Bible Question (short): An end to the "string"? |
Question (full): Wait a minute... I have never said that God will meet the desires of MY FLESH. And I agree, that is not what God intended. What I get is that God desires for us to live our lives daily in His will, following His rules, His steps, and His desires. When we are in His will, then He is our provision. And He provides according to His abilities. Does that mean we should all live in big homes and drive fancy cars? Not if the car or house or clothes become the focus. If you can't feel free to give it away, then it possesses you. You have become dependent. That is not God'd plan. Maybe that is where some of us differ in this "prosperity" teaching. I don't get that God desires ME to be wealthy. I have never made that statement, nor have I heard it made (in context). That's why I was saying that all this is a minor issue. Here's my theory. We, as christians, are so busy fighting over the minor issues (women preachers, baptizing, communion, healing, gifts, etc.) that we miss the unsaved or just scare them off. If we could all agree to agree on the main issues at hand (Jesus Christ came to earth as a man, was crucified, died, and buried. Three days later He rose from the dead and is seated at the right hand of God. He is my Savior and Lord.) and let God work out the rest, I think peace would be a lot easier to reach. I try to find what I CAN agree on, and I let the Holy Spirit do the convicting. I think everyone is going to be a bit suprised when we get to heaven and find out that not one of us had it 100 percent right. That is all I was trying to get at. If they aren't contridicting the essentials, let it go. I promise that God will take care of it. And no matter how hard YOU talk, your words cannot convince anyone or save anyone. You have to trust God. Thanks for everyone's imput. Kelkat |