Err On The Side Of LOVE.

[JAG]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

There are two ideologies at play in the world today. There is Good, and there is Evil. Good is doing what the OP has said, try to live your life with the word of God behind you. But there is another set of "RULES" being played. Lucifer was allowed to walk this planet to sway humans away from God. Lucifer has manifested great amounts of followers in the past 13 years.
Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (crossroad.to)

Opening page - Dedication
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

What Does the Bible Say About Deception By Satan In Last Days? (openbible.info)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 86 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

 

[GMCGeneral]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

So, where's the Truth of God's Word? Where is the message of sin and repentance. God's ultimate expression of love is the bloody sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary and His glorious Resurrection.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

There are two ideologies at play in the world today. There is Good, and there is Evil. Good is doing what the OP has said, try to live your life with the word of God behind you. But there is another set of "RULES" being played. Lucifer was allowed to walk this planet to sway humans away from God. Lucifer has manifested great amounts of followers in the past 13 years.
Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (crossroad.to)

Opening page - Dedication
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

What Does the Bible Say About Deception By Satan In Last Days? (openbible.info)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 86 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

And the guy who just gave me a thumbs down, is one of those people who follows Lucifer...right Afrenchidiot2?

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

So, where's the Truth of God's Word? Where is the message of sin and repentance. God's ultimate expression of love is the bloody sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary and His glorious Resurrection.

Do you have any children?

 

[GMCGeneral]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

So, where's the Truth of God's Word? Where is the message of sin and repentance. God's ultimate expression of love is the bloody sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary and His glorious Resurrection.

Do you have any children?

I do. And love includes sharing the Truth of Scripture, even if it is unpleasant.

 

[Mikeoxenormous]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

So, where's the Truth of God's Word? Where is the message of sin and repentance. God's ultimate expression of love is the bloody sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary and His glorious Resurrection.

Do you have any children?

I do. And love includes sharing the Truth of Scripture, even if it is unpleasant.

I agree....How else do we learn from our mistakes.....We are human....

 

[GMCGeneral]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

So, where's the Truth of God's Word? Where is the message of sin and repentance. God's ultimate expression of love is the bloody sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary and His glorious Resurrection.

Do you have any children?

I do. And love includes sharing the Truth of Scripture, even if it is unpleasant.

I agree....How else do we learn from our mistakes.....We are human....

With a sin nature. Romans 7 talks about that war between the old self and the new self. Constantly raging.

 

[Pogo]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

There are two ideologies at play in the world today. There is Good, and there is Evil. Good is doing what the OP has said, try to live your life with the word of God behind you. But there is another set of "RULES" being played. Lucifer was allowed to walk this planet to sway humans away from God. Lucifer has manifested great amounts of followers in the past 13 years.
Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (crossroad.to)

Opening page - Dedication
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

What Does the Bible Say About Deception By Satan In Last Days? (openbible.info)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 86 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

Actually there really are two ideologies running at least in this forum --- The Binary Bots who think everything can be shoveled into one of two bags, "good" or "evil" ---- and everybody else who knows how critical thinking works.

Or, as it's been succinctly put: "The world may be divided into two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who do not".

"Satan"? "Lucifer"? Poster please. At some point it's time to grow up and leave the whole monsters-under-the-bed song and dance back in the early childhood where it belongs.

 

[eyesmile]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

So, where's the Truth of God's Word? Where is the message of sin and repentance. God's ultimate expression of love is the bloody sacrifice of the Lord Jesus Christ on the Cross at Calvary and His glorious Resurrection.

It's called compassion and personal sacrifice even for those who don't deserve and or even despise it.

 

[eyesmile]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

There are two ideologies at play in the world today. There is Good, and there is Evil. Good is doing what the OP has said, try to live your life with the word of God behind you. But there is another set of "RULES" being played. Lucifer was allowed to walk this planet to sway humans away from God. Lucifer has manifested great amounts of followers in the past 13 years.
Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (crossroad.to)

Opening page - Dedication
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

What Does the Bible Say About Deception By Satan In Last Days? (openbible.info)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 86 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

Actually there really are two ideologies running at least in this forum --- The Binary Bots who think everything can be shoveled into one of two bags, "good" or "evil" ---- and everybody else who knows how critical thinking works.

Or, as it's been succinctly put: "The world may be divided into two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who do not".

"Satan"? "Lucifer"? Poster please. At some point it's time to grow up and leave the whole monsters-under-the-bed song and dance back in the early childhood where it belongs.

Your own quote being a self contradiction is neither a rational argument or applicable to the OP.. nor is real evil in the real world humorous.

 

[Pogo]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

There are two ideologies at play in the world today. There is Good, and there is Evil. Good is doing what the OP has said, try to live your life with the word of God behind you. But there is another set of "RULES" being played. Lucifer was allowed to walk this planet to sway humans away from God. Lucifer has manifested great amounts of followers in the past 13 years.
Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (crossroad.to)

Opening page - Dedication
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

What Does the Bible Say About Deception By Satan In Last Days? (openbible.info)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 86 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

Actually there really are two ideologies running at least in this forum --- The Binary Bots who think everything can be shoveled into one of two bags, "good" or "evil" ---- and everybody else who knows how critical thinking works.

Or, as it's been succinctly put: "The world may be divided into two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who do not".

"Satan"? "Lucifer"? Poster please. At some point it's time to grow up and leave the whole monsters-under-the-bed song and dance back in the early childhood where it belongs.

Your own quote being a self contradiction is neither a rational argument or applicable to the OP.. nor is real evil in the real world humorous.

For those of us who left that silly shit behind around age seven, it's hilarious.

 

[Votto]

Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

There are two ideologies at play in the world today. There is Good, and there is Evil. Good is doing what the OP has said, try to live your life with the word of God behind you. But there is another set of "RULES" being played. Lucifer was allowed to walk this planet to sway humans away from God. Lucifer has manifested great amounts of followers in the past 13 years.
Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (crossroad.to)

Opening page - Dedication
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

What Does the Bible Say About Deception By Satan In Last Days? (openbible.info)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 86 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

Actually there really are two ideologies running at least in this forum --- The Binary Bots who think everything can be shoveled into one of two bags, "good" or "evil" ---- and everybody else who knows how critical thinking works.

Or, as it's been succinctly put: "The world may be divided into two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who do not".

"Satan"? "Lucifer"? Poster please. At some point it's time to grow up and leave the whole monsters-under-the-bed song and dance back in the early childhood where it belongs.

Your own quote being a self contradiction is neither a rational argument or applicable to the OP.. nor is real evil in the real world humorous.

For those of us who left that silly shit behind around age seven, it's hilarious.

It's funny till it confronts you

People who claim that there is no evil or devil still refer to men like Hitler as demonic.

Funny that.

 

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Err On The Side Of LOVE.
By JAG
March 14, 2021 Sunday
It's impossible for we humans to always "get it right" with regard to the
precise balance between LOVE and Justified Harshness. But err on the side
of LOVE. Strongly emphasize such things as:
■ God wants all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
■ There is Hope for all men.
■ Second chances for all people. Give'em second chances.
■ Forgiveness. Be forgiving in heart. Forgive people.
■ Never curse the darkness, instead light at least one candle.
■ Do at least one thing every day to make the world a better place.
■ The Father's LOVE principle within the parable of The Prodigal Son.
■ Restoration for poor fallen human beings.
■ Redemption as the Hope for the worst of men.
■ Judge not and you will not be judged, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Condemn not and you will not be condemned, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Forgive and you will be forgiven, said the Lord Jesus.
■ Exercise patience with poor fallen human beings.
■ Remember God dealt with you in Mercy and Grace.
■ Leave judgment and condemnation in the hands of Almighty God.
■ Pray for all men that God in His Mercy and Grace will save them.
■ "Be completely humble and gentle, be patient, bearing with one another in love." Gal. 4:2
The End.

I wrote a lot of that up there to my grown children this morning in the Notes app on my iphone
sitting in church listening to the pastor preach. I was able to both listen to him and to write
down those thoughts.

Best.

JAG

There are two ideologies at play in the world today. There is Good, and there is Evil. Good is doing what the OP has said, try to live your life with the word of God behind you. But there is another set of "RULES" being played. Lucifer was allowed to walk this planet to sway humans away from God. Lucifer has manifested great amounts of followers in the past 13 years.
Saul Alinsky's Rules for Radicals (crossroad.to)

Opening page - Dedication
“Lest we forget at least an over-the-shoulder acknowledgment to the very first radical: from all our legends, mythology, and history... the first radical known to man who rebelled against the establishment and did it so effectively that he at least won his own kingdom — Lucifer.”

4. "Make the enemy live up to its own book of rules. You can kill them with this, for they can no more obey their own rules than the Christian church can live up to Christianity."

What Does the Bible Say About Deception By Satan In Last Days? (openbible.info)

2 Timothy 3:1-5 ESV / 86 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful
But understand this, that in the last days there will come times of difficulty. For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, proud, arrogant, abusive, disobedient to their parents, ungrateful, unholy, heartless, unappeasable, slanderous, without self-control, brutal, not loving good, treacherous, reckless, swollen with conceit, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having the appearance of godliness, but denying its power. Avoid such people.

Actually there really are two ideologies running at least in this forum --- The Binary Bots who think everything can be shoveled into one of two bags, "good" or "evil" ---- and everybody else who knows how critical thinking works.

Or, as it's been succinctly put: "The world may be divided into two types of people: those who divide people into two types, and those who do not".

"Satan"? "Lucifer"? Poster please. At some point it's time to grow up and leave the whole monsters-under-the-bed song and dance back in the early childhood where it belongs.

Your own quote being a self contradiction is neither a rational argument or applicable to the OP.. nor is real evil in the real world humorous.

For those of us who left that silly shit behind around age seven, it's hilarious.

It's funny till it confronts you

People who claim that there is no evil or devil still refer to men like Hitler as demonic.

Funny that.

That's nice dear. Maybe one of these people will show up to demonstrate. You never know.