At the Bible Museum in Washington DC with my mom, wife, and father in law - they asked provocative questions that sparked great conversation. One was Is freedom of religion a biblical concept?
God respects our choices in that He gives us the freedom to make decisions regarding our future (Genesis 13:8-12; Joshua 24:15)
From Bible study without prayer is light without heat I like this section:
Believers frozen in wickedness
Jesus said, "Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold" Matthew 24:12 NIV. The love Jesus is talking about is Agape Love, God's love - the Churches love and that it will grow COLD for MOST. And the love of most grows cold because of increase of WICKEDNESS.
What is wickedness? The verses before tells us Matthew 24:10-11
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
- In the old days, people would gather to hear prophets, today we turn on the t.v. or the radio or internet media.
- To fall away is to have at one time believed God, then by listening (or being led) to another, you go another way, resulting in betrayal and hating one another.
Matthew 24:13
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
(John 1:4-5) In him, life, Light of mankind, The Light shines in the darkness that hasn't understood, overcome, overpower, or appropriate or absorb it. UNRECEPTIVE to it
God respects our choices in that He gives us the freedom to make decisions regarding our future (Genesis 13:8-12; Joshua 24:15)
From Bible study without prayer is light without heat I like this section:
Believers frozen in wickedness
Jesus said, "Because of the increase of wickedness, the love of most will grow cold" Matthew 24:12 NIV. The love Jesus is talking about is Agape Love, God's love - the Churches love and that it will grow COLD for MOST. And the love of most grows cold because of increase of WICKEDNESS.
What is wickedness? The verses before tells us Matthew 24:10-11
At that time many will fall away and will betray and hate one another, and many false prophets will arise and mislead many.
- In the old days, people would gather to hear prophets, today we turn on the t.v. or the radio or internet media.
- To fall away is to have at one time believed God, then by listening (or being led) to another, you go another way, resulting in betrayal and hating one another.
Matthew 24:13
But the one who perseveres to the end will be saved.
(John 1:4-5) In him, life, Light of mankind, The Light shines in the darkness that hasn't understood, overcome, overpower, or appropriate or absorb it. UNRECEPTIVE to it
- John 3:19-21; 8:12; 12:46; 1 John 1:5-6
- Examples adoption is light, abortion is darkness, light is the ability to excel at our highest level - the darkness of drugs (feel big while getting smaller)
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