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So you don't fellowship ?

Unlikely is my guess.

Because Paul omits the option - he was simply referring to common argument and refutes it in V23

Long dead.

15 As for man, his days are like grass; he flourishes like a flower of the field; 16 for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more. 17 But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear him, and his righteousness to...

You should leave room for Him to deal with wickedness appropriately as He did with Ananias. (that was pretty terrible)

Did God condemn Peter for denying Him ?

You changed the meaning by omitting 23

Paul makes it clear it was not a 'what if' in verse 23 - the NIV alone is not firm ground to stand on.

1. The word was that - not because. 2. Again not because. 3. Holiness - maybe you could reflect on the silence in heaven for half an hour... Rev 8:1

Exactly - modern churches usuually have a great shop window to attract the world. This was not God's way.

Steve. you seem to want to limit God to being always soft hearted in Word and action. You will have to change a lot of references to support this. Maybe your struggle with the bible reflects something personal in your life. Folks that have sufferred under harsh disipline can struggle to see...

Was Paul wrong then in Romans 9??? God, desiring to show his wrath and to make known his power, has endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction, 23 in order to make known the riches of his glory for vessels of mercy, which he has prepared beforehand for glory

OK... and after two in the gathering dropped dead and the scripture said... Acts 5:5 And as he heard these words, Ananias collapsed and died; and great fear came over all who heard about it. Was fear the appropriate word ? And when this was said of the early church... Acts 5:11 And great...

So the well quoted verse - "the fear of God is the beginning of wisdom" has no meaning for you ??? I must say that years back when the Spirit was moving amazingly in the 70's I had a prayer meeting in my flat while at university and we experienced what we could only describe as God 'passing by'...

Steve, I wonder what your take is on the Fear of the Lord. When I read Isaiah 11 concerning Jesus's anointing, Reverential Fear is the key to remaining in righteousness (only doing what we see the Father doing) and Wisdom is birthed in same. I think Heb 12 also spells out the difference...

...for example 'I set before you an open door' does not mean you will walk through it. Regarding #300 - QT seems to have a view similar to mine in at least some respects.

Also Prophesy sometimes denotes opportunity but not outcome.

In the New Covenannt we walk in the Spirit subject to His indwelling voice - this is not a burden. In the old covenant the yoke of the Law was a burden, mediated by imperfect angels external and impersonal - this was burdensome. Those Truely born again know what is sin without being told.

OK I will give you my best take on this. First off I believe that when it comes to the Godhead there is an element of mystery and we need to be comfortable with that. Many demand rationality rather than seeking revelation and being comfortable with not knowing, yet the most basic temptation was...