Originally posted by GrannyGumbo:
Brian! Do you believe that Jesus is coming again? Does the expectation of His soon return bring you joy? Do you live everyday as if "today's the day"? Are you anxiously waiting?
One of the signs of His return is that false teachers will rise up & deceive many. Doesn't it strike you as odd that so many in my parish(county) would claim to speak-in-tongues?
God don't play a "cat & mouse" game with the souls of people...He does not hide the way of salvation where only a few could possibly find it.
Granny Do i believe Jesus is comeing again? Of course I do. Do i think its going to be today? No, not at all. Do I want him to come? You bettcha, cant wait to hang out with him. Does it bring me joy? Why woulden't it? Do I live everyday as if today is the day? What do you mean by this? Am I anxiously waiting? Doen't the bible say to be anxious for nothing? HAHA, sometimes I am, and Sometimes I am not. I really want to see my parents living for God.
One of the signs of His return is that false teachers will rise up & deceive many. Doesn't it strike you as odd that so many in my parish(county) would claim to speak-in-tongues?
Granny please dont take this the wrong way. I refuse to discuss the topic of tongues with you. You do not want to hear what we have to say. God has spoken to us through his word and he has confirmed his word.
I am not going to argue with you but this is not a tongues thread. But if you are intrested I will gladly assit you in your wants on a diffrent thread.
God don't play a "cat & mouse" game with the souls of people...He does not hide the way of salvation where only a few could possibly find it
Granny if someone continues to harden their heart to what God is trying to offer them, God does let us know in his word he has other options for people like that.
MEE was right, Jesus said that strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and "FEW" there be that find it.
Jesus was right, few there be that find it. So what does that mean? The ones who know the truth need to be out there showing everyone they possibly can.
The bible says "Call upon the Name of the Lord and thou shalt be saved".
Before I was ever a Christian, I knew I was not right with God. And I can tell you what it was like the very day that I called on the Name of Jesus.
A guy was wanting to fight me, and I was scared. I was at work sitting on the back patio looking up at the stars and Prayed that Jesus would help me in my situation, and also help me in my persuit to find you.
I called on the Name of the Lord that night and a couple years latter, After many days of someking pot wondering what would happen to me if I were to die. God sent to guys over to my best friends house to teach them a bible study. I was no even planned to be there. But i just left, rode up the street to taco bell,came back, and my best friends Uncle and the Youth Pastor to the Church I attend now was there getting ready to teach my best friend and his friend a one hour bible study and asked me if I would like to sit in on it. I said sure only if you allow me to eat my tacos.
So I sat there for about 3 hours discusing the word of God with them. I wanted what they had so bad I could hardly contain my self.
So after they left my buddies and me went out to my truck and said "Lets get our lives together" WE all agreed emptied out all of our tobacco etc. put the tail gate down and made an alter and prayed to God that he would save us.
To make a really long story short, God knew my heart and he knows yours, God will not let you settle for anything you dont want to settle for. I was not happy settleing for the watered down relegions around here. I wanted the truth. I wanted wanted what it took.
And God showed me that night. Now it was up to me what I would do with that truth. It took me a while but by the Grace of God I started going to church and kept going, and kept going, and I am still going.
So you see, I did call upon the Name of the Lord, and he did save me.
I said all that to say this. What I was shown I did not find on my own. Someone had to show it to me. And God holds us accountable for that which we hear. And the night I heard that I was held accountable. And later on I fulfilled the New Birth Experience.
GOd bless