye," by E.
Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, eighth edition, (London: Faber and Faber, Ltd., 1981), pp. 127 - 135.
A few Words of Wisdom of the Fathers of Early Christianity///
If you have free time, pray three times in the course of three days; but if there is extreme need, when there is a difficulty, as at the time of the
Savior’s betrayal – then take as your example that He went away three times for prayer and prayed pronouncing the same words three times (Matthew
26:44). Even though, as it seemed, He was not heard, for it was absolutely essential that that dispensation should be fulfilled, still by this example
He instructs us also not to become sorrowful when we pray and are not heard at that time; for He knows better than we what is profitable for us. But
in any case let us not leave off giving thanks. "Saints Barsanuphius and John: Guidance Toward Spiritual Life," trans. by Fr. Seraphim Rose,
Self-accusation before God is something that is very necessary for us; and humility of heart is extremely advantageous in our lives, above all at the
time of prayer.
For prayer requires great attention and needs a proper awareness, otherwise it will turn out to be unacceptable and rejected, and `it will be turned
back empty' to our bosom. St. Symeon the New Theologian
Stand patiently and pray steadfastly,
brushing off the impacts of worldly cares and all thoughts;
for they distract and worry you in order to disturb the impetus of your prayer. "153 Texts on Prayer", St Nilus of Mt Sinai, "Early Fathers From
the Philokalia," translated from the Russian text, "Dobrotolubiye," by E. Kadloubovsky and G.E.H. Palmer, eighth edition, (London: Faber and Faber,
Ltd., 1981), pp. 127 - 135.
Is the Kingdom of God near?
from Scripture///"the kingdom of God is within [or among] you." Luke 17:21
///The Kingdom entered through practical wisdom: "When Jesus saw that he had answered wisely, he said to him "You are not far from the kingdom of
God." Mark 12:34
///The Kingdom is to be accepted like a child: "I tell you the truth, anyone who will not receive the kingdom of God like a little child will never
enter it." Mark 10:15
///The Kingdom is to be entered through spiritual rebirth: "no one can enter the kingdom of God unless he is born of water and the Spirit." John
3:5
///The Kingdom is to be entered through doing the will of God: "Not everyone who says to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter the kingdom of heaven, but
only he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven." Matthew 7:21
///The Kingdom is peopled by the righteous: "Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God?" 1 Corinthians 6:9
///The Kingdom contrasts the pretensions of Satan: "If Satan is divided against himself, how can his kingdom stand." Luke 11:18
Law of God~
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