burwelm wrote:No one sees the Bible the same as anyone else- that is what makes our realtionship to God a personal experience for each person. I respect what you believe. I wish you were happier and that is all. I am trying to show you how I think and what my spirit knows about God and His love. I mainly listen to what Jesus said. Jesus is who I base my salvation on. I listen to Him and my heart listens to Him. There is so much we do not understand about God and His love. God is so much bigger and more powerful that you think He is. You may not want to be happy. I am sorry that you cannot see what I see. Paul was realting his personal experience to God. Each writer of the Bible had a different personal experience to God.
Burwelm, I am extremely happy despite the daily struggles that cross my path. My joy resides in knowing that God is able to see me through it all and to help me develop the fortitude necessary to overcome my hardships regardless of its measures. I see more than you think I do burwelm, and as to my personal experience with God, you are probably clueless. However feel free to believe what you will, SEARCH your own post for answers
:burwelm wrote:About the heart:
Matthew 15:18-19- "But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. For out of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, blasphemies."
Jeremiah 17:9- "The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?"
Psalm 51:17- "The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise."
Genesis 8:21b- "the imagination of man's heart is evil from his youth"
Proverbs 12:20- Deceit is the the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy."
Ecclesiastes 8:5-6- "Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgement. Because to every purpose there is time and judgement."
Ephesians 3:17- "That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye being rooted and grounded in love,"
Jesus died for Satan too, alot of people in the Bible hinder other people. God says that Satan is forgiven. If Satan won't accept the forgiveness that is his fault but it is up to him. Personally I would like to see Satan come to salvation. I'm not trying to hinder Satan from doing this or put a stumbling block in his way. Only God knows Satan's heart.
I actually have a extremely unique realtionship with the LORD, but nevertheless I keep this to myself, however I don't doubt that there are others who also do. I love it when others such as yourself explain the Grandeur of God.
Take Care and God Bless!