Miguel: Adam has given you a very worthy & accurate response, but I will add further. You ask: "Why doesn't God show Himself or a sign of Himself?" Well, He has in the Person, Work and Sacrifice of His Son Jesus Christ. Once a man called Philip asked Jesus the same question you are asking now. And Jesus replied, "he that hath seen Me hath seen the Father (God)". You can read it in John's Gospel, chapter 14, verses 6 to 11. If you study Jesus' life, as you also study others & holy books you think are equally worthy, you will not find one person or book that can measure up to Jesus, God's Son. His life was sinless, His Sacrifice was complete, & He fulfils all prophecies given about Him.
Hi Miguel, I don't believe God deliberately causes suffering, but that the result of sin and separation from God is suffering. The Earth started with a Garden of Eden paradise, Adam & Eve sinned, then the Earth was cursed to have thorns, labor pains, disease, and death. God knows what suffering is like, because Jesus died on the cross as payment of our sins. The Bible does have more scientific and historical evidence than any other religious book in world history. Here's an example: Link
People are willing to turn away from god in this period because they have no reason to believe in one. Why would an all powerful loving god choose to make his people suffer, religious and atheist alike, so that they believe? Why not instead show himself or an undeniable sign of himself to us? If we are to follow a god on nothing but faith in the scripture, how do we know this is gods word and the torah and quran are not, when so many believe these to be just as true as you believe the bible to be? You must first prove the bible to be a perfect true text through scientific or historic evidence if you want for others to believe in it and God because currently, all evidence shows otherwise.
When man chooses to not acknowledge his Creator & fall before Him in adoration and worship, he must then find someone or something else to bow to & give his life to. To some, his own self becomes his god & he is then answerable to no one else. To others, sport, entertainment or addictive substances. And all this diversion from the Truth doesn't come from within himself, but from the great deceiver through anti-Christian governments, which would rather give into the devil than to the commands & statutes of Holy Writ. They remove Christian education from schools, teach evolution as fact, penalise parents who discipline, promote homosexuality, etc. Our govts. will stand in Judgement. Blessings.
Is it not really disheartening to see mankind exchanging the truth of God, for the lie, and worshipping and serving the creature rather than the Creator? ( Romans 1:25) As God does not wish that any should perish but that all should come to repentance ( 2 Peter 3:9), hence this pandemics, which is reminiscent of the Noahic dispensations, where it was only Noah that found grace in the eyes of the LORD ( Genesis 6:1-8) May you find grace in the sight of God in this trying period of our life IJN Amen
I see this Corona virus pandemic as a cause for many unbelievers to think about their lives and their future. Some may even think about God & what they might have heard/read from it. This may indeed cause many to truly turn from sin and self & turn to God through His Son. But the Word reminds us often, that men's hearts will always be hardened to Godly living, most even preferring to fulfil their lusts rather than bend their knee in repentance. Even during the future Great Tribulation, when God's Wrath is finally laid over the whole Earth, men will, in their sufferings, still raise their voices in anger towards to Holy & Eternal One: ( Rev 9:21, 16:20, 21). Satan's work is not finished yet.
Thanks for your comments. Do you think Mankind is ready NOW to turn away from evil and turn to God, in this trying period? Knowing that with Him all things are possible ( Luke 1:37) He's the God of flesh as there is nothing too hard for Him ( Jeremiah 32:27) I am confident that joy will come after this weeping of the night, as He's about to do something new in the lives of the believers that would convince those yet to believe in Him as their
Lord and Saviour. I have a saying now that the fear of Corona virus disease is the acceptance of God Almighty
Nimrod had all the people who spoke one language, build the Tower of Babel, do Nimrod could shoot arrows at God. Then the Godhead (Father, Son, Holy Ghost) said, LET US confound their Language that they may not understand one another's language. Eventually people migrated to other places so they had people speaking the same language. Genesis 11:1-9
People meant it for evil, but God modified it for good. One planet with countries of the language God gave them. Cultures, food, dress, religions; everything we have today, except for one change. This age has people urged to be bi or multi-lingual in schools. We have internet to learn other cultures and go there.
Teach Jesus to your kids.
Evangelist Edo King David on Genesis 1:1 - 4 years ago
At a time like this. Do we still have atheists iNOW
in our midst in this despensation of the dreaded coronavirus disease ravaging the world? Or has it not yet dawn on us that this is sign of the end time? Brethren see 2Chro7:13-14 "When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land or send pestilence among my people. If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land" The question now is; are we ready to humble ourselves and pray for repentance and turn away from our evil ways? He's Alpha & Omega...l
Everything has to multiply after its Kind but we see that Jesus cd multiply ( Reproduce Gods ) IN HUMANITY.When he breath on them they received the H.G. Jesus said the good seed is the WORD,God is SPIRIT and Jesus said that which is born of the spirit is spirit he cd multiply AFTER the GOD KIND.THUS HE WD HAVE TO BE God.He cd not sow the very seed of God if he were not God th Son.Simply b/c everything has to mutiply after its Kind.His breath was his Word/Seed.After all that was the great PROMISE i will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven thus his Children GODS. HE REPRODUCES AFTER THE GOD KIND HALLELUJAH TY JESUS Thats y the seed is the pearl of great price its the very seed of God. gbu
It was God that made this law that everything in heaven and earth had to multiply after its kind.Thou shall not gender thy cattle after strange kinds. We see that Jesus did not reproduce himself after Mankind ( flesh and blood children ) His seed was the living word the very seed of God He multiplied after the God kind thats y he said to whom the word came (his seed) it made them Gods.His words were his seeds thats y he said b/c i have spoken these WORDS sorrows have filled your hearts SORROWS IMPLY A SPRITUAL PREGNANCY,then he describes a Woman in sorrows is about to have a baby then her sorrows are turn into joy after the child comes which is just parabolic of a spritual birth.Bornagain.
BRETHREN! Mea culpa! I do apologize for those who read my comment! I'm quite embarrassed!! On my discovery of the site in perhaps over enthusiasm... saw on the opening of the Site proper the James Verse !!! It was just then I saw that! I am actually literate But I wanted to apologize for any distraction this obviously out of context obviously causing from left field! I am going to post again with better sleep! Thank you.
Romans were not killing Christians in Paul's day
King James Bible book of John 5:16 - And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
John 7:1 - After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Acts 23:12 - And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Acts 26:21 - For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
1 Corinthians 16:22 - If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema (CURSED)
Paul was cursed but after he picked himself up off the ground and was blind...he said LORD. He knew he was in the presence of someone bigger than himself. In chapter 9 verse 15, Jesus says to Ananias, "go thy way: for he (Paul) is a chosen vessel unto me, to bear My Name before the GENTILES, and Kings, and the children of Israel. For I will show him how great things he must suffer for My names sake.
Paul was killing Christians as a Roman. He killed Stephen. He was also born Jewish. He was very learned too. After Paul's miraculous conversion he tried to connect with the Jews but they might of been wary of his sincerity. It took time. He hit the same wall repeatedly. He went away to ponder and hear from Jesus. After that he began ministry to the Gentiles. I think he had to let his old life go.
Yes Paul killed Jews then Jesus dropped in and said Why are you persecuting Me?! He left Paul in the dark to think about it. Our president has that same carnal problem: you smack me & I smack you back twice. Jesus is Alpha & Omega. Send your email & I'll send a timetable Of Paul to you.
Galatians 3:29 "And if ye be Christ's, then are ye Abraham's seed, and heirs according to the promise."
Ah yes the Babylonian Talmud (mystery babylon?) Talmud mean learning so Babylonian Learning.
the tradition of the elders Jesus spoke against. Jesus speaking Mark Chapter 7: 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition,
It's called free will. The Coronavirus was created in a lab look into it. It was made by evil men. Look at where we are at with technology. It evil menplaying God the lie satan sold to eve in the beginning. You can be as God
It's called free will. The Coronavirus was created in a lab look into it. It was made by evil men. Look at where we are at with technology. It evil menplaying God the lie satan sold to eve in the beginning. You can be as God
When God speaks of blessing Isreal I dont believe he talking about the modern day Rothchild created Isreal. The Isreal he isspeaken of is the followers of Jesus Christ. Read the talmud it's a satanic book that speaks many evil thing of our saviour. Isreal to God is not a physical land but his people
Paul in 1 Thess 2:14, 16 - For ye, brethren, became followers of the churches of God which in Judaea are in Christ Jesus: for ye also have suffered like things of your own countrymen, EVEN AS THEY HAVE OF THE JEWS: WHO BOTH KILLED THE LORD JESUS, and their own prophets, and have persecuted us; and THEY PLEASE NOT GOD, and are contrary to all men: Forbidding us to speak to the Gentiles that they might be saved, to fill up their sins alway: FOR THE WRATH IS COME UPON THEM TO THE UTTERMOST.
So is Paul cursed for speaking the truth about those who killed jesus?
God did not create Corona Virus. Jesus spoke in Matthew 24:7 about pestilences ( plural), earthquakes, wars, rumors of wars in divers places. Revelation speaks of the oceans dying. It's prophetic. We are to be aware of the signs of the times. Start witnessing as the Spirit leads. You gotta be available first. President Trump is in contact with several American churches. Blessed is the nation that blesses Israel. Not many politicians or candidates have spoken favorably about Israel. If we don't believe that..we're in for a rough ride my friends.
God's will is not the only will at work in the world. Satan has a will. He causes many bad things. He still thinks he can defeat Jesus.
It did say Lion. The fact that the Word of God states in Revelation 22-18-19 if anyone adds or takes away from any of the prophecy of the bible tells us that it IS possible for the word of God to be changed. God has allowed satan to have some power and he is so cleverly deceitful. Don't let him deceive any of us who are seeking truth. Amen!
1 John 2:22 - Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.
(Call any Synagogue and ask them if Jesus is the Messiah or Christ)
1 John 2:23 - Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.
It could be man made. Do not put your trust in man but put your complete hope and trust in Christ Jesus. He is the only way. He is truth and He is Life. You have to enter through the Narrow gate. Matthew 7:14: Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. Choose this day whom you will serve.
Lord and Saviour. I have a saying now that the fear of Corona virus disease is the acceptance of God Almighty
People meant it for evil, but God modified it for good. One planet with countries of the language God gave them. Cultures, food, dress, religions; everything we have today, except for one change. This age has people urged to be bi or multi-lingual in schools. We have internet to learn other cultures and go there.
Teach Jesus to your kids.
in our midst in this despensation of the dreaded coronavirus disease ravaging the world? Or has it not yet dawn on us that this is sign of the end time? Brethren see 2Chro7:13-14 "When I shut up heaven and there is no rain, or command the locust to devour the land or send pestilence among my people. If my people who are called by my name will humble themselves and pray and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin and heal their land" The question now is; are we ready to humble ourselves and pray for repentance and turn away from our evil ways? He's Alpha & Omega...l
King James Bible book of John 5:16 - And therefore did the Jews persecute Jesus, and sought to slay him, because he had done these things on the sabbath day.
John 7:1 - After these things Jesus walked in Galilee: for he would not walk in Jewry, because the Jews sought to kill him.
Acts 23:12 - And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying that they would neither eat nor drink till they had killed Paul.
Acts 26:21 - For these causes the Jews caught me in the temple, and went about to kill me.
1 Corinthians 16:22 - If any man love not the Lord Jesus Christ, let him be Anathema (CURSED)
Yes Paul killed Jews then Jesus dropped in and said Why are you persecuting Me?! He left Paul in the dark to think about it. Our president has that same carnal problem: you smack me & I smack you back twice. Jesus is Alpha & Omega. Send your email & I'll send a timetable Of Paul to you.
Ah yes the Babylonian Talmud (mystery babylon?) Talmud mean learning so Babylonian Learning.
the tradition of the elders Jesus spoke against. Jesus speaking Mark Chapter 7: 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
8 For laying aside the commandment of God, ye hold the tradition of men, as the washing of pots and cups: and many other such like things ye do.
9 And he said unto them, Full well ye reject the commandment of God, that ye may keep your own tradition.
Mark 7:13 Making the word of God of none effect through your tradition,
So is Paul cursed for speaking the truth about those who killed jesus?
God's will is not the only will at work in the world. Satan has a will. He causes many bad things. He still thinks he can defeat Jesus.
(Call any Synagogue and ask them if Jesus is the Messiah or Christ)
1 John 2:23 - Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.