The seed of the woman

[fastfredy0]

P.S. After I posted this I saw you had given the same verses I did. Great minds think alike! And we must be on to something.

Funny, though, (Great minds think alike), what you mentioned was exactly what came to mind for me, too!

Gee, if I was smarter I might come to the conclusion that I don't have a "great mind".

 

[makesends]

Gee, if I was smarter I might come to the conclusion that I don't have a "great mind".

Hahaha! Love ya, bro!

You are smarter, and that's what gives me hope I may be right, when you agree with me!

 

[fastfredy0]

You are smarter, and that's what gives me hope I may be right, when you agree with me!

Oh gee, now you are beating me in humbleness. Throw me a bone bro.

 

[Eleanor]

Whether it's unbelief or whether it's perfectly logical I don't know, could go either way. I lean towards logical

For Christians, profaning God's name can take various forms, including using His name carelessly in speech, living in a manner inconsistent with His teachings, or engaging in actions that bring dishonor to His reputation. Believers are called to live in a way that reflects the holiness and majesty of God, as seen in 1 Peter 1:15-16: "But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do, for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy'" .

The call to honor God's name is not merely about avoiding certain words or phrases but encompasses a lifestyle of worship, obedience, and reverence. It is a call to reflect God's character in every aspect of life, ensuring that His name is glorified rather than profaned". .

Topical Bible: Profaning God's Name

Just depends on how one turns their head I suppose.

How can it be logical that one can actually "lessen" God?

Is he sovereign or not?

 

[makesends]

How can it be logical that one can actually "lessen" God?

Is he sovereign or not?

It was a figure of speech, meaning, "engaging in actions that bring dishonor to His reputation". You are correct that one cannot lessen God.

Nor, as a matter of fact, can one increase or improve God; nor, in my opinion, can we even of ourselves bring glory to his name.

 

[Hazelelponi]

How can it be logical that one can actually "lessen" God?

Is he sovereign or not?

I agree with you that nothing can "lessen" Christ. It's just the way I talk, I am not good with technical speech. I just speak forgetting I'm not supposed to speak casually.

I meant do damage to the reputation of Christ - to bring HIS character reputation into disrepute - otherwise called profaning the Name of God (it's an actual sin in Scripture, and since we are commanded not to do so we can also presume it's possible to do).

My problem, likely the problem of at least some of us, is that we did that before we were saved.

I do know Christ can bridge this, but it's helpful not seeing myself as demon spawn. God was keeping me safe in hell is all for His own purposes and praise. Definitely helpful.

 

[makesends]

I do know Christ can bridge this, but it's helpful not seeing myself as demon spawn. God was keeping me safe in hell is all for His own purposes and praise. Definitely helpful.

Is this, "God was keeping me safe in hell..." also figurative or parabolic speech? Just checking. As I come to know you better, I want to be sure of how you think, or if there are some outliers in your doctrine that are much more/less than orthodoxy would have it.

And with this I don't mean to diminish the experiencing of the "hell" you have gone through.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Is this, "God was keeping me safe in hell..." also figurative or parabolic speech? Just checking. As I come to know you better, I want to be sure of how you think, or if there are some outliers in your doctrine that are much more/less than orthodoxy would have it.

Just figurative. Sorry. I don't think about such language. I am trying very hard to do better.

No outliers ... Just a crazy life God kept me safe through. Safe = aka, alive, able to escape the very worst of the could have's. It was a real thing that I nearly didn't survive to this point, some of which were caused by my own choices. Figure God kept me alive and safe for His own reasons and purposes, and because I'm saved I believe those purposes are for His Glory. An intentioned and purposed thing.

I don't believe that's unorthodox.

 

[Hazelelponi]

Just figurative. Sorry. I don't think about such language. I am trying very hard to do better.

No outliers ... Just a crazy life God kept me safe through. Safe = aka, alive, able to escape the very worst of the could have's. It was a real thing that I nearly didn't survive to this point, some of which were caused by my own choices. Figure God kept me alive and safe for His own reasons and purposes, and because I'm saved I believe those purposes are for His Glory. An intentioned and purposed thing.

I don't believe that's unorthodox.

If I'm both tired and more relaxed I'm also more likely to speak highly figuratively, expressively etc. I especially use figurative to gloss over very real trauma in my life. It keeps some things at joke level, instead of as serious as some really was.

@Eleanor once made a joke about being run over by a car and I made a lighthearted comment back some months ago now, she never once realized I actually was run over by a car - intentionally.

For me, Is rather make the jokes, gloss things over is all. It's how I say really bad, without talking about it all.

 

[makesends]

Just figurative. Sorry. I don't think about such language. I am trying very hard to do better.

No outliers ... Just a crazy life God kept me safe through. Safe = aka, alive, able to escape the very worst of the could have's. It was a real thing that I nearly didn't survive to this point, some of which were caused by my own choices. Figure God kept me alive and safe for His own reasons and purposes, and because I'm saved I believe those purposes are for His Glory. An intentioned and purposed thing.

I don't believe that's unorthodox.

No, it is definitely not unorthodox.

If I'm both tired and more relaxed I'm also more likely to speak highly figuratively, expressively etc. I especially use figurative to gloss over very real trauma in my life. It keeps some things at joke level, instead of as serious as some really was.

@Eleanor once made a joke about being run over by a car and I made a lighthearted comment back some months ago now, she never once realized I actually was run over by a car - intentionally.

Good grief !!! Makes me SO look forward to heaven, finally.

For me, Is rather make the jokes, gloss things over is all. It's how I say really bad, without talking about it all.

No, problem. Some of us think more literally than others, and I have a tendency to do both, in thinking and in speaking. My wife once told someone to never bother to take me literally. (Ha! Apparently, taking me literally was HER job!)

 

[Hazelelponi]

No, problem. Some of us think more literally than others, and I have a tendency to do both, in thinking and in speaking. My wife once told someone to never bother to take me literally. (Ha! Apparently, taking me literally was HER job!)

I don't do literal. If I'm doing literal I will be very blunt and straightforward. Otherwise, if I'm just casually talking, I'm naturally figurative, illustrative and expressve.

My theological quirks revolve around the sheer sovereignty of my God (sure to offend all and sundry) and the centrality of Christ in, literally everything.

Im fairly sure I could lose my mind and still not lose those two things. It doesn't make me well liked, by and large.

My language quirks are that I sometimes say "God said" instead of "Jesus said in the book of Matthew" etc.

I've been working on not saying God said anymore though. But that's a language quirk, I just mean something was stated in the Scripture. But I'm trying to do better at speaking correctly.