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Friday, 29 May 2015

Bible sayings about God

To get to know who God is and what exactly is being said about Him, we may well depend on what is written in the Holy Scriptures or the Bible.

If we are talking here about God, we mean the Creator God who is the God of gods and may be called as One True God we all must recognise as such. The works of creation provide evidence of the existence of an intelligent God Who created everything and directs everything. The Elohim Hashem Jehovah, the True God, is Almighty and All-Knowing. It is important to know his name and use it. According to the Holy Scriptures or the Bible there are other creatures, including angels and people called god. Among those gods there are people in high positions [like Pharaoh, men of God (like Moses), "gods"] (John 10:34) but also false gods (1 Corinthians 8: 5; Jeremiah 10: 14-15) or creatures that are wrongly considered to be highly regarded and worshipped (like idols). However worship belongs to the One True God. Worthless or false gods are powerless to help worshippers. This only the Supreme God is capable of doing so. (Habakkuk 2:18; Jeremiah 14:22)

Jehovah Himself is Justice and not the cause of wickedness. (Psalm 145: 17; Revelation of the Apostles 15: 3). The Created human being is made in the image of God and endowed with freedom of choice. (Genesis 1: 26-27; Genesis 4: 6-7; Genesis 5: 3; Genesis 9: 6; Joshua 25:15; Acts 13:48)

“In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.” (Genesis 1:1 NHEB)

“When Abram was ninety-nine years old, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said to him, "I am El Shaddai. Walk before me, and be blameless.” (Genesis 17:1 NHEB)

“2 God spoke to Moses, and said to him, "I am the LORD; 3 and I appeared to Abraham, to Isaac, and to Jacob, as El Shaddai; but by my name the LORD I was not known to them.” (Exodus 6:2-3 NHEB)

“Who is like you, LORD, among the gods? Who is like you, glorious in holiness, fearful in praises, doing wonders?” (Exodus 15:11 NHEB)

“Now I know that the LORD is greater than all gods because of the thing in which they dealt arrogantly against them."” (Exodus 18:11 NHEB)

“He said, "You cannot see my face, for man may not see me and live."” (Exodus 33:20 NHEB)

“4 Hear, Israel: the LORD is our God, the LORD is one. 5 And you shall love the LORD your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might. 6 These words, which I command you this day, shall be on your heart; 7 and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 You shall bind them for a sign on your hand, and they shall be for symbols between your eyes. 9 You shall write them on the door posts of your house, and on your gates.” (Deuteronomy 6:4-9 NHEB)

“For I will proclaim the name of the LORD. Ascribe greatness to our God!” (Deuteronomy 32:3 NHEB)

“Yours, LORD, is the greatness, the power, the glory, the victory, and the majesty! For all that is in the heavens and in the earth is yours. Yours is the kingdom, LORD, and you are exalted as head above all.” (1 Chronicles 29:11 NHEB)

“The house which I build is great; for our God is great above all gods.” (2 Chronicles 2:5 NHEB)

“Behold, God is great, and we do not know him. The number of his years is unsearchable.” (Job 36:26 NHEB)

“Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations. I will be exalted in the earth."” (Psalms 46:10 NHEB)

“« a Song. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. » Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised, in the city of our God, in his holy mountain.” (Psalms 48:1 NHEB)

“Your righteousness also, God, reaches to the heavens; you have done great things. God, who is like you?” (Psalms 71:19 NHEB)

“Praise be to the LORD God, the God of Israel, who alone does marvelous deeds.” (Psalms 72:18 NHEB)

“that they may know that you alone, whose name is the LORD, are the Most High over all the earth.” (Psalms 83:18 NHEB)

“There is no one like you among the gods, Lord, nor any deeds like your deeds.” (Psalms 86:8 NHEB)

“For who in the skies can be compared to the LORD? Who among the sons of God is like the LORD,” (Psalms 89:6 NHEB)

“How great are your works, LORD! Your thoughts are very deep.” (Psalms 92:5 NHEB)

“3 For the LORD is a great God, a great King above all gods. 4 In his hand are the deep places of the earth. The heights of the mountains are also his. 5 The sea is his, and he made it. His hands formed the dry land. 6 Oh come, let’s worship and bow down. Let’s kneel before the LORD, our Maker, 7 for he is our God. We are the people of his pasture, and the sheep in his care. Today, oh that you would hear his voice! 8 Do not harden your heart, as at Meribah, as in the day of Massah in the wilderness, 9 when your fathers tempted me, tested me, and saw my work.” (Psalms 95:3-9 NHEB)

“For you, LORD, are most high above all the earth. You are exalted far above all gods.” (Psalms 97:9 NHEB)

“He has sent redemption to his people. He has ordained his covenant forever. His name is holy and awesome!” (Psalms 111:9 NHEB)

“For I know that the LORD is great, that our Lord is above all gods.” (Psalms 135:5 NHEB)

“Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable.” (Psalms 145:3 NHEB)

“but the LORD of hosts is exalted in justice, and God the Holy One is sanctified in righteousness.” (Isaiah 5:16 NHEB)

“One called to another, and said, "Holy, holy, holy, is the LORD of hosts! The whole earth is full of his glory!"” (Isaiah 6:3 NHEB)

“The LORD of hosts is who you must regard as holy. He is the one you must fear. He is the one you must dread.” (Isaiah 8:13 NHEB)

“To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare to him?” (Isaiah 40:18 NHEB)

“I myself am the LORD; and besides me there is no savior.” (Isaiah 43:11 NHEB)

“Do not fear, neither be afraid. Haven’t I declared it to you long ago, and shown it? You are my witnesses. Is there a God besides me? Indeed, there is not. I do not know any other Rock."” (Isaiah 44:8 NHEB)

“For thus says the high and lofty One who inhabits eternity, whose name is Holy: "I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also who is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.” (Isaiah 57:15 NHEB)

“Who should not fear you, King of the nations? For it appertains to you; because among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their royal estate, there is none like you.” (Jeremiah 10:7 NHEB)

“As a pleasant aroma will I accept you, when I bring you out from the peoples, and gather you out of the countries in which you have been scattered; and I will be sanctified in you in the sight of the nations.” (Ezekiel 20:41 NHEB)

“I will sanctify my great name, which has been profaned among the nations, which you have profaned in their midst; and the nations shall know that I am the LORD," says the Lord GOD, "when I shall be sanctified in you before their eyes.” (Ezekiel 36:23 NHEB)

“I will magnify myself, and sanctify myself, and I will make myself known in the eyes of many nations; and they shall know that I am the LORD.’” (Ezekiel 38:23 NHEB)

“The king answered to Daniel, and said, "Surely your God is the God of gods, and the Lord of kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing you have been able to reveal this secret."” (Daniel 2:47 NHEB)

“It will happen that whoever will call on the name of the LORD shall be saved; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will be those who escape, as the LORD has said, and among the remnant, those whom the LORD calls.” (Joel 2:32 NHEB)

“For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on the name of the LORD, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.” (Zephaniah 3:9 NHEB)

“Pray like this: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.” (Matthew 6:9 NHEB)

“Jesus said to him, "Why do you call me good? No one is good except one — God.” (Mark 10:18 NHEB)

“For he who is mighty has done great things for me. Holy is his name.” (Luke 1:49 NHEB)

“God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth."” (John 4:24 NHEB)

“1 Jesus said these things, and lifting up his eyes to heaven, he said, "Father, the time has come. Glorify your Son, that your Son may also glorify you; 2 even as you gave him authority over all flesh, he will give eternal life to all whom you have given him. 3 This is eternal life, that they may know you, the only true God, and him whom you sent, Jesus Christ.” (John 17:1-3 NHEB)

“I revealed your name to the people whom you have given me out of the world. They were yours, and you have given them to me. They have kept your word.” (John 17:6 NHEB)

“25 Righteous Father, the world hasn’t known you, but I knew you; and these knew that you sent me. 26 I made known to them your name, and will make it known; that the love with which you loved me may be in them, and I in them."” (John 17:25-26 NHEB)

“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.’” (Acts 2:21 NHEB)

“For since the creation of the world his invisible attributes, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made. So they are without excuse.” (Romans 1:20 NHEB)

“For, "Whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved."” (Romans 10:13 NHEB)

“Oh the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and the knowledge of God! How unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past tracing out!” (Romans 11:33 NHEB)

“4 Therefore concerning the eating of things sacrificed to idols, we know that no idol is anything in the world, and that there is no God but one. 5 For though there are things that are called "gods," whether in the heavens or on earth; as there are many "gods" and many "lords"; 6 yet to us there is one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we live through him.” (1 Corinthians 8:4-6 NHEB)

“according to the Good News of the glory of the blessed God, which was committed to my trust.” (1 Timothy 1:11 NHEB)

“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,” (1 Timothy 2:5 NHEB)

“For Christ hasn’t entered into holy places made with hands, which are representations of the true, but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us;” (Hebrews 9:24 NHEB)

“We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.” (1 John 4:16 NHEB)

“The four living creatures, each one of them having six wings, are full of eyes around and within. They have no rest day and night, saying, "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God, the Almighty, who was and who is and who is to come!"” (Revelation 4:8 NHEB)

“saying: "We give you thanks, Lord God, the Almighty, the one who is and who was; because you have taken your great power, and reigned.” (Revelation 11:17 NHEB)

“I heard the altar saying, "Yes, Lord God, the Almighty, true and righteous are your judgments."” (Revelation 16:7 NHEB)

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Friday, 14 February 2014

President of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations considers of undoing the Unitarian idea

USVA headstone emblem (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

When we look at the reason why people do come to preferring to be part of a trinity-church it is clear most of them would find themselves weakened more when hey would have to worship only "One God".

On January the 8th, 2014, the Rev. Peter Morales, president of the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, indicated that there is serious consideration of undoing the Unitarian heresy his denomination was founded on.

”When you think about it, God as one is just less effective. You can get so much more done if God is in three persons. Our lawyers are researching alternative names and websites, like Trinitarian Tunaversalists. We can eat fish on Fridays or on any days, or never at all if we are vegan, so why not put Tuna into our name?” A Vatican spokesman said Pope Francis was open to this development. “In the Catholic Church, we take anybody. Why not some former heretics? And we could always use a few more Prius drivers. It’s good for the soul.”

This teacher who should bring the flock on the right path, shows clearly he himself is going astray or lost track. Problem here is that he wants to get a whole denomination in changing direction. Though it is good he took some lawyers under his arm to find a proper name for the group he wants to create.

On Ironicschmoozer’s Weblog we can find the important question:

What about the reaction out in the Unitarian Universalist hinterlands? When contacted by the press, Rev. Roger Jones of Sacramento said that he has no opinion on the matter until he determines whether 90% of his congregation thinks it’s a good idea. ”Until January 26, I am sticking with my usual talking point: Unitarians believe in one God at most.”

Are you a Unitarian without knowing it? (Photo credit: severinus)

Naturally you also could say "Unitarian" does not really holds in the "Unit" being a single thing or person, but also a single element, section of a whole, section of item, and as such I encountered already some unitarians which did have similar ideas as Rev. Peter Morales.

But according to what we came to understand under the name it should only be used for those who assert the Unity of the Godhead, not as a god being made of three godheads, but ascribing divinity as being the Being of the Total divine Creator which stands for the God the Father only.
On the other hand the Unitarianism stands also for being united without having one governing organisation other than the Cornerstone Jesus Christ, the Messiah. Unitarians believe that each congregation should have independent authority, having their members believing in the unity of God, in freedom of, and tolerance of the differences in religious believes.

In that American church or in the Unitarian Universalist Association of Congregations, you can see the weakness of human people who want to be able to do more. Them expressing “You can get so much more done if God is in three person” explains a lot why the majority is not pleased with the Only One True God and why the prefer to have a triune God.

English: Unitarian Universalist Church of Medf...

Unitarian Universalist Church of Medford Massachusetts (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Preceding articles:

19° Century London Christadelphians and the Religious Life Of London

19° century London and Unitarians

19° century Londoners, religion and heretical opinions

19° century London, Unitarians and Evangelical Alliance

Old orthodox Dissenters and Unitarians in 19° Century London

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Wednesday, 1 September 2010

Without God no purpose, no goal, no hope

"Without God there is for mankind no purpose, no goal, no hope,
only a wavering future, an eternal dread of every darkness."
— Jean Paul, a German Romantic writer (1763-1825)

"Naught but GOD can satisfy the soul."
— Philip James Bailey, English poet, author of Festus

"It is the duty of all nations to acknowledge the Providence of Almighty God,
to obey His will, to be grateful for His benefits,
and humbly to implore His protection and favor."
— George Washington

"Only he who can say "the LORD is the strength of my life,"
can say, "of whom shall I be afraid?"
— Alexander Maclaren, a merchant and Baptist preacher (1826-1910)
"This was the purpose of the whole creation,
that man should recognize and know Him and give praise to His Name."
— Nachmanides, a Catalan rabbi, philosopher, physician, kabbalist, and biblical commentator (1194-1270)

“... that you may know that the earth is Jehovah’s.”
Exodus 9:29

“For Jehovah your God, he is God of gods, and Lord of lords,
the great God, the mighty, and the terrible,
who regards not persons, nor takes reward.”
Deuteronomium 10:17

“You shall have no other gods before me.”
Exodus 20:3

“That they may know that You alone, whose name is Jehovah,
Are the Most High over all the earth.”
Psalm 83:18

“Jesus answered, The first (commandment) is,
Hear, O Israel; The Lord (Jehovah/Yahweh) our God,the Lord is one:”
Marcus 12:29

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie: Zonder God geen reden, geen doel, geen hoop

2013 update:

Monday, 21 December 2009

Not all will inherit the Kingdom

(1 Corinthians 6:9-11) ⁹ What! Do YOU not know that unrighteous persons will not inherit God's kingdom? Do not be misled. Neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men kept for unnatural purposes, nor men who lie with men, ¹⁰ nor thieves, nor greedy persons, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners will inherit God's kingdom. ¹¹ And yet that is what some of YOU were. But YOU have been washed clean, but YOU have been sanctified, but YOU have been declared righteous in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ and with the spirit of our God.

Jesus said that we must, first of all, take in knowledge of both "the only true God" and the one that he sent forth:
(John 17:3) ³ This means everlasting life, their taking in knowledge of you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent forth, Jesus Christ.
Therefore we do have to work, because taking in knowledge does not go from itself. First we have to get to know Jehovah, the Elohim and we have to believe fully in Him. We also do have to believe in God's Plan for sending His promised Saviour, the Messiah Jesus Christ, the Nazarene whom Jehovah provided as our ransom sacrifice:

(John 3:16) ¹⁶ "For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life.
In case we want to be called Christians, we do have to follow Jesus, which mean that we should do that what he said that we must do. He gave several tasks to his disciples, and when we want to be a disciple of Christ, it means those wishes of Christ are also fro us. Also did he urge to do the will of his Father who was in heaven:
(Matthew 7:21) ²¹ "Not everyone saying to me, 'Lord, Lord,' will enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but the one doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens will.

Jesus here gives a hint that perhaps many may call themselves disciples of him, but would not be recognised as such by him. Namely those who not imitate Christ, obey not his commands, and shall not enter the Kingdom. Only those who follow the commandments (=do that work) and live by his teachings shall be saved and be able to enter God's Kingdom. What Jesus put first in the model prayer was that we should pray for the Father's name to be sanctified, and our attitude of, and reverence for that name is of paramount importance. so we do have to work on that attitude.

(Malachi 3:16-18) ¹⁶ At that time those in fear of Jehovah spoke with one another, each one with his companion, and Jehovah kept paying attention and listening. And a book of remembrance began to be written up before him for those in fear of Jehovah and for those thinking upon his name. ¹⁷ "And they will certainly become mine," Jehovah of armies has said, "at the day when I am producing a special property. And I will show compassion upon them, just as a man shows compassion upon his son who is serving him. ¹⁸ And YOU people will again certainly see [the distinction] between a righteous one and a wicked one, between one serving God and one who has not served him."
(Romans 9:17) ¹⁷ For the Scripture says to Pharaoh: "For this very cause I have let you remain, that in connection with you I may show my power, and that my name may be declared in all the earth."
(Romans 10:13) ¹³ For "everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will be saved."
This latter verse is a quote from Joel 2:32:
(Joel 2:32) ³² And it must occur that everyone who calls on the name of Jehovah will get away safe; for in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there will prove to be the escaped ones, just as Jehovah has said, and in among the survivors, whom Jehovah is calling."

We need to associate with God's people, as Christians in the first century did, however Jesus said that along with the "wheat" there would also be mixed in with them the "weeds". So we have to examine the beliefs of those we consider to associate with to see if these are in harmony with the Bible.

We need to obey the Christ. He gave all true Christians a commission, as recorded at Matthew 28:19,20, and that is what Christians do. Another example of a command that we obey is found at Acts 15:28. We should use God's name, preach to our neighbours about God's Kingdom, teach interested ones free of charge about what God requires of us, and practice what the bible teaches everyday in such things as the sanctity of blood and the right way of living.

Dutch version / Nederlandse versie > Niet allen zullen het Koninkrijk beërven

Welcome

Welcome at this zone created by Marcus Ampe for the Belgian Free Christadelphians, where previous articles from the MSN Groups and Multiply are brought together and made available again to the general public. On 2012 October 26 this site came into development and new articles shall be added next to our main site and to the Christadelphian Ecclesia site: Christadelphian Ecclesia.
You are welcome at that site to find more articles.

All who want to follow Jesus/Jeshua (Yeshua/Yahsua) from Nazareth, the Christ, the Messiah and wants to be united with people who sincerely want to keep to those teachings of this masterteacher are welcome to share their love for Christ and their hope for the coming Kingdom.

The names "Christadelphia" and 'Christadelphian' is compounded of two Greek words: 'christos' and 'adelphoi' and means 'brethren in Christ'.

This site is created by a Free Christadelphian only bounded to Jesus Christ. We are open to anybody who wants to share the brotherly love of Christ. Coming together by a common belief in 'the things concerning the kingdom of God and the name of Jesus Christ' (Acts 8:12).

In the older Multiply messages links to Multiply shall not always work from 2012 December 1, but you shall be able to find them by copying and pasting the title in the search machine. I have worked on re-editing those links from 2005 onwards, so that they could work in the future, but it became a to much time consuming job, so I stopped doing it after a while. (My apologies for certain links not working any more.)

Thanks for visiting us and hope to see you again.

Welkom

Wij wensen allen welkom die hier op deze pagina's terecht komen en hopen dat zij geïnspireerd mogen geraken om verder de Bijbel ter hand te nemen en zelf op onderzoek te gaan wat er in de Heilige Schrift werkelijk staat.

De namen "Christadelphia" en "Christadelphian" is een samentelling van twee Griekse woorden : "Christos" en "adelphoi" en betekent 'broer in Christus'. De Christadelphians zijn een groep van mensen die samen verbonden zijn door hun gemeenschappelijk geloof betreffende de dingen aangaande het Koninkrijk van God en de naam van Jezus Christus (Jeshua, de Messias) (Handelingen van de Apostelen 8v12).
Christadelphian mensen zouden tot een wereldwijde gemeenschap moeten behoren, wiens doel is zo trouw als mogelijke de leerstelling en voorbeeld van Jezus/Jehsua Christus te volgen, zoals het geregistreerd staat in de Bijbel.
In een wereld die vol is van onzekerheden genieten wij van een eenvoudig, rechtstreeks en logisch geloof, dat nu al vrede en voldoening aanbiedt en de belofte van het nog te komen eeuwigdurende vreugderijk: het Koninkijk van God.

Op deze site, gecreëerd door Marcus Ampe voor de Vrije Belgische Christadelphians, of Broeders in Christus, zijn in oktober 2012 de vroegere berichten uit de MSN Groepen en Multiply samen gebracht en terug zichtbaar gemaakt voor het algemeen publiek.

Meerdere linken in de vroegere artikelen zullen vermoedelijk niet werken, maar u kan de titel dan kopiëren en plakken in het "Zoek" venster om zo bij het juiste artikel te komen. Ik maakte er werk van om de artikelen vanaf 2005 terug te editen en daarin de linken te vernieuwen, zodat zij terug zouden werken. Maar dit vroeg zo veel tijd dat ik het heb opgegeven. Daarom verzoek ik mij te verontschuldigen indien u een link tegen komt die niet meer werkt.

Vanaf 26 oktober 2012 is deze website opengesteld naar het publiek en zullen er in de toekomst nog enkele artikelen bij komen. Maar de meerderheid van de teksten zullen nu geplaatst worden op de site van de Vlaamse Broeders in Christus of Christadelphians en op de kerkgemeenschapssite
Christadelphian Ecclesia.

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