thanks, but the question still stays..HOW does He discipline us..We went through HELL the last 2 years and with no control over it. So much bad happened to us. Thousands of $ in debt. Things got stolen, things broke etc etc...I don't like the thought that God disciplined us like that...Then basically it makes Him responsible for that..So my thought is - As a SON in the Kingdom, is that god who punished us & if God is good, shouldn't He protect his son's from things like that?
@djjireh Often times, the disipline may be a season of separation...a drought if you will. (BTW I have a song I wrote and posted here in YT that addresses this entitled "Far Away"). Have you ever heard the say, "You can't value the mountaintops until you have walked in the valley"? Jonah was chastised by God...David...Gideon... And in the New Testament, Jesus warned that in this world we would have tribulation, but to be of good cheer because HE had overcome the world. There are many NT examples
@jimclbn I mean we see what happened to the disciples after Jesus rose from the dead and was taken up into heaven. They had many victories, but were also whipped, imprisoned, and ultimately murdered. There's a book I would recommend to you entitled "Jesus Freaks". It's about men, women, and children who were martyred for Christ's sake. They refused to deny Him even when faced with death. Stories from all over the world.
one more since i heard you mention bumper stickers..i seen one i really felt is true and i come to love...it said .God helps those who helps others...not god helps those who helps themselfves that is not in the bible!!!
Amen and amen. I always hear folks say that about God helping those who help themselve. Not true. And often folks say "Money is the root of all evil." Again, untrue. It's the LOVE of money that's the root of all evil. 1 Timothy 6:10 You remember the saying, "It's better to give than receive."? Jesus said it in Acts 20:35. Cool huh?
uhm iv got some whippings.....and when he gives it to me...he is good at it...ha! When i hear of people teaching that people get mad at God or bitter...well he should be bitter at me instead but glad he isnt...they ot to say god should be mad at them instead more like it ...but he is forebaring and forgiving...and longsuffering unlike most of us amen? I always tell God please dont give up on me...i know im a mess...lol
thanks, but the question still stays..HOW does He discipline us..We went through HELL the last 2 years and with no control over it. So much bad happened to us. Thousands of $ in debt. Things got stolen, things broke etc etc...I don't like the thought that God disciplined us like that...Then basically it makes Him responsible for that..So my thought is - As a SON in the Kingdom, is that god who punished us & if God is good, shouldn't He protect his son's from things like that?
djjireh 5 months ago
@djjireh Often times, the disipline may be a season of separation...a drought if you will. (BTW I have a song I wrote and posted here in YT that addresses this entitled "Far Away"). Have you ever heard the say, "You can't value the mountaintops until you have walked in the valley"? Jonah was chastised by God...David...Gideon... And in the New Testament, Jesus warned that in this world we would have tribulation, but to be of good cheer because HE had overcome the world. There are many NT examples
jimclbn 5 months ago
@jimclbn I mean we see what happened to the disciples after Jesus rose from the dead and was taken up into heaven. They had many victories, but were also whipped, imprisoned, and ultimately murdered. There's a book I would recommend to you entitled "Jesus Freaks". It's about men, women, and children who were martyred for Christ's sake. They refused to deny Him even when faced with death. Stories from all over the world.
jimclbn 5 months ago
Great Vid!!
I have a similar vid called "How God Corects Us" that comes from a slightly different angle.
Let me know what you think!!
GrooveStead06 2 years ago
Another good teaching, Jim. Keep it up.
preacherman777 3 years ago
one more since i heard you mention bumper stickers..i seen one i really felt is true and i come to love...it said .God helps those who helps others...not god helps those who helps themselfves that is not in the bible!!!
SingwellaDeb 3 years ago
Amen and amen. I always hear folks say that about God helping those who help themselve. Not true. And often folks say "Money is the root of all evil." Again, untrue. It's the LOVE of money that's the root of all evil. 1 Timothy 6:10 You remember the saying, "It's better to give than receive."? Jesus said it in Acts 20:35. Cool huh?
jimclbn 3 years ago
uhm iv got some whippings.....and when he gives it to me...he is good at it...ha! When i hear of people teaching that people get mad at God or bitter...well he should be bitter at me instead but glad he isnt...they ot to say god should be mad at them instead more like it ...but he is forebaring and forgiving...and longsuffering unlike most of us amen? I always tell God please dont give up on me...i know im a mess...lol
SingwellaDeb 3 years ago