According to the Bible--evil is not a thing which was created it is an attitude and action of rebellion against God the Creator. Lucifer rebelled and Adam and Eve rebelled even though God told them they would die if they chose to eat of the one and only forbidden tree.
That is how evil and death entered the world. Love does not exist without choice to not love. God gave us the choice to love Him or not. He loved us first. He paid the death penalty Himself--in our place--through the death and resurrection of Jesus. So we can be saved from the penalty for our sin and be reunited with Him forever if we trust in His perfect sacrifice on our behalf--and not trust in our own sin twisted efforts to prove our worthiness.
Proverbs 9:10 says, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
He has made Himself known to us through Jesus the Messiah and has written a book man would never write (because he is not displayed in a flattering light and is not the hero of the story). God wrote a consistent picture and account through many writers over thousands of years that has been preserved even though it has been banned and burned more than any other book because it has been seen as a threat by every anti God government in history.
At least take the time to read the whole book and see what God says about who He is and who we are and what is life about. He makes life worth living and will never leave you or forsake you.
While I am no atheist and I find comfort in the Beatitudes, the Bible was written by men over a period of centuries. Some believe that God is more cruel and evil than Satan because they believe that YHWH will torture people for eternity because of misunderstandings and mistakes.
I cannot help but wonder why Jesus, who was a Jewish rabbi for three years, would want a new religion based on himself created.
My favorite version of the story of Jesus is presented in the "Thomas Jefferson Bible".
The bible is the inspired word of God, and Jesus the тАШWord of GodтАЩ made flesh (man). Jefferson cut out every reference to Jesus because he was a deist, not a Christian. He sought to make a God of his own design.
The Messiah came to set men free from the wages of sin, which is death. He was and is the perfect тАШlambтАЩ sacrificed ONCE for all who would believe and put their faith and trust in Him. Jesus, the Messiah, claimed that He and the Father were ONE, making himself EQUAL to God. He did not create a тАШnew religionтАЩ, He fulfilled the Law and all the ProphetsтАж in order to reconcile fallen man to a holy and righteous God.
Consciousness requires contrast. In the Garden of Eden, innocence but very limited consciousness. An evolved soul returns to the Garden with a fully evolved and awakened consciousness, including the knowledge of good and evil - and transcending that knowledge as the journey through duality has accomplished its goal and he or she now knows the Reality of the Garden for the first time.
Satan is in the world so we would know the good from the bad. Opposition in all things.
According to the Bible--evil is not a thing which was created it is an attitude and action of rebellion against God the Creator. Lucifer rebelled and Adam and Eve rebelled even though God told them they would die if they chose to eat of the one and only forbidden tree.
That is how evil and death entered the world. Love does not exist without choice to not love. God gave us the choice to love Him or not. He loved us first. He paid the death penalty Himself--in our place--through the death and resurrection of Jesus. So we can be saved from the penalty for our sin and be reunited with Him forever if we trust in His perfect sacrifice on our behalf--and not trust in our own sin twisted efforts to prove our worthiness.
Proverbs 9:10 says, The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, And the knowledge of the Holy One is understanding.
He has made Himself known to us through Jesus the Messiah and has written a book man would never write (because he is not displayed in a flattering light and is not the hero of the story). God wrote a consistent picture and account through many writers over thousands of years that has been preserved even though it has been banned and burned more than any other book because it has been seen as a threat by every anti God government in history.
At least take the time to read the whole book and see what God says about who He is and who we are and what is life about. He makes life worth living and will never leave you or forsake you.
For some reason I cannot get the like button to work for me, but I say тАШAmenтАЩ.
It seems to have some sort of weird delay. Shows up after a bit that I liked something. But just in case, amen, amen!
While I am no atheist and I find comfort in the Beatitudes, the Bible was written by men over a period of centuries. Some believe that God is more cruel and evil than Satan because they believe that YHWH will torture people for eternity because of misunderstandings and mistakes.
I cannot help but wonder why Jesus, who was a Jewish rabbi for three years, would want a new religion based on himself created.
My favorite version of the story of Jesus is presented in the "Thomas Jefferson Bible".
There are recent revealed text like law of one or a course in miracles to study.
The bible is the inspired word of God, and Jesus the тАШWord of GodтАЩ made flesh (man). Jefferson cut out every reference to Jesus because he was a deist, not a Christian. He sought to make a God of his own design.
The Messiah came to set men free from the wages of sin, which is death. He was and is the perfect тАШlambтАЩ sacrificed ONCE for all who would believe and put their faith and trust in Him. Jesus, the Messiah, claimed that He and the Father were ONE, making himself EQUAL to God. He did not create a тАШnew religionтАЩ, He fulfilled the Law and all the ProphetsтАж in order to reconcile fallen man to a holy and righteous God.
Fear is the mind killer. The hebrew word they often translate as fear is not fear
Consciousness requires contrast. In the Garden of Eden, innocence but very limited consciousness. An evolved soul returns to the Garden with a fully evolved and awakened consciousness, including the knowledge of good and evil - and transcending that knowledge as the journey through duality has accomplished its goal and he or she now knows the Reality of the Garden for the first time.