| Re: A few words for the Atheist; the God hater; the ' God loves you ' Evangelicals... |
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Group: alt.athiesm · Group Profile
Author: bob youngbob young Date: Sep 8, 2008 05:40
old man joe wrote:
> there is a sharp contrast in the words God uses in Holy Scripture to
> define those whom God loves as opposed to those whom God has no love
> for whatsoever.
There are no words from any god in any Scriptures only the words of early
simple rather insecure humans.
Had a god spoken those words back then 'He' wouid speak to us today. [
it does not need a university degree to comprehend that]
Bob
Humanist, atheist, realist, sentimentalist, Brit.
Man creates gods in his own image;
and then spends the rest of his life
manipulating them to his heart's content.
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> lulling the unbeliever with enchanting soft words telling him God
> loves him is a demonic lie, and is the substance of the social gospel.
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> " God loves you and has a perfect plan for your life " is a popular
> catch phrase for those who offer the social gospel to the lost but
> such theology is not the doctrine of the Bible.
>
> indeed, God is love... 1 Joh. 4:8 but God does not love
> everybody... Ps. 5:5 Joh. 10:26 Joh. 3:16... the love of God is
> directed only to the elect of God... Joh. 17:9 Joh. 3:16 for
> example. and these elect ones are chosen to be given faith through an
> act of Sovereign grace and not because of some foreseen good in the
> chosen one. Eph. Chapters 1 & 2
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> that God certainly does not love everybody is reflected in the words
> used by God in Holy Scripture when He refers to the lost... some
> references are as follows :
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> swine... Mt. 7:6
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> dogs... Mt. 7:6
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> fools... Ps. 14:1
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> scoffers... Pv. 19:29
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> drunkards... Deut. 29:19
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> strangers... Eph 2:12
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> blind... Mt. 23:24
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> God haters... Ro. 1:30
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> false christs... Mt. 24:24
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> false prophets... Mt. 24:24
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> antichrists... 1Joh. 2:18
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> backbiters... Ro. 1:30
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> hypocrites... Mk. 7:6
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> sons of hell... Mt. 23:15
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> undiscerning, untrustworthy,
> unloving, unforgiving, unmerciful... Ro. 1:31
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> cowardly, unbelieving, abominable,
> murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters,
> liars... Rev. 21:8 ...just to mention a few.
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> when God refers to His elect the words God uses to refer to them are
> quite different... to these " God is love " and the Lord shows His
> love as demonstrated by these titles :
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> saints... Pr. 16:13
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> My disciples... Joh. 15:8
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> excellent ones... Pv. 16:13
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> the elect... Col. 3:12
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> children of God... Ro. 8:16
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> heirs of the kingdom... Ja. 2:5
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> the Redeemed... Is. 62:12
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> the Holy People... Is. 62:12
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> sons of the Most High... 6:35
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> beautiful sheep... Jer. 13:20
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> the sheep of His pasture... Ps. 100:3
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> heirs of promise... Heb. 6:17
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> blessed... Lk. 1:28
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> gods... Joh. 10:34
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> kings and priests... Rev. 1:6
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> ... just to name a few..
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> the contrast is obvious. the atheist, the God hater, the apathetic
> are certainly not loved by God and are never referred to with loving
> words... the chosen ones, on the other hand, are quite the object of
> the love of God... as demonstrated by the names and titles He calls
> them.
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> there is no intention on the part of the Lord to lull the unregenerate
> into a false sense of hope by a ' God loves you ' social gospel.
> why then does the evangelical offer such a gospel ?
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