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Results from: Answered Bible Questions, Answers, Unanswered Bible Questions, Notes Ordered by Verse | ||||||
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1 | Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit? | Matt 28:19 | Percival | 4836 | ||
Dear Joe, Please abstain from using the exclamation mark, as it makes you appear angry. Even though I have found myself very much in agreement with many of your remarks on doctrine, anger does not become a disciple of Jesus. If I may, I would ask that if you consider your opponent an heretic, does that mean you also consider him unworthy of salvation? If this is the case, he needs to be led to truth in love and compassion. Rather, if you consider him saved, but misled, is he not still your brother? These thoughts crossed my mind when reading some of your posts. Praise the Lord! |
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2 | Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit? | Matt 28:19 | Reformer Joe | 4890 | ||
If exclamation and strong words do not become a disciple of Jesus, then I need to go tear 1 and 2 Corinthians out of my Bible! :) As far as my stance, I consider all human beings, including myself, unworthy of salvation. That is the beauty of God's grace! (That is an exclamation point of praise, by the way, not anger.) Nowhere in Scripture do we have a model of Old Testament judges, Christ, or the apostles going easy on heresy. While I bear no personal animosity toward any Oneness adherent, what they hold to is most definitely heresy. One of the greatest problems in our church today is that sound, life-changing theology has been discarded for the sake of "everybody getting along." While we should without a doubt glorify God through our actions, that also includes telling the truth about his word, and speaking out against its dilution or distortion. Thanks for your comments, in any case. Praise the Lord in word and in deed! --Joe! |
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3 | Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit? | Matt 28:19 | Percival | 4911 | ||
Joe, I do not propose discarding sound theology for the sake of "everybody getting along." I simply remember that, though I am called to abhor sin, "But I say to you, love your enemies, and pray for those who persecute you..." Matt 5:44 and "You shall not take vengeance, nor bear any grudge against the sons of your people, but you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am the Lord." Lev 19:18. Please do not tear any pages from your Bible on my account. I understand the temptation to claim we are following Jesus' example (toward the Temple moneychangers)when we proclaim righteous anger, but at the expense of love? Praise the Lord! |
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4 | Jesus is the Father and the Holy Spirit? | Matt 28:19 | coffee | 56512 | ||
Ditto Percival, well said and I am so glad that you said that. | ||||||