Bible Question:
Whew, restricted just in time. After all the name calling and ugliness directed at me, you restrict the whole thing before someone can express a solid and definitive answer. Good call. I guess I get to be ostracized without any real proof then? We just throw opinions and ugly comments out, and that's that? "Your wrong! Thus saith the Lord, and you'll just have to accept it as fact regardless of my lack of scriptural substantiation." Well, I'll tell you what ... YOU tell the person that asked the original question that they can't be baptized. YOU tell them that the two have become one flesh, but what God has joined together in THIS case they better put asunder and repent of it. YOU answer to God for that when you have caused them to commit adultery. This is nothing but an indoctrinated, opinionated website. You aren't really seeking truth. You're more interested in being right with your little quips, one-liner rebukes, and unsubstantiated opinions. You treat me the way you do for saying something that I'm substantiating with scriptural example, and yet, you advocate a doctrine of sin. While your words don't actually say it, your doctrine screams that sin is "okay," so long as you confess it later. That's a doctrine not conforming to godliness. THAT is garbage. YOU go on sinning, so long as you don't make a habit of it. We'll see what happens when you stand before God. "Depart from me, you doer of iniquity, for I know you not." It's unfortunate it's run by such a stiff-necked person. Hank, I've never been talked to by a person the way I have by you. You are an ugly person, and there is not, by any example I've seen yet towards me, an ounce of the love we are supposed to have for one another. You have despised me at every turn, restricted every thread you couldn't win, criticized me (unconstructively), and now most recently called me names. You say you are a Christian. I say that if a man says he loves God but hates his brother, he is liar. You're full of it Hank. If a man doesn't have love, he doesn't have God. You will get your wish. I'm going to leave. You don't want to rock the boat and find truth, so I'll leave you to your nonsense and presumptions. I have better things to do with my time than cast my pearls before swine. Believe it or not, I really do love you all. Such may not be readily apparent in that I feel forced to say my peace and leave, but it is sincere. While you will surely criticize me for what I feel I was justified in saying, and criticism was the cause of this particular post, know that all is genuinely forgiven. I've said my peace, and I'm going to leave. There are lots of folks to talk to, so no harm, no foul. I'll try to remember what good things I got out of this place and put my anger behind me. Peace and prosperity to you all, Theo-Minor |
Bible Answer: "While your words don't actually say it, your doctrine screams that sin is "okay," so long as you confess it later. That's a doctrine not conforming to godliness." AMEN!!! Not that you are singlingly out anyone, but rather bringing to light the false doctrine of sinning and confessing. Yes, you are supposed to confess your sins, but you are also to repent or forsake them. 1 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. Acts 3:19 Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord; To truly repent takes more than just repeating some words or putting on a show: Hebrews 12:17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears. Paul gives us the steps: 2 Corinthians 7:10-11 For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter. This practice of sinning/confessing and your okay was started by the Nicolaitans. Read in Revelations of the churches of Ephesus and Pergamos, but one verse in particular: Revelation 2:15 So hast thou also them that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitans, which thing I hate. From Easton's: Nicolaitanes The church at Ephesus (Re 2:6) is commended for hating the "deeds" of the Nicolaitanes, and the church of Pergamos is blamed for having them who hold their "doctrines" (Re 2:15). They were seemingly a class of professing Christians, who sought to introduce into the church a false freedom or licentiousness, thus abusing Paul's doctrine of grace (comp. 2Pe 2:15-16,19), and were probably identical with those who held the doctrine of Baalam (q.v.), Re 2:14. Praise the Lord! Norm |