Continuation of Message ID: 1570921

There is sin. God told Adam and Eve not to eat the
fruit of The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and evil.
They disobeyed. That is sin.

There was an enemy there enticing them. But ultimately,
it was their choice. Their decision. And so sin
was introduced into the world.

All the wars. All the hate. All the harm. All the
enslavement. All the deception. Everything evil.
That one sin made it all possible for an enemy
of God to sew continuous discord amongst all
flesh, preying on feelings, emotions, thoughts,
wants, wishes, and desires.

The enemy has influence upon us through sin.
He (Satan) encourages all manner of destructive
behavior in men and women. He plants well
thought out seeds to reap maximum harm.

Jesus said Satan is a thief, a liar, and a murderer.
That he comes for one reason: hatred of God.

Everything evil in this world comes from sin.

Simply, men cannot hear find the path of righteousness,
nor follow the path of truth, unless they are willing
to hear it, and unless they be born again (of the
spirit).

Until a man sets his life's purpose upon knowing
the truth, he will, with all he does, fight God and
do harm. It is ONLY God's Holy Spirit which guides
correctly. And not one ounce of flesh can hear it
or follow it unless it be brought under purposeful
obedience by a man's will by following God's Holy
Spirit. And such is not possible lest the man be
born again (because the things of God are spiritually
discerned.

Jesus died on the cross voluntarily to take away
our sin. Mine, yours, everybody. To simplify it,
Jesus undid completely the work of His enemy.

Jesus now holds the keys to death as well as
eternity. And He offers eternity freely, and without
reservation, for all those who will hear His voice
(hear The Truth).

Discord among men exists for one reason: sin.
Men pursue matters of the flesh ALL of which lead
to eternal death. God is spirit, and those willing to
follow God's voice will do so in spirit and in truth.

You will know them by their fruit.




>You just proved Tore's point. This my
>friends is why all religion is basically evil!
>
>It does nothing but sow malcontent,
>strive and "I'm better than you"
>comparisons and misrepresentations.
>Even when well intended as it clearly was
>by Rick, it *still* has the same effect.
>
>Same old story for the last 5000 years...
>the more things change the more they
>stay the same.