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1 | What Did Judas Do to be called Traitor? | Luke 6:16 | jeremiah1five | 241751 | ||
PART ONE: You need to stop making guesses about my feelings that aren't true and making them public especially when you imply that I am unhappy with Lockman who is my host. THAT is where you have offended me and caused others to attack me based upon your lie. You brought undue attention upon me that was negative in nature. Jesus commanded us in what is called the Golden Rule of eye for eye to do to others as we want them to do to us. Shall I do to you what you have done to me? I would be perfectly in compliance with Christ's command and instruction. Would you appreciate that based upon your comments and replies that I think you are homosexual and make a supposition public on a forum such as this forum? Such a comment would bring undue attention to you, wouldn't it? You should be more careful with your mouth, that is, your keyboard for it reveals the content of your "heart." And if the content of your "heart" is to make comments that wrongly imply such and such about a Christian and member here, then that reveals the "heart" of a false accuser. The KJV word is "devil." Now, Jesus also gave command that if the one that offends me does not repent (not do it again) that I would be completely in compliance with the Lord's command and not forgive, and if not forgive, then there is no fellowship, for if you have a tendency to making false accusations and implications about a Christian and member then the Lord also instructs me to break interaction and fellowship until the offender brings their behavior into compliance with the Word (not forum guidelines for as a whole many "Christian" sites I have been at have guidelines that supersede and directly contradict God's Word in the behavior of God's people in private lives and in public.) Scripture does not teach us to give "blanket apologies." An offender must know exactly in what way they have offended so as to repent and not make the same offense again and quench the Holy Spirit's ministry of tempering the body together. So, now you know in what way you offended me and caused others to make further suppositions about my presence and character that were untrue. Surely a little leaven leavens the whole loaf. I came here and treated others good. I wanted to be treated good in return. My doctrinal positions are not denominational for I have no denomination. I prefer to be called a Biblical Christian for all my understanding iof the Bible comes from the Old and New Testament, the Holy Spirit, and myself. I would spend 16 hours a day (with sometimes lunch break if I wasn't fasting) at a table with my Bible and a Strong's and read under the anointing and many times hot tears roll down my cheeks as the Holy Spirit would use the very Word of God to cleanse and sanctify me, and this continued as I said 16 hours a day for roughly 9 months while I was being Biblically disciple. I stopped with commentaries many, many years ago because they would short-circuit my thinking and reasoning. I KNOW what I believe at many places does not square with traditional mainstream Christian thought, but when I come to such crossroads I prefer to trust what God may be speaking to me in that moment rather than parrot what others say the Scriptures say. Wasn't this the method of Martin Luther, and others in our historical Christian past? And I have been persecuted for my understanding of Scripture but I don't care. I am what I am, and I know what I know. Just because one fails to understand what I may say does not make me wrong or in error, especially since it is God who opens the mind or closes the mind, He either brings illumination or He allows people to stumble along in darkness. I plant and water, the Holy Spirit brings the increase. I know my call and the gifts, talents, and pounds the Lord has given me in my life. Yes, the Lord has spoken directly into me. But He has not done that with everyone, which is why I disagree with the so-called "great commission" due to the fact and truth of the teaching that we all have different and various callings with various gifts, etc., to accomplish that call to the Lord. If the apostle is represented as the thumb in the hand of the Lord it is very disturbing that the church leaders today teach that we are all thumbs and must preach about Jesus everywhere and every time because church leaders teach we have to follow this "great commission" dispite the fact of the teaching on the Body of Christ that the eye or the foot or the elbow must make every attempt at mimicking the function of the thumb. That is quite the heresy to teach that to every neophyte that the Lord baptizes into His Body, don't you think? We are not all mouths in the body of Christ. | ||||||
2 | What Did Judas Do to be called Traitor? | Luke 6:16 | justme | 241775 | ||
Jerimiah: I sincerely thought I understood what you were saying. By your statement now I surely have misunderstood that you had strong feelings about the moderators and Lockman. So my sincere misunderstanding about what you were communicating is clearly my mistake for not understanding you more clearly and better. It is clear I have failed, and have not measured up to your standards. I fully understand if the Lord has directed you to brake fellowship with me. I quite honestly admit I do fall pretty much into mainstream Orthodox Christianity So perhaps I have different views that are not in your favor. I quite honestly think my gifts in the Body of Christ and the Church are more in line with the toe nail on the littlest toe. So my worth is very small. I sincerely an trying to grow, and perhaps someday I will achive to be a more acceptable Christian. Justme |
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3 | What Did Judas Do to be called Traitor? | Luke 6:16 | jeremiah1five | 241777 | ||
Wait a minute. You think it's MY standards? Are you a Christian? Do you read and study the Scripture so that you may KNOW what the Lord expects of you and what and how Christians are to expect of you? THAT is your accountability and responsibility. I only hold brethren to it as I want them to hold me to it if and when I may fail. It's called being your brother's keeper, or don't you know? What does that mean..."mainstream orthodox Christianity?" That is not like being a Biblical Christian, is it? Because that's the ONLY KIND of Christian and Christianity in existence. And if you have to guess [again] at your calling and gift I will tell you now that's most likely not your call and gift. Maybe if you get yourself out of what you dub mainstream orthodox Christianity and get Biblical and into a Biblical Church maybe and study to show yourself approved before God that in His TIME He may reveal your place in the body and there will be no guessing but you will know for sure and then get to acting/functioning according to that placement. That's the best counsel I will give you for now. There needs to be a change. What you implied in response that I took offense at, please don't do it again. We'll let some time pass that I may know if your repentance is real and sincere and that you have learned to watch what you say. And if my "tongue" gets me in trouble with you please let me know and I will address it. Christians watch each other's backs, at least that's what I know the Lord has taught us. In rank, the King may have our fronts, but it is our brethren that has our backs. There is no such word "retreat" in the kingdom of God. We advance, not turn back. We advance, and not even the gates of "hell" will withstand our advance. My safety and security as a Christian is only as secure as the knowledge and experience of the fellow-soldier beside me. And I want some champions standing beside me in this life, not some limp-wrist double-minded "God loves everyone" pacifistic neophyte who hasn't yet learned to handle the word of life. G.K. Chesterson said it well, "a true soldier for Christ does not fight because he hates those that stand before him; a true soldier for Christ fights because he loves those that stand behind him." Study on how the Body of Christ is decreed to work and function. It will take time. But if you press in you will see the King. |
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