Gods personal letter to Cyrus
Daniel (lived until the third year of Cyrus) presented Cyrus with the writings of Isaiah..which includes a letter addressed to Cyrus by name written 150 years ealier.Can you imagine his reaction? A letter written to Cyrus before he was even born from God! It said "I am the Lord that maketh all things;that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; that frustrateth the tokens of the liars and maketh their deviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish; "that confirmeth the word of His servant and per-foemeth the counsel of his messengers; that saith to Jerusalem, thou shalt be inhabited;and to the cities of Judah, ye shall be built, and I will raise up the decayed places thereof: That saith to the deep, Be dry and I will dry up thy rivers: That saith of Cyrus, He is my shepherd and shall perform all my pleasure: even saying to Jerusalem, thou shalt be built and to the temple , thy foundation shall be laid " Isaiah 44:24-28 thus saith the Lord to His anointed , to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates and the gates shall not be shut.". Isaiah 45:1 and so the letter continues the whole passage....by calling Cyrus by name , Cyrus realized that this was definitely from God Himself, He was impressed and stunned with the description which was written long before he was born detailing his entire career, including the circumstances regarding the fall of Babylon, that he arranged for the Hebrew captives to be released. To return to Jerusalem...How awesome and what an awesome God we serve.
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I see you are once again writing your quotes on your blogs but never seem to have the time, nor the inclination to answer people´s questions unless you can find a quote somewhere.!
This is my last comment on your previous blog:
"You still haven´t answered my questions though and I - as well as others on this blog - are waiting for your answers with YOUR original thought"
What a poor excuse. The Bible will answer your questions...pfft. How can a book answer that which was directed at you?
The Bible will answer your questions? How can a book answer that which was directed at you?
Thick. Thick. Thickity. Thick. From Thickville.
...but keep up the good work with your blogs so far...
one last thing though...could I ask you to please communicate the word of God in a version that people can relate to...Old King James just screams Colonialism...maybe try NKJV....or even better NIV...perhaps even be daring and knock yourself out with The Message Bible....
I think you are being very unfair to Doc, saying:
"Doc lol oh you are really the pits ...your personal vendetta is getting little annoying..I don't worship aliens as you do"
I think this is a very un-Christian statement.
I do not recall any statement from Doc, implying that he worships aliens.
Please quote it if there is.
Here is a verse for you:
2 Thessalonians 3:5
Now may the Lord direct your hearts into the love of God and into the patience of Christ.
It seems to me that you are the one with the vendetta.
You should practise what you preach.
I think you should apologise to Doc if you cannot show that he worships aliens.
By the way, Sharnah can write any kind of blog, as anyone can, as long as it stays within the guidelines of cs.
There are malicious people on these blogs which I am tired of listening to! They need to clean up there act!....NOW!
Good point...we need to answer questions from our experiences or from our heart not reciting quotes from books...otherwise people will think you are superficial...lots of hot air no substance...
Just as a reminder, here is my comment made on your last blog:
"No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love has been brought to full expression through us."
May I ask you a sinple question: As no one has ever seen "God",
how can one determine what gender this "entity" is? And also, what does it look like?
According to your comment, I should be reading that book called the "Bible" and find the answers?
Maybe you could englighten me by telling me which page I could find these answers?
In the case that it is not written, then, where do you get your information?
how can one determine what gender this "entity" is? And also, what does it look like?
GOD is referred to as GOD the father, Jesus was his son who came to teach mankind the word of GOD.as far as actually seeing GOD I am not sure if anyone human has. could be wrong. all we know is that we, mankind were made in his likeness. don't know if that will answer your question or not.
Another great blog. Keep up the Good Word!!
And my exact sentiments. If you want to know then read the bible. If you've read the bible and are still of the same mind set then you are as God says. Your blind and deaf because you don't want to see or hear. After all He created all of us and He knows our very thoughts!
I am looking forward to your next blog.
I know some people on here ARE trying to destroy Sharnah's credibility. But I also feel some have honest questions. As KittyJoy said we are all learning and are on different parts of the journey.
Amazing grace how sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
Nor did I find any restriction on cutting and pasting anything from any source; The Bible included.
Also no rule that states that anybody have to read all blogs. I see lots of blogs that I don't like or agree with and I just skip them. Respect goes a long way. As we respect the opinion of non believers I think it is not too unreasonable to expect the same respect in return.
The blogger does not claim to be an authority on the subject and as such cannot be expected to know all the answers and she does not dispute cutting and pasting the verses directly from the Bible. If you don't like the blog, why not it skip it? Apparently there are others here who do want to read it.
However, Serendipty has often stepped in to help. And so far msot of the questions have not been that difficult for a Christian to answer; i.e. what gender is God, what is fear of God, etc.
No, she doesn't have to answer. But I do believe many questions are sincere and there is an opportunity there for her to help, as she seems to want to do by starting these blogs.
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Wishing you a great time. Looking forward to reading your next blog.