Most people today believe the Lord will honor any kind of worship as long as it is sincere and meaningful for the person doing the worshipping. People pick and choose a faith of their choice and are very tolerant and respectful for each other's beliefs without going to God's word and see if God approves of them. Most people in Christendom believe we should always respect the other person's beliefs regardless whither we believe what they believe or not. Their thinking is we are going in the same direction and as long as its popular or seems right then it's OK.
I'm going to give an in depth look from God's word and see if God truly welcomes whatever you want to believe as long as it sounds reasonable and it feels good and is popular. Their belief system includes; no one can know for sure in this life and if you have a definite convictions from God's word; it is wrong and you a trouble maker to boot. It goes with saying people who advocate this kind of thinking are either not saved or they are saved and are ignorance of God's word. The world even in biblical times branded God's people as trouble makers. They were ether stoned to death, put in jail, fed to the lions and were hated by the people. The only difference today thank goodness, at least in this country they only make suggestion that a believer is a trouble maker and narrow minded. A spiritual believer will count it joy then they come across those who are guilty of things they judge God's people of. Then they will on the other hand say, not to judge, we don't judge you! No wonder the Lord said, Matthew 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.
The Lord has made it clear, there is only one faith and not the faith of your choice as most practice.
It's says in Ephesians 4:5 One Lord, one faith, one baptism,
We should ask ourselves, is God wrong or is what is so popular to believe wrong?
Luke 16:15 And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God.Is believing what we want the right way or is God's way narrow and has no room for believing what we want?
Matthew 7:13 Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide is the gate, and broad is the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat:
14 Because strait is the gate, and narrow is the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it.
15 Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
God says His way is narrow and straight, but can we know for sure what is right and have all of God's truth on religion, both His way and the way of the world?
2 Timothy 2:15 Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
1 Corinthians 2:13 Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with spiritual.
God tells us wisdom does not come from man, but that which the Holy Spirit teaches by comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
The bible is really very much alive and self explanatory if we follow God's instructions by studying to show ourselves approved by God. There is no way we can be approved if God's Holy Spirit didn't teach us God's will through His word.
I have seen so many people take two or three verses out of context and make a religion out of those verses and completely ignore the rest of God's word on the subject. God will not give us the spirit of truth and error unless we humble our hearts and minds and allow the Holy Spirit to teach us the truth of God unless we study and compare all of God's word on a subject. God also tells us, if we have the truth, the truth will set us free and indeed will be free indeed.
John 8:32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.
John 8:36 If the Son therefore shall make you free, ye shall be free indeed.
We can know God's truth for God himself will witness to our spirit so we will know for sure.
1 Corinthians 2:16 For who hath known the mind of the Lord, that he may instruct him? But we have the mind of Christ.
1 John 4:6 We are of God: he that knoweth God heareth us; he that is not of God heareth not us. Hereby know we the spirit of truth, and the spirit of error.
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
1 John 5:9 If we receive the witness of men, the witness of God is greater: for this is the witness of God which he hath testified of his Son.
God's way is narrow, but true, and it will set you free from the philosophies and false doctrines of man and his sects and denominations.
Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.
A popular saying is join the church of your choice and God says there is only one body or church.
Romans 12:4 For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:
Romans 12:5 So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.
1 Corinthians 12:20 But now are they many members, yet but one body.
The many members is not referring to sects or denominations but is referring to the born again believers in Christ. He is the only one who adds members to His one Body or Church. If you have to join a church it is not the one Christ is building but is a counterfeit designed by man's carnal minds and the god of this world.
Acts 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved.
If God doesn't add you to His church that is His body then you have no part with God unless you become saved. The many members are added by the Lord.
1 Peter 2:4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,
5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
The reason God said the gates of hell will not prevail against His church because there are no unsaved in it.
Matthew 16:18 And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.
Have you'll ever tried any fried chocolate pies? They are just MMMMMM good. You make your fried pie dough (or use rolled out canned biscuits) and instead of apples or peaches-those are good too-- you mix up cocoa and suger and put a coupe tables spoons on one side of the dough. Wet the edge of the dough, fold it over into a half moon shape, press the edges down with a fork, and deew fried until brown. The cocoa & sugar melts and gets gooey. MMMM! Make ya wanna slap yo mama they so good!
Edw ~ Oh My...Ummm...Ummm...Ummm...Yummy for the Tummy...Ima try that recipe this weekend...seein as I gots a real sweet tooth...Hey maybe I'll try a Sweet Tater Pie...tehehe...xo
:eat: you make me hungry. Thogh I'd go for something salty rather. How bout tarte flambee (is there also an English name to it?)
It's basically like pizza, you'd have the dough really thin, and the topping is mixed of sour cream and curd cheese, an egg or two, pepper and salt and some speck.
You could also add some field garlic or whatever you feel like, nowadays they put all kind of things. So basically it's a pizza, but not tomato paste as base but milk-products.
Tastes good with some good red wine :toomuch:, well maybe a bit less than that:laugh:
How do you make your tater pie? I've revised mine but am always looking for a new twist!
Ima need Abedjau, Edw, and River to get together and find a way to send me some food a la Fedex. Stop playin' with me now. I don't play about food. This is serious. Let me know what yall come up with. :eat:
Babygirl ~ I was gona get CREATIVE...usein Edw's recipe usein biscut dough an spreadin sweet taters in side with a lil brown sugar fer extra sweet spice an tiny marshmellows...then a quick fry...ifin that works...well then...I be tryin a Red Tater an Garlic combow...Ima Southern Gal an like taters...ya got a recipe ta share Babygirl...do tell...xo
Your givin me a hard time, edw. For some reason food names is not the vocabulary they tought us in school, and school is long ago...
So the online dictionary I usually use doesn't know totinos either...:bunny:
Tripe kidney pie? No, not for me. But at home we have a speciality called Saumagen. Actually it's a pig's stomach filled with potatoes, meat and what not. People from other parts of Germany tend to not like it. There was once a chancellor of Germany from my region, he made the Queen eat that. She had to stay polite...:nahnah:
So, no sheep intestines here, I think that was Scotland (can be wrong though)...
I don't feel like trying any of those. Though, we have something similar: We use a lot if liver, in sausage, soup andn what not (gotta ask grandma on that, she knows all those traditional recipes:winksmile:)
