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I really like what Shirley has to say :) God bless your heart dear sister Only by the revelation of Christ to us can we come to truth. We cannot know or understand the truth unless God reveals it to us. Because it is spiritual, and we are not. No man is by nature spiritual. Seek, pray, let...

Indeed :) It is easy to judge those outside, thinking they do not have as much as us... Only that is carnal thinking, opposed to Christ. According to Christ, receiving more means being accountable for more. The outsiders are a law to themselves by their conscience, and by this they will be...

To call good evil and vice versa is not just about the obvious external sins. The Pharisees were accused of the same thing, in other words, when Jesus said 'take heed that the light that is in you is not darkness'. They weren't 'open gays'... What is also evil, that we have come to call good...

Thanks Insight. :) Indeed it is a good point. I'm just skipping right to the NT, and the saints, and when the OT applies, Ill go back and fetch it! Will continue the study... Tomorrow, busy today Blessings

I want to focus on what it means to be in the light or to be in the darkness today, according to the revelation of Christ. The Bible also speaks of the children of light and the children of darkness. I want to look into who it is talking about. Let's start with this scripture: Mat 4:12 Now...

I agree Rach :) I think we must also be careful not to assume about their situation. God says 'I will have mercy on who I have mercy' and he says also, 'to he who gives mercy, God gives mercy'. It also says everyone will be rewarded according to their deeds, everyone reaps what they sow. God...

Hi all! :) I thought I would start a study on light and darkness. I'm not your typical bible study guy, but I'm going to try and study it in orderly manner all the while allowing God to open things up! So I'll do it bit by bit, as it's easier to follow... And invite anyone interested to join...

Shine the light boldly! Fear not the darkness, and what it's sons may do to you!

Jesus did not associate with any government or anything. As he said, his kingdom is NOT of this world. Do we obey the government. Yes. Until they directly ask us to go against what God tells us to do. Then we simply carry on with the work of God, and let them kill us if they want. Working...

Example #1 I've heard many baptists teach this. Paul Washer is an exemple. The idea that we are somehow a superior being that does good acts out of love and that all others, simply because of a lack of revelation of Christ are certainly doing it out of some crooked motive is popular in western...

Do not put your trust in men, says Jesus. Do not seek your approval from men. We make sure our churches are government approved organizations. 25 But Jesus called them to Himself and said, “You know that the rulers of the Gentiles lord it over them, and those who are great exercise authority...

That is true. Yet this very faith by which righteousness may be inputed to us is dead without works. We were redeemed for good works. Only the man who actually loves his neighbour, has enough faith to help those around him without counting or justifying himself by it has faith. Jesus says 'he...

Right. Jesus didn't really mean what he said about the good Samaritan. Or the publican. :lol: God bless you, duckybill :)

Yes. We as Christians are called to something higher, to be like Christ. Only I think it's a mistake when we look at those who are not Christians and judge them. 1 Corinthians 5:12 What business is it of mine to judge those outside the church? Are you not to judge those inside? We cannot...

Hi to all! :) There is a tendency in mainstream Christianity, sadly, to teach that those who are Christian by belief and do good (in the simple sense, like giving food) do it by the work of God, and to say that unbelievers who do such things are evil, and do it out of evil intentions. We make...

Did Jesus speak well or ill of the good samaritan? The good samaritan is no saint, but he is righteous, he loves his neighbor. God gives salvation, and he decides who receives it, not us. Christians today are so worried about salvation, we aren't called to salvation, we're called to glory...

Yep. The Bible says judge all things and don't judge. There is a time and a season for everything. I'm probably going to get some flack for this but here it goes... How can we deny the dialectic? Judge no man, judge all things... Only by the Spirit can we now in which way to walk. ;)

I think that's pretty accurate. God gives us a new heart, what is left after is the renewing of the mind, thus why we must continue unto the 'saving of the soul'. God restores our spirit first, then we must follow his lead to be renewed in our mind. The power does lie in the Spirit, and I...

I think we don't understand what we're getting into when we start mixing church and state. The church working with the state, becoming one with the state, receiving political authority is the very thing that perverts the revelation of Christ. How can we take the power of Christ, and mix it...