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Re: "an eye for an eye"
[Re: Tom]
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12/16/08 10:54 PM
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i dont see it having to do with a "group" at all, but individuals. perhaps the give-away is:  that would mean the church is filled with different stage people, and only those of us who find stage 7 and beyond attractive, or at least want it to be attractive, will be responding to the "still, small voice"-if this author is right-on. So, my question is, in light of what the author of the article postulated, how can a group progress from one stage to the next since nowadays God remains the same, since He doesn't act any differently no matter what stage the group has attained? part of the answer-or my answer/understanding-is above your quote. God is raising up a group, or better yet a group, made up of individuals here and there, are responding to that still, small voice. i hope and pray that im one of those.
Psa 64:5 ...an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psa 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief (and his violent dealing) shall return upon his own head.
Psa 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Re: "an eye for an eye"
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12/16/08 11:42 PM
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oops, it seemed my original post hadnt gone through
Last edited by teresaq; 12/16/08 11:51 PM.
Psa 64:5 ...an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
Psa 7:14 Behold, he travaileth with iniquity, and hath conceived mischief, and brought forth falsehood. 15 He made a pit, and digged it, and is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief (and his violent dealing) shall return upon his own head.
Psa 7:17 I will praise the LORD according to his righteousness: and will sing praise to the name of the LORD most high.
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Re: "an eye for an eye"
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12/18/08 10:30 PM
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Teresaq, yes, the article addresses individuals, not in isolation but in a group. The author cites how God treated the nation of Israel differently depending on the stage the nation as a whole had attained. During the time of Ahab things were pretty bad. But when Elijah complained about it, God reminded him of the 7,000 who were faithful. Nevertheless, since the 7,000 were in the minority God treated Israel according to the predominate stage of the majority, which was very much different than the stage the 7,000 were at.
At any rate, that has been my dilemma since reading the article - How do I apply it to my own life now. Is God treating the group I belong to according to the stage I'm at or according to the stage the majority are at? In the Bible, God labeled the group I belong to - Laodicea, because the majority of the group are lukewarm. If God is treating the group I belong to like lukewarm stage people, what's in it for me (assuming, for the sake of discussion, I am not also at the lukewarm stage)?
Again, the author makes the point that a persons view of God is dependent upon how God is treating the group they belong to. They will form opinions about God as they behold how He treats the group they belong to. If this is what the author is advocating, then I perceive a problem, namely, God hasn't changed how He has been treating the group I belong to, the SDA Church, for over a 100 hundred years. How can I progress from one stage to another if God is forced to stay the same since the majority in my group have been lukewarm for several generations (with no signs of letting up)?
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