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1 | Is this a Christian Forum? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 105423 | ||
Steve, Thanks for your confirmation (Christian Forum). I will continue to tune in! |
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2 | Is this a Christian Forum? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 105424 | ||
Hank, Thanks for the info. I genuinely expected to find a humble exchange--but as you pointed out, we are in the world! |
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3 | Is this a Christian Forum? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 105425 | ||
justme, Thanks for your comments. No, I did not jump the gun. The exchanges I read depicted a duel between two members. One used what I consider to be abusive language and another pleaded for a hault on the harrasment he was being subjected to. I do apologize if I seemed too stern in my critical observations. Maran atha! |
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4 | Is this a Christian Forum? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 105426 | ||
Norm, Thanks for your invite. I do have questions that I will post in the near future. As I am new to the experience I will wait just a bit before posting them. God Bless! |
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5 | Pledge, "under God", WWJD? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 106567 | ||
Hi, Tim! You have touched on the true point of debate. The founding fathers were concerned with the immidiate subjugation and suffering under the tyranny of England. They were concerned with having the freedom to worship, to pursuit happiness, to defend themselves, to gather together in a peaceful and constructive environment. They did not seek to carry automatic weapons or to censure the Church. We as a society embrace useless values (preached via the entertainment industries and the mass media) and, also as a culture, reject sound and spiritual values. When prayer was removed from public schools did that improve their environment? Did the mandates to teach sexual education in public schools, plan parenthood, and the distribution of needles and contraceptives irradicate the existing problems? Removing God from the pledge or from the dollar bill will certainly not bring a massive improvement on our nations moral and spiritual standing. When we remove God from our lives what/who replaces Him? God Bless! |
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6 | Have you ever lost input when posting? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 107259 | ||
EdB, Hi! Thanks for the info--I've spent way too much time attempting to rescue lost text! Blessed Christmas! |
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7 | Teck help! | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 107375 | ||
justme, hi! Thanks! I know that it may seem simple--but not knowing is like being blind: the answer may be staring right at you! God Bless! |
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8 | Tithes | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 107463 | ||
Searcher 56, hi! Please restudy: Genesis 14:19 did not establish the tithing. This particular passage is revealing something rather distant from Abraham (the priesthood, the kingship, the Lord's Supper, the tithing). Israel (Jacob) was not yet born; Israel the nation would gain existence hundreds of years after Jacob's death. Genesis 14:18-20 is a reflection of Jesus Christ, the High Priest, the King, the fulfillment of the Law, the sacrifice). God Bless! |
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9 | Trinity Doctrine? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 107889 | ||
Hi, punkiedo! You say that: "Thank God There is someone else here that does not believe in the trinity doctrine." And you also state that: "I am a body, soul, and spirit, but when I sign my checks I don't put body, soul, and spirit. They wouldn't cash it." So when the Trinity (Triune God or whatever the flavor of the day) is represented in the Bible by three distinct Persons of God it just means something like you, yourself and yours? How do you reconcile: Acts 2:38-39; Romans 14:17-18; 1 Corinthians 2:10-16; 1 Corinthians 6:11; 1 Corinthians 12:3; 1 Corinthians 12:4-11; 2 Corinthians 13:13; Galatians 4:4-7; Ephisians 12:17-18; Ephisians 2:19-22; Ephisians 4:3-6; Titus 3:4-7; 1 Peter 1:2 (in the foresight of God the Father, to be made holy by the Spirit, obedient to Jesus Christ and sprinkled with his blood...); 1 Peter 3:18; 1 Peter 4:14; Jude 20-21 (But you, my dear friends, must build yourselves up on the foundation of your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit; keep yourselves within the love of God and wiat for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ to give you eternal life.); and John 14:23 (Jesus replied: Anyone who loves me will keep my word, and my Father will love him, and we shall come to him and make a home in him.), and John 14:16-18 (I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete to be with you for ever, the Spirit of truth whom the world can never accept since it neither sees nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I shall not leave you orphans; I shall come to you.) So all these Biblical passages just meam: "I am a daughter, I am a sister, and I am a girl" Do you really think God is so foolish as to not be able to say I--but has to name Himself in several different forms all in one single expression: Luke 3:21-22 and Matthew 17:1-5--for what purpose?. If you compare John 14:23 and 14:16-18, do you not see the Father and the Son dwelling in God's servants (:23), and Jesus and the Holy Spirit also dwelling in God's servants? (:16-18) Would it not be simpler for Jesus to have said and God will dwell in you? Jude 20-21, do you not see three distinct Persons being mentioned: Holy Spirit, God, Lord Jesus Christ? Could Jude not have been more succinct and explicit by simply reorganizing the thought to point to God and not three individual Persons of God? I pray to Jesus, my Lord and Savior, that my Father grants the world (those who seek Him) the guidance of the Holy Spirit so that we may accept the Truth as God has revealed it, without reservations when we cannot reconcile His Divine Works to our finite knowledge and expectations; blaspheming the Holy Spirit will keeps us from Jesus, who's the only Way to the Father! God Bless! |
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10 | Verse proving the earth is a sphere | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 108388 | ||
Hi, RoS! You are correct in being assertive about engaging debates on the Word. We are called to be ready to answer about our belief in Christ Jesus. You make an excellent point about the translators choosing in error the wrong word, or putting emphasis on the wrong meaning. We must also understand that the Bible is not a historical book, full of dates, names, and chronicles. Also, we must take into consideration the people (customs and languages) and the period for which the various books were written (as direct recipients). Sadly, most of the non-believers, as well as some who profess to believe, think that they can deminish the Truth be applying mothern logic and rhetoric to what they perceive to be errors or gaps in the Bible. This is not to say that we should live in a vacuum: How then are they to call on him if they have not come to believe in him? And how can they believe in him if they have never heard of him? And how will they hear of him unless there is a preacher for them? And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As scripture says: How beautiful are the feet of the messenger of good news. (Romans 10:14-15) God Bless! |
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11 | Why has the Bible not been added to? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 108641 | ||
(Part 2) ‘Do not imagine that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have come not to abolish but to complete them. In truth I tell you, till heaven and earth disappear, not one dot, not one little stroke, is to disappear from the Law until all its purpose is achieved. (Matthew 5:17-18) Further, Jesus introduces themes that demonstrate that there is an imminent conclusion to the old covenant: ‘Up to the time of John it was the Law and the Prophets; from then onwards, the kingdom of God has been preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it. (Luke 16:16) Now as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and when he had said the blessing he broke it and gave it to the disciples. ‘Take it and eat,’ he said, ‘this is my body.’ Then he took a cup, and when he had given thanks he handed it to them saying, ‘Drink from this, all of you, for this is my blood, the blood of the covenant, poured out for many for the forgiveness of sins. (Mt 26:26-28) Then he told them, ‘This is what I meant when I said, while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, in the Prophets and in the Psalms, was destined to be fulfilled.’ He then opened their minds to understand the scriptures, and he said to them, ‘So it is written that the Christ would suffer and on the third day rise from the dead, and that, in his name, repentances for the forgiveness of sins would be preached for the forgiveness of sins would be preached to all nations, beginning from Jerusalem. You are witnesses to this.’ (Luke 24:44-49) ‘And now I am sending upon you what the Father has promised. Stay in the city, then, until you are clothed with the power from on high.’ Now as he blessed them, he withdrew from them and was carried up to heaven. (Luke 24:51) I have glorified you on earth by finishing the work that you gave me to do. now, Father, glorify me with that glory I had with you before ever the world existed. (John 17:4-5) After Jesus had taken the wine he said, ‘It is fulfilled’; and bowing his head he gave up his spirit. (John 9:30) I shall ask the Father, and he will give you another Paraclete to be with you for ever, the Spirit of truth whom the world can never accept since it neither sees nor knows him; but you know him, because he is with you, he is in you. I shall not leave you orphans; I shall come to you. In a short time the world will no longer see me; but you will see that I live and you also will live. On that day you will know that I am in my Father and you in me and I in you. Whoever holds to my commandments and keeps them is the one who loves me; and whoever loves me will be loved by my Father, and I shall love him and reveal myself to him.’ (John 14:16-21) but the Paraclete, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, will teach you everything and remind you of all I have said to you. (John 14:26) When the Paraclete comes, whom I shall send to you from the Father, the Spirit of truth who issues from the Father, he will be my witness. And you too will be witnesses, because you have been with me from the beginning. (John 15:26-27) Still, I am telling you the truth: it is for your own good that I am going, because unless I go, the paraclete will not come to you; but if I go, I will send him to you. And when he comes, he will show the world how wrong it was, about sin, and about who was in the right, and about judgement: about sin: in that they refuse to believe in me; about who was in the right: in that I am going to the Father and you will see me no more; about judgement: in that the prince of this world is already condemned. I still have many things to say to you but they would be too much for you to bear now. However, when the Spirit of truth comes he will lead you to the complete truth, since he will not be speaking of his own accord, but will say only what he has been told; and he will reveal to you the things to come. He will glorify me, since all he reveals to you will be taken from what is mine. (John 16:7-14;) |
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12 | Why has the Bible not been added to? | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 108642 | ||
(Part 3) Jesus tells us that till John the Baptist the old covenant of the Law and the prophecies were in effect. Once He arrived He brought with Him not the abolishment of the Law but the completion (fulfillment). There can be no other set of prophecies directing us to the impending Christ because the Christ has come! Though Jesus did not reveal all Truth He promised that the Paraclete would reveal all and remind us of Jesus words. The Holy Spirit, through the Apostles, worked directly with the early Church providing spiritual guidance, structure and definition. There are many revelations which include prophecies that help fine-tune Christ’s revelations and instructions: …It was at Antioch that the disciples were first called ‘Christians’. (Acts 11:26) Whenever you eat this bread, then, and drink this cup, you are proclaiming the Lord’s death until he comes. Therefore anyone who eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord unworthily is answerable for the body and blood of the Lord. (1 Corinthians 11:26-27) Christ himself died once and for all for sins, the upright for the sake of the guilty, to lead us to God. In the body he was put to death, in the spirit he was raised to life, and, in the spirit, he went to preach to the spirits in prison. They refused to believe long ago, while God patiently waited to receive them, in Noah’s time when the ark was being built. In it only a few, that is eight souls, were saved through water. It is the baptism corresponding to this water which saves you now--not the washing off of physical dirt but the pledge of a good conscience given to God through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, who has entered heaven and is at God’s right hand, with angels, ruling forces and powers subject to him. (1 Peter 3:18-22) A revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him so that he could tell his servants what is now to take place very soon; he sent his angel to make it known to his servant John, and John has borne witness to the Word of God and to the witness of Jesus Christ, everything that he saw. Blesses is anyone who reads the words of this prophecy, and blessed those who hear them, if they treasure the content, because the Time is near. (Revelation 1:1-3) Christ came to fulfill the Law and the prophets. He also came to die for our sins, to establish His Church, and to Mediate for us in front of the Father. Though His role as the Lamb of God is over, He owns full authority and power as the Alpha and Omega, the God of Amen, the King of kings, the Lord of lords. Since all but one (Second Coming: the Lion of Israel) of Christ’s functions have been fulfilled there are no new revelations (original prophecies) that have to be written: No, this is the covenant I will make with the House of Israel, when those days have come, the Lord declares: In their minds I shall plant my laws writing them on their hearts. Then I shall be their God, and they shall be my people. There will be no further need for each to teach his neighbour, and each his brother, saying ‘Learn to know the Lord!’ No, they will all know me, from the least to the greatest, since I shall forgive their guilt and never more call their sins to mind. (Hebrews 8:10-12) God Bless! |
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13 | Is Moses in Heaven or Hell | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117381 | ||
Hi, Henry and Emmy! It is interesting that from that passage (Eccl 9:5) you have gathered so much info--contradicting even Christ who talks about the place where the gnashing of the teeth and the flames that never end... Please do not read a single Biblical passage and reject all others which complement and expand it! God Bless! Angel |
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14 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117382 | ||
Hi, CDBJ! So what you are saying is that negating God and purposefully sinning is ok, as long as we say that we are "born again" or "saved?" Did you no hear Jesus warn us that not all who say "Lord, Lord... but THOSE WHO DO THE WILL OF MY FATHER shall live" (paraphrased). Please do not get defensive, research the question, research the answer, then com'on back, you hea'! God Bless! Angel |
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15 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117383 | ||
Hi, jlpangilinan! Why can't people understand that: who ever destroys the Temple of God, God will destroy him or her! It is that simple! If the saved person's body were not the dwelling place of God, then Jesus would not have worried so much about the single sinner who would turn back to the Father! The call is not repent and get a "free-out-hell and free-into heaven" card! The call is repent, obey, and be saved! God Bless! Angel |
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16 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117384 | ||
Hi, CurtMan (The)! You make some nice points... But what did Jesus say about those who choose to drop of His hands? Did He say you are forgiven, go do as you please? Did the parable of the seeds mean that "well some of the seeds just had bad luck so don't worry, be happy"? Did not Christ say THOSE WHO LOOK BACK CANNOT BE MY DISCIPLES? Explained who the Pharisees and Sadducees blasphemed against the Holy Spirit--was it not because they rejected Christ? And, if someone claiming all the Biblical text that bring salvation than reject Jesus because "life is so unbearable, so unfair, so heartbreaking, so poor, so rich, so long, so short, so complicated... are they not rejecting Christ when they commit themselves to ending their lives or taking the lives of their spauses and children and then their own? Don't get me wrong... a person who takes his or her life (regardless of the reason) has only God to answer to (just as all others who kill with words or thought or inaction...)--Judas may well have received Divini dispensation during the last moments of his life--, and only God has the final answer! But for a Christian to say, "well it is Biblical, we can't lose salvation once we get it, cause Christ said so" he or she is delusional. Each one of us must remove the old self (carnal) and put on the new self (spirit) and serve God with all of our mind, body, and spirit. God Bless! Angel |
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17 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117429 | ||
"but we need to stand up for those who are in need. We need to be a light for those in the darkness." Hi, Sonflowr! This is precisely my point! How can we provide a light to those in darkness if we simply say: "hey do what you will God will understand, after all, He died for your sins so you are safe, no matter what! If we were to adopt such views, could you envision extremely long lines of people trying to get into Church? Would it not more likely be that they would take a sabbatical and say: "Jesus, I'll meet up with you later... much later!" The truth is Christ did not say turn the light on when people are ready to let it shine. True, He was loving and forgiving, but He was also stern and uncompromising: 'It is not anyone who says to me, "Lord, Lord," who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in heaven. (Matthew 7:12) Yet, that same Jesus, teaches that we are to knock insistently, that we are to ask insistently in order to find mercy and aide. Is He a walking contradiction? No! He is saying: "be doers of the Word not just listener," believe, obey, and pray constantly. To offer Christ's Light to the world does not mean adapting the Word to the world; it means trading in the "old man" for the "new man." Yes, by al means, bring those in darkness to the Light--but be careful not to suggest to them that they can come as they please! (Parable of the wedding feast--remember that guy that refused to dress for it? God Bless! Angel |
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18 | Is Moses in Heaven or Hell | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117431 | ||
"Contradict me if you can." It is not about contradicting... True, Eccl 9:5 talks about the dead not knowing anything and to interpret that that means those in hell know nothing and feel nothing is quantifiable--but when we read the Psamls we often find a prayer full of venom and hateful thoughts towards the enemy. This would suggest the Holy Spirit, who represents a Loving God, commanding His prophets and holy writers into: a)condoning violence, and b) a God who is more interested in carnage and total inahilation of people, rather then their repentence and conversion. Here are a few passages about hell: Matthew 5:22 ...if you call your brother a worthless fool you will be in danger of going to the fire of hell. Matthew 10:28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul, rather be afraid of God, who can destroy both body and soul in hell. Matthew 16:18 And so I tell you, Peter: you are a rock, and on this rock foundation I will build by church, and not even death (hell*) will ever be able to overcome it. Matthew 18:9 And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out and throw it away! It is better for you to enter life with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into the fire of hell. Mark 9:43-44 So if your hand makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than to keep both hands and go off to hell, to the fire that never goes out. James 3:6 ...It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself. 2 Peter 2:4 God did not spare the angels who sinned, but threw them into hell, where they are kept chained in darkeness, waiting for the Day of Judgment. Revealtion 1:18 I am the living one! I was dead, but now I am alive forever and ever. I have authority** over death and (hell*) the world of the dead. Revelation 20:13-14 Then the sea gave up its dead. Death and the world of the dead(hell*) also gave up the dead they held... Then death and the world of the dead were thrown into the lake of fire. (This lake of fire is the second death.) If these passages were to be taken individually... what a preposterous conundrum!: Matthew 5:22 talks about the fire of hell; Matthew 10:28 tells us that both the body and soul can be destroyed in hell; Matthew 16:18 says that death (*hell) has power to over come some things--certain vesions talk about the gates of hell, which then give hell some type of gated entrance; Matthew 18:9, Jesus talks about the fire of hell; Mark 9:43-44 depicts hell's fire as never extinguishing; James 3:6--now this must really be confused, he talks about hell as though there's a direct spiritual connect with our temporal lives! 2 Peter 2:4, Peter must obiously be as confused as James, have you heard of a non-quenchable fire that burns black? [No, no, not the smoking flesh...] Revealtion 1:18 tells us that there is not just one place for the dead but two places: death and the world of the dead or hell; Revelation 20:13-14 now comes the final word, there are not one, not two but three places where the dead hang around: the sea, death, and the world of the dead (hell)! * Some Bible versions have the hell instead of death or the world of the dead, respectively. ** Some Bible versions have keys instead of authority. I know that people with poetic license and super creative writing skills can presume to weave a nice: "this is what that really mean!" It is clear from these passages that there are Bible passages pertain to both a corporal and spiritual realm converging in God's reality (one day is like a thousand years...) If we only seek to outshine the next believer we are just as confused as the Jews and Greeks who kept waiting for signs and worldly wisdom... So if we simply define hell by one passage which passage would it be: a place of darkness?, a place of nothingness?, a place of torment?, a place of unquenchable fire?, a place where both the body and soul can be obliterated?, a gated place?, a futuristic place?, a temporal place?, a spiritual place?... Could it be that it is not one or another, but all! God Bless! Angel Could it be that it is not one o |
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19 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117432 | ||
"John 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." Hi, CDBJ! Did you read and understand the part of your quoted text that says: "If we confess our sins"? Does that say once saved sin and sin again, it's permissible cause you've been washed in the blood of the Lamb? Please read Isaiah 1:18-20. Jesus did not die so that we can live in sin or grab on to Biblical passages that promise life-ever-after even if we maintain a life of sin or if we omit sin till the end then decide to test God (Yes!, my friend that is what suicide is!)... Not sure yet? Read Ezekiel 18:24--now, does that say be good for a long time and sin because you earned it? Does God change? Did He say one thing through the Prophet Ezekiel and then changed His mind and took it all back? Jesus' words to all: I am the vine you are the branches... we do not set up the rules nor do we have a license to follow them as we choose. "It sounds like you have ascended to sinless perfection" On the contrary, because I am a sinner I do not contend that I can reject God (the gravest of all sins for which there's no salvation since Jesus, who is God, is the Resurrection and the Life) and expect a secure place in Heaven. If you do, I can only caution you to rethink those 40 years of research; humble yourself to Christ and the Holy Spirit will guide you the rest of the way. God Bless! Angel |
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20 | people comminting susiced | Bible general Archive 2 | JCrichton | 117497 | ||
"to those who are in Christ Jesus" Hi CurtMan! You have stated the operative words: "those who are in Christ Jesus!" God does not change! Once He came to rescue us SALVATION is for the asking. But as Jesus Himself pointed out to the disciples: do not be glad that you can cure the sick and cast out demons; be glad that your names are written in the book of Life! (Paraphrased) He also warned that: "I am the vine." It is not a contractual obligation that binds the Father to us; it is our acceptance of Jesus Christ as our Lord and Savior! But to do this we can't simply come to Him with lip-service! What else did Jesus say?: "Sacrifice and holocaust did not please you, but you form a body for me!" We can't do anything for our salvation. But just as the last minute guests, those who are invited must come dressed accordingly!: "Stay in my Word--which simply means obey my commandments--and I will set you free!" (Ok... poetical license and paraphrasing!) CurtMan, God is not a man to go back on His Word--the Gift of Salvation is Eternal, but we must act upon our confession... rearranging God's Word to suit the business of the day is not "Keep my Word!" Here's what Jesus said about the world: And the judgement is this: though the light has come into the world people have preferred darkness to the light because their deeds were evil. And indeed, everybody who does wrong hates the light and avoids it, to prevent his actions from being shown up; but whoever does the truth comes out into the light, so that what he is doing may plainly appear as done in God. (John 3:19-21) Are there levels of sin? Only God knows for sure. But I remember a passage where Jesus was comparing the destruction of several groups of people and He asked His audience if they thought that those who were punished were punished because their sin was greater than those who were listening to Him. Another example is where He talks about the woman who had sinned profusely and another person who had not--then He asked which of the two would demonstrate more love towards God, the simple sinner or the extensive habitual sinner? Another comparison that I can give you is the one where Jesus talks about the aflluent gentleman who set out to gather workers for his field... he gathered throughout the day exacting one single contract with all the workers and paying them accordingly... if we are all sinners in the eyes of God, can we attempt to outshine other sinners citing "my sin is not as grave as yours?" Was that not the sin of the affluent guy who stepped onto the front of the Temple "good-ole boying himself" because he was not like that sinner at the back? We spend so much time arguing points about how this should be and why this is... doesn't it remind you of the Pharisees and Sadducees, always sticking to the letter of the Law; yet always usurping Gods command and authority? I pray not only for you but for all of us, that the Holy Spirit guide us to the Truth and bless us with humility and obedience so that we may meet Christ on His terms and not ours! God Bless! Angel |
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