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NASB | James 2:8 ¶ If, however, you are fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF," you are doing well. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | James 2:8 ¶ If, however, you are [really] fulfilling the royal law according to the Scripture, "YOU SHALL LOVE YOUR NEIGHBOR AS YOURSELF [that is, if you have an unselfish concern for others and do things for their benefit]" you are doing well. [Lev 19:18] |
Subject: Church is kidnapped to Sodom! |
Bible Note: The devil is going to go after those who are doing God's work. That's a fact. When we are choosing leaders, I would say yes, to Timothy and Titus verses. But where does it say NEVER again if you fall??? I have been taught since being saved to never say 'never and God' in the same sentence. I have been taught that if I repent my sins and am forgiven. I am a new creature. God literally forgets my sins once I have repented and He has forgiven. If I am reading you correctly, you are saying forgiving him doesn't mean restoring him. Forgive him, but strip him of the fruits of being forgiven. If his repentence is sincere, and their forgiveness is sincere, where is your scriptural basis for this punishment after repentance and forgiveness? Especially since such a punishment would rob him of his livelihood, his home, his wife's livelihood, and his children's home? What message would such a course teach his children and those seminary students about repentence and forgiveness? The Bible doesn't say forgive and punish, and just because he wasn't a leader doesn't mean we should start ad-libbing. If it's not in the Word, don't do it. Wouldn't the devil love it if this man of God was restored, yet barred from continuing to teach the Good News because we put conditions on the forgiveness!!! |