| | If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?Page 3 of 3 (1, 2, 3) | | I really believe the whole concept of Christ's return is misunderstood. The way Revelation tells it or the way man tells it? Think about Christ's purpose on earth, He does not seek revenge with a bloody sword that is totally out of character and I don't care how many scriptures you throw at me, it is absurd. The only way I could conceive of the end times is that by man's hand, not God's or Christ's or Angels (whatever grabs you). | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/22/2006 5:14:48 PM | | I would not believe, or give support to anything that included violent means of changing earthly situations. I believe in non-physical solutions... if you think about the power of God and believe in the Creator; you will know nothing's impossible. It should not be much a challenge to your intellect to believe it can be achieved without the carnage of human life. | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/22/2006 5:20:41 PM |
ASB: I don't see that as a conselation. After all, what happens when someone grows up without any hardships at all? They become spoiled and lazy. Hardships and challenges are what make life worth living and it shapes who we are. Frankly I'd hate to see anyone given such an easy existance without having to work for it.
The thing though, is when you are in Heaven, you are perfect. You aren't lazy, you are spoled, you aren't anything bad. You are absolutely perfect. Plus, when you are on earth, and you accept Jesus, from there on, you are... I don't know the word I'm looking for, I was asking around and can't really get it  ... you are working on your fruits. (Love, joy, peace, etc...) you are workin on them and taking those traits with you to heaven.  | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/22/2006 5:50:04 PM | when you are in Heaven, you are perfect
HA! I laugh at that statement. To be perfect, we have to completely destroy who we are now, wipe our minds completely blank, and start over. By your statement, those in heaven are not those who were on earth so everyone that you know who died really is dead and you'll never be with them again. | |
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AxyL
| | Joined: 12/1/2005
Msg: 56 | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/22/2006 7:57:08 PM | HA! I laugh at that statement. To be perfect, we have to completely destroy who we are now, wipe our minds completely blank, and start over. By your statement, those in heaven are not those who were on earth so everyone that you know who died really is dead and you'll never be with them again.
Now THAT isn't true. Yes, we as people aren't perfect, but our traits (that's the word I was looking for earlier  ) aren't wrong or bad. Look at the GOOD in people. Is that considered wrong or sinful? Not at all. | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/22/2006 8:14:43 PM | Been thinking about Dave's statement. Paul called the problem of his sinfulness being connected to the body :-
Rom 7:24 O wretched man that I am! who shall deliver me from the body of this death? I thank God through Jesus Christ our Lord. So then with the mind I myself serve the law of God; but with the flesh the law of sin.
In the resurection we have a new body which will be free from the law of sin :-
1 Cor 15:43 It is sown in dishonour; it is raised in glory: it is sown in weakness; it is raised in power: It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body. | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/23/2006 4:22:28 AM | Won, I did understand what it ment, I was just being a smart aleck.
But my point still stands, we cannot be perfect in heaven without making ourselves different. To say that our body is what makes us sin is just a scapegoat. Do our bodies tell us to covonet someone's wife? Or murder? Or steal? No, we do. It is our choice, spiritually, to sin. The body is mearly a vessle. Take away that vessle and you have that which makes decisions, that which is you. And that is not a perfect being. And if you take away all desires then we cease to be who we are. | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/23/2006 4:50:32 AM | | Maybe i am just weird and everything else but what if we are already reliving our lives the book of life has already been opened and jesus has already came. And we will be judged after we get done living this life? One way to step out of your paradigm huh? It always made me think of this. What one of our days is equal to a thousand of gods where ever god came from? And how boring could heaven be. Sitting on a cloud or near the tree of life. If i did make the choice to come to earth no wonder hehe. We die see the light might even get another chance to come back and try again like paying a game. You never know. I think of this and think of how people do remember and get buddism confused with this? (Nope not coming back as a mosquito maybe a bird cursplat by a car or hand i am dead) Just a theory. One reason why i think god created us all he was bored out of his mind. Took only seven days, boy what did he do before then? I would think after i died would be a good time for him to come. I would liked to be buried at sea over those are the last to be brought to heaven i do believe. I do love the saying about life i saw it on a bumper sticker "what you think you are going to get out alive?" | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/23/2006 5:25:38 AM | Hinduism is the one with reincarnation.
Anyway, I agree with you mometal, why would you want to be in eternal bliss and essentially get bored when you could be living life here on earth? Between earth and heaven, I'd chose earth every time. | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/23/2006 11:15:20 AM | | You show me a perfect man and I'll show you Christ . Sweattreat open your eyes to the mission fields there everywhere not just in populated cities . The word of Christ is being brought to all . I myself spent 3 years in central africa , the nearest city was 3 days drive away on dirt rutted so called roads . So yes people are being told about Christ in those mud brick and grass roofed homes . I have stayed in those homes and would love to go again some day . I'am sorry you had a bad experiance with churches but Christ is not about church , He's about LOVE | |
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Hokage
| | Joined: 11/6/2004
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 1/23/2006 4:24:29 PM |
You show me a perfect man and I'll show you Christ . Sweattreat open your eyes to the mission fields there everywhere not just in populated cities . The word of Christ is being brought to all . I myself spent 3 years in central africa , the nearest city was 3 days drive away on dirt rutted so called roads . So yes people are being told about Christ in those mud brick and grass roofed homes . I have stayed in those homes and would love to go again some day . I'am sorry you had a bad experiance with churches but Christ is not about church , He's about LOVE
That is true. I know of family who moved to Africa to teach the world of Christ to people, but they had to move back because she had a baby who needed special care, so they came back to get it. But I think they might go back one day. And I know of another family who put and moved ALL over the USA to teach it. People are EVERYWHERE. | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 8/24/2006 9:55:23 PM | | Jesus is Gods son not god. Jesus gave up his life as an attonment for Adams sin. The good new of the kingdom must be preached to Gods satisfaction and then the end will come. Now is the time of a great preaching work part of the sign of the end. Matt 24:14, II Tim 3:1-5, Matt 24:3-14 | |
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causal
| | Joined: 7/22/2006
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 8/26/2006 9:50:26 PM | | I would like to choose that Jesus return now, get into politics, and somehow, even though he wasn't born in the US, become the president, change the law that says you can only serve 2 terms, and live forever and be a great example for all of us in the public light. | |
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| If you can choose a time for Jesus to return, when would it be?
Posted: 8/26/2006 11:11:07 PM |
This is an interesting question that I find many christians answer selfishly and say "today" or "soon", etc. I'd *think* if someone was a christian they'd say "when all have heard the gospel and as many that would have accepted it...have". That's just me tho. And that's also just a non-christian point of view.
I agree totally with Sweettreat, But until then I would try to be the best person I can be and just grow in love and compassion and ethcis and self-control and just develop my inner man if you will. I am obviously in no position and authority to know when , but it's good to get ready for it by living a Christlike lifestyle. | |
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