For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Does it say God so loved the world that He saved the world? No, that's not what it says.
God so loved this world that He gave His only begotten Son. You see, God couldn't save the world by love, because He goes on to say "that whoever" You and I are going to perish. We're lost sinners and God still loves us, but the love of God can't bring us into heaven. God had to provide a salvation, and He paid the penalty for our sins. Now a God of love can reach out His hands to a lost world and say, "If you will believe in My Son, because He died for you-if you will come on that basis-I can save you."
God doesn't save us by His love. God saves us by His grace, motivated by His love.
We can experience supernatural interactions,
But will still have to except Christ as savior, and the evidence of your Salvation is the fruit being produced in your Life.
A young fellow who had been attending a conference with me came up to talk. He had on a funny hat that had "love, love, love" written all over it.
I asked, "Why do you have 'love' written all over your hat?"
"Man, God is love," he said.
"Well," I said, "I agree with you. Nothing could be truer than that."
Then he added, "God saves us by His love."
"I don't agree with that," I said. "God doesn't save us by His love. Can you give me a verse that say He does?"
He scratched his head and thought a while and then admitted he couldn't think of one. "Well," he said, "if God doesn't save us by love, then how does He save us?"
"Very frankly, I'm glad you asked me that question because the Bible says, 'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast'(Ephesians 2:8, 9). God saves us by His grace."
Then the boy wanted to know the difference. This is how I explained it to him:
God does love you. Don't lose sight of that. God loves all of us. But God cannot, on the basis of His love, open the back door of heaven and let us slip in under the cover of darkness. He can't let down the bars of heaven at the front door and bring us in because of His love.
God is also light. God is the moral ruler of this universe. God is righteous. He is holy and He is good.
That adds up to one thing: God cannot do things that are wrong-that is, wrong according to His own standard.
So God couldn't save us by love. Love had God strapped-we could say it put Him in a bind. He could love without being able to save. I thought you would quote John 3:16 to me. Let's look at what that verse says:
It is Honourable for women to show respect to their husbands. This is a law of Christ. The man is the Head of the family as Christ is the Head of the church.
Neither Abraham, Jesus, and especially the Queen of Sheba were Caucasian. In fact the only Whites in the Bible were the native Greeks and Romans. Don't write historically ignorant comments. Especially about the bible. Shame on you.
from chapter one. I greatly learnt on obedience. Obedience gives one the courage to face those hard obstacles. You should obedient to your husband so that you wont be replaced like the queen shebba.
THE BIBLE TELL US TO SUMMIT TO OUR OWN HUSBANDS IN ALL THINGS .Ephesians 5:22-33 King James Version (KJV)
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. WE NEVER CAN DO RIGHT BY DOING WRONG .
am really amazed with the confident of Esther for being foreigner in the land and ended up the prince of the kingdom, One thing have learned in the these story is that Gods grace is always with heart broken people and those who mourn.That reminds me when Jesus also said that blessed are the poor. blessed are those who mourn for they shall lough,And now we esther is loughing, we need to humble
If my husband was partying for a long time with his male friends from 127 provinces an d at the end send for me, I would not go. My life and reputation in such a drunken crowd. Yes wives are to obey their husbands and shouldn't a husband respect his wife? The king was a Godless boozer along with his cohorts. This might have been God's doing to save the Jewish people.
I want to embrace this book of the Bible , I really do I used to think was illegitimate for reasons of not even mentioning ‘God’ Have realized that the Sacred Name may be in acrostic, whether in King James English or the Hebrew manuscripts or both, I know not. Only would love to find His Name ‘hidden’ in the text.
The first time I read Esther, I was inspired beyond words. The obedience of Esther to Modecai, her humility to Hegai, and her strong faith in God. I saw where God used something out of nothing and made something out of it, to the glory of his name. if we trust in him, all things are possible. I am currently writing a short story for children on Esther, so as to inspire them as it has inspired me!!
God always has a plan and a way of escape for His people.This happened in order for Esther to come in .At the same time it's still a lesson in ch. 1 WIVES HONOR YOUR HUSBANDS..God is a God of order..
We all have to have faith that is stronger than the fear of death; otherwise we won't make it. God knows our faith and He WILL test it in this life. A month ago I came down with a combo of flu/pneumonia. I was in hosp. for 7 days, sick at home a week before that. In hosp. God told me He was using me in answer to my prayers for my husband's salvation. Then I REJOICED for my trial.
Esther is one person that when we get to Heaven, I shall seek out. She has always been a source of inspiration for me when I have had to face the "Haman's" in my life. She not only ruled well, she believed well. She is a role model for all women who love God and are faced with a situation where we need courage, in spite of our fears.
My mother read this story to me as a child. I never forgot.
The book of Esther has many inter. ideas. I am encouraged when I read of her obedience to her uncle M. and trust in God - as she request prayer and fasting! Could this be a lesson for us to go boldly before our King? He loves us even more than King A. loved Esther - He extends the golden scepter as we seek Him. Also inter., this happened 5 years after Esther was queen.
Queen Vashti was out of order. Women are supposed to honor and respect their husbands, reverence them as kings, even if they are drunken. Meek and lowly wives are to be; symbolic of Jesus... "a sheep for the slaughter."
Have faith in God, no matter what. Do not take matters into your own hands or you can be replaced. Don't let your beauty go to your head; stay humble.
Part 2
For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.
Does it say God so loved the world that He saved the world? No, that's not what it says.
God so loved this world that He gave His only begotten Son. You see, God couldn't save the world by love, because He goes on to say "that whoever" You and I are going to perish. We're lost sinners and God still loves us, but the love of God can't bring us into heaven. God had to provide a salvation, and He paid the penalty for our sins. Now a God of love can reach out His hands to a lost world and say, "If you will believe in My Son, because He died for you-if you will come on that basis-I can save you."
God doesn't save us by His love. God saves us by His grace, motivated by His love.
We can experience supernatural interactions,
But will still have to except Christ as savior, and the evidence of your Salvation is the fruit being produced in your Life.
Thank you.
Part 1
A young fellow who had been attending a conference with me came up to talk. He had on a funny hat that had "love, love, love" written all over it.
I asked, "Why do you have 'love' written all over your hat?"
"Man, God is love," he said.
"Well," I said, "I agree with you. Nothing could be truer than that."
Then he added, "God saves us by His love."
"I don't agree with that," I said. "God doesn't save us by His love. Can you give me a verse that say He does?"
He scratched his head and thought a while and then admitted he couldn't think of one. "Well," he said, "if God doesn't save us by love, then how does He save us?"
"Very frankly, I'm glad you asked me that question because the Bible says, 'For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, not of works, lest anyone should boast'(Ephesians 2:8, 9). God saves us by His grace."
Then the boy wanted to know the difference. This is how I explained it to him:
God does love you. Don't lose sight of that. God loves all of us. But God cannot, on the basis of His love, open the back door of heaven and let us slip in under the cover of darkness. He can't let down the bars of heaven at the front door and bring us in because of His love.
God is also light. God is the moral ruler of this universe. God is righteous. He is holy and He is good.
That adds up to one thing: God cannot do things that are wrong-that is, wrong according to His own standard.
So God couldn't save us by love. Love had God strapped-we could say it put Him in a bind. He could love without being able to save. I thought you would quote John 3:16 to me. Let's look at what that verse says:
From Er of The Chaldeans
She is Caucasian then if she is from Abraham's seed
22 Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23 For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24 Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing. WE NEVER CAN DO RIGHT BY DOING WRONG .
My mother read this story to me as a child. I never forgot.
Have faith in God, no matter what. Do not take matters into your own hands or you can be replaced. Don't let your beauty go to your head; stay humble.