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NASB | Luke 6:28 bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you. |
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Subject: cursing? |
Bible Note: Javelin, I’m simply trying to make some sense of what it is you are trying to convey. Be assured, if someone has questions concerning your posts on this forum, chances are very good, there are others. You post under the guise of a “helpful Christian, or xtian” but you have generally lacked any kind of scriptural support for what you refer to many times as “your own personal experiences”. It appears to me that when you are asked a question or to validate a claim, you’re quick to go on the defensive and your defensive posture dances around the issue or question, and you offer nothing to substantiate your claims or subsequent queries, akin to the characteristics of a well trained politician. The words I used in developing my question to you, were your words, taken from different posts on the same subject. I didn’t twist your words. I simply put them together, as one would do when following a thread on this forum, in an attempt to understand your position on the subject. The words you used were very confusing and I simply asked for clarification. I think that is a tolerable practice on this forum? I beg to differ with you on the point that Paul pronounced curses on fellow Christians in the scriptures you reference. In Galatians 1: “8But even if we, or an angel from heaven, should preach to you a gospel contrary to what we have preached to you, he is to be accursed!” Paul condemns those who would pervert the true gospel. Then concerning 1 Corinthians 16: “22If anyone does not love the Lord, he is to be accursed Maranatha.” Accursed are those who do not love the Lord. So please tell me, what Christians do you know who would purposely pervert the Gospel or do not have the love for the Lord in their hearts. You point them out and I’ll hold fast to the opinion, they are not true Christians. Therefore, we cannot claim that Paul pronounced curses on fellow Christians. So again, I ask you, where do you find it acceptable for Christians to utter curses against other Christians, or use witchcraft, as you yourself previously defined it, that is aligned with God’s will? You yourself said 99 percent of those are not aligned with God’s will and then reiterate the fact that there are some that are as in your last post as you stated… “However when most people pray prayers of "cursing" or control against their fellow xtians they are totally out of line and acting in a purely selfish way.” So please tell me where we find in the word of God that as Christians, we are told it is acceptable to pronounce certain curses on the brethren. From your position and defense thereof, apparently it is there somewhere. If I am in the wrong for asking you to clarify a position and to support it with sound scripture, let the forum say so and I’ll oblige them by ending my inquiries. I’m here to learn more about Word of God as others are. I feel I’m in line with forum guidelines in asking you to clarify, so please do. WOS |