Order ofMelchizedek
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Proverbs 20:6
"Most men will proclaim everyone his own goodness, but a faithful man, who can find?"
It's true, isn't it? People will generally consider themselves good, no matter what they've done.
But God doesn't use the same standard as we do. He doesn't grade on a curve, He doesn't compare you to any other people, He judges by His moral standard. It would be a good thing to know how you stand before the day of Judgment.
The requirement is perfection, so out of all the "good" people out there, how many would consider themselves perfect?
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Do you not know? Have you not heard? He gives strength to the weary. To those who hope in Him, they will soar like eagles. -RSJ
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8/25/2009, 2:19 pm
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Morwen Oronor
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Re: Proverbs 20:6
quote: Queenyforever wrote:
Not me....that is for sure!
I am and so are my friends and family and anyone else who hasn't caused harm to another person.
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8/25/2009, 10:49 pm
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Morwen Oronor
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Re: Proverbs 20:6
blah blah!
I don't need 1st millenium BCE Near Eastern mythology tests to prove anything to me, my life is enough evidence that I am a good person and so are the members of my family.
Last edited by Morwen Oronor, 8/26/2009, 8:47 am
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8/26/2009, 8:47 am
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Morwen Oronor
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Re: Proverbs 20:6
Just like I'm not going to buy lottery tickets on the off chance that I might just win a prize, I'm also not going to take a chance on a lottery that some myth created by people who were barely able to read and write and who stole ideas from their neighbors is going to determine my life.
I live the best life I can with what I have and if I'm going to burn in eternal hellfire, it will happen anyway when I'm cremated and I'll be dead.
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8/26/2009, 11:45 pm
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