God respects our freedom to choose. He gave man free will, and if anyone chooses to spend eternity apart from God, he will let him do so. The question is what each of us will do. What will you choose?
Will you choose sin and separation? A life of selfishness, greed, and anger? A life of bitterness, frustration, even despair?
Or will you choose to become what you should be? Will you choose to embrace God's love (even through the carrying of your own cross), to receive his forgiveness and healing, and to live as he made you to live--the only way you can be truly happy?
If you choose the latter, you must become a follower of Christ, a Christian. To do this, you must repent of your sins, believe in Christ, and be baptized. God will enter your life and fill you with his Holy Spirit.
Part of being a Christian is belonging to Christ's Church. Jesus founded a Church to care for and guide us as we make our way through life. It is a Church full of saints and sinners, but it is also the source of grace and true teaching.
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the good part sa the 2nd league Presidential Debate sa UP Cebu, wa gyud oyun divorce in these predominantly RC country
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The real Holy Grail–Christ’s Chalice enshrined in Cathedral of Valencia
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Regarding similar articles...
Originally Posted by heartthr0b
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For me, God is absolute... since He is God, He can do anything He wants, whether to punish us or to reward us. He does not need to explain or justify to us His decisions... But sometimes we can analyze the scenario why things happen... Sometimes we call this as Karma or "bayad".
The culprits of these are some of the religious leaders or sects / religion. They instill to us the thought that...
1. God is Good
2. God will prevent bad things from happening to you
3. God will not punish you if you repent from your sins
etc...
So when things happen, we blame God on the bad things that happen. He is absolute. He can do anything He wishes or wants.... But most of all, God is just. He knows what He is doing...
The problem is that, men (religion, priests, charismatic groups) define "God"... That is the violation of the First Commandment.
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This is a symbolism of the saving blood of Jesus Christ, its also a prophecy of Jesus death on the cross, this also means obedience in part of the house(family) and symbol of acceptance of the atoning blood of Jesus Christ. Originally Posted by heartthr0b
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mao na giingon nga mabungkag tungod sa relihiyon ... ug magkahi-usa ra pud tungod sa relihiyon ;) aheheh
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Heaven with beers! Cheers! Originally Posted by <SMILE>
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1.) If man has free will, is God still sovereign?
2.) If we CAN choose God, why is there a need for grace?
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Imagine yourself transported instantaneously to the bottom of the ocean. What’s the very first thing you’ll do?1.) If man has free will, is God still sovereign?
2.) If we CAN choose God, why is there a need for grace?
That’s right: die. You’d die because you aren’t equipped to live underwater. You don’t have the right breathing apparatus.
If you want to live in the deep blue sea, you need equipment you aren’t provided with naturally; you need something that will elevate you above your nature, something super- (that is, "above") natural, such as oxygen tanks.
It’s much the same with your soul. In its natural state, it isn’t fit for heaven. It doesn’t have the right equipment, and if you die with your soul in its natural state, heaven won’t be for you. What you need to live there is supernatural life, not just natural life. That supernatural life is called sanctifying grace. The reason you need sanctifying grace to be able to live in heaven is because you will be in perfect and absolute union with God, the source of all life (cf. Gal. 2:19, 1 Pet. 3:1
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grabehag kumbati ani nga bell ... kumbati sa gubat ug kumbati sa court legal battle ;) aheheh
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