Rest In Peace

How is God [the author] of peace(rest), and not [the author] of confusion?

Why did Jesus not give them rest (peace), but rather he gave them division (confusion)? Why is eternal salvation "through Jesus-->Christ"? Why is reconciling the world done "in Christ" (of J-->C)? Why does reconciling the world not impute sin to them? Genesis 1: God saw good(only) x7; notably very good the 7th time. (God never saw both good + evil) (His Grace isn't both grace + law) 1Corinthians 14:33 For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace Luke 12:51 (Jesus speaking) Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division Hebrews 4:8 For if Jesus had given them rest, then would he not afterward have spoken of another day.

Public Comments

1. Jesus himself said he didn't come to earth to bring peace but a sword. Christians claiming that their religion promotes peace are mistaken.
2. You only poach verses from the Bible to conveniently support your view.. Job 9:23 (NIV) When a scourge brings sudden death, God* (*NOT SATAN, but God!) mocks the despair of the INNOCENT. Job 9:17 (NIV) He* (*God… NOT SATAN, but God!) would crush me with a storm and multiply my wounds FOR NO REASON. Lamentations 3:37-38 (KJV) Who is he that saith, and it cometh to pass, when the Lord commandeth it not? OUT OF THE MOUTH OF THE MOST HIGH PROCEEDETH NOT EVIL AND GOOD*? (*Preachers lie, they say that “God is GOOD”, but not firstly EVIL… read it again FIRST EVIL and then “good” as a teaser!) Exodus 4:11 (NIV) The Lord said to him, “Who gave man his mouth? Who makes him deaf or mute? Who gives him sight or makes him blind? Is it not I, the Lord? (Isn’t the Bible God so nice to brag about it so we don’t have to blame the Devil all the time?) Amos 3:6 (KJV) Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be EVIL in a city, and the lord hath not done it? Proverbs 16:4 (NIV) The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, EVEN THE WICKED FOR THE DAY OF EVIL. (DON’T BLAME THE DEVIL, PLEASE…!!! No Heathen religion in the Western World is as wicked as the Bible God religion and I don’t even want to talk about Islam! Christians made up in their minds about what Christianity ought to be in spite of the overwhelming primitive Heathen savagery describing the Bible God!) Ruth 1:20-21 (NIV) “Don't call me Naomi,” she told them. “Call me Mara, because the Almighty has made my life very bitter. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty. Why call me Naomi? The Lord has afflicted me; the Almighty* (*NOT SATAN, but God Almighty! PRAISE THE LORD…! Sweet Jesus! Amen?) has brought misfortune upon me.” Proverbs 1:26-28 (NIV) I* (*God NOT SATAN, but God!) in turn will laugh at your disaster; I WILL MOCK WHEN CALAMITY OVERTAKES YOU* (*God is taking advantage of any calamity like a forthcoming California Earthquake to convey a “message” that some backsliding Christians don’t get!) - when calamity overtakes you like a storm, when disaster sweeps over you like a whirlwind, when distress and trouble overwhelm you. Then they will call to me but I will not answer; they* (*God’s people) will look for me but will not find me* (*of course, because “God” is real only in the mind of the Bible writers… It happens all the time so the Christians know that it is true because God is not answering now with a distinct “YES” or “NO” or “later” or “never”! You can pray to a tomato and get the same results!). Jeremiah 11: 14 "Do not pray for this people nor offer any plea or petition for them, BECAUSE I* (*God) WILL NOT LISTEN WHEN THEY CALL TO ME IN THE TIME OF THEIR DISTRESS*. (Nothing scares primitive religious people more than the idea that their God doesn’t listen to them! It still works today! The Christian idea that this whimsical God always listens to them is wishful hoping that the chances are just right that God will answer on the spot otherwise he will POSITIVELY answer, but later on or never! It is just like praying to a stick or a rock or any other more benevolent Heathen God and getting the SAME IDENTICAL RESULT!) Romans 9:11-15 Yet, before the twins were born or had done anything good or bad–in order that God's purpose in election might stand: not by works but by him who calls–she was told, “The older will serve the younger.” Just as it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.” What then shall we say? IS GOD UNJUST? NOT AT ALL!* (*Saint Paul says so… because he is telling you!) For he says to Moses, “I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.”* (*the Christian clergy preaches you all the opposite that God is no respecter of persons when he is on record to be that way!) Malachi 1:4 (NIV) Edom* (*Esau) may say, "Though we have been crushed, we will rebuild the ruins." But this is what the LORD Almighty says: "They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Wicked Land, A PEOPLE ALWAYS UNDER THE WRATH OF THE LORD* (*How would you like to be one of them? No FREE WILL FOR YOU! NO Salvation, either! God doesn’t like you for ever just for the heck of it!) Isaiah 45:7 (KJV) I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and CREATE EVIL: I the LORD* (*NOT SATAN) do all these things. Job 42:11 (KJV) Then came there unto him all his brethren, and all his sisters, and all they that had been of his acquaintance before, and did eat bread with him in his house: and they bemoaned him, and comforted him over ALL THE EVIL that the LORD* (*NOT SATAN, BUT THE LORD!) had brought upon him:* (*God had a plan to have ALL of Job’s children slaughtered! The heck with family love and affection…!!! Isn’t God so wonderful?! Life is so cheap in the Bible!) When was the last time that a Christian blamed God for any of his/her misfortune? I bet they only credit Satan for their misfortunes! No wonder that the only way to pacify this whimsical sadistic God is by sacrificing his “Only Begotten” son in human form… after he was beaten to a pulp to be properly tenderized then thoroughly marinated in Roman spit, and crucified as a “spotless Lamb of God!” How religiously primitive can you still get in today’s society…? Now Christians delightfully snack on this God’s Roman soldier spit flavored meat and drink of his Holy blood for “salvation” (John 6:53). Europe is waking up out of the Dark Ages far ahead of us here in America! I guess that religious gullibility will still be in effect until our IQ, common sense and self esteem improve to a decent level… Hey, are we still evolving, or what? The Bible writers were very silly to credit their idea of a God with so much EVIL when they could have done a much better job blaming the Devil all along…! They would have kept me fooled to this day, too!
3. Luke 12:49-53 (English Standard Version) 49 “I came to cast fire on the earth, and would that it were already kindled! 50 I have a baptism to be baptized with, and how great is my distress until it is accomplished! 51 Do you think that I have come to give peace on earth? No, I tell you, but rather division. 52 For from now on in one house there will be five divided, three against two and two against three. 53 They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” Try reading some commentaries on this passage so you may understand the meaning.
4. It's all part of God's plan. I don't' question God. He is greater than I am and He always will be.I trust in Him completely. God is not the author of confusion. satan is. God's message to us is clear. What clouds the message is when people refuse to accept God's Word when it interferes with their sinful lifestyles and they automatically disagree with it. This World is very sin filled and it is that sin that causes confusion. We are to go against what this world is doing and not go along with it. Study God's Word, and through it, we can survive all things because Jesus leads us, until He calls us home. Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God. 2 Timothy 2:15Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.
5. it is all about the individuals interpretation, and if you hold the book with the intention of looking for negativity then so you shall find it. Your examples are poor.
6. Simple. The whole purpose of the Bible is to teach us that if we follow God and God alone, we will have peace. But, if mankind thinks he can act "as gods," which requires claiming the knowledge of good and evil, we will have many false gods who think they can impose their will upon others. Many gods=much confusion. One God=peace. I sincerely hope this helps.
7. That's called scripture hopping, Sweetie. The world was good when originally created by God, but became corrupted by Man's sin during the Fall. So the Earth and everything in it is now defiled. Jesus said, "My Kingdom is not of this world." He came to set the captives of this world free. He came to divide father and son, and mother and daughter, i.e. divide a New Restored Creature (Species) from the old fallen nature where the old traditions of the fathers (The Law of Moses) give way to the New Covenant in Christ established by Christ's Redemptive Deed upon the Cross of Calvary. This ultimate act of LOVE (SACRIFICE) established the Door to REBIRTH through Christ Jesus, and by no other means, for only He paid the price. Have a blessed day. .