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You miss the point. You show forth your faith is in your own interpretation of the scriptures, rather than the work of the Spirit. But the scriptures tell us that we may not interpret them, but the Spirit interprets them, and teaches us. 1 John 2:27 But the anointing which you have received...

Well, you the above actually shows itself to be a very good copout itself. You avoid the subject. Who interprets the scriptures?

The Lord works all things for our best if we love him. :) This world is fleeting, Rosenberger. Of course, it doesn't make it good in itself, but the Lord turns what was meant for the ruin of those who love him to good, that's what it means. :) This life is but a mist, but he works things for...

We are made partakers of the divine nature, yes, and that is eternal life, to have communion with him. Only as long as we are here on this earth, we are running a race, and in the possibility of falling out of communion with the Lord, being cut off again after being grafted in, not abiding.

Theologians, who spend all their time reading the bible, disagree, Insight. Jake is indeed correct. We cannot be the ones interpreting scriptures, it has to be the spirit teaching us. We are born of one spirit, not one bible. You expose your own lack of understanding of anything spiritual. The...

Good thoughts... Crucifixes and the such are not in themselves wrong, but if we think that they work as anything more than an representation, that having them somehow changes something, we are mistaken as to how God is to be worshiped.

We all need awakening and to heed the call as a body. If we think that any sunday church that meets for only two hours a week is living the way it should, we are in need of more awakening... Our experience should reflect what we see in Acts. A leaving of everything, love of the brethren, and...

2 Multitudes who sleep in the dust of the earth will awake: some to everlasting life, others to shame and everlasting contempt. We have this life, and by our deeds in it we will be judged. Can there be mercy after? I'm not ruling that out completely. But we are warned that this life is what we...

We all have need to fear the Lord and to hear his word, and we have need of growing more, until we attain the full stature of Christ. We should not be haughty, but humble, seeking to be conformed to him and to run diligently. Even the faithful servant, mature and all, says 'we have only done...

Eternal shame is dishonor. It is outer darkness, where there is weeping and gnashing of teeth.

To know him is to have fellowship with him, not head knowledge of his existence. Jn 1:1That which was from the beginning, which we have heard, which we have seen with our eyes, which we have looked upon, and our hands have handled, of the Word of life; 2(For the life was manifested, and we...

Yes. There is a smugness about the christianity of the rich countries. 'We don't need to do that, share everything, and come together like this'. Like Laodicea, this teaches that we are rich, we have all we need... But spiritually we are actually wretched naked and blind, because the Lord is...

Yet even Peter made a mistake that needed correction, and Paul exhorted him. :) This is in no way an attack, brother. Only we must understand, as Paul did, that humility is something we must always walk in, and we cannot judge anything, including ourselves, before the time. We are to wait for...

When the Lord calls us to overcome, he means it! :) The devil is not threatened by us holding certain beliefs, he is threatened by our shining the light, and bringing forth the kingdom.

Yes. Sometimes it speaks of second death, sometimes of shame and glory. It also speaks of two ressurections and two judgment. I understand it like this. The wicked, who love neither God nor man, and do not know God, are destroyed. The unfaithful servants, who claim to love God, but do not love...

Our character is not assured. We are to have confidence in God, yes... But not in ourselves. Thus the warnings and rebukes of the Lord are important, because we need them! :)

This is something that came to me as I was posting in another forum. We were talking about superficiality among the brethren, which results in hypocrisy on our part. What is lacking in our church today, which the early church experienced, is intimacy with the brethren and the Lord, this is not...

Amen! It gives us the ability to 'forget what is behind and press on to the mark of the high calling in Christ Jesus! :)

Just a quote I read that goes well with this subject... Very deep Love without courage and wisdom is sentimentality, as with the ordinary church member. Courage without love and wisdom is foolhardiness, as with the ordinary soldier. Wisdom without love and courage is cowardice, as with the...

Once again, I agree. But humility dictates that we understand we may backslide, lose focus. Until we have run our race, and come to it's completion, until it is over, we cannot judge ourselves to have made it yet! :) We continue out of love for God, and in hope of hearing 'well done, good...