A person who is a friend of or loves the way this world operates, with the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life being its primary cogwheels, is a person who cannot also focus on the Father's will. A person who loves and is focused on the material things of this world cannot also love and serve God. Therefore, those of us who truly believe, must come out of the world renouncing our ungodliness and worldly passions, and place our devotion, love, and focus securely in God and His will. The world is passing away along with its desires but rejoice and be exceedingly glad: for whoever does the will of God abides forever.
We must be transformed by the renewal of our minds through the Spirit who is from God, and live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ, who gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. The world will hate us for this, but we are not to be discouraged. Many walk as enemies of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. Our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like His glorious body, by the power that enables Him even to subject all things to Himself.
Where's the conspiracy? I feel like there is one here. Hidden knowledge? Otherwise it's just religious mumbo jumbo
It's just religious mumbo-jumbo.
Yeah this isn’t right for this board.
The "conspiracy" is that we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the present darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places. The devil, who is called Satan, and all his angels (also referred to as demons) have been cast out of heaven for their choice to sin and rebel against God. They are our greatest threat in this world, even though at times it may seem like it’s each other. Satan is the spirit that is now at work in all those who are living in disobedience to God. We must be careful what we believe and verify everything against scripture, for many false prophets and teachers have gone out into the world. But fear not, for God is greater and with us always.
this is some death cult shit
Funny thing is that OP isn’t even literate enough to quote the King James Version- instead he has to use the simplified English version. Imagine being so devout to your religion you can’t even understand it unless it’s in simplified English lol.
Plus most religions including Christianity tell you that their god won’t help you if you don’t help yourself so OPs interpretation (do nothing to improve the world because then you are cheating on God) would actually be considered heretical and sinful even among Christian fundamentalists. They call it “tempting God”.
Progressivism aka tempting ones focus towards suggested outcomes; while ignoring perceivable origin.
It ain't about cultivating death; but about distracting life from cultivating self within the process of dying.
Suggested "after" tempts one to consent to "behind" aka being backwards, while ignoring "before" aka forwards (inception towards death) being (life).
Christcucks are willing participants in one of the largest conspiracies known to man.
The irony of their over representation in the modern conspiracy community is not lost on me.
“Their over representation”
Comes to a conspiracy forum just to complain about who is participating and skeptical of all the lies they’ve been told. This is a retarded take from a retarded Synagouge poster.
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but tiramisu is still ok, right? right? RIGHT????
"Do not love the world or the things in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. For all that is in the world--the desires of the flesh and the desires of the eyes and pride of life--is not from the Father but is from the world. And the world is passing away along with its desires, but whoever does the will of God abides forever." (1 John 2:15-17 ESV)
"You adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wishes to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God." (James 4:4 ESV)
"If you were of the world, the world would love you as its own; but because you are not of the world, but I chose you out of the world, therefore the world hates you." (John 15:19 ESV)
"I have given them your word, and the world has hated them because they are not of the world, just as I am not of the world." (John 17:14 ESV)
"Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect." (Romans 12:2 ESV)
"For the grace of God has appeared, bringing salvation for all people, training us to renounce ungodliness and worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright, and godly lives in the present age, waiting for our blessed hope, the appearing of the glory of our great God and Savior Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to purify for himself a people for his own possession who are zealous for good works. (Titus 2:11-14 ESV)
Brothers, join in imitating me, and keep your eyes on those who walk according to the example you have in us. For many, of whom I have often told you and now tell you even with tears, walk as enemies of the cross of Christ. Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and they glory in their shame, with minds set on earthly things. But our citizenship is in heaven, and from it we await a Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, who will transform our lowly body to be like his glorious body, by the power that enables him even to subject all things to himself. (Philippians 3:17-21 ESV)
Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but the Spirit who is from God, that we might understand the things freely given us by God. And we impart this in words not taught by human wisdom but taught by the Spirit, interpreting spiritual truths to those who are spiritual. The natural person does not accept the things of the Spirit of God, for they are folly to him, and he is not able to understand them because they are spiritually discerned. The spiritual person judges all things, but is himself to be judged by no one. "For who has understood the mind of the Lord so as to instruct him?" But we have the mind of Christ. (1 Corinthians 2:12-16 ESV)
"No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and money." (Matthew 6:24 ESV)
It is against the flesh and our sinful nature, yes. However, you can be spiritually re-born my friend and given a new Spirit, the Holy Spirit. God can give you a new heart and His Holy Spirit, which will give you wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, put His Laws on your heart and mind, guide you into all the truth, help you, and comfort you. By the blood of Jesus, sanctifying you and cleansing you of all unrighteousness—conforming you to His image.
But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh. For the desires of the flesh are against the Spirit, and the desires of the Spirit are against the flesh, for these are opposed to each other, to keep you from doing the things you want to do. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the law. Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law. And those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. If we live by the Spirit, let us also keep in step with the Spirit. Let us not become conceited, provoking one another, envying one another. (Galatians 5:16-26 ESV)
Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. This man came to Jesus by night and said to him, "Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that you do unless God is with him." Jesus answered him, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God." Nicodemus said to him, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his mother's womb and be born?" Jesus answered, "Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God. That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit. Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again.' The wind blows where it wishes, and you hear its sound, but you do not know where it comes from or where it goes. So it is with everyone who is born of the Spirit." (John 3:1-8 ESV)
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth." (John 4:24 ESV)
You're not exempt from anything. We will all stand before the judgment seat of God, whether you believe now or not doesn't change reality.
The God of Adam, Moses, Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.
THE WAY, THE TRUTH, THE LIFE, THE ALPHA AND OMEGA, THE BEGINNING AND THE END, THE FIRST AND THE LAST, THE ALMIGHTY, THE MOST HIGH, THE LORD, THE REDEEMER, HOLY, PERFECT, THE HEALER, THE PROVIDER, THE BREAD OF HEAVEN, THE MESSIAH, THE SON, THE FATHER, THE LION OF JUDAH, THE WONDERFUL COUNCELLOR, THE ALL-SUFFICIENT ONE, THE MIGHTY GOD, THE EVERLASTING FATHER, THE PRINCE OF PEACE, THE SHEPHERD, RIGHTEOUSNESS, THE ANCIENT OF DAYS, JESUS CHRIST.
a) Suggested words are things within this world held onto; perceivable sound cannot be held onto. Sound (entire) differentiates itself into things (instruments)...
b) Will implies want implies love implies ones choice to hold onto; while ignoring the need to let go.
Transformation implies from whole (same) into partials (difference)...others suggest likeness to tempt one to hold onto alike, while ignoring to sustain oneself apart from one another.
Body implies frame (momentum) of animation (motion) for matter within.
From the christian perspective...inception towards death (momentum) implies body of god (motion); for each anointed one (matter) living within. The issue...matter holding onto a suggested word (god) to describe motion/movement/that which moves mind.