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Pastor Ezekiel 05-09-2013 02:46 AM

True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
An ideal True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God.

The Bible tells us that God created man in His image (Genesis 1:27). That means that there are similarities between God and men. Where are they? People die, and God is eternal (e.g., Psalm 90:1-4, Isaiah 26:4). God is in the Trinity, while every man is just plain himself. However, we can clearly see that God has some personality traits which are not uncommon among men. Below is a list of God’s personality traits that are described in the Holy Bible; a True Christian™ Man should aspire to possess as many of these Godly characteristics as possible.

1. God is strong.

Quote:

Job 26:14
Lo, these are parts of his ways: but how little a portion is heard of him? but the thunder of his power who can understand?

2. God is fierce.
Quote:


Psalm 78:49
He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.

Isaiah 13:9
Behold, the day of the Lord cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

See also Jeremiah 4:8, 4:26, 12:13, 25:37, Lamentations 4:11, Revelation 19:15.

3. God is jealous.

Quote:

Exodus 20:5
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;

See also Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, 5:9, 6:15, Nahum 1:2.

4. God is vindictive, punishing guilty and their innocent families.

Quote:

Again, Exodus 20:5, Deuteronomy 5:9, 6:15; also Psalm 58:10, Ezekiel 25:14, 25:17, Micah 5:15, Nahum 1:2.
5. God loves war.
Quote:


Exodus 15:3
The Lord is a man of war: the Lord is his name.

6. God is greedy.

Quote:

Haggai 2:8
The silver is mine, and the gold is mine, saith the Lord of hosts.

7. God is mean, giving bad laws just to make people suffer and to punish them.

Quote:

Ezekiel 20:25-26
25 Wherefore I gave them also statutes that were not good, and judgments whereby they should not live;
26 And I polluted them in their own gifts, in that they caused to pass through the fire all that openeth the womb, that I might make them desolate, to the end that they might know that I am the Lord.

8. God knows no mercy.
Quote:


1 Samuel 15:3
Now go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare them not; but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling, ox and sheep, camel and ass.

See also Judges 21:10, Ezekiel 9:6.

9. God enjoys cruelty.
Quote:


Psalm 137:9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

10. God enjoys misguiding people.

Quote:

2 Thessalonians 2:11-12
11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:
12 That they all might be damned who believed not the truth, but had pleasure in unrighteousness.

11. God enjoys putting people in difficult situations, making bets on their behavior.
Quote:


Job 1:8-22
8 And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil?
9 Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
10 Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land.
11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
12 And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, all that he hath is in thy power; only upon himself put not forth thine hand. So Satan went forth from the presence of the Lord.
13 And there was a day when his sons and his daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
14 And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:
15 And the Sabeans fell upon them, and took them away; yea, they have slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
16 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The fire of God is fallen from heaven, and hath burned up the sheep, and the servants, and consumed them; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
17 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, The Chaldeans made out three bands, and fell upon the camels, and have carried them away, yea, and slain the servants with the edge of the sword; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
18 While he was yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters were eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:
19 And, behold, there came a great wind from the wilderness, and smote the four corners of the house, and it fell upon the young men, and they are dead; and I only am escaped alone to tell thee.
20 Then Job arose, and rent his mantle, and shaved his head, and fell down upon the ground, and worshipped,
21 And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.
22 In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.


Basilissa 05-09-2013 03:07 AM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Beautiful sermon, Pastor! I pray that every Christian man follows God's example!

Prayer Warrior 05-09-2013 10:06 AM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
What great values. Thank you for posting this. Though I want to caution potential Christians from falling into certain pitfalls in their attempts to follow God's example.

You should indeed be jealous and greedy. Jealously and greed, after all, is what drives our economy. Though you should never ever covet (which is totally different from jealously and greed). Doing that will get you scorn. Romans 7:7-8

While you should indeed be deceitful, you should never lie. Doing that will get you a one way ticket to Hell Revelation 21:8. Try misleading people in ways where you don't directly lie to them. Take your an example from advertisements. eg. "Our product is the best" it isn't a lie if you believe it is the best. Try to imply your product will get you higher social status or something good without directly stating it.

If that doesn't work, try to get someone else to lie on your behalf, the way God intended 2 Chronicles 18:22. Remember, you are not allowed to lie, but you can't help it if one of your associates fudges the truth a little ;). Anyone who would be willing to lie on your behalf is probably already Hell bound anyway.

Soon you'll be on the pathway to fulfilling your Earthly and Heavenly needs, the way God intended! :thumbsup:

Paragon of virtue 05-09-2013 12:04 PM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Matthew 10:16 is even more appropriate. God doesn't want his people to go out and get run over, so fight fire with fire if that's what needs to be done. Can't say that God endorsed the behavior but many of his men were horrible sinners....King David sent a man off to die in war while he made off with the man's wife...Jacob stole Esaus's blessing for a bowl of beans...and good ol' Moses and Aaron killed several thousand of the Jews who followed them during the exodus due to their worship of idols. They don't show that happening on Veggietales! God doesn't play around when it comes to stopping sinners! :thumbsup:

Sammy The Penitent 05-09-2013 11:26 PM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
9. God enjoys cruelty.

Psalm 137:9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.




Thank you Pastor!

This verse always brings tears of joy to my eyes.

YIC

Adam Fag 06-23-2013 10:39 PM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
No, that bit is an add on. Do we know who wrote it? No, of course not. It's not in the old text (which I'll put here) may God guide your ears as you click to play


therearenogods 11-02-2013 02:35 AM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
your such a capitalist trade marking your religion ik you were a money whore its all about the money

Basilissa 11-02-2013 04:17 AM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by therearenogods (Post 1038310)
your such a capitalist trade marking your religion ik you were a money whore its all about the money

I think you've had enough to drink tonight, honey. Please don't drive home, take a cab.

Didymus Much 11-02-2013 05:49 AM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by therearenogods (Post 1038310)
...you were a money whore its all about the money

You think so? Try to offer them some. A donation, however small.

They won't accept, because the source of the money (ie. you) is tainted, and that might offend God:

Deuteronomy 23:18 "Thou shalt not bring the hire of a whore, or the price of a dog, into the house of the Lord thy God for any vow: for even both these are abomination unto the Lord thy God."

If you manage to donate anything to Landover Baptist Church, I'll double it. B)

1liesalot 11-03-2015 01:33 PM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Pastor Ezekiel (Post 1001542)
An ideal True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God.

The Bible tells us that God created man in His image (Genesis 1:27). That means that there are similarities between God and men. Where are they? People die, and God is eternal (e.g., Psalm 90:1-4, Isaiah 26:4). God is in the Trinity, while every man is just plain himself. However, we can clearly see that God has some personality traits which are not uncommon among men. Below is a list of God’s personality traits that are described in the Holy Bible; a True Christian™ Man should aspire to possess as many of these Godly characteristics as possible.

1. God is strong.



2. God is fierce.


See also Jeremiah 4:8, 4:26, 12:13, 25:37, Lamentations 4:11, Revelation 19:15.

3. God is jealous.



See also Exodus 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, 5:9, 6:15, Nahum 1:2.

4. God is vindictive, punishing guilty and their innocent families.



5. God loves war.


6. God is greedy.



7. God is mean, giving bad laws just to make people suffer and to punish them.



8. God knows no mercy.


See also Judges 21:10, Ezekiel 9:6.

9. God enjoys cruelty.


10. God enjoys misguiding people.



11. God enjoys putting people in difficult situations, making bets on their behavior.

Surely you preach the inerrant word of the Lord and Christ Child beautifully and therefore you are truly one of the elected of heaven. Only 144,000 names are in the Book of the Perpetually Vomitous Goat and Fornicating Lamb and I believe with all my heart that yours is one of them and you are saved.

But verily I require your pastoral guidance on the question of Deuteronomy 25:11, which clearly states the following:

"Two men are fighting and the wife of one of them intervenes to drag her husband clear of his opponent, if she puts out her hand and catches hold of the man by his privates, you must cut off her hand and show her no mercy".

I am asking you this because it happened to my friend yesterday and she is beside herself with fear of the Lord's fierce anger and she feels her hand slipped and the touching of private parts was inadvertant. So she intends to appeal the cutting off of the offending hand. But please Pastor, offer us your righteous wisdom and opinion of what she might say to Yahweh in her own defense that he might bestow his infinite mercy and at the very least agree to a lighter sentence like an ankle tag or something.

Or is the situation already lost?

Basilissa 11-03-2015 03:21 PM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by 1liesalot (Post 1165030)
Surely you preach the inerrant word of the Lord and Christ Child beautifully and therefore you are truly one of the elected of heaven.

Amen!

Quote:

Only 144,000 names are in the Book of the Perpetually Vomitous Goat and Fornicating Lamb
Blasphemy! :nono:

As long as you don't blaspheme against the Holy Ghost, you can still be Saved, my dear. Just don't screw up your chances forever and ever by doing it:

Luke 12:10 And whosoever shall speak a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but unto him that blasphemeth against the Holy Ghost it shall not be forgiven.


Quote:

and I believe with all my heart that yours is one of them and you are saved.

But verily I require your pastoral guidance on the question of Deuteronomy 25:11, which clearly states the following:

"Two men are fighting and the wife of one of them intervenes to drag her husband clear of his opponent, if she puts out her hand and catches hold of the man by his privates, you must cut off her hand and show her no mercy".

I am asking you this because it happened to my friend yesterday and she is beside herself with fear of the Lord's fierce anger and she feels her hand slipped and the touching of private parts was inadvertant. So she intends to appeal the cutting off of the offending hand. But please Pastor, offer us your righteous wisdom and opinion of what she might say to Yahweh in her own defense that he might bestow his infinite mercy and at the very least agree to a lighter sentence like an ankle tag or something.

Or is the situation already lost?
I have homework for you:

:kjv1611-read:

The Holy Bible contains several instances where God tells us to follow the secular laws of the lands where we live.

Can you find three of such instances?

HINT: Look in Romans, Hebrews, and 1 Peter.

And yes, I have deliberately chosen the longer letters for you to peruse (the same thing is also mentioned in a couple of very short ones). :giggle:

Ted Jones 11-27-2018 06:27 AM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
I always had a feeling that God was nothing but the opposite of what I was taught to see him as. I will never feel ashamed ever again, for seeing God as I knew He truly is:

1. God is strong.
2. God is fierce.
3. God is jealous.
4. God is vindictive, punishing guilty and their innocent families.
5. God loves war.
6. God is greedy.
7. God is mean, giving bad laws just to make people suffer and to punish them.
8. God knows no mercy.
9. God enjoys cruelty.
10. God enjoys misguiding people.

I love knowing that God loves war, because now I understand why the government spends so much money on the military. It didn't make sense to me until now. I'm glad we have the most powerful and strongest military in the world.

I love them all, but my favorite is that God is jealous:

Deuteronomy 6:15:
15 (For tthe Lord thy God is a jealous God among you) ulest the anger of the Lord thy God be kindled against thee, and destroy thee from off the face of the earth.

Thank you for this great sermon.

MitzaLizalor 11-27-2018 10:31 AM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Adam was made in the image of God..the woman was made from Adam's rib later on..and God was happy with what He had made.


CREATION DAY 6
Genesis 1:27,31; 2:1
God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them..And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day..Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.


Satan got busy. After naming all the animals and deciding he didn't fancy any of them for "companionship" Adam remained in a sinless condition. Satan knew that God would need to do something about that and sure enough He did. This would also be on Day Six. The details are recorded as follows:


STILL DAY 6
Genesis 2:20-23
Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.


Satan deceived the woman, a sin so severe that punishment of four or even ten generations was insufficient. All babies are now born vile as a result, deserving of torture. The Bible is very clear on this point.


OLD TESTAMENT
Psalm 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

NEW TESTAMENT
Romans 3:10-11
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.







The Bible establishes that [A] the wicked are born wicked and [B] everyone is wicked from birth. But God found the humans He created to be very good. Something had gone wrong to produce humans that are all born wicked, to corrupt the image of God in which Adam was created. This takes many forms and The Bible addresses one of them in Judges. It relates to war. Or more specifically a latent desire for peace. The Bible includes a very clear example of what happens then.


PEACE
Judges 18:1-28 (excerpt)
The tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour..to spy out the land..The five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man..And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and..when ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. And there went from thence of the family of the Danites..six hundred men appointed with weapons of war..and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man.

WAR
Judges 2:20b – 3:3
[God speaking] Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof.







God created Adam in His own image. God's nature is described throughout The Bible. Sin corrupted the image of God in all humanity, such as the Zidonians who seem to have had a calm and peaceful existence. God wiped them out.

God did not exterminate absolutely everyone in The Promised Land because the Israelites were [C] certain to revert to wickedness, disregarding God and [D] that means getting fancy notions about peace and harmony with all nations.

God is a man of war. How would His promise be fulfilled if the Danites were sitting around like the Zidonians having not a care in the world? Who would exterminate the denizens of Laish occupying territory promised by God to Abramhttp://www.23hq.com/23666/25790756_e...04be_thumb.jpg Isaachttp://www.23hq.com/23666/25790635_5...fb55_thumb.jpg and Jacobhttp://www.23hq.com/23666/25790636_7...9539_thumb.jpg and their descendants? Land which God had specifically pointed out? They would not have been able to do so.



____________

1. Genesis 15:18
2. Genesis 26:1-4
3. Genesis 28:10-16

Collinslaw 04-29-2019 04:56 PM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by MitzaLizalor (Post 1241771)
Adam was made in the image of God..the woman was made from Adam's rib later on..and God was happy with what He had made.

CREATION DAY 6
Genesis 1:27,31; 2:1
God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them..And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day..Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them.
Satan got busy. After naming all the animals and deciding he didn't fancy any of them for "companionship" Adam remained in a sinless condition. Satan knew that God would need to do something about that and sure enough He did. This would also be on Day Six. The details are recorded as follows:

STILL DAY 6
Genesis 2:20-23
Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; and the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
Satan deceived the woman, a sin so severe that punishment of four or even ten generations was insufficient. All babies are now born vile as a result, deserving of torture. The Bible is very clear on this point.

OLD TESTAMENT
Psalm 58:3
The wicked are estranged from the womb: they go astray as soon as they be born, speaking lies.

NEW TESTAMENT
Romans 3:10-11
As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: there is none that understandeth, there is none that seeketh after God.





The Bible establishes that [A] the wicked are born wicked and [B] everyone is wicked from birth. But God found the humans He created to be very good. Something had gone wrong to produce humans that are all born wicked, to corrupt the image of God in which Adam was created. This takes many forms and The Bible addresses one of them in Judges. It relates to war. Or more specifically a latent desire for peace. The Bible includes a very clear example of what happens then.

PEACE
Judges 18:1-28 (excerpt)
The tribe of the Danites sought them an inheritance to dwell in; for unto that day all their inheritance had not fallen unto them among the tribes of Israel. And the children of Dan sent of their family five men from their coasts, men of valour..to spy out the land..The five men departed, and came to Laish, and saw the people that were therein, how they dwelt careless, after the manner of the Zidonians, quiet and secure; and there was no magistrate in the land, that might put them to shame in any thing; and they were far from the Zidonians, and had no business with any man..And they said, Arise, that we may go up against them: for we have seen the land, and, behold, it is very good: and..when ye go, ye shall come unto a people secure, and to a large land: for God hath given it into your hands; a place where there is no want of any thing that is in the earth. And there went from thence of the family of the Danites..six hundred men appointed with weapons of war..and came unto Laish, unto a people that were at quiet and secure: and they smote them with the edge of the sword, and burnt the city with fire. And there was no deliverer, because it was far from Zidon, and they had no business with any man.

WAR
Judges 2:20b – 3:3
[God speaking] Because that this people hath transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice; I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died: That through them I may prove Israel, whether they will keep the way of the LORD to walk therein, as their fathers did keep it, or not. Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. Now these are the nations which the LORD left, to prove Israel by them, even as many of Israel as had not known all the wars of Canaan; only that the generations of the children of Israel might know, to teach them war, at the least such as before knew nothing thereof.





God created Adam in His own image. God's nature is described throughout The Bible. Sin corrupted the image of God in all humanity, such as the Zidonians who seem to have had a calm and peaceful existence. God wiped them out.

God did not exterminate absolutely everyone in The Promised Land because the Israelites were [C] certain to revert to wickedness, disregarding God and [D] that means getting fancy notions about peace and harmony with all nations.

God is a man of war. How would His promise be fulfilled if the Danites were sitting around like the Zidonians having not a care in the world? Who would exterminate the denizens of Laish occupying territory promised by God to Abramhttp://www.23hq.com/23666/25790756_e...04be_thumb.jpg Isaachttp://www.23hq.com/23666/25790635_5...fb55_thumb.jpg and Jacobhttp://www.23hq.com/23666/25790636_7...9539_thumb.jpg and their descendants? Land which God had specifically pointed out? They would not have been able to do so.



____________

1. Genesis 15:18
2. Genesis 26:1-4
3. Genesis 28:10-16

aptly and succinctly put forward.

Exodus 15:3
The LORD is a warrior; The LORD is His name.





Isaiah 42:13


The LORD will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry He will prevail against His enemies.


Jeremiah 20:11


But the LORD is with me like a dread champion; Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.

Basilissa 04-29-2019 05:27 PM

Re: True Christian™ Man as the spitting image of God
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Collinslaw (Post 1250691)
aptly and succinctly put forward.

Exodus 15:3
The LORD is a warrior; The LORD is His name.

Isaiah 42:13

The LORD will go forth like a warrior, He will arouse His zeal like a man of war He will utter a shout, yes, He will raise a war cry He will prevail against His enemies.

Jeremiah 20:11

But the LORD is with me like a dread champion; Therefore my persecutors will stumble and not prevail They will be utterly ashamed, because they have failed, With an everlasting disgrace that will not be forgotten.

These are great verses, dear. Many false prophets (Matthew 7:15) would want us to believe that God is all love. Well, He isn't. He hates His enemies (Psalm 5:5) and we all have to fear His Wrath in order to be Saved:

Psalms 33:8 - Let all the earth fear the LORD: let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him.
Proverbs 1:7 - The fear of the LORD [is] the beginning of knowledge: [but] fools despise wisdom and instruction.
Luke 1:50 - And his mercy [is] on them that fear him from generation to generation.


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