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If we are under the sway of a sensual fleshly love, then yes it can actually be idolatry. That is not to say we are to hate anyone, of course not.......but the love of God is not the same as the love of man. The flesh profits nothing......and that includes fleshly love. If the light within us...

Yes, I believe that He meant it in a literal sense as well (as a deterrent in my view).......but just that if we dive down a bit deeper there I wonder if there might be a deeper message also, on top of it, kind of another layer to His words. I don't think anything is written in scripture that...

Yes...and they won't call it a religion, but it actually is.

And to think that all this heinous evil goes on in supposed "Christian" nations that "Christian" Nationalists want to "support", sister. This whole world is under the sway of the wicked one as the bible says......that is why it is appointed unto wrath. It is not for us to "support" it. when...

Bless you sister.......I am so sorry for all the horrible things you and your family have endured. One day the Lord will put a stop to all the evil in this sad and wicked world. And I believe He will one day make it up to those who suffer so much in this life. It will all seem like just a bad...

I can't help but think the Lord must see it as an evil thing to try and tear down someone's faith. He gives grace when it is needed, not before it is needed, or "just in case" it will be needed........so it's no use trying to frighten me with hypotheticals.

I think we should pray for faith to trust God enough to believe that if He determines anyone is to die, He is able to see that it is done without involving His HOLY people in the deed. He IS able, that I know....whether I would personally have faith and grace to trust Him in any and every...

Sister, I don't want to judge your individual situation there, especially when I don't know all the particulars. And I wouldn't condemn you anyhow. I may stand to be corrected, but don't think at the moment that it would be wrong in itself to make evil-intentioned people afraid of you in such...

Each person will do according to their faith in a situation. "Be it done unto us according to our faith." Whether we have zero or a little or a lot in the moment. I think in an increasingly dark dangerous world we need to be praying for more faith and seeking to be walking in the Spirit all...

Give honour to whom you owe it, pay taxes/tribute to whom you owe it. Submit to governing authorities. Yes. But it is surely not a mandate to violate the teachings of Christ and the apostles. You are stretching it way too far and looking for something that is not there.

Providing for the needs of your family as an individual has nothing to do with thinking it is the God-given mission and responsibility of the church to be enmeshed in the political arena and take up arms on behalf of earthly kingdoms.

Sorry if I read too much into your post....it sounded as if you went and hurt the boy. The way people are talking around here. I don't believe there is anything wrong with simply restraining someone if that is what is needed. We can exercise common wisdom without hurting or killing someone.

Taxes, that's all Jesus was talking about. And not because it is necessary from heaven's point of view, the sons are exempt. But in order to not offend people of the world who couldn't possible understand......in submitting to government we are submitting to God's will. Doesn't mean you can't...

Whatever the situation requires, I believe....either to die to ourselves and life in this world in a spiritual sense or to lose our life physically...... rather than deny or disobey Christ. Either way, it means not loving our lives unto death. The point is that the bible is not teaching that...

It is foolishness to the natural man, yes indeed.

You mean your flesh rose up and you briefly stopped being a Christian....? I know what it feels like when the mother bear/father bear rises up and takes over. I had to protect my little boy from a big aggressive dog once. Not a doubt in my mind I was going to kill that dog with my bare...

NO. Jesus never promised us a rose garden. He was very clear that we would have tribulation and persecution in this world. We're not here to fight for a comfortable life but to lose our lives that we might keep it unto eternal life, and if we seek to save our life we will lose it. What bible...

Amen. His kingdom is seen and received by faith, not by sight. Jesus went around preaching that the kingdom was nigh - it is part of the gospel.....it is the gospel of the kingdom - and as you pointed out, that it had already come with the first coming of Christ. The flesh craves something...

We may be wise as serpents, as long as we are being harmless as doves. You do know that in the old testament, God was very displeased with His people trusting in the arm of flesh, yes...?

Yes, He has not changed and is the same, showing mercy to a thousand generations. There is a lot of mercy in the old testament but you completely overlook that. And He is the same in wrath too. But this is not the day of wrath, but the time of longsuffering and grace which we are to account...