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  • Nov 1, 2019
    Nessy

    Does charlamagne know he’s 41

    Thanos did nothing wronk

  • Nov 1, 2019
    Cosmixx

    nice

    nov 1 almost christmas

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    Sucuk

    why would a God care about his creations fasting

    ...why are you asking me this lol

    you still havent answered why would a god care about its creations faith question earlier

  • Nov 1, 2019
    Ignance

    ...why are you asking me this lol

    you still havent answered why would a god care about its creations faith question earlier

    The Bible often speaks of the importance of faith in knowing God. For example, Ephesians 2:8 teaches, "For by grace you have been saved through faith." First Corinthians 13:13 adds, "So now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; but the greatest of these is love." But why does God require faith?

    One way to answer why God requires faith is because He is our Heavenly Father. Our relationship to Him is similar to other relationships in the sense that it includes trust in the other person, time together, love, and respect. Because we cannot fully know another person, let alone an infinite God, all relationships require some degree of faith (trust). God is our Father and it takes faith to believe that He loves us and that He provides for our needs.

    Faith is also important because God is not visible to humanity. Hebrews 11:1 teaches, "Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." We cannot see God (John 1:18). However, we have faith in Him that provides assurance.

    Faith is necessary to please God. Hebrews 11:6 notes, "And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him." Not only does faith please God, it leads to reward—eternal life, heavenly rewards, and experience of fullness of life on earth (John 10:10).

    Faith is important in order for believers to obey the Lord. For example, Adam and Eve had been given a command—to not eat from a particular fruit (Genesis 2:15-17). Because their faith wavered regarding this command, they ate the forbidden fruit and sinned. Contrastingly, James 2:23 shares, "Abraham believed God, and it was counted to him as righteousness."

    God requires faith because it allows humans the ability to choose or reject Him. Without the ability to make choices, humanity would cease to be human as we know it. Because people can choose to have faith or not to have faith, there is a way for God to know those who have believed in Him and those who have not.

    Faith in God is not "blind faith" as some argue. Instead, it is a choice based on the available information. The Bible, the created world, the changed lives of believers, Jesus Christ, and other ways God operates in our world provide sufficient evidence for people to choose faith in God. As Jesus taught in Luke 16:31, "If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead."

  • Nov 1, 2019

    staples on my d*** why f***ing centerfolds

  • Nessy 🦎
    Nov 1, 2019

    « If you dont judge my gold chains ill forget about the iron chains » - ll cool j

  • Nov 1, 2019

    New b**** suck me like my old b****

  • Nov 1, 2019

    put molly all in her champagne she ain even kno it

  • Nov 1, 2019

    b**** sit on my face i attack dat

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    gm

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    Wolf80
    !https://youtu.be/T_aiaYkcSDo

    its that time of the year

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    someone give me a santa hat :(

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    empty

    someone give me a santa hat :(

    sup nig

  • sense 🍀
    Nov 1, 2019

    this beach house hitting like a truck

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    GoldLink

    sup nig

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    "God requires faith because it allows humans the ability to choose or reject Him. Without the ability to make choices, humanity would cease to be human as we know it. Because people can choose to have faith or not to have faith, there is a way for God to know those who have believed in Him and those who have not."

    And ofc this is all based on the assumption that we have free will because god said so, see the irony in that lol

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    empty

    come see me in ae or are u in class?

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    GoldLink

    come see me in ae or are u in class?

    in class rn

  • Nov 1, 2019

    "Faith in God is not "blind faith" as some argue. Instead, it is a choice based on the available information. The Bible, the created world, the changed lives of believers, Jesus Christ, and other ways God operates in our world provide sufficient evidence for people to choose faith in God. As Jesus taught in Luke 16:31, "If they do not hear Moses and the Prophets, neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.""

    A "suffivent evidence" that is subjective? what evidence is this?

  • lucid 🍹
    Nov 1, 2019

    Mow'nin

    SOTD

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