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Spectre11
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Male, Age Private, Schenectady, NY

Posted July 08, 2012


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Male, Age Private, Saint Louis, MO


I'm trying explain this without seeming to put down believers, but it's hard. lol Constantly telling you that Jesus loves you and performed the ultimate sacrifice for you by dying on the cross for your sins, would make you feel grateful to Jesus. Telling you that Jesus is the son of God and will help you get into heaven and live forever makes you feel really grateful to Jesus. Not only grateful, but kind of dependent. He is your salvation. He will save you from burning forever in hell. You're not giving him up for nothing. You will defend him as you believe he has sacrificed for you. Cause you don't want to burn. This is all good.......... if you believe it.
Which is where the problem comes in. There is absolutely no evidence that it is true. Just faith. And hope. Lots of hope. Which is why I asked the questions that I did. The story sounds good, to a point. But if Jesus died for our sins, shouldn't we be sinless. How and why did we acquire this unrelent
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good post sir.



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tau_123
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Male, Age Private, Seattle, WA

Posted July 08, 2012


tau_123
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Male, Age Private, Seattle, WA


Read 2 Samuel 13
now this are story packed with adverse emotional experiences

In the midst of this turmoil
people ended up inflicting much physical and emotional pain
on each other

The consequences of their behavior touched
the entire royal family, impacting even future generations.

What emotional states
can be identified in the following participants?

Amnon


Tamar


David


Absalom

and you showme

because if you like it or not
you are part of the emotional rollercoaster.


Amnon?s love for Tamar
could not have been true love

but rather a strong sexual drive
because as soon as he achieved his goal he

hated her with intense hatred

In fact, he hated her more than he had loved her
in verse 15


Amnon?s experience illustrates

emotional extremes

uncontrolled passion
in the context of an incestuous relationship
and hatred

Behaviors performed under such emotional states
almost always will be unbalanced and cause serious consequences.

Amnon?s love turned almost instantly into hatred

He disdained his sister?s final plea and drove her
out of his quarters by force.

Tamar was truly the victim

She did not permit any of Amnon?s advances
which frustrated him

She served her brother in obedience to the king

And when Amnon?s intentions became clear
she did her best to dissuade him and to outline
the devastating consequences of such a wicked act

Being determined to do what he wanted
Amnon was not ready to seek sound advice

So he proceeded with his plan.

As any woman who has suffered rape or abuse

Tamar must have felt angry, humiliated, and used
she surely suffered with significantly lowered self-esteem

Her brother Absalom did not offer much relief
but instead advised her to keep silent

However, Absalom devised a plan to kill Amnon
in order to avenge her rape

Besides, getting rid of Amnon
increased his chances to sit on the throne of Israel

David, father of all involved
experienced anger and grief over these events.




When have you experienced hatred, sadness, fear, rage,
or jealousy?

How did you deal with them?

What do you wish you had done differently?



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tau_123
tau_123

Male, Age Private, Seattle, WA

Posted July 08, 2012


Galatians 5:22
22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

How should the fruit of the Spirit make a difference in the way people experience life?




Colossians 3:12-14
12 Therefore, as God⿿s chosen people, holy and dearly loved, clothe yourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience.
13 Bear with each other and forgive one another if any of you has a grievance against someone. Forgive as the Lord forgave you.
14 And over all these virtues put on love, which binds them all together in perfect unity

What is the most outstanding positive emotion according to Paul?

What is the meaning of clothe yourselves
as expressed in this passage?

What consequences follow when someone puts into practice Paul⿿s words in this passage?


Positive Emotions


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