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I was reading in Jonah Chapter 3 1-10 where the people of a great city called Nineveh all turned from the way in which they were living and turned toward GOD in a revival of Spirit!!! They understood the need for revival. More importantly the people of Nineveh understood that they were being given another chance ; a new lease on Life and were able to also affect the manner in which their king viewed this renewed opportunity. In my humble opinion those people made the right choice!!! After they took a stand for GOD their government followed suite.
GOD so loved the world that HE………… !!! I honestly believe that GOD has given HIS message of Hope and Renewal in these last few decades through men and women who at first did not think our great nation , nor our great neighbors ,worthy enough to participate in HIS message ,yet , were able to have a change of heart as GOD spoke them into their own whale bellies and sent them HIS directive a second time . Nothing quite like a “Close encounter of the First kind” to rekindle a need placed deep within by a small , still voice.
When John wrote that ” GOD so Loved the world” I am sure he was speaking of the whole world!!! GOD knew of the growth which Earth would experience. I believe that GOD loves the U.S. as well as any other point on this forsaken piece of rock. GOD Loves the world and ALL of its inhabitants. All of those in Africa ,Russia , Japan ,China , Australia , Antarctica , Artica , India , Canada , Asia, all of South America ect.,ect.,ect., !!! You hopefully understand my point by now . There is not one person born into this world who lives and breathes anywhere on this world which GOD does not Love!!! GLORY!!! There is but ONE GOD!!!
As citizens of this great Earth we need to understand that Revival is needed. Surely as the SON rises every morning HE is waiting for our pleas for a “New Beginning”. Let’s not keep HIM waiting!!!!!!! Mark
Do you really believe that GOD would love a person like Hitler?
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I think you misread the quoted passage (QUOTE … the people of Nineveh understood that they were being given another chance ; a new lease on Life and were able to also affect the manner in which their king viewed this renewed opportunity…). The people and the king started EARNING FORGIVENESS FOR THEIR SINS by waring sackcloth and fasting. They were HOPING GOD would give them a second chance if they PROVED they deserved it. In that passage they hadn’t got a second chance yet.
I BELIEVE the people of Nineveh knew the bible story of Sodom and Gomorrah (Genesis 18:20-33). If Abraham could get GOD to save a city if there were only 10 good people in it surely they could save their city if they proved they had many more than 10 good people in their city. After all GOD went to Sodom and Gomorrah to verify the situation before he destroyed the city. All they had to do was show GOD they had a lot of GOOD people when HE came to verify the situation just as he when to Sodom and Gomorrah to verify that situation.
I Know that GOD would Love a person like Hitler, however , I also know that GOD Hates the sin within that type of individual!!! GOD loves us all ; HE just doesn’t Love all the things which we do!!!
GOD Loves us all!!! GOD is Love!!! HE came and died for all of our transgressions. Not just mine. Not just the “small” ones. I have been over every piece of scripture and can’t find a sin that JESUS does not wash clean with HIS Blood. Thank GOD for JESUS !!! Mark