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The Choice Now Is Yours
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The Choice Now Is Yours |
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Bob Gotti Senior Member
since 2003-06-07
Posts 895United States |
God chose a time in which to come; He chose a time to send His Son. To send His Son filled with Grace, He sent His Son to take our place. God’s sinless Lamb sent to a tree, to die for the sins of you and me. It was The Father’s chosen plan, to allow His Son to become a man. He made the choice in Eternity past and on His Son the lot was cast. God made the choice to set us free, by becoming a curse on a tree. The choice was made for all men, who by God now stand condemned, Condemned in sin, not one but all, this friend, was through Adam’s fall. A choice made by one at a tree, that choice affected both you and me, Eve made a choice to believe a lie, because of that all men must die. In Paradise sin reared its head, and now all men are spiritually dead, Now destined to Hell eternally, never again, The Light will they see. You had no say in the choice at all, when that choice made man fall, You made no choice to die friend, but, that is the destiny of all men. It was not at all your decision that brought on the world evil derision, The derision that has man opposed, to The God man needs to know. One decision you do have friend, where in eternity you want to end. You can choose to believe, or be like Eve and you can be deceived. You can believe Christ died for you and friend you will be Born Anew, Or choose to just scoff at The Lord and you will be eternally ignored. He's coming very soon, the signs are very clear, |
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Local Parasite
since 2001-11-05
Posts 2527Transylconia, Winnipeg |
I like the gist of it, but I don't know if you ought to single out Eve as "deceived." Adam was, too... Still, really well written. Thanks for sharing--- Brian "God becomes as we are that we may be as he is." ~William Blake |
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Bob Gotti Senior Member
since 2003-06-07
Posts 895United States |
Now the serpent was more crafty than any of the wild animals the LORD God had made. He said to the woman, "Did God really say, ‘You must not eat from any tree in the garden’?" The woman said to the serpent, "We may eat fruit from the trees in the garden, but God did say, ‘You must not eat fruit from the tree that is in the middle of the garden, and you must not touch it, or you will die.’" "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil." When the woman saw that the fruit of the tree was good for food and pleasing to the eye, and also desirable for gaining wisdom, she took some and ate it. She also gave some to her husband, who was with her, and he ate it. Then the eyes of both of them were opened, and they realized they were naked; so they sewed fig leaves together and made coverings for themselves. Then the man and his wife heard the sound of the LORD God as he was walking in the garden in the cool of the day, and they hid from the LORD God among the trees of the garden. But the LORD God called to the man, "Where are you?" He answered, "I heard you in the garden, and I was afraid because I was naked; so I hid." And he said, "Who told you that you were naked? Have you eaten from the tree that I commanded you not to eat from?" The man said, "The woman you put here with me—she gave me some fruit from the tree, and I ate it." Then the LORD God said to the woman, "What is this you have done?" The woman said, "The serpent deceived me, and I ate." (Genesis 3:1-13) I hope you will put up with a little of my foolishness; but you are already doing that. I am jealous for you with a godly jealousy. I promised you to one husband, to Christ, so that I might present you as a pure virgin to him. But I am afraid that just as Eve was deceived by the serpent’s cunning, your minds may somehow be led astray from your sincere and pure devotion to Christ. (2 Corinthians 11:1-3) A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent. For Adam was formed first, then Eve. And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner. But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with propriety. (1 Timothy 2:11-15) "For the grace of God that brings salvation has appeared To all men. It teaches us to say "No" to ungodliness and Worldly passions, and to live self-controlled, upright and Godly lives in this present age, while we wait for The Blessed Hope--the glorious appearing of our great God And Savior, Jesus Christ, who gave himself for us to Redeem us from all wickedness and to purify for himself A people that are his very own, eager to do what is good." (Titus 2:11-14 ) In Christ's Love, Bob Gotti |
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Local Parasite
since 2001-11-05
Posts 2527Transylconia, Winnipeg |
I phrased that poorly. Adam was presented with the option of eating, and though he was not deceived, he was as much to blame. To be fair, maybe I'm reading too much Milton and not enough Genesis.  "God becomes as we are that we may be as he is." ~William Blake |
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