Bible Studies 19/02/25

. Trump is not ultimately sovereign over the USA, our Triune God is. Putin is ultimately not sovereign over Russia, God is. God is sovereign over the whole universe. What is the right response to God's sovereignty? We need to worship!

.I will add my own thoughts on the what the pastor of the church my wife and I attend for Bible study said above- it should terrify a dictator like Putin that God is sovereign over Russia- if Putin doesn't repent and dies without accepting Christ he will face Christ at the judgement seat- having to admit that in Russia and Russian occupied Ukraine he persecuted Christ's church, Putin will then face an eternity of pure torment.

. God is not passive, waiting for us- and thank him for that as during backsliding, etc if left to our own nature without God the Holy Spirit, we'd never come back to him.

. The pastor quoted Spurgeon "The sovereignty of God is the pillow upon which the child of God rests his head at night, giving perfect peace." Amen to that!

. Our God reigns= He reigned in eternity past, he reigned in the past, he reigns in the present, he will reign in the future and he will reign in eternity future.

. We will never (even in eternity) fully comprehend them but we can reflect on the mysteries of our Triune God reigning in eternity past-you were discussed at his counsel by the Godhead in eternity past- Your parents, your date of birth, whether you are going to marry or not (and who you will marry)…. and even when you will die.

. Christ (God the Son) didn't have to save any of us- yet, in his love for us he did- he turns no one away who comes to him.

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

Pray for the Russians (the people generally) by all means if it makes you feel better, but I am afraid it will never affect Vladimir Putin.

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BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@emiliya https://releaseinternational.org/christian-leaders-killed-disappeared-in-occupied-ukraine/

emiliya · 22-25, F

@BritishFailedAesthetic You don't live in Russia, so why do anti-terrorism laws bother you? What about your country? Where is God in Britain?

Did you see what happened to the priests in Ukraine? If I gave you a source talking about the ill-treatment of Russians, you would dismiss it. You are disingenuous. It is about envy and your innate hatred for a powerful country with plentiful resources, one that cannot be controlled, forever a mystery to you.

graphite · 61-69, M

So I guess Prince (or King, whatever) Charles is ultimate sovereignty of the UK since you don't mention him here despite living there.

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@graphite First- he practically has no sovereignity, not in the real sense.

Second- Like everyone else, Starmer isn't sovereign over the UK, God is.

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trash · 31-35, M

if the father, son, and holy spirit are equal, why does jesus say “the father is greater than i” (john 14:28)?

nowhere in the bible does jesus say, "i am god" or "god is a trinity."

the trinity was officially defined over 300 years after jesus, at the council of nicaea (325 ad) and later refined at constantinople (381 ad).

if the trinity were a fundamental truth, why did it take centuries of theological debate to formalise?

the term "trinity" is not found in the bible.

many early christian sects rejected it, which means it was not a universally accepted belief in the time of jesus.

BritishFailedAesthetic · M

@trash God the Father is clearly mentioned.

Christ accepts worship from crowds and even uses the sacred phrase "I AM" about himself and describes himself as having attributes of God "when I saw you under the tree" etc.

The Spirit of God?

many early sects rejected it

Yeah, heretical sects existed in the early days. Deliberately removed "Christian"

trash · 31-35, M

@BritishFailedAesthetic ....do i need to copy and paste the same points—seeing as how you failed to address any of them with valid points (besides just calling others heretics without any explanation)

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