JD writes: More often than not, the heart is one thing and the actions are
another.
jt: Out of the abundance that
fills the heart the mouth speaks - and actions follow. Read Judges
Chapters 13 to 16 Samson was
mainly
about the ministry of liberating
Israel from oppression to the Philistines.
We can judge many of
Samson's action because they have been written down. We
know if visiting a whore is wrong.
jt: It's not good to visit a whore,
neither is it good to divorce a wife. Both happen because of the hardness of
men's hearts and every man will
stand or fall before his
Maker.
We know if pride and
conceit and anger and revenge are wrong.
jt: You don't know that Samson was
guilty of these JD, also avenge and revenge are not the same, a point that
you apparently choose to ignore.
Jesus says it is "he who is without
sin" who should cast the first stone. Can you qualify to stone Samson for
what you perceive to be his
failings.
The fact that God can use all things to
actually accomplish good is a story that is told and retold in scritpure
------------------ it is a story that continues to this
day.
jt: All things work together for good
in the lives of those who are called according to His
purpose but God can not lie nor can He gloss over or cover sin.
Sin never accomplishes good, it always brings death, destruction, and curses in
every generation.
Christ makes us right, presents to the Father
that circumstance through which the Father views our lives. And
God sees us as already righteous in spite of our
falling from glory. JD
jt: That may be the denominational
story but there is not a thing wrong with God's eyesight - He sees us just the
way we are... and if any man is in Christ He is part of a New Creation where old
things have passed away and all things have become new. This is literal -
not figurative.
On Fri, 25 Feb 2005 08:47:53 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In a message dated 2/25/2005 3:42:07 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:But who are we to point the finger at him since God has obviously accepted him? Only God sees the heart and Samsonapparently passed the test. judyt
