February 24, 2008 7:51 AM
Sam wrote:
HUH? Again he asks. Okay, CHapter 24 is Matthew's recollection of Jesus' own words. The question at hand, to Jesus, was: "When are you coming back---when will the world end?" Jesus goes on to explain to his disciples that a whole bunch of bad things will happen. And He says that these bad things will happen for awhile, indicating that 'the elect' (Christians) will face all these bad things until they are finally taken up to heaven (Jesus says 'will be saved'). But, it gets confusing. Is Jesus really talking about the end of times as He Himself says? The book of Acts also records David's similar prophecy about the times when "the sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of our Lord." YET, Jesus plainly is telling His disciples, in verse 34, "....this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." Now, the NIV has a footnote which says 'generation' could mean 'race'. Yet, the KJV does not (and the KJV is more of an accurate translation of the original than the NIV). I think that the NIV authors needed to insert that footnote to 'explain' what Jesus says...or to 'change' it, really. When Jesus says 'this generation', I think He meant 'this generation'. Of course, this then smacks Christianity beliefs squarely in the middle of the face. We have been taught that no one knows when Jesus will return, and when people will finally get to Heaven. So, the question remains....just what IS Jesus talking about here? Is He talking about something other than the end of times which will occur (did occur) in the times of 'that' generation? Or was He referring to some yet-to-happen event? Now, we can probably educatedly assume that verse 29 did NOT occur in the first century. Was Jesus wrong? Did Jesus say and mean that sometime before the generation living in His time that the world would end? VERY challenging questions of our sound faith. Anyone got some just-as-challenging proof that Jesus was referring NOT to His time, but some yet-to-happen future?
GREAT time last night guys.....Rik, tell tu esposa, 'sorry' from me...it was not very considerate to play a game which all don't enjoy. We'll do better next time. Reply to this
February 24, 2008 9:17 AM
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But He did return 3 days after the crucification, He was here and then He left, has He returned? Just a thought Reply to this
February 24, 2008 5:15 PM
Rich wrote:
I have been in a major funk of late. Everyone in the family has the flu. All I want to do is sleep, but can't because I have to work and take care of others. I've been reading through the blogs of late and I can relate to some of what Rik has been saying. I am just feeling dull spiritually. I don't seem to have the energy to read with any sort of enthusiasm. I am sure that I need to bull through this, but I am having a tough time. I appreciate all that you guys have been discussing in the blogs. It is helpful to me. In some ways I feel like I riding on your shoulders right now. I am going to try to read Matthew 24 is a bit and then blog before I go to bed tonight. I decided today that regardless of how I feel, I am going to contribute something everyday. Reply to this
February 24, 2008 9:52 PM
Sam wrote:
To RICH....Just went to a chili contest some of us in the church put on tonight in Douglasville....great time....LOTSA chili (leftovers go to a "Dude, Share the Food ministry). Then watched FlyWheel...a great movie I had never seen. If you had seen it Rich, you would have gotten a lot out of it I believe. I sure did. It made me more aware of who I really am, and that I need to let GOD run my life, not me. If you haven't seen it, maybe you and wife and family can come to our house next month and have dinner and a movie (a friend of ours has a copy). Good conversational movie....The flu can get anyone down physically....and when that happens, spirituality usually wanes as well. I encourage you to reverse that....the more things happen to you in a bad sense, the more spiritual you should become; because you WILL learn from your trials and you WILL get to go to Heaven....Jesus promised you that when you gave your life to him. Good to have you back.
February 24, 2008 11:33 PM
Rich wrote:
Thanks Mac. It is nice to hear some encouragement. Your words definitely made me feel better and made me want to go back to God's word. They made me want to get back to my first love. I find that when I and the family get sick, I lose sight of my first love. I start feeling sorry for myself and that never leads to anything good. I want to learn to turn to God in those times like you said. Obviously I have a lot to learn and a lot of maturity to gain.
I was struck by Matt 24:12 which says: "Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved." Our world is very wicked. I do not know if this is a sign or not, but I do know that wickedness is on the increase. I watch my kids growing up in a world that is so much more evil than when I was their age. We have easy access to so many harmful things. There is stuff on TV that was not allowed when I was a kid. The internet is full of so much evil. And stuff they see and hear at school is terrible.
All I know is that wickedness is on the increase. The warning to us all is to make sure that our love does not grow cold. My love for God turned cold this past week. And I have felt lost and alone and sad and unproductive and ... like a sheep without a shepherd. That is exactly like what I have been feeling. Lost, not knowing where I am going, confused. I lost sight of my shepherd - Jesus. Just making myself read Matt 24 and making myself blog is making me feel so much better. I am beginning to feel hope again. I feel some direction. I know that feelings are not what faith should be based on, but good feelings are better than bad feelings and knowing the difference and what causes the difference helps.
Also, it helps to see Jesus promise us that "he who stands firm to the end will be saved." I want to be saved. I want to go to Heaven to be with God. Thanks for the blog that helps me stay focused and for guys who love and encourage me. Reply to this
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HUH? Again he asks. Okay, CHapter 24 is Matthew's recollection of Jesus' own words. The question at hand, to Jesus, was: "When are you coming back---when will the world end?" Jesus goes on to explain to his disciples that a whole bunch of bad things will happen. And He says that these bad things will happen for awhile, indicating that 'the elect' (Christians) will face all these bad things until they are finally taken up to heaven (Jesus says 'will be saved'). But, it gets confusing. Is Jesus really talking about the end of times as He Himself says? The book of Acts also records David's similar prophecy about the times when "the sun will be turned to darkness, and the moon to blood, before the coming of the great and glorious day of our Lord." YET, Jesus plainly is telling His disciples, in verse 34, "....this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened." Now, the NIV has a footnote which says 'generation' could mean 'race'. Yet, the KJV does not (and the KJV is more of an accurate translation of the original than the NIV). I think that the NIV authors needed to insert that footnote to 'explain' what Jesus says...or to 'change' it, really. When Jesus says 'this generation', I think He meant 'this generation'. Of course, this then smacks Christianity beliefs squarely in the middle of the face. We have been taught that no one knows when Jesus will return, and when people will finally get to Heaven.
So, the question remains....just what IS Jesus talking about here? Is He talking about something other than the end of times which will occur (did occur) in the times of 'that' generation? Or was He referring to some yet-to-happen event? Now, we can probably educatedly assume that verse 29 did NOT occur in the first century. Was Jesus wrong? Did Jesus say and mean that sometime before the generation living in His time that the world would end? VERY challenging questions of our sound faith. Anyone got some just-as-challenging proof that Jesus was referring NOT to His time, but some yet-to-happen future?
GREAT time last night guys.....Rik, tell tu esposa, 'sorry' from me...it was not very considerate to play a game which all don't enjoy. We'll do better next time.
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But He did return 3 days after the crucification, He was here and then He left, has He returned? Just a thought
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I have been in a major funk of late. Everyone in the family has the flu. All I want to do is sleep, but can't because I have to work and take care of others. I've been reading through the blogs of late and I can relate to some of what Rik has been saying. I am just feeling dull spiritually. I don't seem to have the energy to read with any sort of enthusiasm. I am sure that I need to bull through this, but I am having a tough time. I appreciate all that you guys have been discussing in the blogs. It is helpful to me. In some ways I feel like I riding on your shoulders right now. I am going to try to read Matthew 24 is a bit and then blog before I go to bed tonight. I decided today that regardless of how I feel, I am going to contribute something everyday.
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To RICH....Just went to a chili contest some of us in the church put on tonight in Douglasville....great time....LOTSA chili (leftovers go to a "Dude, Share the Food ministry). Then watched FlyWheel...a great movie I had never seen. If you had seen it Rich, you would have gotten a lot out of it I believe. I sure did. It made me more aware of who I really am, and that I need to let GOD run my life, not me. If you haven't seen it, maybe you and wife and family can come to our house next month and have dinner and a movie (a friend of ours has a copy). Good conversational movie....The flu can get anyone down physically....and when that happens, spirituality usually wanes as well. I encourage you to reverse that....the more things happen to you in a bad sense, the more spiritual you should become; because you WILL learn from your trials and you WILL get to go to Heaven....Jesus promised you that when you gave your life to him. Good to have you back.
Mac
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Thanks Mac. It is nice to hear some encouragement. Your words definitely made me feel better and made me want to go back to God's word. They made me want to get back to my first love. I find that when I and the family get sick, I lose sight of my first love. I start feeling sorry for myself and that never leads to anything good. I want to learn to turn to God in those times like you said. Obviously I have a lot to learn and a lot of maturity to gain.
I was struck by Matt 24:12 which says: "Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold, but he who stands firm to the end will be saved." Our world is very wicked. I do not know if this is a sign or not, but I do know that wickedness is on the increase. I watch my kids growing up in a world that is so much more evil than when I was their age. We have easy access to so many harmful things. There is stuff on TV that was not allowed when I was a kid. The internet is full of so much evil. And stuff they see and hear at school is terrible.
All I know is that wickedness is on the increase. The warning to us all is to make sure that our love does not grow cold. My love for God turned cold this past week. And I have felt lost and alone and sad and unproductive and ... like a sheep without a shepherd. That is exactly like what I have been feeling. Lost, not knowing where I am going, confused. I lost sight of my shepherd - Jesus. Just making myself read Matt 24 and making myself blog is making me feel so much better. I am beginning to feel hope again. I feel some direction. I know that feelings are not what faith should be based on, but good feelings are better than bad feelings and knowing the difference and what causes the difference helps.
Also, it helps to see Jesus promise us that "he who stands firm to the end will be saved." I want to be saved. I want to go to Heaven to be with God. Thanks for the blog that helps me stay focused and for guys who love and encourage me.
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