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No indeed, I'm not worried. I've been treated worse elsewhere, as you might remember. Just trying to help Epi see how his assumptions and attitude are wrong and sinful. If he has a conscience and the ability to empathize.

The invitation to be a guest at the wedding is the invitation to come to Christ isn't it? Nothing more and nothing less. The parable of the ten virgins is similar in the same respect we are talking about, a many membered Bride. The joy of the Lord is our strength, but the Lord portions it out...

Potentially, I agree.

Amen, agree with that. And it is sometimes through a tribulation that squeezes and pressures us through the birth canal (narrow way) as it were. Not sure this is a right way to view the wedding "guests". I had thought it was just a way to represent a many membered Bride without making it seem...

Agree. Agree. Except that having grace for others is not the same thing as religious encouragement. Who wouldn't prefer joy? But it is not our will, but His be done. You've taken words out of my own mouth on the rest. This is too harsh and wrong-headed. Agree. In principle at least. Well...

As long as you know I meant no ill will brother. Just was mentioning some scriptures to consider that I think apply to this topic.

I'm amazed at how many think being an help meet for the man means nothing more than being a housemaid with benefits and a cook, (although these are honourable tasks which certainly need doing, if one can't afford to pay a servant). It leads to women falling short of being "meet" for the man...

But we are to "behold both the goodness and severity of God". And "fear Him who is able to destroy both body and soul" in the fire of gehenna (allegory for His fire).

The lake of fire is a purgatory? I understand wanting it to be true, that all will be saved eventually. But unfortunately that isn't what the bible teaches. Where it says the Lord is willing that none should perish (2Peter 3) is in context of His longsuffering and giving people time to repent...

We've already become branches of the Tree of Life and partakers of its Root, through faith in Christ that is not of our own (which is distinct from the belief of religious Jews and Catholics and cultural protestants whose belief is of their own). But we are still works in progress and having to...

Good that you have found grace for yourself Epi. I just wonder you don't extend that same grace to your fellow sojourners in the Lord.

I strongly suspect it isn't a one-size fits all formula. People so often want to make formulas out of the ways of God. But every soul is unique and has different needs, different strengths and weaknesses, different graces and callings, and different things to deal with and overcome, so the...

Forgiveness is based on the cross, the shedding of His blood. And as His sacrifice was "better" than that of animals, it accomplished more, so although I believe we do seem to follow the pattern of how it went for the children of Israel, it is on a whole other level. Else the Jews wouldn't...

Making money is all that matters to some people. Very sad. Think it would have to have been written by Chat GPT or AI to be done so fast. I wonder at what point would that be called plagiarism?

Yes, and He makes us worthy and counts us worthy through faith in Him and His blood that was shed on our behalf. I agree with you about Israel, but was just pointing out that since she is our example, the same judgments that befell Israel of old are befalling apostate Christendom, the western...

I think this reflects the difference between wilful and inadvertent sin.

Yes but the wife/bride has a role as well. To give herself and allow the Bridegroom to search the inward parts that are hidden in darkness and wash her with the washing of the water of His word, which is alive and active, so that fruit may result. Get the picture? ;) The bible says what may...

Do you think God might have something to do with it..? As in judging...? A spirit of stupor/drunkenness is one of the judgments the Lord warned about and did send to Israel when she became disobedient and sinful, that they might fall backwards and be the authors of their own demise/diminishment.

Physical union of a couple being one flesh is just an allegory (parable) of a spiritual union with Christ.

I've been trying to listen to both sides. Have you? Included in the "Epstein files" that Trump is calling a hoax are the depositions and many witness accounts that are talked about here by the lawyer for the victims: