why is god envious? beats me, but he is. he said so to moses when he gave him the ten commandments where it pertained to not putting others before god. what we do know is that god is spirit and has power over the soul. he alone has power over it and what happens to it. but god did love us so much that he sent his only begotten son to die for our sins and then return to life so that he (jesus) can show us the way to him (god). despite god's envy, he still loves us that much. even if we are to suffer on earth, he will take care of us in his kingdom in heaven. but, again, whether we accept god's gift of salvation for us all is still our choice. we can accept, or not. if we don't, god will declare that he never knew us and then send us to where there is much wailing and gnashing of teeth. it's fair, because we never wanted anything to go with god, therefore, god won't keep us from having to suffer his presence anymore than we did in life. but if we accept it, and show penance in our hearts for our sins, and come to god when he calls us like sheep to their shephard, then we are part of god's flock, and jesus will bear your sins in your place. only jesus can handle it, for jesus is bereft of sin.
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