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I agree and even had a message typed out that said as much. So, throw out the court in this scenario and say I sinned against you and deserve condemnation here but you decide to give me mercy that I obviously didn't show you. How in this am I reaping what I sowed? How are the consequences still...

amen. Now if He bares our sins and heals us by His stripes, how is it that we are reaping what we have sown when we have sown bad seeds? I hope I'm saying this in a way that it's being understood. I had nasal surgery yesterday and still feeling the effects of the anesthesia. Sorry if I'm...

Ok but here is where the rubber meets the road then....I lie (sin) against you and you take me to court where my guilt is proven. (judgement passed) If I reap what I've sown here then condemnation seems to follow logically as the next step. But you decide to apply mercy rather than condemnation...

Sure, I can see that. Good catch. (new to me) perspective for Saint, bishops, deacons but I'll give it thought for sure.

Amen. I almost mentioned that according to 1 Tim chapter 3 most pastors, bishops, deacons, and general overseers I know would be disqualified if they were to apply all that is there. Perhaps some are "self called" and that is why we see a high number of resignations within the ranks. Many are...

I was talking this over with my mother last night. How does mercy fit reaping what you sow? IOW, you are not getting what you deserve if you've sown bad seeds (sinned) but receive mercy and not condemnation or death. Probably hard to understand what I'm trying to get at here and I should maybe...

Act 2:46 And they, continuing daily with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread from house to house, did eat their meat with gladness and singleness of heart, Act 2:47 Praising God, and having favour with all the people. And the Lord added to the church daily such as should be saved. Act...

Thank you. My avatar is actually a result of googling "believer" and scrolling through "images" till I seen this one.

I googled the Greek word for believer one time and one of the hits was "pisteuo".

"In my opinion" IMO

Thanks amadeus. God is good.

Thank ya ma'am. Nice to meet you as well.

Another great one. I'll never get tired of reading them. What a blessing, Frank.

lol, so that's the trick! I thought maybe he hacked the system and changed his post count. He's pretty savvy with computers....just saying.

Thank you Helen. It's full time for sure but we love it. Thankful to be able to watch them grow.

Mark, yes three forums now. IMO this is the best so far. But you've only been here a year? 10,434 posts? Good grief that's alot of exposure for these poor people to have to deal with;)

Hello all. I've now been around for roughly six months. Most of my time is spent reading and contemplating posts. "Shadowing". I have to say this place is great all around. I've been on a couple forums for several years now and this is by far my favorite. A good mix of seekers looking for...

Isa 45:7 I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things. I think you meant 2Th 2:11 And for this cause God shall send them strong delusion, that they should believe a lie:

Yeah. But I get his point, too, that we sometimes put more emphasis on the book than God. In essence making an idol out of scripture. Which I guess works fine if you see it as His Word (I know you don't). I see it as "dead letter" too, until applied IRL in a seeker at which time I believe it...

This is what I seen. Of course if I was being contentious I could probably see the disagreement rather than points of agreement. Perspective I reckon.:D