tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post2387967472790369043..comments2024-03-27T14:26:25.469-07:00Comments on Saved by Grace: Rebellion and Redemption: Expulsion from EdenLaurie Colletthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-40769896935532354622013-08-29T18:30:01.232-07:002013-08-29T18:30:01.232-07:00Thanks, Anita, for your comment & for hosting!...Thanks, Anita, for your comment & for hosting!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-49444953244032769612013-08-14T19:49:22.144-07:002013-08-14T19:49:22.144-07:00Thanks so much for your visit & kind comment! ...Thanks so much for your visit & kind comment! God's daily blessings give us abundant life here and now, and even better, one day meeting Him face to face and enjoying His presence throughout eternity!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-35198406861047797472013-08-14T17:35:36.982-07:002013-08-14T17:35:36.982-07:00Hi Laurie,
Thank you for your post. I am so thank...Hi Laurie,<br /><br />Thank you for your post. I am so thankful for our loving God, who pours grace upon us.<br /><br />Thank you for linking up :)Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16463954995843689092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-38603201967378361312013-08-12T16:21:27.574-07:002013-08-12T16:21:27.574-07:00Happy to be here for now, but look forward to one ...Happy to be here for now, but look forward to one day being in His presence. Until that day comes, I am thankful for the glimpses of glory here on earth. Good teaching!Our Stories God's Gloryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14690486718626785511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-67294154604683563042013-08-12T06:13:38.659-07:002013-08-12T06:13:38.659-07:00Thanks so much, Mel, for your encouraging words an...Thanks so much, Mel, for your encouraging words and for hosting!<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-27966426033883279142013-08-11T23:32:36.257-07:002013-08-11T23:32:36.257-07:00Laurie, you have such a gift in teaching the Bible...Laurie, you have such a gift in teaching the Bible. I love what I read here. Thanks for linking up at Essential Fridays.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14082650577300405939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-81103814221839549622013-08-09T12:37:40.276-07:002013-08-09T12:37:40.276-07:00So true, Scott -- if we do not abide in Him, we ar...So true, Scott -- if we do not abide in Him, we are nothing and can do nothing. Thanks so much for your comment, and many blessings to you and your ministry.<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-38202756307332213112013-08-09T12:13:04.792-07:002013-08-09T12:13:04.792-07:00Amen, Tracy -- His mercy is an amazing gift for wh...Amen, Tracy -- His mercy is an amazing gift for which we should always be thankful. Thanks for your kind words and for hosting and for all you do to spread His Word.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-30134658028126216862013-08-09T12:08:10.976-07:002013-08-09T12:08:10.976-07:00God wants us to seek our wholeness (identity) in H...God wants us to seek our wholeness (identity) in Him alone. He offered that to Adam and Eve, to the Israelites, and to us in Christ. Who we are and our significance is defined by Him. http://choosetotrust.com/2013/08/the-alarm/Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09992617403806065512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-74494788171638942013-08-09T00:07:19.511-07:002013-08-09T00:07:19.511-07:00Hi Laurie, so good to be visiting over here again....Hi Laurie, so good to be visiting over here again. I am so humbled everytime I realize how far and wide the Lord will go to keep us with Him, to prevent us from destroying ourselves. Great post and thank you for always linking up. I am always blessed when I see you there<br />God bless<br />TracyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-42378757400027916952013-08-07T15:50:20.239-07:002013-08-07T15:50:20.239-07:00Thank you, Tara, for your words of encouragement, ...Thank you, Tara, for your words of encouragement, which are a great blessing and much needed this week!<br />May you continue to grow in His grace, and know that He will bless you richly as you continue to study His Word.<br />Love in Him,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-11547099967560701732013-08-07T15:40:09.395-07:002013-08-07T15:40:09.395-07:00As a baby Christian, just learning about the Bible...As a baby Christian, just learning about the Bible, I really appreciate this post so much. Thank you. Stopping by from Wise Women. Have a blessed day. Tara.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-68760943356490776872013-08-07T13:17:58.323-07:002013-08-07T13:17:58.323-07:00Welcome, Blogger Broadcast! I think the snake is c...Welcome, Blogger Broadcast! I think the snake is coiled up on itself.<br />Thanks so much for following & commenting on Saved by Grace -- I'm following you back!<br />Blessings to you,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-48947697386044178062013-08-07T13:12:29.670-07:002013-08-07T13:12:29.670-07:00Thanks so much, Donald! God is the same, yesterday...Thanks so much, Donald! God is the same, yesterday, today and forever, and without faith it is impossible to please Him.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-88680358605194222912013-08-06T21:46:48.061-07:002013-08-06T21:46:48.061-07:00That snake looks so different. As if there is anot...That snake looks so different. As if there is another layer surrounding its head.Blogger Broadcasthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00177927207762765419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-37407549073585065762013-08-05T11:53:22.683-07:002013-08-05T11:53:22.683-07:00Great post, Laurie.
I'm so glad that God does...Great post, Laurie.<br /><br />I'm so glad that God doesn't change. The plan he made from the beginning is still in effect. The old testament saints were saved because of their faith just as we are today. They just couldn't receive it until Christ died on the cross. Donald Fishgrabhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11977970195032209188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-80077641229628069722013-08-04T19:55:11.894-07:002013-08-04T19:55:11.894-07:00Excellent question, Jerry. Similarly, how could th...Excellent question, Jerry. Similarly, how could the perfect, divine, sinless Lamb of God take on Himself the sins of the whole world? I am researching your question further, and in the meantime, I would refer you to a post I wrote regarding how Jesus could take on our sins:<br />http://savedbygracebiblestudy.blogspot.com/2013/03/paradox-of-cross.html<br />Thanks for your thought-provoking question and God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-87819643018397096912013-08-04T19:49:15.639-07:002013-08-04T19:49:15.639-07:00Dear achildcansee,
Thanks for your visit and thoug...Dear achildcansee,<br />Thanks for your visit and thought-provoking comment. Satan is an adversary, but no match for all-knowing, all-powerful, omnipresent God. You're right -- we can't say "the devil did that" or even "the devil made me do that," because nothing happens that God does not allow, and He provides a way out of any temptation a believer may face. <br />Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, today and forever, the Alpha and Omega, present from the beginning as part of the Trinity with God the Father and the Holy Spirit. He spoke the worlds into existence. In Him there is no difference between Jew and Gentile, male or female, slave or free. He offers salvation freely to all who would accept it.<br />But you're right, we must rightly divide the word of truth. What was spoken to the Jews before they rejected their Messiah differs from what was preached by Paul, through revelation from Christ, as the Gospel of Grace. In any dispensation, we are saved by His grace through our faith that He is Who He says He is, and that He can and will do what He has promised.<br />Jesus Himself spoke against religion, as He condemned the Pharisees for their hypocrisy. Instead of religion, we should seek a relationship with our Creator, which is possible only through faith in the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ.<br />The love of Christ shines through the heart, thoughts and deeds of the born-again believer. By this fruit we can know that the salvation is genuine.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-64147262501693852252013-08-04T18:06:11.876-07:002013-08-04T18:06:11.876-07:00Dear Frank,
You're right, the general level of...Dear Frank,<br />You're right, the general level of ignorance, let alone disbelief, regarding the Bible, is sad and shocking, even among professing Christians. But either the Bible is the inerrant, inspired, infallible Word of God, or it is not. If we selectively choose which passages to believe, we start down a slippery slope that leads to complete apostasy.<br />Yet His Word does not change, whereas scientific theory does. As the latter advances, it corroborates rather than disproves what was in God's Word all along.<br />Thanks as always for your insightful comment, & God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-45150437575303623512013-08-04T16:53:35.493-07:002013-08-04T16:53:35.493-07:00No, not to laugh Laurie, just to be sad at the laz...No, not to laugh Laurie, just to be sad at the laziness.<br /><br />If a flower was dying some may say, "The Devil did that!"<br /><br />Those who love the truth would uncover why, so it may be healed and sustained. The Jewish faith is not ours to claim, just as Islam has no valid claim upon their Prophets of Jesus and Moses.<br /><br />Do not put new wine into old wineskins.<br /><br /><i>"I am YHVH, unrivalled: I form the light and create the dark. I make good fortune and create calamity, it is I, YHVH, who do all this."</i> (Isaiah 45:7)<br /><br />This is thought to be a rebuke on the influence of Zoroastrianism when the Jews were in Exile, that saw God as Good... and Evil as something separate.<br /><br />I am aware it rains on the just and unjust, so I make an umbrella.<br /><br />Hence the Jews who were smart, took Jesus' advice and got out of religion and have been teaching their kids to be free ever since. To love God with all their heart mind and soul and to love their neighbor as themselves. Know them by their fruit. His legacy worked or they would still be worshiping in buildings with professional priests.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-56334195436569436212013-08-04T13:30:28.908-07:002013-08-04T13:30:28.908-07:00If our Heavenly is indeed too Holy to be in the ve...If our Heavenly is indeed too Holy to be in the very presence of sin, how was it possible for Satan to appear before Him on His throne in His Kingdom of Heaven (Job 1:6-12; Job 2:1-10)? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16349087080262856079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-26833334472193113792013-08-04T13:17:53.597-07:002013-08-04T13:17:53.597-07:00Dear Laurie,
Thankyou for writing such a truthful ...Dear Laurie,<br />Thankyou for writing such a truthful post, based on history, not mythology.<br />It is a sad fact that here in the UK at least, believing in the historicity of Adam and Eve would be a subject of abject ridicule. It is too bad that the average man in the street would believe the skeptical academic far more than the Bible narrative. <br />God bless. <br />Frank E. Blasihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12218732913319387677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-61810079248287440792013-08-04T12:40:21.946-07:002013-08-04T12:40:21.946-07:00Thanks, Denise! Many blessings to you and your min...Thanks, Denise! Many blessings to you and your ministry,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-88603139940655817732013-08-04T12:11:15.510-07:002013-08-04T12:11:15.510-07:00Amen, Brenda! May we confess our sins, forgive one...Amen, Brenda! May we confess our sins, forgive one another, feed daily on His Word, and grow in His grace.<br />Thanks as always for sharing your insights, and God bless.<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8901842915517693862.post-57813677552251185052013-08-04T11:16:44.702-07:002013-08-04T11:16:44.702-07:00Thanks for your comment, Steve. I am addressing it...Thanks for your comment, Steve. I am addressing it further on your blog.<br />God bless,<br />LaurieLaurie Colletthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10676088158113572565noreply@blogger.com