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"Leave The Honey Alone" Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. (Soooo Amazing!!)

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I 'm going to ask you, have you read the "Book" about SAMSON in the BooK of JUDGES?

After 11:25 minutes of hearing him "narrate" about "Destiny" and Samson, and about Samson Mother and his destiny, I KNOW he haven't READ the BOOK! Nor The STORY about SAMSON! and if you agree with the story about Samson he is conveying, you ain't read it Either!

I don't not even have to look at the BOOK i know ThE BOOK! I am just going to mention a few things of introductions and you and others do the rests and prove me wrong. I have watch and heard many pastors and Ministers Slaughter this book.

I got to do this, I will have to give a account to GOD.

Introduction 1st. giving Honor to "Samson"
Hebrews 11: 32-34 KJV The Bible Honors :"SAMSON"
32"And what shall I more say? for the time would fail me to tell of Gedeon, and of Barak, and of Samson, and of Jephthae; of David also, and Samuel, and of the prophets: 33Who through faith subdued kingdoms, wrought righteousness, obtained promises, stopped the mouths of lions, 34Quenched the violence of fire, escaped the edge of the sword, out of weakness were made strong, waxed valiant in fight, turned to flight the armies of the aliens."

His Mother did not commit [commission] SAMSON to be a "Nazirite" "GOD DID" before he was Born. Samson had nothing to with it or his mother about being a "NAZIRITE"

His Mother did not pray or ask GOD for a CHILD.The angel came to his mother and told her what she was going to have and what he was going to be! And believe me and The BIBLE, Who told you what you are going to be, you are going to be what he wants you to be! you do not have a say so! you are a judge and judge is not a leader in the Book of judges.

SAMSON never wanted to be A Leader or A JUDGE of ISRAEL. He was A JUDGE and was not Voted in! He was Born a JUDGE.

His Strength came on HIM, When The SPIRIT came on HIM! "WHAT
does the bible say?


His wife the Philistine he LOVED :eyes:
It was not him who wanted the "Philistine" women, GOD DID IT to HIM! He put the women in his heart that he would want her! for God's reason.
who can resists GOD?

Judge 14
2And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. 3Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. 4But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.:eyes:

At the WEDDING The PHILISTINES, Threaten to kill her FATHER if she did not reveal The Riddle to them she did.
Samson, knew they could not solve the RIDDLE, SAMSON was A POOR man, people for a long time worn or had I set of clothes and worn them out before bying a new set. Now he has to get 30 sets of clothes. When he finally gets back with the 30 pieces, His wife Father has given SAMSON wife to SAMSON friend and sleeping with her, the women whom GOD put in His HEART! HE love her and his friend has taken his wife! DO any body understands that? Now his mental mind is gone, This man is Torn in two! No wife no friend he killed 30 men for garments, :eyes: and the SPIRIT of THE LORD CAME [OVER CAME] him

19And the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon, and slew thirty men of them, and took their spoil, and gave change of garments unto them which expounded the riddle. And his anger was kindled, and he went up to his father's house. 20But Samson's wife was given to his companion, whom he had used as his friend.


And then look what happen; They Still killed the Woman He loved"

you talking about a Mental Break down. that man should of had a "STOKE"
"
Judge 14"
1But it came to pass within a while after, in the time of wheat harvest, that Samson visited his wife with a kid; and he said, I will go in to my wife into the chamber. But her father would not suffer him to go in. 2And her father said, I verily thought that thou hadst utterly hated her; therefore I gave her to thy companion: is not her younger sister fairer than she? take her, I pray thee, instead of her.

Samson Defeats the Philistines

3And Samson said concerning them, Now shall I be more blameless than the Philistines, though I do them a displeasure. 4And Samson went and caught three hundred foxes, and took firebrands, and turned tail to tail, and put a firebrand in the midst between two tails. 5And when he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing corn of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks, and also the standing corn, with the vineyards and olives. 6Then the Philistines said, Who hath done this? And they answered, Samson, the son in law of the Timnite, because he had taken his wife, and given her to his companion. And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 7And Samson said unto them, Though ye have done this, yet will I be avenged of you, and after that I will cease. 8And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter: and he went down and dwelt in the top of the rock Etam.
He is carrying out His "DESTINY" step by STEP by STEP order by The works and plans of GOD always a judge a leader and a Judge the same, he did lead Israel he was a "JUDGE" in ISRAEL.


I will not comment on this anymore! Most church Pastors and church leaders and church bible teachers have Not READ THE BOOK! it is a known fact! And if you have not read the BOOK, They tell you any thing, feed you anything and you grown up on this and feed others the same stuff that fed you and GOD IS ANGRY! It is in the BOOK! He is ANNGRY with SHEPHERDS and PASTORS and MINSTERS! and HE is Going tear them DOWN and out of their hands for that reason, it is The BOOK, these people do not know how to read the BIBLE!

Now anyone here can read the book, it is not going to take you a hour! And A Pastor have been a Pastor for 20 years and have never read the BOOK! Ok, you do not have to believe me, I didn't believe it either, I kept saying the bible, don't say that. Or did they read the whole Book, if they did, how did they come to that conclusion:eyes: I heard a voice they don't read the book, i push it out of my heaD,, HERE IT COMES AGAIN THEY don't read the Book, i push it out my head.Then i start asking, the men the women the teachers, the professors no body is reading the BOOk! well GOD why I got to read it then! Ain't no body else reading it, they don't understand nothing i say!:sob: I am not reading it, and gave GOD the !:sob: Church full everywhere being taught by people don't read their Bibles and never reaD IT! And everybody, he or she is a good pastor come to our church! I have listen to people and Ministers and pastors and they be real, do not know nothing about The Bible! Got their chest stuck out! rearing back like big shot! i cannot make it, what am i going to do. I cannot be with these people i will compromise and be just like them. I cannot take it, i got got out of here!:sob: so I disappeared. i did, and start writing. and went deeper into "Theological Studies" and 'Ancient Christianity" and into "GEEK understandings of "Greek Biblical Words" Hebrew to difficult for me, I just learned a little to understand the purpose and why GOD Chose Hebrew and Short to the point expressions how it is spoken. "and right to left" reading it is not my cup of tea.

Read the story ,
And his definition concerning a "Nazirite" how can he make something so simple into a splitting headache.
And destiny, he didn't what? SAMSON Fulfilled HIS DESTINY Big Time with honors, He did exactly what and how GOD wanted Him to do it! He fulfilled his calling.

Don;t bring no more junk like that anymore! Labeled: "

"Leave The Honey Alone" Pastor John K. Jenkins Sr. (Soooo Amazing!!):sob: By Pastor Leroy Jones,​

and he the pastor. and the crowd laughing and eating it up, and when they get home or at work they going talk about SAMSON, and SAMSON is In "HALLS of FAITH" and Honored By The WORD of GOD!​


This ain't the 1st. time they Slaughter Samson> I have heard so many preachers degrade Samson from the Pulpit many time. I cannot believe what they are saying.

I am sorry that man has not been sent by GOD and sure is not preaching "The Truth", neither is he preaching The Gospel According to JESUS The CHRIST of GOD" only thing he has is "volume and tone".
 
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e on HIM! "WHAT does the bible say?

His wife the Philistine he LOVED :eyes:
It was not him who wanted the "Philistine" women, GOD DID IT to HIM! He put the women in his heart that he would want her! for God's reason.
who can resists GOD?

Judge 14
2And he came up, and told his father and his mother, and said, I have seen a woman in Timnath of the daughters of the Philistines: now therefore get her for me to wife. 3Then his father and his mother said unto him, Is there never a woman among the daughters of thy brethren, or among all my people, that thou goest to take a wife of the uncircumcised Philistines? And Samson said unto his father, Get her for me; for she pleaseth me well. 4But his father and his mother knew not that it was of the LORD, that he sought an occasion against the Philistines: for at that time the Philistines had dominion over Israel.
Yes, I've read the book but haven't done a full study.


What I read in the scripture you provided was the text saying that God put it in his heart to
seek an occasion against the Philistine. I didn't read where God put it in her heart to love
the Philistine women.
 
Read the story ,
And his definition concerning a "Nazirite" how can he make something so simple into a splitting headache.
And destiny, he didn't what? SAMSON Fulfilled HIS DESTINY Big Time with honors, He did exactly what and how GOD wanted Him to do it! He fulfilled his calling.

You don't see any tragedy in the story of Samson and lessons to be learned from disobedience?
I do.

I see much warning in this story. I don't see a story that says, do like Samson did.
I see sin and disobedience, and my understanding is God never calls us to sin.
That is correct, yes?
 
A wise person on TJ once told me sometimes you have to chew the meat and spit out the bones.

I understand too. Sometimes when you are eating Fish it is understanding that you pick out the bones or when you are Eating steak you don’t eat the bone or the gristle.


A danger with being very sharp in the scriptures is that it is easy to pick out flaws in many pastors.
Even when I watch some of the best of the best, there may be one or a few points I might disagree with.
However, unless I sense a spirit of a doctrine of demon, I'll listen and separate the wheat from the chaff
and gleam what I need to take away.

What I took away from the message "Leave that Honey Alone" was a message about temptation and not going after things
that are forbidden.


Yes, God will always get the glory out of every situation, however, that does not mean that it will always be for our good.
If we are disobedient (sleeping with prostitutes, (Samson), not honoring his vow as Nazarite, etc) there will be consequences.
God can still get the glory in the situation, however that does not mean that we sometimes will go through some unnecessary
problems because of our actions.

I think a strength of your theology is your awareness of the sovereignty of God. Yes I think instead of holding that in balance
with our responsibility and free-will, you may at times my elevate it higher than it needs to be elevated and you
inadvertnly diminish the importance of freewill(making the right choices and being responsible for our choices)
 
Yes, I've read the book but haven't done a full study.


What I read in the scripture you provided was the text saying that God put it in his heart to
seek an occasion against the Philistine. I didn't read where God put it in her heart to love
the Philistine women.
You have not read the Story of SAMSON, you are not telling "The Truth"!,,, I read it again, then, again, this morning. not a study a plain ordinary reading and to time it. "HANSEL and GRETEL" STORY!

How come you have not read it again yourself!? Since I have "accused" YOU of having, READ IT AGAIN? MEANING, you have Lied, to The "BODY of The CHRIST"!:pensive: YOU are supposed to read The STORY and not isolated verses!
The Institutional Church has become a "Instrument of Death", But steadly, it proceed with LIES! And Their LEADERS have become, proclaimers and justifiers of liars! For I am not One of That Group, I Been Called and Chosen of God to Bear witness unto "THE TRUTH" and not LIES and A Promoter of Lies and liars "I bear witness to The TRUTH!:pensive:

I lie not about What is Recorded in The BOOK, mostly ever thing that, that "man' said about "Samson" The chosen one of GOD is A LIE!:eyes: And I made sure, a payed close attention to every word he said, and it made me sick. I could not take it anymore, i had to go to bed! And and wash my soul and spirit with The WORD of GOD.

This is what is Called, and is The era of "The JUDGMENT of GOD" upon a nation! This is A "ABOMINATION" set up in The so called "Holy Place"! And This "ABOMINATION" comes in ALL, if I may say colors, not meaning race or Nationalities. But, meaning in the Institutional Churches, the podiums, the Pulpits,,have been laced, and flooded with "Unscrupulous" men and women of all kinds, and this flood has drowned and destroyed many. and have been Infiltrated full blown! As been Prophesied. As the eyes of many has also been blinded as prophesied who are within Those Walls, who support those Who lie! and they will not come to The light those who support Liars who had not or desirer to Come unto The TRUTH of GOD"S WORD.

Now read, The Story pertaining to SAMSON The CHOSEN one, Before He was BORN, Who carried Out The PURPOSE of GOD with SUCCESS and Completed His Mission with Honors! I did not say study! READ! {Reading is A "Art" and If one wants To read The bible "THE WORD OF GOD" that person, have to PRAY always without ceasing For GOD to Show How To READ HIS WORD. Show me a person who does not Pray without ceasing for GOD to Show him How to read "HIS" WORD, I will show A person who Does not KNOW How To READ "GODS WORD".:pensive: And You can Tell GOD, I SAID IT! PLoughBOY! if you have :eyes:a personal relationship with HIM:eyes: Now WHAT! Tell Him I said it! If any what "BOLDNESS" I got A Pocket FULL and running over!

Now read SAMSON again The STORY in The "KJV" version, for it has been GOOD enough since "1611' and it still good enough!

Now
"The PHILISTINES IS UPON YOU":eyes: YOU ARE going to GET it RIGHT! and you better give US A Book report! to us on "TALK JESUS" and you better not be trying to please men! Now what? You going to CRY? And you Better leave That Woman alone!:eyes::sob: If you don't, take a look at "SAMSON" grinding in the meal":eyes: But His "MINISTRY", His Mission was accomplish, his "ESCAPADES" HAS BEEN KNOWN THROUGH OUT THE CENTURIES! EVEN TO THE END OF THE WORLD! INCLUDING THE GOD"S HALLS OF FAITH! "DELILAH' will make you "FAMOUS"!:sob:
 
PS. Many would Faint and grow horns, If I said God raise SAMSON and Anointed Samson , to be A "Avenger". before He was even born.:pensive:
 
Ouick note:

EveryBody PLAYED "SAMSON":pensive: HE WAS CHOSEN OF GOD before he was born, even wife was chosen by GOD, His wife told of His riddle, she betrayed him, He murdered, people for clothing because his wife betrayed him, His father in law did not even consult him about his wife, his friend lying in a bed and making love to his wife whom GOD put the Love in his Heart to please him well.:pensive: So much pain and despair and not a friend it seems in the world, and the one love whom he loved is in the arms of another man. :pensive:"You might not be hurt for the man "SAMSON" but it pains my heart of the things he went through. Anger, pain, betrayed, and lied too, He went out , to ONLY one harlot in GAZA.

THEN he met "A women" in the Valley of SORAK, NOT a Ohore , BUT a "WOMEN" in The valley of SORAK whose name was "DELILAH"! And afterwards, she was Offered money, to betray him! She kept lying to SAMSON, one Lie after another, claiming He didn't love her, she kept on lying to him to find out where his Strength lies, until "HE TOLD HER all , Of HIS HEAR. The man is in love with her!:pensive: Showing Her He "LOVED" her.:pensive: He loved this woman, she was not a "HARLOT" she was "A Woman" who lived in The Valley of SORAK:pensive: I woman he thought, "LOVED" him.:pensive:

How blind are so many ministers and pastors, and christians, cannot see "The LOVE of CHRIST" displayed In This MAN! In LOVE with A woman that do not trust him the 1st. one, "The Old one who live in "TIMNATH" of The daughters of The PHILISTINES" then finally He met "A Woman who Lived In "THE VALLEY of SORAK" The 2nd a new Covenant relationship, he loved her and Told her "all of His HEART" and She betrayed Him for "SILVER".:pensive: The man who was EMPOWERED By GOD to Delivery His People from "The PHILISTINES".

Now, that is only a highlight of This STORY Concerning One of The members of GOD"S "HALL of FAITH!:pensive:

Now, I will say to all, read The Story again. And do not be influence by other men, For GOD has given you, "THE PARAKLETOS" and He will Hold your Hand,,, as You STROLLS Through, GOD"S LANDS>


PS. A old thought. "Religion is a study how people view GOD" "THEOLOGY is A Read in how GOD deals with people":pensive: One is a study and The Other is A THOUGHT.:pensive:

I do hope that one would take the time to read The Story of SAMSON today. Just read it, and ask GOD to Bless your reading of it today. i did start reading it again no longer than a hour to complete, but o, how He floats the mind and make rich into the soul, ask him to enter you into The SPIRIT of HIS WORD and take you there in living color. "FOR with GOD ALL Things ARE POSSIBLE"!


PloughBOY, and I am carrying The Mail!

 
You have not read the Story of SAMSON, you are not telling "The Truth"!,,, I read it again, then, again, this morning. not a study a plain ordinary reading and to time it. "HANSEL and GRETEL" STORY!

How come you have not read it again yourself!? Since I have "accused" YOU of having, READ IT AGAIN? MEANING, you have Lied, to The "BODY of The CHRIST"!:pensive: YOU are supposed to read The STORY and not isolated verses!
The Institutional Church has become a "Instrument of Death", But steadly, it proceed with LIES! And Their LEADERS have become, proclaimers and justifiers of liars! For I am not One of That Group, I Been Called and Chosen of God to Bear witness unto "THE TRUTH" and not LIES and A Promoter of Lies and liars "I bear witness to The TRUTH!:pensive:

I lie not about What is Recorded in The BOOK, mostly ever thing that, that "man' said about "Samson" The chosen one of GOD is A LIE!:eyes: And I made sure, a payed close attention to every word he said, and it made me sick. I could not take it anymore, i had to go to bed! And and wash my soul and spirit with The WORD of GOD.

This is what is Called, and is The era of "The JUDGMENT of GOD" upon a nation! This is A "ABOMINATION" set up in The so called "Holy Place"! And This "ABOMINATION" comes in ALL, if I may say colors, not meaning race or Nationalities. But, meaning in the Institutional Churches, the podiums, the Pulpits,,have been laced, and flooded with "Unscrupulous" men and women of all kinds, and this flood has drowned and destroyed many. and have been Infiltrated full blown! As been Prophesied. As the eyes of many has also been blinded as prophesied who are within Those Walls, who support those Who lie! and they will not come to The light those who support Liars who had not or desirer to Come unto The TRUTH of GOD"S WORD.

Now read, The Story pertaining to SAMSON The CHOSEN one, Before He was BORN, Who carried Out The PURPOSE of GOD with SUCCESS and Completed His Mission with Honors! I did not say study! READ! {Reading is A "Art" and If one wants To read The bible "THE WORD OF GOD" that person, have to PRAY always without ceasing For GOD to Show How To READ HIS WORD. Show me a person who does not Pray without ceasing for GOD to Show him How to read "HIS" WORD, I will show A person who Does not KNOW How To READ "GODS WORD".:pensive: And You can Tell GOD, I SAID IT! PLoughBOY! if you have :eyes:a personal relationship with HIM:eyes: Now WHAT! Tell Him I said it! If any what "BOLDNESS" I got A Pocket FULL and running over!

Now read SAMSON again The STORY in The "KJV" version, for it has been GOOD enough since "1611' and it still good enough!

Now "The PHILISTINES IS UPON YOU":eyes: YOU ARE going to GET it RIGHT! and you better give US A Book report! to us on "TALK JESUS" and you better not be trying to please men! Now what? You going to CRY? And you Better leave That Woman alone!:eyes::sob: If you don't, take a look at "SAMSON" grinding in the meal":eyes: But His "MINISTRY", His Mission was accomplish, his "ESCAPADES" HAS BEEN KNOWN THROUGH OUT THE CENTURIES! EVEN TO THE END OF THE WORLD! INCLUDING THE GOD"S HALLS OF FAITH! "DELILAH' will make you "FAMOUS"!:sob:
Not telling the truth?

Yes, I 've it before.
 
PS. Many would Faint and grow horns, If I said God raise SAMSON and Anointed Samson , to be A "Avenger". before He was even born.:pensive:
I agree God did use Samson. I'm not arguing that.

God worked Samson's disobedience into everything because God knew what path he would pick, but that doesn't
me that we are to model Samson.

God raised up Pharaoh as well, but we are not be be like him.
Jesus also picked Judas who betrayed Jesus, but we are also not be be like Him.

Once again, your focus on the sovereignty of God is being elevated to a level,
maybe not purposefully, where it comes across as you are diminishing the need
for us to make the right choice.

I'm not Armenian and elevating free-will over God's Sovereignty, but neither am I a Calvinist.
I hold the two in balance.

Balance is a good word. When we elevate one up against the other, the doctrine tends to get a bit off.
 
I agree God did use Samson. I'm not arguing that.

God worked Samson's disobedience into everything because God knew what path he would pick, but that doesn't
me that we are to model Samson.

God raised up Pharaoh as well, but we are not be be like him.
Jesus also picked Judas who betrayed Jesus, but we are also not be be like Him.

Once again, your focus on the sovereignty of God is being elevated to a level,
maybe not purposefully, where it comes across as you are diminishing the need
for us to make the right choice.

I'm not Armenian and elevating free-will over God's Sovereignty, but neither am I a Calvinist.
I hold the two in balance.

Balance is a good word. When we elevate one up against the other, the doctrine tends to get a bit off.
Your Quote:
God worked Samson's disobedience into everything because God knew
what path he would pick, but that doesn't
me that we are to model Samson...........................................................[knew]:eyes: For real. I wonder how, HE KNEW?}

Where or who did you get that information from or at, About Samson?.......You did not get that "Summary" From the WORD of GOD!

All of your summaries are worldly Righteously wise. and not "Biblically Sound. But The summary of A Common man walking as religious man. that any mortal can come to that conclusion. But they Can never come to the Truth of A GOD coming unto his own, and His people has cast Him to the wind. You cannot see The Christ in SAMSON! But You will defend a "Ant-christ" proclaiming false hood! So you prefer "Balaam" or " Hananiah". and a "Prosperity" of success and "Great Things to thyself" so it will "Glorify God". Ok:eyes: To me, The Bible Praises :"SAMSON" through it all He learned to TRUST IN GOD, And GOD heard HIS Prayers. And He accomplish his mission,The man That was sent and born by GOD. "CHOSEN and Not The CALLED" for many are "CALLED but FEW are CHOSEN" yes ! "HALLELUJAH"! Chosen and not by Choice. SENT and not The Went!

I just carry The mail, and will get paid latter. You can believe what you want too, and teach what you too and support who you what. too. "I don't care" I am going to do what i 'm told to do. Then at night, i am going to sleep, And I don't care how hard the storms and the win blows, Sweet sleep for me. I know, I got history, I sleep like a baby, through "Tornados" storms Hurricanes, floods, Trees blowed down all around me.:sob: I am telling the TRUE! But when i dont,,,,,,,,, do what i am told to do ,,,,,,or told to speak! He terrorize :sob: me! LOL!

So i tell it! And leave the REST to HIM! no hard feelings. I do what i am told, I have the scars and the wounds, So i don"t forget!

So my brother, do and think and support whom you please. No hard feelings here, I am happy and popping my fingers and shaking my head!

as , He said:
"My Peace i leave with you.:)

Isaiah's Commission
…10Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.” 11Then I asked: “How long,O Lord?” And He replied: “Until the cities lie ruined and without inhabitant, until the houses are left unoccupied and the land is desolate and ravaged, 12until the LORD has driven men far away and the land is utterly forsaken.…

Do i need a "INTERPRETER" "HECK Naw" GOD speaks in ENGLISH Ghetto Thought Too!:sob: some people think, you need to know Greek to understand HIM!:sob:



New American Standard Bible
A man’s steps are ordained by the LORD; How then can a person understand his way?

Jeremiah 10:23
I know, O LORD, that a man's way is not his own; no one who walks directs his own steps.

NASB 1977
The mind of man plans his way, But the LORD directs his steps.


"Listen to counsel and accept discipline, that you may be wise the rest of your days. 21Many plans are in a man’s heart, but the purpose of the LORD will prevail.":eyes:
 
Your Quote:
God worked Samson's disobedience into everything because God knew
what path he would pick, but that doesn't
me that we are to model Samson...........................................................[knew]:eyes: For real. I wonder how, HE KNEW?}

God knows all things, past, present, and future.

God resides outside of time. God's ways are not our ways. Much higher.

What I know is God is not the author of sin and disobedience.

Yet, God sovereignly works all things for the good of those who love Him.

We serve a great God.

Peace and Love back at you :love:
 
I agree God did use Samson. I'm not arguing that.

God worked Samson's disobedience into everything because God knew what path he would pick, but that doesn't
me that we are to model Samson.

God raised up Pharaoh as well, but we are not be be like him.
Jesus also picked Judas who betrayed Jesus, but we are also not be be like Him.

Once again, your focus on the sovereignty of God is being elevated to a level,
maybe not purposefully, where it comes across as you are diminishing the need
for us to make the right choice.

I'm not Armenian and elevating free-will over God's Sovereignty, but neither am I a Calvinist.
I hold the two in balance.

Balance is a good word. When we elevate one up against the other, the doctrine tends to get a bit off.
Now, what if I said GOD raise and bought SAMSON into The world, to be a "KILLER". A Killer of MEN. and That was His Purpose and mission "Ordain and Anointed by GOD to be a KILLER! And Killing did torment his being his very soul. [I said; "What if I said"} Now that comes under a Heading of "STUDY"!

My father. Told me One Day; "son you don't know it, "YOU HEAVY" I mean your are HEAVY. and you don't even know it.
 
Now, what if I said GOD raise and bought SAMSON into The world, to be a "KILLER". A Killer of MEN. and That was His Purpose and mission "Ordain and Anointed by GOD to be a KILLER! And Killing did torment his being his very soul. [I said; "What if I said"} Now that comes under a Heading of "STUDY"!

My father. Told me One Day; "son you don't know it, "YOU HEAVY" I mean your are HEAVY. and you don't even know it.

God is sovereign------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."
Isaiah 45:7

"The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster."
Proverbs 16:4​



God tells us to make a choice----------------------------------------------------------

"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you that I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing. Therefore
choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live,"
DEUTERONOMY 30:19


"And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when
you eat from it you will certainly die.”
Genesis 2:16-17




Yes it is heavy @PloughBoy , you are correct about that.
 

God is sovereign------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."

Isaiah 45:7​

"The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster."

Proverbs 16:4​



God tells us to make a choice----------------------------------------------------------
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you that I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live,"
DEUTERONOMY 30:19


"And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when
you eat from it you will certainly die.”
Genesis 2:16-17




Yes it is heavy @PloughBoy , you are correct about that.
we are right, One LORD, One FAITH, ONE BAPTISM, One BODY, One MIND, One MISSION. One WAY..One GOD, ONE HOLY SPIRIT"
 

God is sovereign------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

"I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the Lord do all these things."

Isaiah 45:7​

"The LORD works out everything to its proper end— even the wicked for a day of disaster."

Proverbs 16:4​



God tells us to make a choice----------------------------------------------------------
"I call heaven and earth to record this day against you that I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live,"
DEUTERONOMY 30:19


"And the Lord God commanded the man, “You are free to eat from any tree in the garden;

but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, for when
you eat from it you will certainly die.”
Genesis 2:16-17




Yes it is heavy @PloughBoy , you are correct about that.
What If I said; pertaining to Your OUOTE:
God tells us to make a choice----------------------------------------------------------
""I call heaven and earth to record this day against you that I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live,"
DEUTERONOMY 30:19"


That:
He Told them, to do something that they COULD NOT DO!:pensive: Told them to, choose and HE knew They could not CHOOSE In their STATE of being! KNOWing ONCE Shiloh came< he would give the power to choose!:pensive:

Are you going to run away?:pensive: If you stay, I am going to drag you where you are suppose to be.
 
5For behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and no razor shall come upon his head, for the boy shall be a Nazirite to God from the womb; and he will begin to save Israel from the hands of the Philistines.

24So the woman gave birth to a son, and named him Samson; and the child grew up and the LORDblessed him. 25And the Spirit of the LORD began to stir him when he was in [j]Mahaneh-dan, betweenZorah and Eshtaol.


You would not have found out my riddle.” 19Then the Spirit of the LORD rushed upon him, and he went down to Ashkelon and killed thirty men of them and took what they were wearing and gave the outfits of clothes to those who told the riddle.

14When he came to Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him. And the Spirit of the LORD rushedupon him so that the ropes that were on his arms were like flax that has burned with fire, and his restraints [g]dropped from his hands. 15Then he found a fresh jawbone of a donkey, so he reached outwith his hand and took it, and [h]killed a thousand men with it.


HIS STRENGTH was NOT IN HIS HAIR! HIS Strength was in GOD, GOD RE-POWERED HIM, And Not the Growing back of HAIR.

28Then Samson called to the LORD and said, “Lord [r]GOD, please remember me and please strengthen me just this time, O God, that I may at once take vengeance on the Philistines for my two eyes.” 29Then Samson grasped the two middle pillars on which the house rested, and braced himself against them, the one with his right hand and the other with his left. 30And Samson said, “Let me die with the Philistines!” And he pushed outwards powerfully, so that the house fell on the governors and all the people who were in it. And the dead whom he killed at his death were more than those whom he killed during his lifetime.

GOD Raise Him to be a "KILLER"! to Kill The PHILISTINES. was His MISSION! FROM The WOMB. Ordain of GOD, EMPOWERED BY GOD to KILL!


You may dress it up and put lipstick on it and Sprinkle Perfume and put pretty heels on him, but he still is a boy no matter how good he smells and how cute he walks, that is a boy. SAMSON was A KILLER and he carried out his purpose. and earn a place in "THE HALLS OF FAITH" Honor by GOD.
And Documented in "THE NEW COVENANT" RATIFIED. by blood.
 
The man choose the wrong Text of Scripture to draw his sermon from. Now that would have been the fair Argument, and admitted that as a defense. on your part, concerning him. But here we go. "all things...ff.".
 
What If I said; pertaining to Your OUOTE:
God tells us to make a choice----------------------------------------------------------
""I call heaven and earth to record this day against you that I have set before you life and death,
blessing and cursing. Therefore choose life, that both thou and thy seed may live,"
DEUTERONOMY 30:19"


That:
He Told them, to do something that they COULD NOT DO!:pensive: Told them to, choose and HE knew They could not CHOOSE In their STATE of being! KNOWing ONCE Shiloh came< he would give the power to choose!:pensive:

Are you going to run away?:pensive: If you stay, I am going to drag you where you are suppose to be.

Heavy indeed.

God telling them to do something they cannot do?

That makes one pause and think. Initially my knee jerk response is God wouldn't do that (based on God's character).
Then I pause myself, STOP. And think. What if I'm missing something here.
What if you are right?

I will agree that God allows certain things to happen so that we can see our need for Him, such as God having Adam
name all the animals. The foxes, the deer, the birds, they were beautiful, but in Adam seeing everyone
with their mate, Adam saw His need for a companion. Yet that is a bit different because it is not exactly God
telling Adam to do something he could not, but however, it was God allowing an experience so that Adam could
see a need that only God could fulfill.

We are told in Hebrews 13:21 that God will "equip you with everything good for doing his will, and may
he work in us what is pleasing to him, through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory for ever and ever. Amen."


So this statement does not necessarily go against what you are saying, but it does emphasize that if God
wants you to do something (God's WILL), God will equip you. Perhaps that equipping comes
after we realize our need and perhaps God commands us at times for a task without equipping us
at the onset. Perhaps God is looking for a willing heart, willing to step out in faith, and when
the faith happens, the equipping proceeds.

Kinda like God telling old Abram and Sarai, He will give them a child.
Although not a commandment but a promise, however, God's plan wasn;t
to have Abram try all night taking his blue pill to deal with issues of sexual impotency,
but just to wait in faith. God had promised something that Abram could not deliver and
Sarai's womb could not bring forth, but God would make it happen.

Thanks for sharing that perspective.
 
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